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January 29, 2010 |
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WILDCATS
CLAIM PILGRIM LEAGUE TILE IN, 36-6, WIN
OVER THE ANCHORMEN
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Providence, RI—Junior
Kevin Sutherland (Dauphin, PA) and sophomore Mike Trasso
(Lyndhurst, NJ) won the only matches for No. 30 Rhode Island
College as No. 18 Johnson & Wales handed the Anchormen a 36-6 loss
at the Harborside Recreation Center on Friday evening. The win
clinches the Wildcats sixth straight Pilgrim Wrestling League
Championship. |
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Sophomore
141 lbs. Mike Trasso |
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Junior Michael
Bastante (Totowa, NJ), currently the seventh-ranked 125 lbs.
wrestler in the NCAA Division III ranks, posted an 8-4 win to give
the Wildcats the 3-0 advantage. JWU then gained the 9-0 lead with a
win by pin fall by junior Nicholas Cucciniello (Smithtown, RI)
at 133 lbs. Cucciniello is currently ranked No. 6 nationally at
his weight class. RIC got on the board when a 3-2 victory by Trasso
at 141 lbs. to make the score 9-3. The visiting Anchormen won their
second straight match of the evening when Sutherland posted a 12-3
major decision victory at 149 lbs. |
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JWU
extended their lead to 15-7 when freshman Terrell Webster
(Markham, IL) recorded a win by pin in a time of 5:44 at 157
lbs. Back-to-back wins by sophomore 165 lbs. Jordan Corona
(Northfield, NJ) and 174 lbs. Colin Lenhardt (Hayes, VA)
propelled JWU to the 24-7 lead. Lenhardt, ranked 10th nationally,
won via a forfeit. In the next match of the evening, junior
Brennan Ward (Waterford, CT), ranked eighth in the nation at 184
lbs, posted a win by pin in a time of 4:58 to extend the advantage
to 30-7. Senior Patrick McCrohan (Berkley, MA) provided the
Wildcats with the 33-6 lead after a 2-0 win at 197 lbs. and the
evening concluded with a 3-2 win by JWU freshman Humphrey Swift
(Danbury, CT) at 285 lbs. |
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With
the win Johnson & Wales is now 16-7 in dual matches for the season
while Rhode Island College falls to 9-3 for the year. In upcoming
action, Rhode Island College will host Springfield (1 p.m.) and
Wesleyan (5 p.m.) tomorrow afternoon at The Murray Center. |
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MATCH RESULTS:
Johnson & Wales (16-7) 36, Rhode Island College (9-3) 6 |
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125 lbs.
Mike Bastante (JWU)
def. Brandon Gauthier (RIC), 8-4 |
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133 lbs.
Nicholas
Cucciniello (JWU) pinned Travis Drappi (RIC) at 2:00 |
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141 lbs.
Mike Trasso (RIC)
def. John Donaleski (JWU), 3-2 |
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149 lbs.
Kevin Sutherland (RIC)
def. Thomas Webster (JWU), 12-3 (Major Dec.) |
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157 lbs.
Terrell Webster (JWU)
pinned Jordan Jacquo (RIC) at 5:44 |
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165 lbs.
Jordan Corona (JWU)
def. Remington Alves (RIC), 11-4 |
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174 lbs.
Colin Lenhardt (JWU)
won by forfeit |
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184 lbs.
Brennan Ward (JWU)
pinned Ray Moore (RIC) at 4:58 |
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197 lbs.
Patrick McCrohan
(JWU) def. Steve Saba (RIC), 2-0 |
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One team point deducted against RIC for unsportsmanlike conduct
during 197 lbs. match
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285 lbs.
Humphrey Swift (JWU)
def. Brian Nicoll (RIC), 3-2 |
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