PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 14 Rutgers wrestling (10-3, 2-1) delivered a 31-7 win over Wisconsin (4-7, 0-3) on Sunday in front of 3,668 fans at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights won eight out of 10 bouts against the Badgers, including bonus-point victories from No. 8 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT), No. 15 Joseph Olivieri (141), No. 16 John Poznanski (197), No. 18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184), and No. 21 Andrew Clark (149).
 
The win over Wisconsin secured 10 or more dual victories for the 16th time under 18-year head coach Scott Goodale and marked the third win over the Badgers in the past four meetings.
 
With an nontraditional dual start at 184 pounds, Cartagena-Walsh opened the afternoon with a 14-5 major decision over Dylan Russo. Up 3-2 to begin the third period, Cartagena-Walsh muscled three takedowns en route to his bonus-point victory, putting Rutgers up 4-0 early.

Cartagena-Walsh's performance sparked a 3-0 run for the Scarlet Knights through heavyweight. Facing former teammate Niccolo Colucci, Poznanski landed five takedowns in the first three minutes of action to pick up the 20-5 tech fall. Slavikouski followed against Gannon Rosenfeld, hitting takedowns in each period for the 14-3 major decision. Thanks to its upperweights, RU jumped out to a 13-0 lead.

A tough hard-fought 4-1 loss from No. 10 Dean Peterson (125) got Wisconsin on the board, but Rutgers responded with five consecutive wins from 133 through 165 pounds. No. 9 Dylan Shawver faced No. 24 Zan Fugitt and hit takedowns in the first and third periods for the 7-5 ranked win. Olivieri then added a tech fall, collecting back points on Brock Bobzien for the 15-0 win at the buzzer.

A 16-2 major decision from Clark over Elliott Biba put the dual out of reach for the Badgers, but the Scarlet Knights were not done adding fireworks. Tied 1-1 in sudden victory, No. 32 Conner Harer finished a scramble on Luke Mechler to earn a 4-1 decision. No. 25 Anthony White then added RU's final win of the night with a dominant 5-0 decision over Cale Anderson, collecting more than three minutes of riding time.

Up Next
Rutgers continues its three-match homestand against No. 1 Penn State on Friday, Jan. 24 at Jersey Mike's Arena. The dual is set for an 8 p.m. national broadcast on Big Ten Network. The Scarlet Knights then host No. 9 Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 26 for a 1 p.m. dual in Piscataway.

Box Score
No. 14 Rutgers 31, Wisconsin 7
184: 18/19 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) over Dylan Russo (UW) by MD, 14-5; RU leads, 4-0
197: 16/17 John Poznanski (RU) over Niccolo Colucci (UW) by TF, 20-5 (3:16); RU leads, 9-0
HWT: 8/10 Yaraslau Slavikouski (RU) over Gannon Rosenfeld (UW) by MD, 14-3; RU leads, 13-0
125: 29/29 Nicolar Rivera (UW) over 10/10 Dean Peterson (RU) by dec., 4-1; RU leads, 13-3
133: 9/9 Dylan Shawver (RU) over 24/30 Zan Fugitt (UW) by dec., 7-5; RU leads, 16-3
141: 15/13 Joseph Olivieri (RU) Brock Bobzien (UW) by TF, 15-0 (7:00); RU leads, 21-3
149: 21/26 Andrew Clark (RU) over Elliott Biba (UW) by MD, 16-2; RU leads, 25-3
157: 32/NR Conner Harer (RU) over Luke Mechler (UW) by SV1, 4-1; RU leads, 28-3
165: 25/27 Anthony White (RU) over Cale Anderson (UW) by dec., 5-0; RU leads, 31-3
174: 32/NR Lucas Condon (UW) over Al DeSantis (RU) by MD, 14-4; RU wins, 31-7
Rankings Intermat/Flo