MADISON, Wis. -- Cornell wrestlers won five matches over ranked opponents, but bonus points for No. 11 Wisconsin lifted the Badgers to a 19-16 win on Sunday afternoon at UW Field House. Wisconsin upped its record to 12-2, while the Big Red's nine-match win streak was halted and fell to 12-3 heading into the EIWA championship in two weekends.
Wisconsin jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two matches with a narrow win by Kyle Burwick over
Dom LaJoie to open the dual at 133, followed by a major decision win at 141 by 32nd-ranked Joe Zargo. Cornell cut the deficit to 7-6 win after a 12-6 win by top-ranked
Yianni Diakomihalis over No. 6 Austin Gomez at 149, followed by a 10-6 decision for No. 24
Hunter Richard over No. 29 Garrett Model.
Consecutive victories for the home team at 165 and 174, including a win by fall for No. 6 Dean Hamiti over ninth-ranked
Julian Ramirez, made it 16-6, leaving the Badgers on the cusp of a win.
Cornell made its run with three victories in the final four matches, but couldn't add bonus points to alter the final team result.
Jonathan Loew, ranked No. 13 at 184, cruised past No. 27 Chris Weiler by a 9-4 score, while
Jacob Cardenas picked up the lone takedown of the match in a 3-1 sudden victory triumph over No. 20 Braxton Amos. In the feature match of the night, No. 3
Vito Arujau made a statement with a 13-3 major over No. 6 Eric Barnett, dominating from the first whistle to add a bonus point.
Cornell will take a week to prepare for the EIWA Championship on March 5-6 at Newman Arena.
#8 Wisconsin 19, #11 Cornell 16
133: Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) won by decision over #32
Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 6-4
141: #32 Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) won by major decision over
JJ Wilson (Cornell), 21-9
149: #1
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #6 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin), 12-6
157: #24
Hunter Richard (Cornell) won by decision over #29 Garrett Model (Wisconsin), 10-6
165: #6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by fall over #9
Julian Ramirez (Cornell), 3:16
174: #30 Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) won by decision over
Andrew Berreyesa (Cornell), 7-2
184: #13
Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #27 Chris Weiler (Wisconsin), 9-4
197: #18
Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #20 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin), 3-1 (sv1)
285: #11 Trent Hilger (Wisconsin) won by decision over #16
Lewis Fernandes (Cornell), 6-2
125: #3
Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #6 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 13-3
