New England coaches poll, week 11
Feb. 15, 2015
Rec. Pts. LW
1. Roger Williams (15) 22-3 150 1
2. Johnson & Wales 18-6 135 2
3. Williams 13-5 105 3
4. Wesleyan 11-8 97 4
5. Coast Guard 6-5 94 7
6. WPI 15-9 80 6
7. Springfield 9-11 62 5
8. Norwich University 7-10 35 9
9. Rhode Island Coll. 8-8 28 8
10. Trinity 7-11 19 10
Also receiving votes: Western New England, Bridgewater State, Southern Maine
NEWA Wrestler of Week
Joey Gaccione (Highpoint, NJ), Johnson & Wales, 149
Gaccione went 2-0 to lead the Wildcats to their 18th win on the season. Gaccione beat Matt Langan of Division II LIU 6-1. He then beat No. 5 ranked Daniel Del Gallo of Southern Maine, 4-2.
NEWA Rookie Wrestler of Week
Jacob Forsman (Voorhees, NJ), Norwich University, 125
Forsman went 3-0 for Norwich this past weekend. He had two pins and a win by major decision. Forsman pinned Drick of Lycoming in 3:57. He pinned Yankloski of Oswego in 3:23 and he beat Dylan Jones of Wesleyan, 14-4.
Key results
Sacred Heart 24, Bloomsburg 10
At Bloomsburg, Pa.
125: Gerard Daly (SHU) pin Jonathan Haas (Bloomsburg) 2:28
133: Andy Schutz (Bloomsburg) def. Tim Johnson (SHU) 13-3
141: Alex Harnsberger (SHU) def. Sam Holandez (Bloomsburg) 9-4
149: Brandon Levesque (SHU) def. Ryan Snow (Bloomsburg) 5-0
157: Brendon Colbert (Bloomsburg) def. Casey Mitchell (SHU) 3-0
165: Matt Fisher (SHU) def. Matthew Carr (Bloomsburg) 7-4
174: Johnny Vrasidas (SHU) def. Casey Glunt (Bloomsburg) 5-1
184: Elliott Antler (SHU) def. Kyle Wojtaszek (Bloomsburg) 8-2
197: Dominic Carfagno (Bloomsburg) def. Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) 13-12
285: Duke Sherwood (SHU) def. Saul Wilkins (Bloomsburg) 6-2
New England
Division III rankings
Tuesday, February 18, 2016
125 Pounds:----
1. Bobby Jordan, Johnson & Wales
2. Matt Morris, Williams
3. Brian Amato, WPI
4. Nicholas Barbaria, Roger Williams
5. Jacob Forsman, Norwich University
6. Dylan Nuttal, Bridgewater State
133 Pounds:
1. Tyler Keane, Springfield
2. Austin Sisco , Western New England U
3. Jean Luc Lemieux, Roger Williams
4. Joseph Ferinde, Johnson & Wales
5. Pat Lacroix, WPI
6. Frank Crippen, Wesleyan
141 Pounds:
1. Shawn Giblin, Rhode Island Coll
2. Justin Cochran, Roger Williams
3. Brendan Weir, Southern Maine
4. Matt McCallister, Coast Guard
5. Peter Nash, WPI
6. Brendon Seyfried, Williams
149 Pounds:
1. Zach Joseph, Springfield
2. Joe Gaccione, Johnson & Wales
3. Danny Downes, Roger Williams
4. Jake Savoca, Williams
5. Dan Del Gallo, Southern Maine
6. Jonathan Costa, Rhode Island Coll
157 Pounds:
1. Jorge Lopez, Williams
2. Chris Sullivan, Coast Guard
3. CJ Luth, Southern Maine
4. Ty Herzog, Roger Williams
5. Chris Siracusa, Wesleyan
6. Geovanni Medina, Springfield
165 Pounds:
1. Alec Golner, Roger Williams
2. Tim Garripoli, Williams
3. Justin Marsh, WPI
4. Mike Palomba, Coast Guard
5. Ricondo Cole, Rhode Island Coll
6. Ryan Ward, Springfield
174 Pounds:
1. Danny Ressler, Roger Williams
2. Taran Carr, Wesleyan
3. Steve Jarrell , Johnson & Wales
4. Devin Visconti, Daniel Webster
5. Dan Fiorvanti, Coast Guard
6. Lucas Muntz, WPI
184 Pounds:
1. Chris Chorzepa, Williams
2. Joe Albina, Roger Williams
3. Brandon Conrad, Rhode Island Coll
4. Dae 'Sean Brown , Johnson & Wales
5. Marc Wagner, Coast Guard
6. Dan Wensley, WPI
197 Pounds:
1. David Welch, Roger Williams
2. Khamri Thomas , Johnson & Wales
3. Anthony Brooks, Williams
4. Phil Azzari, Coast Guard
5. Mike Curtis, WPI
6. Devon Carrillo, Wesleyan
285 Pounds:
1. Kyle Foster, Roger Williams
2. Jake Benedict, Springfield
3. Frankie Girolamo, Norwich University
4. Cory Tomasetti, Coast Guard
5. Lucian Cascino, Trinity
6. John Georges, Rhode Island Coll
Sacred Heart snaps 12-match losing streak
BLOOMSBURG, PA, Feb. 13 – Sacred Heart won seven of 10 matches to snap a 12-match losing streak with a 24-10 win over Bloomsburg on Saturday. The Pioneers (2-12) started off the day with freshman Gerard Daly (133) winning by pin in 2:28. Sacred Heart extended its lead with victories by Alex Harbsberger (141) and Brandon Levesque (149).
