BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State College wrestling team dropped a tough 21-19 decision to 23rd ranked Johnson & Wales University in a Pilgrim Wrestling League (PWL) match this evening at Kelly Gymnasium in Bridgewater.
Johnson & Wales erased a 19-9 deficit by winning the final three bouts of the night capped off by an 8-1 decision by freshman Humphrey Swift (Danbury, CT) in the heavyweight class. Junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, CT) got the rally started with a pin at 184 to cut the deficit to 19-15. Senior Patrick McCrohan (Berkley, MA) then posted a 3-2 decision at 197 to pull the Wildcats to within a point (19-18) and set the stage for Swift's match-ending heroics.
Johnson and Wales jumped out to a 9-3 lead as a Brian Conley (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ) pin at 125 and a John Donaleski (Bellville, NJ) 12-10 decision at 141 sandwiched a 7-1 decision by BSC sophomore 133-pounder Ken Francis (New Bedford, MA).
Bridgewater State then won four straight bouts with freshman Sean Fields (Norwalk, CT) posting a 13-5 major decision win at 149. Fields was wrestling in place of senior John Marsh (New Bedford, MA) who is ranked fifth nationally in Division III.
Senior 157-pounder Frank Cammisa (Danbury, CT) followed with an 8-2 decision to give BSC a 10-9 lead. A 9-3 decision by junior Ethan Raymond (Middlebury, VT) and a pin by junior 174-pounder Zachary Bates (Leyden, MA) increased the Bears' advantage to 19-9.
Bridgewater State (0-1, 0-1 PWL) will travel to Bristol, Rhode Island on Saturday for a quad match hosted by Roger Williams University starting at noon. Johnson & Wales (3-1, 2-0 PWL) will compete in a quad match at WPI on Sunday at noon.
Weight |
Result |
Score/Time |
Running Score |
125 |
Brian Conley (JWU) Pinned Dan Palmer (BSC) |
3:52 |
6-0 |
133 |
Ken Francis (BSC) Won by Decision over James Soprano (JWU) |
7-1 |
6-3 |
141 |
John Donaleski (JWU) Won by Decision over Derek Grant (BSC) |
12-10 |
9-3 |
149 |
Sean Fields (BSC) Won by Major Decision over Michael Bove (JWU) |
13-5 |
9-7 |
157 |
Frank Cammissa (BSC) Won by Decision over Anthony Pierro (JWU) |
8-2 |
9-10 |
165 |
Ethan Raymond (BSC) Won by Decision over Alex Shea (JWU) |
9-3 |
9-13 |
174 |
Zachary Bates (BSC) Pinned Colin Lenhardt (JWU) |
3:19 |
9-19 |
184 |
Brennan Ward (JWU) Pinned Michael Aiken (BSC) |
6:07 |
15-19 |
197 |
Patrick McCrohan (JWU) Won by Decision over Greg Tanny (BSC) |
3-2 |
18-19 |
285 |
Humphrey Swift (JWU) Won by Decision over Sam Fritz (BSC) |
8-1 |
21-19 |