Wrestling � Thursday, December 7, 2000

Pointers Defeat UW-Platteville in Season's First Dual Match

    The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestling team won eight of nine matches to open its dual meet season with a 30-9 victory over UW-Platteville Thursday at the Quandt Fieldhouse in Stevens Point.

     Mark Burger registered the Pointers' lone pin of the match in 4:12 over UW-Platteville's Jason Glowdoski at heavyweight.

     UW-Stevens Point also received major decision victories from Chet Zdanczewicz at 141 pounds by a score of 14-4 and Ben Kureck at 184 pounds by a score of 17-4. Brady Holtz won the closest match of the night, posting a reversal with three seconds left to beat John Schimming 7-6 at 133 pounds.

     The Pointers, ranked 14^th in the NCAA Division III poll, are now 1-0 for the season, while UW-Platteville fell to 2-3. UW-Stevens Point will wrestle at UW-La Crosse Tuesday at 7 p.m.

UW-Stevens Point (1-0) 30, UW-Platteville (2-3) 9

197 � Yan White (SP) dec. Nick Maleck 6-1

275 � Mark Burger (SP) pinned Jason Glowdoski 4:12

125 � Brian Olson (P) won by forfeit

133 � Brady Holtz (SP) dec. John Schimming 7-6

141 � Chet Zdanczewicz (SP) dec. Adam Anderson 14-4

149 � Mark Shea (P) dec. Jason Kleinschmidt 9-4

157 � Nathan Preslaski (SP) dec. Ryan Nash 8-1

165 � Joe Bavlnka (SP) dec. Aaron Coorough 12-3

174 � Wes Kapping (SP) dec. Tony Austin 9-5

184 � Ben Kureck (SP) dec. Jim Hamilton 17-4