After South Windsor’s Casey Mitchell (154) dropped a 3-0 decision, Matt Fisher (165) earned a two-point win, Johnny Vrasida (174) won by four and Xavier’s Elliot Antler (184) earned a 8-2 win over Kyle Wojtaskzek. Duke Sherwood (285) finished off the day with a win for the Pioneers.
Sacred Heart returns to the mat February 20 at Franklin and Marshall.
Coast Guard tops Merchant Marine
KINGS POINT, N.Y., Feb. 10 -- Matt McAllister's sudden victory in overtime at 141 pounds proved to be a key win for Coast Guard as the Bears won six of the nine matches to beat archrival Merchant Marine 19-18. The Bears improve to 6-5 in dual meets and beat the Mariners in back-to-back seasons for the first time in nine years.
College roundup
Jack earns ACC weekly recognition
North Carolina State sophomore Kevin Jack (Danbury) was named the co-wrestler of the week by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Jack, a 141-pound sophomore, earned two wins last week over top 10 opponents.
In a battle of the top-two ranked 141 pound wrestlers in the ACC, No. 3 Jack defeated No. 7 Solomon Chishko of Virgina Tech, 3-2. He then followed up with a 4-2 win over No. 6 Matt Manley of Missouri on Sunday. He did not allow a takedown in either bout this past weekend.
Jack finished a perfect 5-0 in ACC action, with three of those wins versus opponents ranked No. 11 or better.
No. 8 Virginia Tech won the final three bouts to erase a one-point Wolfpack lead and hand North Carolina State its first loss of the season, 19-14. North Carolina State began the season with a school record 21 victories. The win gives Virginia Tech (14-2, 4-0 ACC) the regular season league title.
Jack earned the first of three Wolfpack victories with a 3-2 win over No. 7 Solomon Chishko. Jack scored the bout's lone takedown in the first period and each wrestler traded escapes and a late Jack stall was not enough. The win was Jack's 13th in a row, and the 50th of his NC State career.
On Sunday against No. 5 Missouri, North Carolina State rallied from behind to earn 18-17 victory. At 141, Jack downed No. 6 Matt Manley, 4-2. After a scoreless first, Jack started the second on bottom and scored the lone point of the period with an escape. Manley got a reversal to start the third, but Jack quickly answered with a reversal of his own, and rode out Manley the rest of the period and tacked on another point for ride time.
With the win, Jack has now won 14 straight - with four of his last five wins all versus opponents ranked 17th or better.
No. 4 North Carolina State (22-1) will travel to No. 2 Iowa (16-0) on Monday, Feb. 22 to compete in the NWCA National Duals championship series at 8 p.m., EST.
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Freshman Zach Bylykbashi (Southington) has set a new record for most wins in a single season at Washington & Lee University in Virginia. Bylykbashi is 32-7 with four pins, wrestling at 133 pounds. Washington & Lee had four medalists at the recent Centennial Conference championship meet and finished fifth out of eight teams. He was named to the All-Centennial Conference team.
In the tournament, Bylykbashi notched identical 10-1 wins over William Hardin of the Merchant Marine Academy and Yoseph Borai of Stevens Tech to set up a championship match-up with Ryan O'Boyle of McDaniel in the 133-pound finals. O'Boyle pinned Bylykbashi in 1:56 to take the title.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Feb. 27-28 when they host the NCAA Division III East Regional qualifying tournament.
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Shelton’s Patrick Gillen (285) lost by pin as No. 19 Virginia (6-6) fell to Chattanooga, 19-18 on Sunday. Virginia will return to action on Friday, Feb. 19, when the Cavaliers travel to face No. 21 Pittsburgh in an ACC contest featuring nationally-ranked foes.
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Sophomore Jimmy Bell (Greenwich/Brunswick) is getting some varsity matches at 133 and 141 for Brown University this winter. He is 3-6 in nine matches.
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Roger Williams University competed against Harvard and Brown in the Beauty and the Beast Invitational in Providence. Roger Williams lost to Brown, 24-17 and Harvard, 38-3 with Kyle Foster (Somers) picking up two wins on the day.
Foster beat Brown’s Josh Durso-Finley at 285 pounds to get things started for the Hawks. Joe Albina (Milford, N.H.) had a major decision in 184 with senior David Welch (Salem, N.H.) also earning a major decision at 197. Against Harvard, Foster had the only win for Roger Williams. Alec Golner (Tyngsborough, MA) went into overtime in a loss to Devon Gobbo at 165.
