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Jaylin Johnson's first collegiate victory was a pin over the Raiders' Mark Niewierowski in 2:35.
Jaylin Johnson's first collegiate victory was a pin over the Raiders' Mark Niewierowski in 2:35.

Titans Defeat Raiders For Second Time In Two Weeks

UW-Oshkosh won six consecutive contests to overcome an early deficit and defeat Milwaukee School of Engineering, 36-10, in a wrestling match held Thursday (Jan. 18) in Kolf Sports Center.

The Titans (3-7) fell behind 7-0 before scoring 32 straight points to take a 32-7 lead with two bouts remaining.

UW-Oshkosh's run of points included pins by John DePersia at 197 pounds and Jaylin Johnson at 125. DePersia gave the Titans an 11-7 lead by sticking Duncan Heath to the mat in 1:04 while Johnson increased UW-Oshkosh's advantage to 23-7 by cementing Mark Niewierowski to the surface in 2:35. DePersia's pin was the second-fastest by a Titan this season.

Milwaukee School of Engineering (1-3), which suffered a 35-11 loss to UW-Oshkosh on Jan. 6 in Dubuque, Iowa, opened Thursday's match with wins by Drew Matticks at 165 pounds and Helton Vandenbush at 174. Matticks defeated Tony Kontney, 8-4, while Vandenbush ousted Husam Alabed, 10-2.

Colten Cashmore followed Alabed's setback and gave UW-Oshkosh its first team points with his 17-1 victory over Miro Stojanovic at 184 pounds. Cashmore improved his season record to 17-3 with the win.

The Titans then scored six team points in three consecutive contests as DePersia pinned Heath, Ben Kitslaar won by a forfeit at 285 pounds and Johnson pinned Niewierowski.

UW-Oshkosh went ahead 27-7 when Anthony Senthavisouk defeated Preston Makoutz, 15-2, at 133 pounds. The Titans then extended their advantage to 32-7 when Dellas Vandenberg ousted Jimmy Cushman, 17-1, at 141 pounds.

The Raiders got three team points back to make the score 32-10 when Sam Rathburn defeated Shane Dziadosz, 13-8, at 149 pounds.

UW-Oshkosh closed the match with Corey Knudsen's 11-3 victory over Jack Rathburn at 157 pounds.

The Titans travel to Crawfordsville, Ind., for matches on Saturday (Jan. 20) against Millikin University (Ill.), host Wabash College and Manchester University (Ind.).