Worcester, MA --- Scott Guzman's (Acton, ME)
first period pin at 184 pounds highlighted WPI's 28-20 win over
visiting Coast Guard in New England Wrestling Association (NEWA)
action Tuesday evening. With the victory, the Engineers
improve to 5-10 on the season while Coast Guard falls to 2-8.
WPI jumped out to a 9-0 advantage when sixth-ranked
Larry Loomis (Plainfield, CT) opened the match
with a 6-1 victory at 174 pounds before Guzman pinned his opponent
at 1:51. The Bears came back quickly when Dan
Sorby (Bemidji, MN) scored a 4-0 victory at 197 and
heavyweight Troy Robison (Yuba City, CA) recorded
a pin at 1:50 of the first period.
133-pounder Andrew Armstrong (Bethel Park, PA)
earned a pin for Coast Guard at 4:40 that was sandwiched between
WPI forfeit wins by Carl Anderson (Billerica, MA)
at 125 and Jeff Root (Milford, CT) at 141.
The Crimson and Gray then secured the victory when Matt
Wainwright (North Attleboro, MA) registered an 11-4 win at
149 and freshman Tyler Howe (Danbury, CT)
collected a 15-3 major decision at 157.
Coast Guard's Colin Boyle (Ridgefield, WA),
ranked fourth at 165 pounds, closed out the evening with a tech
fall at 5:14 (16-1).
WPI returns to action on Thursday at 7:30pm with a home match
versus Wesleyan. Coast Guard ventures to West
Point, NY on Saturday where they will participate in the
All-Academy Championships hosted by Army.
Weight
Result Score/Time
Running Score
174
Larry Loomis (WPI) Dec. Kevin Robinson
(CG)
6-1 3-0
184
Scott Guzman (WPI) Pinned Dan Miller (CG)
1:51
9-0
197
Dan Sorby (CG) Dec. John Gikas (WPI)
4-0 9-3
285
Troy Robison (CG) Pinned Anthony Corbo (WPI) 1:50 9-9
125
Carl Anderson (WPI) Won by Forfeit ----- 15-9
133
Andrew Armstrong (CG) Pinned Dennis Sullivan (WPI) 4:29 15-15
141
Jeff Root (WPI) Won by Forfeit ----- 21-15
149
Matt Wainwright (WPI) Dec. James Rader (CG) 11-4 24-15
157
Tyler Howe (WPI) Major Dec. Francis O'Brien (CG) 15-3 28-15
165
Colin Boyle (CG) Tech Fall Joe Vanni(WPI) 16-1 (5:14) 28-20
