BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College wrestling team was defeated by the University of Wisconsn-LaCrosse, 24-12, in its second match today (Saturday, November 18, 2006) at the annual Olivet College Comet Dual Match Tournament in Olivet, Michigan.
This was the second week of competition in 2006-2007 for the Yellow Jacket grapplers.
In their opening match, the Yellow Jackets defeated Tri-State (Ind.) University, 25-13. That victory was followed by the 24-12 loss UWL.
Despite the loss to UWL, freshman 125-pounder Eric Schubert (Oberlin), sophomore 133-pounder Brian Bucher (Avon Lake), sophomore 149-pounder Mohamed Salem (Westlake) and junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference 157-pounder Gino Russo (Northfield Center/ Nordonia) all won by decision.
The Yellow Jacket wrestlers will be back in action on Tuesday, November 28 when they host Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg College in The Lou Higgins and Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. Heidelberg was the pick of the OAC Coaches to win the 2007 OAC title and B-W was picked second.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu . To contact Head Coach Rich Fleming, please call his office at 440-826-3258, FAX him at 440-826-2192 or e-mail him at rfleming@bw.edu .
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