The Warhawks (9-5 overall, 4-0 WIAC) picked up their fourth win of the season over a nationally ranked opponent and their second this season against the Eagles (8-4, 2-1).
Sophomore Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel), ranked ninth by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and eighth by D3wrestle.com, improved to 18-2 on the year with an impressive 8-0 major decision over No. 7/6 Zach Villarreal, who entered the bout undefeated.
Sophomore Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) moved to 14-4 on the season at 133 with a 4-0 decision over Sawyer Sarbacker. Rice, ranked No. 7 by the NWCA and No. 8 by D3wrestle.com, scored all four points in the third period thanks to an escape, a takedown and the riding time point.
Senior Austin Quartullo (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) scored five points in the second period and hung on for a 5-3 decision at 149 over Spencer Nevills. Quartullo improved to 14-7 with the win.
At 157, Isaiah Vela (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East) registered a takedown with under 10 seconds to go in the third period to edge Grant Zamin by decision, 4-3. Vela moved above the .500 mark to 8-7 with the victory.
In another thrilling bout, junior Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) spun Sawyer Massie for a reversal with fewer than 10 seconds to go in the third period to pick up a critical 6-5 triumph and push the UW-Whitewater lead to 16-8. Bonomo is now 11-8.
Senior Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy), the consensus top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 197, survived a four-point nearfall in the second period of his match against Wesley Schultz en route to a 7-4 win by decision. He is now 13-1 for the year.
The Warhawks host the Willie Myers Open this Saturday at the Williams Center. Competition begins at 9 a.m.
Results:
125: Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) d. Zach Villarreal (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 8-0
133: Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) d. Sawyer Sarbacker (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-0
141: Hayden Schlough (UW-La Crosse) d. Jaime Valdez (Addison, Ill./Addison Trail) by technical fall, 21-2 (6:46)
149: Austin Quartullo (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) d. Spencer Nevills (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-3
157: Isaiah Vela (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East) d. Grant Zamin (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-3
165: Mitch Hertel (UW-La Crosse) d. Ryder Sigler (Fredonia, Wis./Cedarburg) by decision, 7-3
174: Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) d. Sawyer Massie (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-5
184: Sean O'Neil (UW-La Crosse) d. Nick Stencel (Oregon, Ohio/Clay) by decision, 4-1
197: Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) d. Wesley Schultz (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 7-4
285: Konrad Ernst (UW-La Crosse) d. Nick Graziano (Midlothian, Ill./Oak Forest) by major decision, 14-1
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