Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey wrestling team hosted the annual Metro/New England Duals on Saturday and came away with a victory over Bridgewater State University, before falling to a pair of ranked opponents.
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The 25
th-ranked Lions started the day with a 45-9 win over Bridgewater State, then lost 24-9 to 14
th-ranked Roger Williams University and 21-15 to 27
th-ranked Williams College.
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The Lions had four grapplers finish the day with 2-0 records, while 13 different Lions recorded wins on the day. Winning both of their matches were sophomore
Kevin Corrigan (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) at 125 pounds, junior
Dylan Thorsen (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere) at 149, senior
Zach Zotollo (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) at 174 and sophomore
Dan Wojtaszek (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) at 184.
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Freshman
Ryan Budzek (Pt. Pleasant Boro, NJ/Pt. Pleasant Boro) also earned two victories, as he was 2-1 at 141 pounds.
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TCNJ has a quick turnaround as they host Springfield College tomorrow, February 1 at noon in Packer Hall.
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Round 1#25 The College of New Jersey 45, Bridgewater State University 3125
Jimmy Gill (TCNJ) maj. dec. Andrew Gauthier (BSU) 10-1 (TCNJ, 4-0)
133
James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) by tech. fall Brett Reed (BSU) 18-3, 4:39 (TCNJ, 9-0)
141
Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) maj. dec. Eric Kerr (BSU) 10-0 (TCNJ, 13-0)
149 Steven Schneider (TCNJ) pinned Matthew Jiampetti (BSU) 4:25 (TCNJ, 19-0)
157
Luke Balina (TCNJ) pinned Matthew Perrin (BSU) 3:59 (TCNJ, 25-0)
165
Joe Paton (TCNJ) by tech. fall Jason Gebara (BSU) 17-2 (TCNJ, 30-0)
174 #1
Zach Zotollo (TCNJ) by tech. fall Robert Gasdia (BSU) 16-1, 2:36 (TCNJ, 35-0)
184
Dan Wojtaszek (TCNJ) by forfeit (TCNJ, 41-0)
197
Sigala Fosam (TCNJ) maj. dec. Casey Enderlin (BSU) 10-1 (TCNJ, 45-0)
285 Daniel Quinn (BSU) dec.
Evans Saso (TCNJ) 7-5 (TCNJ, 45-3)
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#27 Williams College 29, Centenary College 9125 Matt Morris (WC) by forfeit (WC, 6-0)
133Â Alex Reeves (CC) dec. Daniel Evangelakos (WC) 8-3 (WC, 6-3)
141Â Adam Swift (CC) dec. Gabriel Corrochano (WC) 7-2 (Tied, 6-6)
149Â Jake Savoca (WC) by tech. fall Collin Farley (CC) 18-2 (WC, 11-6)
157Â Jorge Lopez (WC) dec. Joe Bartolini (CC) 6-5 (WC, 14-6)
165Â Tim Garripoli (WC) dec. D.J. Wagner (CC) 4-0 (WC, 17-6)
174Â Josh Sibblies (CC) dec. Kyle Gaffney (WC) 8-3 (WC, 17-9)
184Â Christopher Chorzepa (WC) by forfeit (WC, 23-9)
197Â Anthony Brooks (WC) dec. Joey Ragsdale (CC) 9-4 (WC, 26-6)
285Â Ben Wertz (WC) dec. Josh Caven (CC) 2-1 (WC, 29,6)
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#14 Roger Williams University 26, Hunter College 20125Â Kenny Albert (HC) dec. Nicholas Barbaria (RW) 5-4 (HC, 3-0)Â Â
133Â Stephen Drew (HC) dec. Dan Roger (RW) 9-2 (HC, 6-0)
141Â Cary Palmer (HC) by tech. fall Carter Merecki (RW) 17-1 (HC, 11-0)
149Â Danny Downes (RW) maj. dec. Narankuu Ganbaatar (HC) (HC, 11-4)
157Â Ty Herzog (RW) pinned Nick Wilkie (HC) 5:30 (HC, 11-10)
165Â Jesse Bader (HC) dec. Francisco Colom (RW) 3-2 (HC, 14-10)
174Â Dan Ressler (RW) pinned Maksimilian Garkusha (HC) 1:01 (RW, 16-14)
184Â Joshua Devriendt (RW) by forfeit (RW, 22-14)
197Â David Welch (RW) maj. dec. Dennis Melendez (HC) 14-6 (RW, 26-14)
285Â Patryk Kopczynski (HC) pinned Jake Kruger (RW) 2:04 (RW, 26-20)
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Round 2#14 Roger Williams University 24, #25 The College of New Jersey 9125
Kevin Corrigan (TCNJ) dec. Nicholas Barbaria (RW) 7-4 (TCNJ, 3-0)
