New England coaches poll, week 8
No new poll this week
Jan. 13, 2015
Rec. Pts. LW
1. Roger Williams (14) 10-1 140 1
2. Johnson & Wales 8-5 125 2
3. Williams 5-1 113 3
4. Springfield 5-4 89 4
6. Wesleyan 3-2 83 6
5. WPI 5-4 76 5
7. Coast Guard 1-4 55 7
8. Rhode Island Coll. 5-3 45 8
9. Norwich University 2-2 27 9
10. Plymouth State 3-2 15 10
Also receiving votes: Southern Maine
NEWA Wrestler of Week
Joey Gaccione (Highpoint, N.J.), Johnson & Wales, 157 pounds
Gaccione went 3-0 and helped lead Johnson and Wales to a second place finish at the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Duals. In the finals, Gaccione beat No. 6 ranked nationally Ty Herzog of Roger Williams, 15-0. In the semifinals, he beat three-time All American and current No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country Jorge Lopez of Williams in 5:35. In the quarterfinals, Gaccione got a win by decision to help JWU beat rival RIC.
NEWA Rookie Wrestler of Week
Jean-Luc Lemieux (Derry NH), freshman, Roger Williams, 133 pounds
Jean-Luc went 3-0 to help lead Roger Williams University to the NEWA Duals championship. Jean-Luc was ranked sixth in the region before the weekend. He beat Sean Randles of Norwich by decision in his first match. In the semifinals, he beat No. 5 Frank Crippen of Wesleyan 3-2 to avenge a loss from last week. In the finals he beat No. 3 ranked Joe Ferinde of JWU 7-0. He was to the NEWA Duals All-Tournament team.
Key results
NEWA Duals
First round
Norwich University 34, Plymouth State 12
Trinity 28, Bridgewater State 20
Quarterfinals
Roger Williams 37, Norwich University 8
Johnson & Wales 21, Rhode Island College 18
Wesleyan 25, Springfield 18
Williams 33, WPI 10
Semifinals
Roger Williams 39, Wesleyan 9
Johnson & Wales 24, Williams 15
Championship
Roger Williams 27, Johnson & Wales 8
Consolation
Williams 24, Wesleyan 22
NEWA Duals All Tournament Team
Dylan Nuttall, Bridgewater State
Devin Visconti, Daniel Webster
Joey Gaccione, Johnson & Wales
Jacob Forsman, Norwich
Matt Froio, Plymouth State
John Georges, Rhode Island College
Jean-Luc Lemieux, Roger Williams
Brendan Weir, Southern Maine
Tyler Keane, Springfield
Jack Reilly, Trinity
Isaiah Bellamy, Wesleyan
Timothy Garripoli, Williams
Timothy Mclinden, Western New England
Justin Marsh, WPI
New England
Division III rankings
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
125 Pounds:
1. Jay Albis, Johnson & Wales
2. Matt Morris, Williams
3. Nicholas Barbaria, Roger Williams
4. Dylan Nuttal, Bridgewater State
5. Jacob Forsman, Norwich University
6. Brian Amato, WPI
133 Pounds:
1. Tyler Keane, Springfield
2. Austin Sisco Western New England
3. Joseph Ferinde, Johnson & Wales
4. Steve Jendritz, WPI
5. Frank Crippen, Wesleyan
6. Jean Luc Lemieux, Roger Williams
141 Pounds:
1. Shawn Giblin, Rhode Island College
2. Justin Cochran, Roger Williams
3. Peter Nash, WPI
4. Brendan Weir, Southern Maine
5. Justin Colon, Johnson & Wales
6. David Colvin, Springfield
149 Pounds:
1. Zach Joseph, Springfield
2. Jake Savoca, Williams
3. Danny Downes, Roger Williams
4. Dan Del Gallo, Southern Maine
5. Carter Armendarez, Wesleyan
6. Thomas Grippi, Johnson & Wales
157 Pounds:
1. Jorge Lopez, Williams
2. Ty Herzog, Roger Williams
3. Chris Sullivan Coast Guard
4. CJ Luth, Southern Maine
5. Chris Siracusa, Wesleyan
6. Joe Gaccione, Johnson & Wales
165 Pounds:
1. Alec Golner, Roger Williams
2. Tim Garripoli, Williams
3. Seth Carter Daniel Webster
4. Justin Marsh, WPI
5. Will Henson, Springfield
6. Clay Callahan Plymouth State
174 Pounds:
1. Danny Ressler, Roger Williams
