#8 Coe College (Iowa) 19, #21 UW-La Crosse 18

La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team dropped its 2013-14 season opener with a 19-18 loss to eighth-ranked Coe College (Iowa) Friday night in Mitchell Hall.  The Eagles entered the dual ranked 21st in the nation.

The Kohawks (1-0) took a 6-0 lead after a pair of wins by decision to start the dual.  Jan Rosenberg won by decision (11-7) over Ryan Weinmann at 125-pounds while Jimmy Gotto won by decision (11-4) over Dustin Weinmann at 133.  Gotto is ranked third in the NCAA Division III after a second-place national finish a year ago. 

The Eagles (0-1) cut the lead to 6-3 as Austin Schoen won by decision (2-1) over Beau Westpfahl at 141-pounds.  UW-L took its first lead of the night at 149-pounds as Dylan Shaffer won by fall (6:08) over Coe's Tim Noverini to make it 9-6. 

Coe tied the dual at 157-pounds with fifth-ranked Dimitri Boyer winning by decision (8-2) over UW-L's Keegan Einerson.  The Kohawks' Farai Sewera made it 12-9 with a win by decision (10-4) over the Eagles' Sean Huls at 165-pounds.  Ethan Ball, ranked eighth in the country at 174-pounds, gave Coe a 16-9 advantage with a major decision win (10-2) over Richard Carlson. 

UW-L cut the deficit to 16-12 with Eric Twohey winning by decision (7-1) over Ryan Sheldon at 184-pounds.  Coe took a 19-12 lead at 197-pounds with ninth-ranked Donnie Horner winning by decision (8-7) over Mike Minske. 

Jake Minske made the final margin 19-18 for UW-L as he won by fall (:48) over Coe's Corey Becker at 285-pounds. 

UW-L returns to action Saturday, November 16 at the Luther College (Iowa) Open starting at 9 a.m.