133 Matt Elias (RW) dec.
James Goldschmidt (TCNJ)11-7 (Tied, 3-3)
141 Justin Cochran (RW) pinned
Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) 1:12 (RW, 9-3)
149
Dylan Thorsen (TCNJ) dec. Danny Downes (RW) 5-3 (RW, 9-6)
157 Ty Herzog (RW) dec.
Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) 12-10 (RW, 12-6)
165 Francisco Colom (RW) dec.
Kellen Whitney (TCNJ) 6-2 (RW, 15-6)
174 #1
Zach Zotollo (TCNJ) dec. Dan Ressler (RW) 11-9 (RW, 15-9)
184 Joe Albina (RW) dec.
Brandon Simon (TCNJ) 11-6 (RW, 18-9)
197 David Welch (RW) dec.
Nathaniel Leer (TCNJ) 8-4 (RW, 21-9)
285 Jake Kruger (RW) dec.
Evans Saso (TCNJ) 2-0 (RW, 24-9)
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#27 Williams College 26, Hunter College 19 125Â Kenny Albert (HC) dec. Matt Morris (WC) 7-5 (HC, 3-0)
133Â Stephen Drew (HC) dec. Daniel Evangelakos (WC) 8-5 (HC, 6-0)
141Â Cary Palmer (HC) maj. dec. Gabriel Corrochano (WC) 10-0 (HC, 10-0)
149Â Jake Savoca (WC) pinned Narankuu Ganbaatar (HC) 1:17 (HC, 10-6)Â
157Â Jorge Lopez (WC) maj. dec. Nick Wilkie (HC) 10-2 (Tied, 10-10)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
165Â Jesse Bader (HC)Â dec. Tim Garripoli (WC) 3-2 (HC, 13-10)
174Â Kyle Gaffney (WC) maj. dec. Nick Brutus (HC) 11-1 (WC, 14-13) Â Â Â Â Â
184Â Christopher Chorzepa (WC) pinned Maksimilian Garkusha (HC) 1:48 (WC, 20-13)
197Â Anthony Brooks (WC) pinned Dennis Melendez (HC) 3:19 (WC, 26-13)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
285Â Patryk Kopczynski (HC) pinned Ben Wertz (WC) 4:50 (WC, 26-19)
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Centenary College 22, Bridgewater State University 21125 Brett Reed (BSU) by forfeit (BSU, 6-0)
133 Andrew Gauthier (BSU) dec. Alex Reeves (CC) 6-4 (BSU, 9-0)
141 Adam Swift (CC) dec. Eric Kerr (BSU) 5-1 (BSU, 9-3)
149 Collin Farley (CC) maj. dec. Paul Sughrue (BSU) 15-4 (BSU, 9-7)
157 Joe Bartolini (CC) pinned Matthew Jiampetti (BSU) 1:09 (CC, 13-9)
165Â Anthony Cote (BSU) dec. D.J. Wagner (CC) 8-7 (CC, 13-12)
174Â Josh Sibblies (CC) pinned Robert Gasdia (BSU) 1:00 (CC, 19-12)
184Â Jason Gebara (BSU) by forfeit (CC, 19-18)
197Â Joey Ragsdale (CC) dec. Shahib Blount (BSU) 3-2 (CC, 22-18)
285Â Daniel Quinn (BSU) dec. Josh Caven (CC) 6-4 (CC,22-21)
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Round 3#27 Williams College 21, #25 The College of New Jersey 15 125
Kevin Corrigan (TCNJ) dec. Matt Morris (WC) 8-1 (TCNJ,3-0)
