La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team, third in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Dual Rankings, fell 20-19 to eighth-ranked Augsburg University (Minn.) Sunday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles, competing in their home finale, drop to 6-4 on the season. The Auggies improve to 3-2. 

UWL seniors Nick Fetzner and Sawyer Sarbacker were honored prior to the start of the dual.

Each team won five matches on Sunday. Brandon Murphy gave UWL the first lead of the match with a decision (3-2) over Derek Steele at 125-pounds, Sawyer Sarbacker, ranked 11th in the NWCA, extended the lead to 7-0 with a major decision (14-2) over Austin Gabbert at 133.

Third-ranked Sam Stuhl gave Augsburg (Minn.) its first points of the dual, winning by decision (4-3) over Tyler Shackle at 141 to cut the lead to 7-3. Kaden Reetz gave the Auggies their first lead at 9-7 with a win by fall (3:00) over Sam Lorenz at 149. Second-ranked Tyler Shilson extended the lead to 12-7 with a decision (5-3) over fourth-ranked Nolan Hertel at 157.

Seth Brossard, ranked fifth at 165, got UWL back in the win column with a major decision (17-7) over Matt Rogge to cut the lead to 12-11. At 174-pounds, Solomon Nielson, ranked second, defeated Luke Clark by technical fall (19-1, 4:52), bringing the Auggies lead to 17-11.
 

In a ranked matchup at 184, 11th-ranked Nick Rogge won by decision (3-1) over 10th-ranked Kalyn Jahn to give Augsburg (Minn.) a 20-11 lead. Fifth-ranked Isaac Lahr closed the deficit to 20-16 for UWL, winning by technical fall (16-1) over Parker Venz at 197. The Eagles' Ben Kawczynski, ranked sixth at 285, defeated seventh-ranked Tyler Kim by decision (4-3) to cut the final margin to 20-19.

UWL earned a pair of exhibition wins Sunday. Cole Hansen won by major decision (16-4) over Blake Jagodzinske at 157-pounds while Isaac Gust won by decision (9-4) over Carter Sorenson at 174.

UWL returns to action Tuesday, February 1 at UW-Platteville at 6 p.m.