Ephs Finish 3rd at NEWA Dual Meet Tournament

BRISTOL, RI -- Forth-ranked Rhode island College upset top-ranked Wiliams 23-17 in the semifinals and the Ephs ended up third in the NEWA Duals when they closed out the day with a 36-9 win over Springfield to capture third place.

"I think it is a great day for our wrestling program when we finish third at our conference dual meet tournament, which ties our best finish ever, and the team and the coaches are disappointed," said co-head coach Dan DiCenzo. "It is gratifying to see all of the hard work our student-athletes have put in start to pay off with a 10-3-1 overall record, but collectively as a team we know there is still work to be done to reach our goals in the next month."

Corey Paulish was exceptional all day leading the Ephs with three big wins over ranked opponents. "Corey continues to improve every day and is exciting to coach," commented DiCenzo. Ethan Cohen, Carl Breitienstein, and Dylan Rittenburg all ranked #2 in the conference all beat the #3 ranked wrestlers in their weight in highly contested matches.

In the Southern Maine dual meet James McCarthy and Drew Gatewood came up huge. Each wrestler bumped up a weight class and was able to come out with a win to ice the match.  McCarthy again bumped up a weight class against Springfield and was able to clinch the contest for the Ephs.

"We faced three very strong teams in Southern Maine who finished 5th, Springfield who finished 4th, and RIC who finished 2nd," noted DiCenzo. "We need to continue to get better every day as our conference is as strong as it has been in years.  The next month of the season should be very exciting."

Johnson & Wales edged Rhode Island College 18-17 to win the NEWA Duals.

The Ephs return to action on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM when they host Springfield in a dual match that will be a live video webcast from Lasell Gym.

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Quarterfinals

Williams  22, University of Southern Maine  13

125 - #2 Ethan Cohen (W) Dec. #3 Billy Cole (USM) 7-4, 3-0
133 - #1 Steve Valastro (USM) Maj. Dec. #6 Josh Mattana (W) 12-4, 3-4
141 - #1 Corey Paulish (W) Dec. #7 Doug Christensen (USM) 4-2, 6-4
149 - #2 Dylan Rittenburg (W) Dec. #6 Mike Dumas (USM) 4-0, 9-4
157 - #2 Carl Breitenstein (W) Dec. #4 Mike Moyer (USM) 4-1, 12-4
165 - #1 Mike Morin (USM) Dec. #6 Jon Foster (W) 4-1, 12-7
174 - James McCarthy (W) Dec. Larry Coughlin (USM) 8-7, 15-7
184 - Drew Gatewood (W) Dec. #7 Jesse Rayworth (USM) 3-1, 18-7
197 - #1 Ryan Malo (W) Maj. Dec. #3 Justin Fitzsimmons (USM) 11-3, 22-7
285 - Ryan Stanton (USM) pinned Nikola Mirkovic (W) :33, 22-13

Semifinals

RIC  23,  Williams  17

125 - Jared Rhodes (RIC) Maj. Dec. #2 Ethan Cohen (W) 16-2, 0-4
133 - #2 Scott Legacy (RIC) Dec. Mike Penza (W) 4-0, 0-7
141 - #1 Corey Paulish (W) Dec. #2 Mike Trasso (RIC) 3-2, 3-7
149 - #1 Kevin Sutherland (RIC) Dec #2 Dylan Rittenburg (W) 5-2, 3-10
157 - #1 Mike Martini (RIC) Dec #2 Carl Breitenstein (W) 4-2, 3-13
165 - #6 Jon Foster (W) Pinned Trevor McKenzie (RIC) 5:17, 9-13
174 - #5 Joe Manley (RIC) Pinned Drew Gatewood (W) 2:25, 9-19
184 - #3 Nick Logan (RIC) Maj Dec. James McCarthy (W) 9-0, 9-23
197 - #3 Kyle Ayer (W) Tech Falled Steve Saba (RIC) 16-0, 14-23
285 - Colin Curzi (W) Dec. Devin Callahan (RIC) 5-4, 17-23

3rd Place Match

Williams  36 Springfield  7

125 - #2 Ethan Cohen (W) Dec. Jesse Sgaglione (S) 7-3, 3-0
133 - Mike Penza (W) Pinned Casey Leslie (S) 6:57, 9-0,
141 - #1 Corey Paulish (W) Dec. #4 Ryan McGilvray (S) 3-1, 12-0
149 - #2 Dylan Rittenburg (W) pinned #3 Oscar Orellana (S) 3:57, 18-0
157 - #2 Carl Breitenstein (W) Dec. #3 Rob Misfud (S) 6-3, 21-0
165 - Ron Thompson (S) Dec. #6 Jon Foster (W) 3-2, 21-3
174 - James McCarthy (W) Dec. Anthony Scarpetti (S) 6-0, 24-3
184 - Brandon Sundwall (S) Maj. Dec. Mike Mara (W) 10-2, 24-7
197 - #1 Ryan Malo (W) Pinned Bill Schady (S) 6:01, 30-7
285 - Nikola Mirkovic (W) Pinned Rich Wigglesworth (S) 2:01, 36-7