Providence, R.I. – The 25th ranked Johnson &
Wales University wrestling team defeated 29th ranked Roger
Williams, 28-6 in a Pilgrim League contest at the Harborside
Recreation Center on Saturday evening.
Johnson & Wales jumped out to the early 4-0 lead after a 16-5
major decision victory by junior Michael Bastante (Totowa, N.J.) at
125 pounds. Bastante is currently ranked No. 7 nationally at that
weight class. JWU then swept the next four weight classes,
including wins by sophomore James Soprano (Belleville, N.J.) at 133
pounds, sophomore John Donaleski (Belleville, N.J.) and 141 pounds
and 149 pounder Andrew Van Dyk (Ocean Township, N.J.) also taking
an 11-5 win to give the Wildcats the 13-0 advantage. JWU extended
their lead to 16-0 on a 6-4 win by sophomore Anthony Pierrio
(Norwood, N.J.) at 157 pounds before Roger Williams finally got on
the board with a 4-0 victory by senior Kyle Rodgers (Danbury,
Conn.) at 165 pounds.
The first and only pin fall of the evening came at 174 pounds when
JWU freshman Colin Lenhardt (Hayes, Va.) won in a time of 2:20. The
Wildcats continued to control the action when a 12-6 victory by
junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, Conn.) at 184 pounds extended their
lead to 25-3. The win improved Ward's record to a perfect
13-0 on the season. The visiting Hawks notched their second victory
of the night when junior Nick Cambi (Cohasset, Mass.), currently
the second ranked wrestler in the nation at 197 pounds, posted a
9-4 win. The Wildcats wrapped up the evening with a 3-1 win by
freshman Humphrey Swift (Danbury, Conn.) at 285 pounds to take the
28-6 victory.
With the win Johnson & Wales is now 2-1 in dual matches for
the season while Roger Williams falls to 2-1 for the year. The
Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, December 9th when they
travel to Bridgewater State for a dual-match, starting at 7:00
p.m.
Running Score
125: Michael Bastante (JWU) def. Kaare Stokdal (RWU), 16-5 (Maj.
Dec.) 4-0
133: James Soprano (JWU) def. Jay Mahoney (RWU), 10-5 7-0
141: John Donaleski (JWU) def. Martin Mitchell (RWU), 5-3 10-0
149: Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) def. Nicholas Herrick (RWU), 11-5
13-0
157: Anthony Pierrio (JWU) def. Michael Monson (RWU), 6-4 16-0
165: Kyle Rodgers (RWU) def. Jordan Corona (JWU), 4-0 16-3
174: Colin Lenhardt (JWU) wbf. Chris Nadeau (RWU), 2:20 (Pin Fall)
22-3
184: Brennan Ward (JWU) def. Philip Ernst (RWU), 12-6 25-3
197: Nick Cambi (RWU) def. Patrick McCrohan (JWU), 9-4 25-6 285:
Humphrey Swift (JWU) def. Bennett Kissane (RWU), 3-1 28-6
