Bridgewater, MA --- In New England College Conference Wrestling
Association (NECCWA) action, the Bears of Bridgewater State College
earned a decisive 40-3 victory over WPI this evening from the
Adrian Tinsley Center in Bridgewater. The Bears improved their dual
meet record to 8-3 and also snapped a three-match losing streak
against the Engineers (1-5).
With the match starting in the 157-pound weight class, the Bears
jumped out to a quick 6-0 advantage thanks to a pin by senior
Tom Hennessey (Raynham, MA). BSC then
proceeded to take the next seven weight classes to take a 34-0
lead, highlighted by a pair of wins by fall by junior James
Quinlan (Methuen, MA) at 184 and junior Eric
Coughlan (Sandwich, MA) at 133. Quinlan's pin was his
team-leading 15th of the season as he is now one shy of his own
school record of 16 pins set just last season. Quinlan,
ranked fourth in all of Division III for his weight class, has also
now won 21 straight matches as he improved his win/loss record to
26-1.
WPI got on the board in the 141-pound weight class as senior
Roman Walsh (Wilmington, MA) came away with an 8-2
decision. Bridgewater took the final bout of the match as
sophomore John Marsh (New Bedford, MA) earned a
win by fall at 149.
Also winning for Bridgewater were Dustin
Diedrich (165, Salem, MA), John Fralick
(174, Woburn, MA), Anthony D'Amico (197,
Shrewsbury, MA), Tim Ferreira (285, Danbury, CT)
and Eric Rosado (125, Foxboro, MA). Fralick,
D'Amico, Ferreira and Rosado all picked up wins by decision, while
Diedrich came away with a major decision victory. Fralick now has
98 career victories to his credit which is good for second all-time
at Bridgewater State.
The Bears are next in action on Sunday as they head to Plymouth,
New Hampshire for the Plymouth State Invitational. WPI is also on
the road this weekend as the Engineers head to Hartford,
Connecticut on Saturday to compete in the Trinity College Mini-Meet
versus Williams, MIT, Southern Main and host Trinity.
Release courtesy Bridgewater State Sports Information
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