EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrestling team defeated UW-Oshkosh 54-0 on Thursday at the McPhee Center to win the Chancellor's Cup for the third consecutive season. The fourth-ranked Blugolds rode six pins to a straightforward victory over the Titans, giving them five wins in their last six meetings with UW-Oshkosh.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Every single Blugolds win was a bonus-point victory. That included a run of four straight pins late in the dual to clinch the win in the team's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener.
• Izzy Balsiger (Jr. - Chippewa Falls, Wis.), Zach Sato (Sr. - Oswego, Ill.), Preston Carlisle (Jr. - Cannon Falls, Minn.), Jared Stricker (Sr. - High Bridge, Wis./Ashland), Niall Schoenfelder (Sr. - Antioch, Ill.) and Ian Pepple (So. - Hastings, Minn.) all won by fall. Stricker was the quickest to pin his opponent to the mat, finishing his 174-pound match in 34 seconds.
• Travis Moelter (So. - River Falls, Wis.) and Colton Sund (Sr. - Prior Lake, Minn.) both won by technical fall at 133 pounds and 157 pounds, respectively.
• Drew Kested (Jr. - Sterling, Ill.) and Brody Perry (Fr. - Edina, Minn.) both won by major decision at 141 pounds and 285 pounds, respectively.
• Several Blugolds made their season debuts in the dual. That included reigning All-Americans Sato, Stricker and Schoenfelder. Sato is ranked No. 5 in Division III at 149 pounds, while Stricker and Schoenfelder are the top-ranked wrestlers at 174 and 184, respectively.

UP NEXT

UW-Eau Claire (1-0) travels to Michigan to compete in the Adrian Duals on Sunday, November 17. The fourth-ranked Blugolds will face off with four teams: Cleary (NAIA), Adrian (Division III), Seton Hill (Division II) and Ohio Northern (Division III). Both Seton Hill and Ohio Northern featured in the national preseason rankings for their respective Divisions.

Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. Eastern against Cleary.

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