"Reflecting on the weekend, it's clear that we have a good wrestling team," associate head coach Trevor Brandvold said. "We are tough to beat when we are getting to our leg attacks, fighting through positions and riding hard. When we are getting beat in matches, we are losing focus or turning down from positions. That can and will be fixed by the time Indiana comes into town. We are looking forward to coming home."
Eli Stickley arguably had the biggest win of the day, defeating No. 20-ranked Javier Gasca in a 6-2 decision. Neither Eli nor Gasca gave any ground during the entire match, but it was a mistake by Gasca that Stickley took advantage of to get a takedown and four near-fall points to secure the victory.
Coming off of his biggest win of the year on Friday against Michigan's fifth-ranked Alec Pantaleo, Andrew Crone kept his hot streak alive, defeating Michigan State's Jake Tucker by a 7-0 decision. Like Stickley, Crone was able to capitalize on an opening in Tucker's stance to get a takedown and a cradle for four near-fall points.
Evan Wick was an offensive force once again, bringing opponent Austin Hiles down five times and cradling him to get two four-point nearfalls en route to a 19-4 tech fall. That tech was Wick's fifth of the year and second of the weekend, as he defeated Michigan's Reece Hughes in a 19-3 victory. His additional five takedowns in the bout brought his season total up to 65, which leads all UW starters by nearly 30.
Hunter Ritter is still riding the momentum from his ranked win at Michigan, leaving East Lansing with a 6-2 decision over the Spartans' 197-pounder Nick May.
Following three-straight losses, Ryan Christensen was able to turn the tide around, picking up a last-second nail-biting 3-1 victory with a takedown on MSU's Logan Ritchie.
Jens Lantz took his Spartan opponent Matt Santos to the mat five times in a 12-3 major decision victory.
Not getting the result he wanted against Michigan's Dominic Abounader, Ricky Robertson tallied his 20th victory of the season, defeating Michigan State's Shwan Shadaia in a 7-2 decision.
Cole Martin got his first victory of the season in the 149-pound weight class, defeating Spartan Jwan Britton by a 13-5 major decision.
The Badgers will now come home to focus on their next competition after being away from the Madison for over a month-and-a-half, hosting conference rival Indiana on Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) inside the UW Field House.
Results:
125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) dec. Johnny Jimenez (UW), 8-4. MSU leads, 7-6.
133: Jens Lantz (UW) maj. dec. Matt Santos (MSU), 12-3. UW leads, 10-7.
141: Eli Stickley (UW) dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 6-2. UW leads, 13-7.
149: Cole Martin (UW) maj. dec. Jwan Britton (MSU), 13-5. UW leads, 17-7.
157: Andrew Crone (UW) dec. Jake Tucker (MSU), 7-0. UW leads, 20-7.
165: No. 6 Evan Wick (UW) tech. fall Austin Hiles, 19-4. UW leads, 25-7.
174: Ryan Christensen (UW) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 3-1. UW wins, 28-7.
184: No. 9 Ricky Robertson (UW) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 7-2. UW leads, 3-0.
197: Hunter Ritter (UW) dec. Nick May (MSU), 6-2. UW leads, 6-0.
HWT: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) maj. dec. Ben Stone (UW), 15-4. UW leads, 6-4.
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