UW-Platteville Falls in Dual to Loras, 28-18

Back to back pins by visiting Loras led the Duhawks to a 28-18 win over host University of Wisconsin-Platteville in a dual on Friday night at Williams Fieldhouse.

The Pioneers won the first three matches of the dual including a 6-2 decision by Mack Drees at 125, a forfeit at 133 and a 4-2 decision by Brett Phillips at 141 for an early 12-0 lead.

In the win by Drees, he raises his win total to a team-best 27 on the season. For Phillips, it was his first action in nearly three months and snaps a three-game losing skid for the rookie from Joliet, Illinois.

The Duhawks rattled off five-straight wins, including second period pins by Stephen Birt at 174 and Tiegen Podiska at 184 put Loras ahead by a 22-12 margin.

After the back-to-back pins, UW-Platteville junior Matt Scott, at 197 pounds, picked up his third pin – all of which have came in the first period – of the season at the 1:58 mark to cut the Loras lead to 22-18. The Pioneers elected to forfeit at heavyweight for the final margin.

Next, the Pioneers will host its final regular season dual when it hosts UW-Whitewater on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Williams Fieldhouse.  

Complete Results
125: Mack Drees (Wisconsin-Platteville) dec. Pat Pfantz (Loras), 6-2
133: Rob Brink (Wisconsin-Platteville) wins by forfeit       
141: Brett Phillips (Wisconsin-Platteville) dec. Nathan Fuller (Loras) 4-2
149: Joe Wood (Loras) dec. Ryan Borman (Wisconsin-Platteville), 11-7
157: Erik Hanson (Loras) maj. dec. Peter Crocco (Wisconsin-Platteville), 23-10
165: Mitch Gansen (Loras) dec. Jared Hutterer (Wisconsin-Platteville), 9-7
174: Stephan Birt (Loras) pins Nick Gelsosomo (Wisconsin-Platteville), 4:25
184: Tiegen Podliska (Loras) pins Wesley Mathieu (Wisconsin-Platteville), 4:37
197: Matt Scott (Wisconsin-Platteville) pins Stephen Liske (Loras), 1:58
285: Jeremy Klein (Loras) wins by forfeit