Jan. 26, 2003

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern lost to No. 18 Wisconsin 24-13 Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Despite the loss, Mike Kimberlin (Bradley, Ill./Bishop McNamara) and Matt Delguyd (Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield) picked up wins for NU. Kimberlin is a team-best 23-10 at 157 pounds and Delguyd owns a 19-13 record at 197 pounds.

The Wildcats jumped out to a 7-3 lead after Kimberlin and Jason Erwinski (Tinley Park, Ill./Mt. Carmel) won back-to-back matches. But the Badgers won four of the next five to take a 21-10 lead.

Jon Ott (Chesterfield, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) cut the deficit to 21-13 with a 7-3 win against Tony Turner, but UW's Tyler Laudon defeated John Giacche (Flemington, N.J./Blair Academy) 9-7 in overtime to close out the match.

With the loss, NU dropped to 5-6 and 0-2 in the Big Ten. Northwestern returns to action Feb. 1 at Michigan.

Wisconsin 24, Northwestern 13

149-Ed Gutnik (WIS) def. Josh Ballard (NU), 5-1, WIS 3-0
157-Mike Kimberlin (NU) def. Chris Borchardt (WIS), MD 16-3, NU 4-3
165-Jason Erwinski (NU) def. Adam Turner (WIS), 4-0, NU 7-3
174-Ryan Flaherty (WIS) def. Nolan Walther (NU), F 1:10, WIS 9-7
184-Ralph DeNisco (WIS) def. Brendan Curran (NU), F 1:50, WIS 15-7
197-Matt Delguyd (NU) def. Lee Kraemer (WIS), 11-5, WIS 15-10
Hwt-Justin Staebler (WIS) def. Mike Little (NU), 5-1, WIS 18-10
125-Tony Black (WIS) def. John Velez (NU), 7-5, WIS 21-10
133-Jon Ott (NU) def. Tony Turner (WIS), 7-3, WIS 21-13
141-Tyler Laudon (WIS) def. John Giacche (NU), 9-7 SV, WIS 24-13