133 Daniel Evangelakos (WC) dec.
James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) 6-1 (Tied, 3-3)Â Â Â Â Â Â
141
Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) dec. Gabriel Corrochano (WC) 6-2 (TCNJ, 6-3)
149
Dylan Thorsen (TCNJ) dec. Jake Savoca (WC) 6-4 (TCNJ, 9-3)
157 Jorge Lopez (WC) maj. dec.
Luke Balina (TCNJ) 12-3 (TCNJ, 9-7) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
165 Tim Garripoli (WC) dec.
Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) 7-6 (WC, 10-9)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
174
Kellen Whitney (TCNJ) dec. Kyle Gaffney (WC) 7-2 (TCNJ, 12-10)
184 Christopher Chorzepa (WC) by tech. fall
Brandon Simon (TCNJ) 19-4 (WC, 15-12)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
197
Dan Wojtaszek (TCNJ) dec. Anthony Brooks (WC) 8-7 (Tied, 15-15)
285 Ben Wertz (WC) pinned
Evans Saso (TCNJ) 2:13 (WC, 21-15)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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#14 Roger Williams University 27, Centenary College 15125Â Â Nicholas Barbaria (RW) by forfeit (RW, 6-0)
133Â Â Alex Reeves (CC) pinned Matt Elias (RW) 1:00 (Tied, 6-6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
141Â Â Adam Swift (CC) dec. Justin Cochran (RW) 1-0 (CC, 9-6) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
149Â Â Danny Downes (RW) by forfeit (RW, 12-9)
157Â Â Joe Bartolini (CC) dec. Ty Herzog (RW) 3-1 (Tied, 12-12)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
165Â Â D.J. Wagner (CC) dec. Zachary Marcoulier (RW) 4-3 (CC, 15-12)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
174Â Â Dan Ressler (RW) dec. Josh Sibblies (CC) 3-2 (Tied, 15-15)
184Â Â Joshua Devriendt (RW) by forfeit (RW, 21-15)
197 Â David Welch (RW) dec. Joey Ragsdale (CC) 10-3 (RW, 24-15)
285 Â Jake Kruger (RW) dec. Josh Caven (CC) 3-1 (RW, 27-15)
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Hunter College 36, Bridgewater State University 6 125Â Andrew Gauthier (BSU) dec. Kenny Albert (HC) 10-7 (BSU, 3-0)
133Â Stephen Drew (HC) pinned Brett Reed (BSU) 1:49 (HC, 6-3) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
141Â Cary Palmer (HC) maj. dec. Paul Sughrue (BSU) 13-2 (HC, 10-3)
149Â Â Narankuu Ganbaatar (HC) dec, Matthew Jiampetti (BSU) 8-2 (HC, 13-3)Â Â Â Â Â Â
157Â Â Nick Wilkie (HC) dec. Matthew Perrin (BSU) 6-1 (HC, 16-3)Â
165Â Â Jesse Bader (HC) by tech. fall Jason Gebara (BSU) 18-3 (HC, 21-3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
174Â Â Nick Brutus (HC) pinned Robert Gasdia (BSU) 6:48 (HC, 27-3)
184Â Â Shabib Blount (BSU) dec. Maksimilian Garkusha (HC) 12-10 (HC, 27-6)
197Â Â Dennis Melendez (HC) by tech. fall Casey Enderlin (BSU) 17-0 (HC, 32-6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
285Â Patryk Kopczynski (HC) maj. dec. Daniel Quinn (BSU) 12-4 (HC, 36-6)
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