NEW LONDON, Conn. - In Pilgrim Wrestling League (PWL) action, the Bridgewater State College Bears edged host Coast Guard Academy, 24-23, this evening in New London, Connecticut.
With the dual meet victory, Bridgewater improves to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the PWL. Coast Guard dips to 0-7 on the season and 0-2 in league matches.
After spotting the visitors a 6-0 lead with a forfeit at 125, Coast Guard responded with back-to-back major decision victories to jump ahead, 8-6. Bridgewater State senior John Marsh (New Bedford, MA) notched a 20-5 technical fall win at 149 to put BSC back in front at 11-8. A Coast Guard pin followed by an 11-6 decision by Bridgewater junior Ethan Raymond (Middlebury, VT) evened the match at 14 apiece.
Back-to-back pins by Coast Guard's Will Stark at 174 and Bridgewater sophomore Greg Tanny (Hudson, MA) at 184 kept the match all tied up at 20-20. Junior Michael Aiken (Leyden, MA) then earned a 14-6 major decision win at 197 to give the visiting Bears a 24-20 lead with just one bout to go. Coast Guard heavyweight Reese Mowery rounded out the scoring with an 8-6 decision as Bridgewater held on for the 24-23 match victory.
Bridgewater State will travel to Plymouth State University on Saturday for a quad meet. The Bears will take on host Plymouth at noon followed by Williams College at 4 PM and Norwich University at 6.
Wt. |
Result |
Score/Time |
Running Score |
125 |
Dan Palmer Won by Forfeit |
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0-6 |
133 |
Andrew Armstrong (CGA) Major Dec. Ryan Quinn (BSC) |
13-2 |
4-6 |
141 |
Fred Green (CGA) Major Dec. Derek Grant (BSC) |
9-1 |
8-6 |
149 |
John Marsh (BSC) Tech. Fall Curtis Hayes (CGA) |
20-5 |
8-11 |
157 |
Andy Snyder (CGA) Pinned Sean Fields (BSC) |
0:25 |
14-11 |
165 |
Ethan Raymond (BSC) Dec. Matt Leisy (CGA) |
11-6 |
14-14 |
174 |
Will Stark (CGA) Pinned Zachary Bates (BSC) |
2:35 |
20-14 |
184 |
Greg Tanny (BSC) Pinned John Beal (CGA) |
0:50 |
20-20 |
197 |
Michael Aiken (BSC) Major Dec. Troy Robison (CGA) |
14-6 |
20-24 |
285 |
Reese Mowery (CGA) Dec. Samuel Fritz (BSC) |
8-6 |
23-24 |