Whitewater, Wis. -- The UW-Whitewater wrestling team fell to Division II UW-Parkside 30-9 in Russell Arena Saturday morning. 

The match started with the 174-pound weight class that featured a pair of ranked brawlers. Jermaine Butler (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), ranked twelfth in Division III, battled but fell to seventh-ranked Dajun Johnson by 4-3 decision.

Gavin Kohel (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) had the response in a thrilling bout at 184. Kohel connected on a shot on the opening whistle for an early takedown and fended off a late attack from Parkside's Brady Schuh for a 13-10 decision. 

The Rangers won the next three bouts with Cooper Caray winning by 16-1 technical fall over Isaak Smith (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah) at 285, second-ranked Shane Corrigan won by 16-1 technical fall over Brady Phelps (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) at 125 and Elon Rodriguez picked up a 7-2 decision over UWW's Jordan Rasof (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield). 

Justin Fortugno (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills), ranked tenth, added three to the Warhawk total with a 7-2 decision over Troy Dolphin. Fourth-ranked Jalen Spuhler won by technical fall, 16-1, over Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) at 149 pounds. At 157, it was Parkside's Easton Worachek with a close 4-3 decision over Luke Swan (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South). 

Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) capped the dual with a phenomenal win over Brody Hemauer. Peet, ranked third, registered a takedown to take the lead. Hemauer, ranked fourth in DII, was able to tally a late escape to set up a thrilling end. The wrestlers battled with Peet fending off a few Hemauer shots to hold on for the 3-1 decision.