WPI swept a pair of matches from Springfield, 28-13 and Williams, 17-16 on criteria in a tri-meet. Williams earned a split with a 22-17 victory over Springfield. Against Williams, WPI got big wins from Lacroix (133) and Marsh (165), who each had 3-1 wins in overtime. Marsh beat Williams’ Tim Garripoli, who qualified for the NCAA Division III national tournament a year ago. Deluca (157) and Lucas Muntz (West Hartford, 174) each won by major decision.
Williams got a tech fall from Chris Chorzepa (Newington) at 184 and a 4-3 victory by Matt Morris (125) over WPI’s Brian Amato (Newington). Williams was missing three-time All-American Jorge Lopez.
Against Springfield, Williams was leading by two going into the final match, 19-17. Williams’ Martin Strenk who wrestled matches at 174 back in November seems to be the Ephs new 285. Strenk beat Irakli Kakauridze 3-2 to clinch the dual for the Ephs.
Matt Morris, Gabe Corrochano at 141, Chris Chorzepa at 184, and Anthony Brooks at 197 all went 2-0 for Williams. Corrochano beat Nash of WPI 6-2 and won by major decision over Colvin of Springfield 8-0. WPI was led by Marsh and Muntz at 165 and 174 who both went 2-0. Peter Nash won by pin against Colvin of Springfield to help led the Engineers to the 2-0 day.
Springfield was led by their two big guns who have had outstanding seasons. Tyler Keane (Glastonbury) at 133 and Zach Joseph at 149 both went 2-0. Joseph pinned Jake Savoca (Hand-Madison) of Williams. Springfield also had Geovanni Medina (New Britain) back in the lineup at 157. Medina also went 2-0 with a 5-4 win over DeLuca of WPI and a major decision win over Berry of Williams.
Johnson and Wales and University of Southern Maine wrestled in a tri-match that included Long Island Post, a Division II school. JWU went 2-0 on the day. The Wildcats were led by Bobby Jordan at 125, Joey Gaccione at 149, Stephen Jarrell at 174, and Khamri Thomas (Windsor Locks) at 197, whom all went 2-0. Jordan, ranked No. 4 nationally, beat Abshire of USM 15-1 and beat Paterno of LIU 15-2. Joey Gaccione beat last year’s NCAA Division III Northeast Regional finalist Daniel Del Gallo of USM, 4-2. Gaccione now has three wins over top ten ranked wrestlers in the last month. JWU got 4 pins on the day (Thomas, Flemming, Gargano, and Aurielo). Southern Maine was led by CJ Luth (Milford) at 157 and Brandon Weir at 141 whom both went 2-0. Luth beat Thomas Grippi of JWU 11-2. Weir had two strong wins by decision to continue his strong freshmen season.
Western New England University, Daniel Webster, and Plymouth State wrestled in a tri-match. WNEU went 2-0 beating Plymouth State, 30-16 and beating Daniel Webster, 36-19. The Golden Bears were led by Andrew Cole at 184 who went 2-0 with a fall over Travis Guthrie of DWC in 1:49 and a 3-0 win over Montgomery of PSU. Austin Sisco at 133 and Lamont Wallace at 149 added pins for the Bears against PSU. Plymouth State University was led by Matt Froio, Joey Aumann, Clay Callahan, and Bruce McLee who all won. Froio finishes the regular season with a 17-6 record while Aumann improved to 17-9.
Wesleyan and Norwich University competed in a four-team meet with Lycoming and Oswego. Wesleyan went 3-0 and Norwich was 1-2. Wesleyan was led by Frank Crippen at 133, James Mattias at 141, Chris Siracusa at 157 and Devon Carillo (Middletown) at 197 all went 3-0. Wesleyan and Norwich was a competitive dual that saw Wesleyan seal the win when Devon Carillo pinned Bryan Giblin in 4:58. Against Lycoming Wesleyan was up two points 19-17 and Isaiah Bellamy sealed the dual win at 285 with a 3-2 win. Norwich was led by freshmen standout Jacob Forsman who went 3-0. Forsman had two pins and a win by major decision. Pat McCurdy at 165 and Bryan Giblin at 197 were both 2-1 for the Cadets
Trinity, Bridgewater State, and Rhode Island College competed in a tri-match. Trinity beat RIC, 30-25, BSU beat Trinity, 30-15, and RIC beat BSU, 22-21. RIC was led by Stephen Massi, Jake Dorman, Chris Kelly, Ricondo Cole, and Victor Zabalu, who all went 2-0. Dorman, Cole, and Zabalu won by pin to lead RIC. Tom Arseneault at 285 and Dylan Nuttal at 133 continue to lead the BSU Bears. Both wrestlers along with Jason Gebara at 174 were undefeated for the day. Arsenault had a strong 3-0 win over Ferraro of Trinity while Nuttal and Gebara won by pin against the Bantams. Trinity was led by Saccone at 125 and Sorensen at 149. Both wrestlers were undefeated going 2-0. Saccone had a big pin against Phongsamphanh of RIC to help the Bantams beat the Anchormen.
