UW-Whitewater defeated UW-Platteville 39-0 on Senior Night, Thursday evening at Kachel Gym in Williams Center in Whitewater. It was Whitewater's first shutout since since a 56-0 win over Wheaton College (IL) December 9, 2003, and just the seventeenth shutout in the history of program that began in 1965.
Photo Gallery (courtesy Tim Gumz)
UW-Whitewater 39, UW-Platteville 0
125 att Oliva (Mundelein, Illinois/Carmel Catholic High School), WW, def. Chad Kundert, PV, 10-4
133 Kyle Wachholder (Salem/Westosha Central), WW, def. Brian Lovell, PV, 19-6
141 Austin Bautista (Des Plaines, IL/Maine East), WW, def. Andy Casper, PV, 16-6
149 Matt Schuck (Burlington/Burlington Catholic Central), WW, def. Spencer Peterson, PV, TF 5:59 (18-2)
157 Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor), WW, def. Peter Crocco, PV, fall 3:18
165 Jake D'Acquisto, WW, def. Shaun Flom, PV, 6-1
174 Reid Dickerson (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), WW, def. Abe Graziano, PV, fall 4:21
184 double forfeit
197 David Casper (Westby/Westby), WW, def. Sean Yarros, PV, TF 6:12 (20-4)
285 Jon Schmidt (Menomonee Falls/Hartford), WW, def. Tyler Manning, PV, 9-4
attendance 285
match started at 125
Oliva upped his record to 4-20, Wachholder to 22-12, Bautista to a team best 31-2, Schuck to 18-16, and Corey Schmidt (Homewood, IL/Homewood Flossmoor) evened his mark at 18-18. Also D'Acquisto is now 17-14, Dickerson 22-17, Casper 15-10, and Jon Schmidt (Menomonee Falls/Hartford) 11-4. Bautista is just two wins away from tying the school record for victories in a career, 133 by Rob Llorca (1987-91). Bautista is ranked number one at 141 in Division III by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
UW-Whitewater, ranked sixteenth in the national Division III poll, is 13-6-1 in dual meets, 11-6-1 versus four year schools, and 4-2 (both losses to UW-La Crosse) against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents.
The Warhawks will travel to UW-Stevens Point for the WIAC Championship Sunday, February 21. The conference meet is the qualifier for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Championship, which will be March 5-6 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
For additional information: Tim Fader, UW-W coach