2. Taran Carr, Wesleyan
3. Mike Shermot Coast Guard
4. Steve Jarrell, Johnson & Wales
5. Devin Visconti Daniel Webster
6. Matt Froio Plymouth State
184 Pounds:
1. Chris Chorzepa, Williams
2. Joe Albina, Roger Williams
3. Brandon Conrad, Rhode Island College
4. Dae 'Sean Brown, Johnson & Wales
5. Dan Wensley, WPI
6. Dominic Pirraglia, Wesleyan
197 Pounds:
1. David Welch, Roger Williams
2. Khamri Thomas, Johnson & Wales
3. Isaiah Bellamy, Wesleyan
4. Anthony Brooks, Williams
5. Mike Curtis, WPI
6. Mike Risti, Southern Maine
285 Pounds:
1. Kyle Foster, Roger Williams
2. Jake Benedict, Springfield
3. Devon Carrillo, Wesleyan
4. Frankie Girolamo, Norwich University
5. John Georges, Rhode Island College
6. Lucian Cascino Trinity
College roundup
Jack helps No. 3
N.C. State remain undefeated
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 27 – North Carolina State sophomore Kevin Jack (Danbury) beat No. 11 Joey Ward of North Carolina, 5-3 in overtime Wednesday night to help the No. 3 Wolfpack remain undefeated with a 28-8 decision over No. 14 North Carolina.
The Wolfpack (18-0, 3-0 ACC) won eight of 10 matches. Jack (141) rode out Ward the entire third period to erase a riding time point and then in OT, Jack earned the escape for the victory.
On Sunday, Jack, who is ranked No. 3 in the nation at 141, beat Virginia’s Zack Watson, 10-0. Jack had a four-point near fall and 4:48 of riding time. North Carolina State beat No. 17 Virginia, 35-7. Shelton’s Patrick Gillen wrestled for the Cavaliers at 285 and lost to NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski by tech fall, 19-3.
Freshman Cross Cannone (Trumbull) went 2-1 over the weekend for No. 1 Wartburg College as Wartburg went 3-0 at the Iowa Conferene Duals. Cannone (141) is now 23-5 on the year. … Granby native Dominick Malone is 16-6 with eight pins for Northwestern University (1-7) at 133 pounds. On Friday night, Malone beat No. 17 Rossi Bruno of Michigan, 3-2. But it wasn’t enough as No. 6 Michigan dominated the Wildcats, 39-6. … At Cleveland State, Pomfret’s R.J. LaBeef is 6-2 at 149 pounds.
The Sacred Heart wrestling team went 0-3 in a quad meet at Hofstra, losing to host Hofstra, 40-8, Columbia, 38-0 and Clarion, 33-7.
The Pioneers (1-9) received wins from sophomore Tim Johnson and junior Casey Mitchell (South Windsor) against Hofstra. Mitchell beat Jahlani Callender (157), 2-1 in overtime. Against Clarion, Mitchell beat Jake Keller (157), 12-3 while Elliot Antler (Xavier) beat Dom Rigous (184) by a score of 6-4.
The Pioneers host George Mason on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Fairfield.
Roger Williams wins 3rd straight NEWA Duals championship
BRIDGEWATER, Mass., Jan. 23 -- Roger Williams became the first team in New England history to capture a third straight New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Duals championship Saturday with a 27-8 win over Johnson & Wales. Roger Williams also won their fourth NEWA Duals title, trying Johnson & Wales. Johnson & Wales made their ninth finals appearance in the 15 years of the event.
In the first round in the 8/9 match upm Norwich beat Plymouth State 34-12. Norwich was led by Jacob Forsmann, who beat Joey Aumann of PSU, 13-0. Matt Froio of PSU continued his strong freshman season going 3-0 over the weekend. Other big wins in the first round were Joel Zambrano at 125 for Springfield beat Dylan Nuttall of BSU 3-1. At 149, Jack Reilly of Trinity pinned Carter Armendarez of Wesleyan in 1:25 and Daniel Del Gallo of USM beat Region place winner Jon Costa of RIC 6-1.
