Johnson & Wales erased a 19-9 deficit by winning the final three bouts of the night capped off by an 8-1 win by freshman Humphrey Swift (Danbury, Conn.) in the heavyweight class. Junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, Conn.) got the rally started with a pin at 184 to cut the deficit to 19-15. Senior Patrick McCrohan (Berkley, Mass.) then posted a 3-2 decision at 197 pounds to pull the Wildcats to within a point at 19-18 and set the stage for Swift's match-ending victory.
Johnson and Wales jumped out to a 9-3 lead as a Brian Conley (Egg Harbor Twp, N.J.) pin at 125 in a time of 3:52 and a John Donaleski (Bellville, N.J.) 12-10 victory at 141 pounds gave the Wildcats the early advantage. Bridgewater State then won four straight bouts with freshman Sean Fields (Norwalk, Conn.) posting a 13-5 major decision win at 149. Senior 157-pounder Frank Cammisa (Danbury, Conn) followed with an 8-2 decision to give BSC a 10-9 lead. A 9-3 decision by junior Ethan Raymond (Middlebury, Vt.) and a pin by junior 174-pounder Zachary Bates (Leyden, Mass.) increased the Bears' advantage to 19-9. Swift then recorded the 8-1 major decision to propel JWU to the 22-19 win.
With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Pilgrim League while Bridgewater State is now 0-1 overall, 0-1 in league matches. The Wildcats will compete in a quad match at WPI on Sunday at noon.
Results:
125 Brian Conley (JWU) WBF Dan Palmer (BSC) 3:52 6-0
133 Ken Francis (BSC) def. James Soprano (JWU) 7-1 6-3
141 John Donaleski (JWU) def. Derek Grant (BSC) 12-10 9-3
149 Sean Fields (BSC) def. Michael Bove (JWU) 13-5 9-7
157 Frank Cammissa (BSC)def. Anthony Pierro (JWU) 8-2 9-10
165 Ethan Raymond (BSC) def. Alex Shea (JWU) 9-3 9-13
174 Zachary Bates (BSC) WBF Colin Lenhardt (JWU) 3:19 9-19
184 Brennan Ward (JWU) WBF Michael Aiken (BSC) 6:07 15-19
197 Patrick McCrohan (JWU) def. Greg Tanny (BSC) 3-2 18-19
285 Humphrey Swift (JWU) def. Sam Fritz (BSC) 8-1 22-19
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