Wrestling Spilts a Pair of Matches at Johnson & Wales Tri-Match
Carl Anderson
WPI 21, Oneonta State 19
Johnson & Wales 32, Oneonta State 12
Johnson & Wales 34, WPI 9
Providence, RI - The Johnson & Wales University wrestling team swept a tri-match with Oneonta State and WPI at the Harborside Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon. It marked the final regular-season home match for senior All-Americans Bryan Lenhardt (Gloucester, VA) and Jerome Owens (Kettering, MD). Both wrestlers recorded a pair of victories on the day, including a win by pin in just 0:55 for Lenhardt against WPI.
WPI opened the day with a 21-19 victory against Oneonta State. In the next contest, host Johnson & Wales posted an impressive 32-12 win over Oneonta. JWU wrapped up the day with a 34-9 win over WPI.
In the opening contest, WPI jumped out to an early 15-3 lead, including a win by junior Carl Anderson (Billerica, MA) at 125 pounds. Oneonta responded by winning the next three contests, two of them via pinfall, to take a 19-15 advantage. WPI cut the lead to 19-18 with a 7-3 win by senior Scott Guzman (Acton, ME) at 197 pounds. In the final match at 285 pounds, WPI sophomore Anthony Corbo (Port Washington, NY) posted a 6-4 win to propel the Engineers to the 21-19 victory.
JWU jumped out to an early lead against Oneonta in the second contest of the day after a pair of major decision victory by freshman James Soprano (Bellville, NJ) at 125 pounds, a pinfall win by sophomore 133 pounder Nicholas Cucciniello (Smithtown, NY) and a major decision victory by freshman Vincent Egloff (Cliffside Park, NJ) at 149 pounds gave the Wildcats the 20-3 advantage. Freshman 157 pounder Andrew Van Dyk (Ocean, NJ) and freshman 165 pounder Christopher Giannios (Brick, NJ) recorded back-to-back victories to help stake JWU to a 26-3 advantage. The Wildcats then cruised to the 32-12 win.
In the final contest of the day, Johnson & Wales had a 10-3 win after a major decision victory by Egloff at 149 pounds. WPI sophomore Tyler Howe (Danbury, CT) cut the lead to 10-9 after a win by pinfall at 157 pounds. The Wildcats then had three straight wins via pinfall by Giannios, Owens and Lenhardt to take the 28-9 lead. JWU then took the 34-9 victory.
Johnson & Wales is now 4-0 on the season, Oneonta State is 2-4 record while WPI is 3-2 for the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Sunday, December 21st when they travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Desert Duals. Action gets underway at 9:00 am. WPI is off until Wednesday, Janaury 7th when they travel to Southern Maine.
| WPI (3-1) def. Oneonta State (2-3), 21-19 | ||||
| Match | Match Score | Running Score | ||
| 125 - Carl Anderson (WPI) def. Derek Conant (OSC) | | 4:09 (Pinfall) | | 6-0, WPI |
| 133 - Rich Wingert (WPI) def. Slade Comstock (OSC) | 9-6 | 9-0, WPI | ||
| 141 - Justin Davey (OSC) def. Alex LaBeef (WPI) | 6-5 | 9-3, WPI | ||
| 149 - Matt Wainright (WPI) def. David Staulters (OSC) | 4-3 | 12-3, WPI | ||
| 157 - Tyler Howe (WPI) def. Eric Simmons (OSC) | 8-2 | 15-3, WPI | ||
| 165 - Jimmy Neal (OSC) def. Joe Vanni (WPI) | 6:25 (Pinfall) | 15-9, WPI | ||
| 174 - Josh Wake (OSC) def. Larry Loomis (WPI) | 4:01 (Pinfall) | 15-13, WPI | ||
| 184 - Kris Stafford (OSC) def. John Gikas (WPI) | 11-1 (Major Decision) | 19-15, OSC | ||
| 197 - Scott Guzman (WPI) def. Wala Canario (OSC) | 7-3 | 19-18, OSC | ||
| 285 - Anthony Corbo (WPI) def. Kevin Gregory (OSC) | 6-4 | 21-19, WPI | ||
| Johnson & Wales (3-0) def. Oneonta State (2-4), 32-12 | ||||
| Match | Match Score | Running Score | ||
| 125 - James Soprano (JWU) def. Carlos Soto (OSC) | 12-4 (Major Decision) | 4-0, JWU | ||
| 133 - Nicholas Cucciniello (JWU) def. Slade Comstock (OSC) | 1:49 (Pinfall) | 10-0, JWU | ||
| 141 - Charlie Trumm (OSC) def. John Donaleski (JWU) | 4-0 | 10-3, JWU | ||
| 149 - Vincent Egloff (JWU) def. Rob Preiss (OSC) | 11-3 (Major Decision) | 14-3, JWU | ||
| 157 - Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) def. Eric Simmons (OSC) | 6:59 (Pinfall) | 20-3, JWU | ||
| 165 - Christopher Giannios (JWU) def. Victor Nicotra (OSC) | 3:36 (Pinfall) | 26-3, JWU | ||
| 174 - Jerome Owens (JWU) def. Josh Wake (OSC) | 16-10 | 29-3, JWU | ||
| 184 - Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) def. Dave Ballard (OSC) | 1-0 | 32-3, JWU | ||
| 197 - Kris Stafford (OSC) def. Austin Roberts (JWU) | 1:19 (Pinfall) | 32-9, JWU | ||
| 285 - Wala Canario (OSC) def. Adam Foxx (JWU) | 8-1 | 32-12, JWU | ||
| Johnson & Wales (4-0) def. WPI (3-2), 34-9 | ||||
| Match | Match Score | Running Score | ||
| 125 - Carl Anderson (WPI) def., James Soprano (JWU) | 2-0 | 3-0, WPI | ||
| 133 - Nicholas Cucciniello (JWU) def. Rich Wingert (WPI) | 10-5 | 3-3 | ||
| 141 - John Donaleski (JWU) def. Alex LaBeef (WPI) | 7-4 | 6-3, JWU | ||
| 149 - Vincent Egloff (JWU) def. Matt Wainright (WPI) | 11-2 (Major Decision) | 10-3, JWU | ||
| 157 - Tyler Howe (WPI) def. Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) | 6:05 (Pinfall) | 10-9, JWU | ||
| 165 - Christopher Giannios (JWU) def. Joe Vanni (WPI) | 4:47 (Pinfall) | 16-9, JWU | ||
| 174 - Jerome Owens (JWU) def. Larry Loomis (WPI) | 1:46 (Pinfall) | 22-9, JWU | ||
| 184 - Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) def. John Gikas (WPI) | 0:55 (Pinfall) | 28-9, JWU | ||
| 197 - Patrick McCrohan (JWU) def. Scott Guzman (WPI) | 4-1 | 31-9, JWU | ||
| 285 - Jon Flegal (JWU) def. Anthony Corbo (WPI) | 3-1 | 34-9, JWU |