Bridgewater (0-2) jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead on the strength of a pair of major decision victories by junior Andrew Gauthier (Lowell, Mass.) and freshman Paul Sughrue (Methuen, Mass.) at 125 and 133, respectively. Johnson & Wales responded with back-to-back pins by junior Michael Ferinde (Nutley, N.J.) at 141 and sophomore Joseph Gaccione (High Point, N.J.) at 149 as the Wildcats took a 12-8 lead. BSU junior Matt Armano (Methuen, Mass.) pulled the Bears to within one (12-11) with a 9-4 decision at 157. That would be as close as the Bears would get as the Wildcats would win each of the final five bouts.
Back-to-back pins by sophomore Stephen Jarrell (East Greenwich, R.I.) at 165 and fellow sophomore Mike LaBell (Stanhope, N.J.) at 174increased the JWU advantage to 24-11. Freshman 184-pounder Jared Mesiti (Brockport, N.Y.) followed with a win by injury default and sophomore Dylen Seybolt (Ridge, N.Y.) posted a win by fall in a time of just 1:22 at 197 pounds to give the Wildcats a 36-11 lead. Freshman Jonah Aurelio (Riverside, R.I.) closed out the match with a dramatic victory for the Wildcats in the heavyweight class as he defeated BSU senior Ricky Caruso (Waltham, Mass.), the fourth ranked wrestler in the latest NEWA rankings, 4-2 in overtime.
With the win JWU is now 1-0 in dual matches for the season while Bridgewater State falls to 0-2 on the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, December 14th when they travel to WPI for a quad match with Oneonta and Williams.
Results:
125 Andrew Gauthier (BSU) Major Decision over Joseph Smith (JWU) 12-4 0-4
133 Paul Sughrue (BSU) Major Decision over Nate Colicci (JWU) 10-2 0-8
141 Michael Ferinde (JWU) Pinned Kevin Pappadopolous (BSU) 4:54 6-8
149 Joseph Gaccione (JWU) Pinned Eric Bergeron (BSU) 2:15 12-8
157 Matt Armano (BSU) Def. Colby Clarke (JWU) 9-4 12-11
165 Stephen Jarrell (JWU) Pinned James Mulvey (BSU) 2:34 18-11
174 Mike LaBell (JWU) Pinned Casey Enderlin (BSU) 2:02 24-11
184 Jared Mesiti (JWU) Won by Injury Default over Harry Denoncourt (BSU) 30-11
197 Dylen Seybolt (JWU) Pinned Shawn Kavanagh (BSU) 1:22 36-11
HWT Jonah Aurelio (JWU) Def. Ricky Caruso (BSU) 4-2 (OT1) 39-11
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