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Issued: December 2, 2005

WRESTLING TAKEN DOWN BY WHITEWATER

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team was defeated tonight by conference opponent UW-Whitewater 24-17 in the team's first conference meet.

The loss drops the Blugolds to an overall dual meet record of 1-5 and a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) record of 0-1. The Warhawks improve to an overall dual meet record of 3-0 and are now 1-0 in WIAC action.

Picking up victories for the Blugolds were Tony D'Antuono (Sr.-Waukesha, WI/South) at 141 pounds, Derek Sikora (Sr.-Neillsville, WI) at 165 pounds, Joey Miller (So.-Lake Tomahawk, WI/Lakeland Union) at 184 pounds, and Nick Hoeft (So.-Merrill, WI) at heavyweight.

D'Antuono defeated his opponent by technical fall 19-4. A person wins by technical fall when the margin between the two wrestlers is 15 points or more. Sikora, in his first match of the season, defeated of his opponent 10-3.

Joey Miller picked up his seventh win and his third pin of the season when he pinned his opponent at 4:45. Hoeft improved to 6-3 on the season when he defeated his opponent 2-1.

Up next the Blugolds will host UW-La Crosse Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the McPhee Physical Education Center.

Whitewater 24, Eau Claire 17

Results
125: Jeremy Johnson (WW) won by forfeit
133: Kyle Hazelwood (WW) maj. Andy Miller (EC), 16-7
141: Tony D'Antuono (EC) tech. fall Matt Shuck (WW), 19-4
149: Jake Wagner (WW) dec. Patrick Senzig (EC), 9-5
157: Dustin Fox (WW) dec. Curt Polzin (EC), 5-0
165: Derek Sikora (EC) dec. Dom Caminata (WW), 10-3
174: Adam Moe (WW) tech. fall Lance Valiquette (EC), 22-6
184: Joey Miller (EC) pin Mike Schmidt (WW), 4:45
197: Karl Voeck (WW) dec. Josh Holforty (EC), 6-4
HWT: Nick Hoeft (EC) dec. Derrik Johnson (WW), 2-1

- JR -

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