Ephs earn top seed at NEWA Duals
Ethan Cohen
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The Williams wrestling
team (8-2-1) ranked 21st nationally and first in New England will
be the top seed in this Sunday's New England Wrestling Association
(NEWA) Duals to be hosted by Roger Williams University. Johnson
& Wales University (JWU), ranked 22nd nationally and second in
New England has been seeded second.
The region's third nationally ranked team, the Pride of
Springfield College (26th), was seeded third in the Sunday
showcase.
Williams received a first round bye in Sunday's event and will
face the winner of the WPI (8th) and Southern Maine (9th) match in
the second round at noon.
JWU will open vs. 15th-seeded WNEC.
The remaining first round match ups include:
Rhode Island College (5th) vs. MIT (12th)
Roger Williams (4th) vs. Norwich (13th)
Springfield (3rd) vs. Coast Guard (14th)
Wesleyan (6th) vs. Trinity (11th)
Plymouth (7th) vs. Bridgewater (10th)
