Unbeaten No More: Rutgers Wrestling Suffers First Defeat

12th ranked Rutgers Wrestling (11-1, 1-1) suffered its first loss of the season, 19-14 to Wisconsin (6-0, 2-0) in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday.

The loss ended the Scarlet Knights' 11-match winning streak to open the season, its best start to a dual campaign since its first year of dual competition in 1930. It also halted a two-match winning streak to Wisconsin, as RU won the previous matchups in 2018 and 2019.

No. 16 Wisconsin 19, No. 12 Rutgers 14
125: 4/12/6 Eric Barnett (WISC) over 30/HM/NR Dylan Shawver (RU) by decision, 8-4; WISC leads, 3-0
133: Joseph Olivieri (RU) over 25/NR/NR Kyle Burwick (WISC) by decision, 4-3; Dual tied, 3-3
141: 4/3/3 Sebastian Rivera (RU)  over 24/NR/NR Joseph Zargo (WISC) by TF, 18-3; RU leads, 8-3
149: 11/14/11 Austin Gomez (WISC) over 19/HM/NR Michael VanBrill (RU)  by MD, 11-1; RU leads, 8-7
157: 33/NR/NR Garret Model (WISC) over Robert Kanniard (RU) by decision, 13-8; WISC leads, 10-8
165: 8/12/9 Dean Hamiti (WISC) over Andrew Clark (RU) by decision, 10-4; WISC leads, 13-8
174: 17/22/16 Andrew McNally (WISC) over 26/22/20 Jackson Turley (RU) by decision, 6-1; WISC leads, 16-8
184: 5/5/5 John Poznanski (RU) over 33/NR/NR Chris Weiler (WISC) by decision, 12-5; WISC leads, 16-11
197: 7/11/10 Greg Bulsak (RU) over 24/HM/NR Braxton Amos (WISC) by decision, 8-7; WISC leads, 16-14
HWT: 5/6/7 Trent Hilger (WISC) over Boone McDermott (RU) by decision, 6-3; WISC wins, 19-14