The wrestling team suffered a 26-15 setback against Brown University on the road on Saturday afternoon.
JWU picked up a win via pin fall by freshman Eric Kogel (Sayville, N.Y.) at 157 pounds in a time of 3:42. Fellow rookie Frank Marotti (Fairfield, N.J.) also had a 7-4 win at 165 pounds while junior Humphrey Swift (Danbury, Conn.) recorded a win via forfeit for the Wildcats.
With the loss Johnson & Wales is now 13-4 in dual matches for the season while Brown improves to 5-4 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 4th when they travel to Trinity for a quad match with Plymouth State and Springfield.
(JWU-BU)
Wt . Score Running Score
125 – Billy Watterson (Brown) Tech Fall Andrew Gauthier (JWU) 26-10 5-0
133 – Beau Martino (Brown) Dec. John Donaleski (JWU) 3-1 8-0
141 – Grant Overcashier (Brown) Dec. Michel Ferinde (JWU) 7-5 (SV) 11-0
149 – Ricky Bailey (Brown) Dec. TJ Webster (JWU) 6-4 (SV) 14-0
157 – Eric Kogel (JWU) Pinned Ken Staub (Brown) 3:42 14-6
165 – Frank Marotti (JWU) Dec. Pat LaBuz (Brown) 7-4 14-9
174 – Jeff Lemmer (Brown) Dec. Sean Prell (JWU) 13-7 17-9
184 – Dave Foxen (Brown) Dec. Connor Nelson (JWU) 7-3 20-9
197 – Ophir Bernstein (Brown) Pinned Blake McNulty (JWU) 2:53 26-9
HWT – Humphrey Swift (JWU) Wins by forfeit ----- 26-15