The UW-Oshkosh wrestling team scored the last 12 points to overtake UW-Platteville and post a 25-15 victory over the Pioneers on Wednesday (Nov. 19) in Kolf Sports Center.

UW-Oshkosh (3-0/1-0 WIAC) trailed 15-13 before pulling out the win on match-ending victories by Sam Engelland (Fr. • Neenah) at 184 pounds, Mike Kratz (Sr. • Oconto Falls) at 197 and Jason Laplante (Fr. • New Berlin) at 285.

Engelland gave the Titans a 16-15 lead with his 5-2 triumph over Brad Zellner. UW-Oshkosh then extended its advantage to 22-15 on a forfeit to Kratz. The Titans put a stamp on their first 3-0 start since 1997 on Laplante's 5-2 win over Adam Mossner.

UW-Oshkosh tallied the first 10 points of the match as Chad Leviner (So. • Mukwonago) defeated J.J. Froelich, 11-3, at 125 pounds and Kyle Kleuskens (So. • Freedom) won on a forfeit at 133.

UW-Platteville (0-1/0-1 WIAC) bounced back to take a 12-10 lead on victories by Andy Casper at 141 pounds, Ryan Borman at 149 and Jesse Milks at 157. Casper pinned Alex Mueller (So. • Jackson) in 6:58, Borman defeated Jose Quintana (Fr. • Burnsville, Minn.), 14-10, and Milks edged Aaron Konitzer (So. • Abrams), 5-3.

UW-Oshkosh regained the lead at 13-12 on James Dederich's (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) 7-2 win over Matt McGill at 165 pounds. UW-Platteville then climbed in front 15-13 on Carsten Carlsen's 7-4 victory over Eli Felts (Sr. • Appleton) at 174 pounds.

UW-Platteville won last year's match, 31-10, and had gone 3-1-1 in its last five contests with UW-Oshkosh.

Jason Laplante (Fr. • New Berlin) scored the match-winning points on a pin in the final bout as the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team overcame a 17-0 deficit to defeat Grand View University (Iowa), 22-17, on Friday (Nov. 14) in Galesburg, Ill.

UW-Oshkosh (2-0) lost its first four bouts of the match before Aaron Konitzer (So. • Abrams) cut the Titans' deficit to 17-3 with a 6-4 victory over Josh Stansberry at 157 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh followed with wins by James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) at 165 pounds, Eli Felts (Sr. • Appleton) at 174, Sam Engelland (Fr. • Neenah) at 184 and Matt Halpert (Fr. • Pewaukee) at 197 to move to within one point at 17-16. The results featured victories of 12-2 by Dederich over Adam Houser, 7-6 by Felts over Bryce Skaggs, 6-4 by Engelland over J.P. Williams and 3-2 by Halpert over Drew Love.

Laplante then capped the Titans' comeback by sticking Jeff Cain to the mat in 5:33 at 285 pounds.

Grand View University (0-1) opened its inaugural wrestling season with four straight victories, including Jon Henslee's pin of UW-Oshkosh's Morgan Sickinger (Sr. • Manitowoc) in 6:23 at 141 pounds.

The Vikings also received a 9-4 win from Bret Kautz over Chad Leviner (So. • Mukwonago) at 125 pounds, an 8-0 victory from Nick Coffman over Kyle Kleuskens (So. • Freedom) at 133 and a 12-0 triumph from Matt Burns over Jose Quintana (Fr. • Burnsville, Minn.) at 149.

Sam Engelland (Fr. • Neenah) and Jason Laplante (Fr. • New Berlin) both pinned their opponent as UW-Oshkosh opened its 2008-09 wrestling season with a 26-16 victory over Harper College (Ill.) on Friday (Nov. 7) at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay.

Engelland, competing at 184 pounds, gave UW-Oshkosh a 6-0 lead when he stuck Dan Miller to the mat in 4:05. Following Matt Halpert's (Fr. • Pewaukee) 4-3 loss to Harper College's Tony Benning at 197 pounds, Laplante extended the Titans' advantage to 12-3 with a pin of Drew Faber in 3:17 at 285.

After Chad Leviner (So. • Mukwonago) lost on a pin in 2:23 to the Hawks' D.J. Rackley at 125 pounds, UW-Oshkosh increased its lead to 19-9 on victories by Kyle Kleuskens (So. • Freedom) at 133 pounds and Morgan Sickinger (Sr. • Manitowoc) at 141. Kleuskens defeated Carlo Martinez, 8-2, while Sickinger ousted Anthony Jimenez, 11-0.

Harper College (0-1) pulled to within 19-16 as Nate Stedaker posted an 18-9 win over Alex Mueller (So. • Jackson) at 149 pounds and Phillip Starnes a 5-4 triumph over Aaron Konitzer (So. • Abrams) at 157.

UW-Oshkosh halted Harper College's rally with victories by James Dederich (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) at 165 pounds and Eli Felts (Sr. • Appleton) at 174. Dederich gave the Titans' a 22-16 lead with an 8-2 win over Travis Krol, while Felts ended the match with a 15-3 victory over Dan Olsen.