OSHKOSH, Wis. -- The No. 23 UW-Stevens Point wrestling team led 10-6 but No. 27 UW-Oshkosh won four of the final five matches to defeat the Pointers 22-14 on Tuesday night at the Kolf Sports Center.
After dropping the first two matches, the Pointers (2-2, 0-1 WIAC) got wins from David Granatelli (Appleton, WI/Appleton North), Trevor Spears (Muscoda, WI/Riverdale) and Jamey Simmons (Abbotsford, WI/Abbotsford) to take a 10-6 lead through five of the ten matches. Granatelli and Spears each picked up their fifth wins of the season, while Simmons improved to 12-2 at 157 pounds.
No. 8 Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI/Stanley-Boyd) was the other UWSP wrestler to win his match, as he earned his eighth win in nine matches this season with a 21-11 decision at 197 pounds.
The Titans (1-0, 1-0 WIAC) then posted wins at 166, 174, 184 and 285 in the final five matches to claim their second straight meeting with the Pointers. Among the wins for UW-Oshkosh were victories for Nazar Kulchytskyy, the defending NCAA champion and current top-ranked wrestler at 165, and Dan Schiferl, who is ranked fifth at 174.
UW-Stevens Point hosts No. 9 UW-Whitewater on December 5.
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