The victory was Johnson & Wales first dual meet triumph of the season as it improved to 1-0 on the year. Bridgewater dropped to 0-5. Since a 19-19 tie in 2010, the Wildcats have won five-straight matches by a 226-17 advantage.
The night started with JWU getting six free points from a forfeit at 125 pounds. The Wildcats got back-to-back pins from Cody Beaudette (Cumberland, RI) over Andrew Valdina at 133 pounds and DJ Tirelli (Oradell, NJ) at 141 against Jake MacMillan).
Mike Stewart (Dracut, Mass.), ranked third in the region, topped Declan Heaslip, 8-4, at 149 pounds. Just 20 seconds into his bout, Joey Gaccione (Highpoint, N) -- the number nine wrestler in the country -- pinned Colin Harty at 157 pounds.
At 165 pounds, James Ryan (Dracut, Mass.) dominated Matt Mears for a 21-4 technical fall. Four more points came JWU's way when Pete Hailer (East Milton, Mass.) picked up a major decision, 12-4, over Nick DePedro at 174 pounds. The Wildcats got six more points with an injury default at the 184-pound bout.
Freshman Khamri Thomas (Windsor Locks, Conn.), ranked number five in the nation, took down Stephen Heaslip at 197 pounds with a pin at the 2:34 mark. The final bout went to over time where the number three wrestler in the region at 285 pounds, Jonah Aurelio (Riverside, RI), topped Tom Arsenault, 4-3, to complete the shutout.
Johnson & Wales is back in action on Saturday when it travels to the Spartan Invitational, hosted by York College.
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