Ephs place 3rd at NEWA Duals
photo courtesy of Bridgewater State
BRIDGEWATER, MA - The Ephs proved themselves today against the toughest competition in New England, finishing third overall at the NEWA Dual Meet Tournament. After losing to Bridgewater State 25-12 earlier this week, the Ephs bounced back to defeat the Bears 21-16 in the consolation final.
Williams, ranked sixth in New England coming into the tournament, defeated the third and fifth ranked teams on their way to a third place finish. In the first round, the Ephs faced Coast Guard for the second time in four days. Again Williams was victorious, benefitting from four Coast Guard forfeits.
In the second round, the Ephs gave a convincing performance taking down third ranked Roger Williams University, 34-7. The match was never in doubt, as the Ephs took a commanding 28-0 lead with a pin by Doug Washington '08 over the number three seed in New England, Dan Zotollo.
In the semifinals, Williams fell to the second seed in New England, Johnson and Wales University, 25-9. The Ephs were up 9-3 before giving up 22 straight points to the Wildcats. Despite some hard fought matches, the Ephs could not overcome the powerful second half of the JWU lineup with all five wrestlers in the top five in New England.
For the consolation final, the Ephs got a rematch with New England's fifth ranked Bridgewater State. After losing to Bridgewater just four days ago, the Ephs came out on fire, jumping out to a 12-0 lead. Tri-Captain Ethan Cohen '09 started the Ephs off with a hard-fought 4-1 victory over Eric Rosado. Next, the freshmen Corey Paulish gained a big five points for the Ephs, tech-falling Eric Coughlan 17-2 in just four minutes. Sophomore Dylan Rittenburg got his third win of the day defeating Justin Thomas by major decision, 8-0, garnering four more points for Williams. At 149 pounds, Tri-Captain Nick Miragliuolo '08, the second seed in New England, lost a tight 6-3 decision to Frank Cammisa, the number one seed.
At 157 pounds, Carl Breitenstein '10 pulled out a 14-12 victory over John Marsh, after losing to Marsh 10-8 earlier in the week. Washington got another big victory for the Ephs, defeating Mike White, 2-0. Andrew Gatewood followed with another close 12-11 win over Zachary Bates to seal it for Williams at 21-3.
Coach Dan DiCenzo said of his team's performance, "All of our hard work and effort really paid off today. We couldn't have wrestled better all day." The matches today show improvement by the Ephs even since their matches this Wednesday.
The Ephs will try to carry the momentum from today's matches into Wednesday at Springfield College.
First Round:
Williams College (WC) 36 vs. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) 12
125 Ethan Cohen (WC) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
133 Dan Ippolito (USCGA) WBF Mike Penza (WC) F 2:39
141 Dylan Rittenburg (WC) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
149 Nic Miragliuolo (WC) WBF James Rader (USCGA) F 2:36
157 Carl Breitenstein (WC) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
165 Matt Leisy (USCGA) WBD Jon Foster (WC) D 6-5
174 Andrew Gatewood (WC) WBD John Beal (USCGA) D 9-3
184 Nathan Shippee (WC) WBD Dan Miller (USCGA) D 3-1
197 Kyle Ayer (WC) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
285 Kevin Robinson (USCGA) WBD Henry Montalbano (WC) D 9-2
Second Round:
Williams College (WC) 34 vs. Roger Williams University (RWU) 7
125 Ethan Cohen (WC) WBF Jeremiah Mahoney (RWU) F 4:32
133 Corey Paulish (WC) WBD Mike Trayser (RWU) D 8-1
141 Dylan Rittenburg (WC) WBD Andrew Hawley (RWU) D 5-2
149 Nic Miragliuolo (WC) WBD Dan Rokas (RWU) D 4-3
157 Carl Breitenstein (WC) WBD Robbie Crothers (RWU) M 14-3
165 Doug Washington (WC) WBF Dan Zotollo (RWU) F 4:47
174 James Woods (RWU) WBD James McCarthy (WC) D 5-4
184 Nathan Shippee (WC) WBF Ryan DeWolfe (RWU) F 6:37
197 Kyle Ayer (WC) WBD Dan Woods (RWU) D 12-5
285 John Russo (RWU) WBD Jim Bierman (WC) M 16-4
Third Round:
Johnson & Wales (JWU) 25 vs. Williams College (WC) 9
125 Mike Bastante (JWU) WBD Ethan Cohen (WC) D 5-2
133 Corey Paulish (WC) WBD Patrick Wayne (JWU) D 4-0
141 Dylan Rittenburg (WC) WBD Travis Tremblay (JWU) D 4-1
149 Nic Miragliuolo (WC) WBD Tyler Larson (JWU) D 5-0
157 Pete Reilly (JWU) WBD Carl Breitenstein (WC) D 4-1
165 Juan Vega (JWU) WBD Doug Washington (WC) D 15-13
174 Jerome Owens (JWU) WBF Andrew Gatewood (WC) F 2:58
184 Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) WBD James McCarthy (WC) M 9-1
197 Diego Crespo (JWU) WBD Kyle Ayer (WC) D 6-3
285 Sean DeDeyn (JWU) WBD Jim Bierman (WC) D 4-0
Third Place Match:
Williams College (WC) 21 vs. Bridgewater State College (BSC) 16
125 Ethan Cohen (WC) WBD Eric Rosado (BSC) D 4-1
133 Corey Paulish (WC) WBD Eric Coughlan (BSC) TF-5 17-2; 4:00
141 Dylan Rittenburg (WC) WBD Justin Thomas (BSC) M 8-0
149 Frank Cammisa (BSC) WBD Nic Miragliuolo (WC) D 6-3
157 Carl Breitenstein (WC) WBD John Marsh (BSC) D 14-12
165 Doug Washington (WC) WBD Mike White (BSC) D 2-0
174 Andrew Gatewood (WC) WBD Zachary Bates (BSC) D 12-11
184 Jim Quinlan (BSC) WBD Nathan Shippee (WC) M 10-2
197 Andrew Frazer (BSC) WBF Henry Montalbano (WC) F 1:18
285 Tim Ferreira (BSC) WBD Jim Bierman (WC) D 5-2
