Bristol, RI – The College of New Jersey wrestling team had a perfect Saturday as the Lions rattled off three straight victories at the New England/MET Duals hosted by Roger Williams University. TCNJ opened with a 29-10 win over Williams College and then dismantled the host Hawks 40-5. The Lions capped off the day with a 29-15 triumph over the United States Coast Guard Academy.
Those three wins put TCNJ at 11-4 on the season.
The Lions had a number of solid performances throughout the course of the day with five wrestlers winning all three of their bouts. Freshman
PJ Schmidt (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) was 3-0 at 133, while junior
John Darling (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) had that same record at 157. Also part of that group included sophomore
KC Murphy (Hamburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley) as he took the mat at both 165 and 174, senior
Mike Denver (Bayville, NJ/Central Regional) at 184, and
junior Dan Brill (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) at 197.
Freshman
Joey DiCarlo (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) and senior
Brian Bollette (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny) each went 2-0 as DiCarlo competed at 125 pounds and Bollette at 141.
TCNJ is right back on the mat tomorrow at 10th-ranked Springfield College.
#30 The College of New Jersey 29, Williams College 10
125-
Joey DiCarlo (TCNJ) by forfeit
133-
PJ Schmidt (TCNJ) 8-5 over Kaison Tanabe (W)
141-Ces Antista (W) 4-3 over
Dan Herr (TCNJ)
149-Carson Brooks (W) 5-3 over
Tom Callahan (TCNJ)
157-
John Darling (TCNJ) by tech fall 17-2 over Scott Sanderson (W)
165-
KC Murphy (TCNJ) 7-4 over Gaffney (W)
174-
Justin DeAndrea (TCNJ) 11-10 over Mir Henglin (W)
184-
Mike Denver (TCNJ) by forfeit
197-
Dan Brill (TCNJ) 5-2 over Kurnick (W)
285-Tom Foote (W) 16-4 over
Michael Larcamp (TCNJ)
#30 The College of New Jersey 40, Roger Williams University 5
125-Joey Dicarlo (TCNJ) 6-4 over Anthony D'Anton (RWU)
133-
PJ Schmidt (TCNJ) by Fall over John Herbener (RWU) 5:59
141-
Brian Bollette (TCNJ) pinned James Carroll (RWU) 4:44
149-
Dan Herr (TCNJ) 3-0 over Conor Hayes (RWU)
157-
John Darling (TCNJ) tech fall 15-0 Brandon Shenan (RWU)
165-Collin Crowell (RWU) Tech Fall 16-0
Ryan Riegert (TCNJ)
174-
KC Murphy (TCNJ) 4-1 over Robert Markowski (RWU)
184-
Mike Denver (TCNJ) 18-2 over Shane Parcel (RWU)
197-
Dan Brill (TCNJ) 8-1 over Colin Egan (RWU)
285-(TCNJ) by forfeit
#30 The College of New Jersey 29, United States Coast Guard Academy 15
125-Nate Giorgio (CGA) by forfeit
133-
PJ Schmidt (TCNJ) 12-4 over Anthony Signoriello (CGA)
141-
Brian Bollette (TCNJ) by forfeit
149-
Dan Herr (TCNJ) 7-4 over Mike Giorgio (CGA)
157-
John Darling (TCNJ) 9-1 over Colin Schuster (CGA)
165-
KC Murphy 7-2 over Vaughn Gehman (CGA)
174- Virgil Moreno (CGA) 4-2 over
Justin DeAndrea (TCNJ)
184-
Mike Denver (TCNJ) pinned Nolan Sayles 2:00
197-
Dan Brill (TCNJ) 3-2 over Mark Howard (CGA)
285- Joel Wyman (CGA) pinned
Michael Larcamp (TCNJ) 2:34