WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The Ephs dominated their home opener earning
wins against the University of Southern Maine and Simpson College.
USM and Simpson College are traditionally two of the top teams in
the country, making today’s match a clash of three of the top
teams in Division III.
Wrestling at 149 Corey Paulish was dominant. In his first match
Paulish dictated the match. He controlled the entire match and
amassed over five minutes of riding time enroute to a major
decision over USM’s George Robles, 9-0. Paulish was just as
strong in his second match scoring a major decision over
Simpson’s Kasey Green, 8-0. Head Coach Dan DiCenzo was
ecstatic about Paulish’s effort saying, “Corey was
solid all night, and he beat two strong wrestlers without giving up
a single point.”
Carl Breitenstein, wrestling at 157 was equally dominant. In his
first match he scored an early take down on USM’s Cody Byrd.
However, before Breitenstein was able to amass many points the
match was cut short because Byrd suffered a severe leg cramp.
Breitenstein’s second match went the distance, in the first
period Breitenstein opened up a 7-1 lead. After a deadlocked 2nd
period Breitenstein began the third period in bottom and earned an
escape with twenty seconds left in the period. Coach Dan DiCenzo
was pleased with Breitenstein’s effort saying, “Carl
went up against two of the top wrestlers at the meet. He beat both
of them decisively and really gave our team a boost.”
Ryan Malo, coming off a strong effort at the Midlands tournament
maintained his momentum. Malo only needed 1:40 to pin Matthew Bubar
of USM. In his second match, Malo wrestled up a weight class
against Simpson’s Sam Collora, who had already won on the
day. Malo scored a take down fifty seconds into the match. He spent
the next two minutes flirting with a pin before finally taking
Collora down at 2:50. Coach DiCenzo was impressed with Malo saying,
“Malo has been consistently getting pins for us all year. It
is great for us to have him as the hammer at the top our
lineup.”
Heavyweight Colin Curzi, 184 pound Nate Shippee, and 174 pound
Andrew Gatewood all earned victories for the Ephs.
The Ephs cruised past USM 37-15. Coach Dan DiCenzo had this to say
about the USM match, “For the past five years USM has been
one of the top teams in our conference. This was a great win for
our team; we were able to keep our momentum going.” He went
on to say, “This was a team effort; guys who typically
don’t get to wrestle many matches did very well for
us.”
Simpson fell to the Ephs by nearly the same margin, 32-16. Coach
DiCenzo saw the match against Simpson College as a great measuring
stick for the grapplers. “For the past twenty years Simpson
has been one of the best teams in Iowa. As a program we are lucky
to have a great relationship with the school and I was pleased that
they flew all the way out here to compete. While their lineup has
been recently beset by injuries, it is still very strong and
provided a great test for us.
The Ephs return to the mats tomorrow January, 5th in the Williams
Invitational against six of the top teams in New England.
Match 1: USM, 28, Simpson 12
Weight Result Score/Time Running Score
125 No match
133 Wiliam Cole (USM) pinned Jeff Sand (Simpson) 2:08 0-6
141 Caleb Brus (Simpson) Dec. Matt Ulrich (USM) 5-2 3-6
149 Peter Gilman (USM) Dec. Kasey Green (Simpson) 3-7 3-9
157 Cody Byrd (USM) Dec. Wade Dowling (Simpson) Dec. 2-4 3-12
165 Forfeit v. (USM) --- 3-18
174 Michael Morin (USM) Dec. Jordan Ammons (Simpson) 2-9 3-22 (w/
riding time)
184 Curtis Barber Dec. Nick Laurino (USM) 7-5 6-22
197 Forfeit v. Chaz Guthrie (USM) --- 6-28
285 Sam Collora (Simpson) pinned Ryan Stanton (USM) 4:12 12-28
Match 2: Williams College 37, USM 15
Weight Result Score/Time Running Score
125 Josh Mattana (WC) v. Forfeit --- 6-0
133 Wiliam Cole (USM) dec.Ces Antista (WC) 0-2 6-3
141 Matt Ulrich (USM) pinned Kiason Tanabe (WC) :25 6-9
149 Corey Paulish (WC) maj. dec George Robles (USM) 9-0 10-9
157 Cody Byrd (USM) Forfeited Carl Breitenstein (WC) --- 16-9
165 Michael Morin (USM) pinned Paul Fraulo (WC) 4:30 16-15
174 Andrew Gatewood (WC) dec. Curt Hill (USM) 4-1 19-15
184 Nate Shippee (WC) pinned Jesse Rayworth (USM) 2:45 25-15
197 Ryan Malo (WC) pinned Matthew Bubar (USM) 1:40 31-15
285 Colin Curzi (WC) pinned Ryan Stanton (USM) 6:40 37-15
Match 3: Williams College 32, Simpson 16
Weight Result Score/Time Running Score
125 Josh Mattana (WC) v. Forfeit --- 6-0
133 Jeff Sand (Simpson) Dec. Kaison Tanabe (WC) 6-7 6-3
141 Caleb Brus (Simpson) pinned Chris Simmons (WC) 1:50 6-9
149 Corey Paulish (WC) major Dec. Kasey Green (Simpson) 8-0
10-9
157 Carl Breitenstein (WC) Dec. Wade Dowling (Simpson) 8-1
14-9
165 Paul Fraulo (WC) Forfeit --- 20-9
174 Jordan Ammons (Simpson) Dec .Zeb Levine (WC) 2-9 20-12
184 Curtis Barber (Simpson) major Dec. Kyle Martin (WC) 3-17
20-16
197 Nate Shippee (WC) v. Forfeit --- 26-16
285 Ryan Malo (WC) pinned Sam Collora (Simpson) 2:50 32-16