In the second round the top four seeds (RWU, JWU, Williams, Wesleyan) all advanced to the semifinals. On the backside of the bracket Trinity upset Bridgewater State 28-20. Wesleyan beat Springfield in the 4/5 match 25-18. Dylan Jones at 125 beat Joel Zambrano 3-1. James Matias at 141 beat No. 6 ranked David Colvin of Springfield 6-4. In a match of two ranked wrestlers at 149 No. 1 Zack Joseph beat No. 5 Carter Armendarez by decision, 10-2. Williams beat WPI 33-10. Matt Morris of Williams at 125 beat returning All American Brian Amato 6-2. Morris seems to have significantly improved from last year and looks to be a major contender to make the NCAA’s. At 165 No. 2 Tim Garripoli of Williams beat No. 4 Justin Marsh 3-2. JWU beat RIC 21-18. At 141, No. 1 ranked Shawn Giblin of RIC beat returning region place winner and current No. 5 Justin Colon 11-7 and Jon Costa at 149 beat Tom Grippi of JWU 5-2.
In the third round Trinity beat PSU 31-12 and WNEU beat USM 28-24. The wins vaulted Trinity and WNEU into the top ten. Springfield beat Norwich and WPI beat RIC. In the Springfield dual, Ben Swanson of Norwich beat Zach Joseph of Springfield 18-8. Joseph the No. 1 ranked 149 bumped up to 157 to wrestle Swanson and Swanson dominated the match. In the WPI dual at 165 Justin Marsh pinned Ricondo Cole of RIC in 6:55.
In the semifinals, Roger Williams beat Wesleyan 31-9 and JWU beat Williams 24-15. In the RWU/Wesleyan dual, RWU got big wins from Barbaria at 125 and Lemieux at 133 by close decisions 3-1 and 3-2. That got the dual going in the right direction for Roger Williams as they won the next two matches by decision with Cochran beating Matias 6-1 and Downes beating Armendarez 6-2. Wesleyan would get on the board with a 6-1 win by Chris Siracusa at 157 but RWU would win 4 of the last 5 matches to secure the victory. The meet featured the top two wrestlers at 174 as NCAA Northwest Region champion Dan Ressler again beat No. 2 Taran Carr this time 9-6.
In the JWU/Williams semifinal meet, there were some major upsets that paved the way for the JWU win. The dual started with the top two wrestlers at 125. Jay Albis the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the region beat Matt Morris 8-0. Albis continues his impressive freshmen season and is clearly the guy to beat at 125. Ferinde won at 133 for JWU and then started a string of 3 upsets. The first for Williams as Gabe Corrochano beat returning National Qualifier Justin Colon 6-4. JWU countered with Thomas Grippi beating National Qualifier Jake Savoca by Major decision 15-5. Then at 157 Joey Gaccione of JWU beat three-time All-American Jorge Lopez of Williams by fall in 5:35. Lopez was in control of the match but Gaccione was able to secure a leg ride and pin Lopez. Williams would win 3 of the last 5 matches but it would not be enough.
The championship match was not much different then the others for RWU who dominated all day. In the finals they beat JWU 27-8. RWU won 25 of their 30 individual varsity matches on their way to winning their third Dual Championship in a row. RWU saw No. 1 ranked in the Region and the country David Welch beat No. 2 ranked Khamri Thomas 6-1 at 197. JWU got another huge win by Joey Gaccione who beat No. 6 ranked nationally and returning national qualifier Ty Herzog 15-0.
In the third place match, Williams beat Wesleyan in a tight dual 24-22. The dual was split 5 matches apiece. For Wesleyan James Matias got a big win at 141 beating Corrochano 9-3 and at 197 No. 3 ranked Isaiah Bellamy got a major decision win over Anthony Brooks a region place winner a year ago 12-2. Williams got big wins from Savoca at 149 who pinned No. 5 ranked Armendarez. Garripoli at 165 won by first period pin over Forys in 2:32.
WPI beat Springfield to take 5th, 23-14. WPI won 6 of the 10 bouts. Tyler Keane of Springfield continued his strong season with a 9-3 win over Lacroix at 133. Graysen DeLuca got a pin at 157 for WPI and Peter Nash won by techfall at 141 to give the Engineers bonus points.
RIC beat Norwich 30-12 in the 7th place match. Chris Kelly of RIC highlighted the dual with a 10-9 win over Ben Swanson of Norwich at 157. Trinity beat WNEU 25-19. Trinity finished the day 3-1 and broke into the top ten in New England as a team for the first time in a while. The Bantams got pins from Nolan Cornu at 157 and Lucian Cascino at 285. WNEU had a great day going 2-2 and also broke into the top 10 at the NEWA duals for the first time in a long time. The two teams split the dual 5 matches apiece but the bonus points for Trinity helped win the dual.
