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The No. 2 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team won its 17th consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual match Thursday, taking seven of the 10 individual bouts to defeat fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse 23-9 on the road.
 
The Warhawks (12-1 overall, 5-0 WIAC) secured two wins by major decision and another five by decision in a closely-contested bout.
 
After the Eagles (15-4, 3-1) won at 133 pounds to tie the affair at 3-3, UW-Whitewater was victorious in three consecutive matches to surge to a 13-3 advantage.
 
UW-La Crosse took two of the next three before the Warhawks finished with two straight victories to secure the win.
 
Seniors Elroy Perkin (Greenfield/Whitnall) and Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) highlighted the night for UW-Whitewater with major decisions at their respective weights.
 
Perkin, ranked fourth by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and third by D3wrestle.com, knocked off No. 2/6 Kasey Einerson 10-2 at 149 pounds. Perkin jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first period with a takedown, reversal and near fall, and extended his lead to earn four points and improve his record to 7-3 for the year.
 
Edgren, the consensus No. 8 wrestler in the nation at 285 pounds, enjoyed a big third period to down Cody Endres 9-0. Edgren recorded three near falls, including two three-pointers, to pick up four points.
 
Junior Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) improved to 18-2 at 197 pounds with an 8-3 decision over fellow top-five wrestler Eric Twohey. Siefert, the consensus No. 1 in the country, earned a takedown and two near falls against Twohey, ranked fifth, in the first period.
 
Other winners for the Warhawks included juniors Matt Adcock (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park), Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South), sophomores Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) and Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy).
 
Adcock, who entered the match ranked eighth by D3wrestle.com and 10th by the NWCA at 141 pounds, overcame a 4-2 deficit in the second period to win 8-5 and to improve to 15-7 on the season. Gerszewski slotted 10th by the NWCA and ninth by D3wrestle.com, rode a first-period takedown to earn a 6-1 decision at 157.
 
Denny (125 pounds) and Newman (174) each scored first in their respective matches and hung on late for victories. Denny tallied a 5-3 decision, while Newman, ranked 10th by the NWCA, registered a 4-2 decision.
 
UW-Whitewater hosts the six-team Rocky Rococo Border Brawl Duals this Saturday at Kachel Fieldhouse. The Warhawks open the day against Concordia (Wis.) at 11 a.m.
 
No. 2 UW-Whitewater 23, No. 5 UW-La Crosse 9
(rankings are NWCA/D3wrestle.com)
 
125: Z. Denny (UW-Whitewater) d. Ryan Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-3
133: No. 10/10 Dustin Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) d. No. 5/7 R. Hauser (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 11-5
141: No. 10/8 M. Adcock (UW-Whitewater) d. Cody See (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-5
149: No. 4/3 E. Perkin (UW-Whitewater) d. No. 2/6 Kasey Einerson (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 10-2
157: No. 10/9 T. Gerszewski (UW-Whitewater) d. Derek Weinmann (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-1
165: No. 6/5 Tyler Schneider (UW-La Crosse) d. T. Becker (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 5-1
174: No. 10 J. Newman (UW-Whitewater) d. Sean O'Neil (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-2
184: No. 5/5 Richard Carlson (UW-La Crosse) d. No. 8/9 R. Aprahamian (UW-Whitewater) by decision, 4-1
197: No. 1/1 S. Siefert (UW-Whitewater) d. No. 5/5 Eric Twohey (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 8-3
285: No. 8/8 A. Edgren (UW-Whitewater) d. Cody Endres (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 9-0