BRISTOL, RI – At the NEWA Duals, the Johnson & Wales University wrestling team snapped a seven-match losing streak to Roger Williams. On Friday the Wildcats started their own winning streak as No. 3 JWU beat the seventh-ranked Hawks, 21-12.
The win improved the Wildcats' record to 22-1, setting a school record for victories.
The Wildcats got out to an early lead with Mike Labell's (Stanhope, NJ) 5-4 win at 174 pounds over Taylor Shay. Decisions by #6 Khamri Thomas (Windsor Locks, Conn.) at 197 pounds and No. 9 Bobby Jordan (Nutley, NJ) at 125 pounds tied the match at 9-9.
Fourth-ranked Jay Albis (Fishkill, NY) put JWU ahead for good with his 8-3 decision at 133 pounds. Sophomore Joe Ferinde (Nutley, NJ) gave the Wildcats a six-point cushion by winning 4-3 at 141 pounds. The Wildcats put the match out of reach when Desmond Towns (Morristown, NJ) prevailed 5-2 at 157 pounds and No. 7 Stephen Jarrell (East Greenwich, RI) got a last-second victory to win 9-8 at 165 pounds.
The Wildcats have their final dual meet of the season when they travel to Southern Maine for a 12 p.m. bout.
#3 Johnson & Wales 21, #7 Roger Williams 12
Weight Class Match Score
174 Mike Labell (JWU) over Taylor Shay (RWU) (Dec 5-4) 3-0
184 Joe Albina (RWU) over Michael DiNardo (JWU) (Fall 5:20) 3-6
197 #6 Khamri Thomas (JWU) over Christopher Francis (RWU) (Dec 8-5) 6-6
285 #5 Kyle Foster (RWU) over Jonah Aurelio (JWU) (Dec 4-1) 6-9
125 #9 Bobby Jordan (JWU) over Nick Barbaria (RWU) (Dec 5-4) 9-9
133 #4 Jay Albis (JWU) over Jason Jacobi (RWU) (Dec 8-3) 12-9
141 Joe Ferinde (JWU) over Justin Cochran (RWU) (Dec 4-3) 15-9
149 Tyler Gazaway (RWU) over Jamiel Stapleton (JWU) (Dec 9-6) 15-12
157 Desmond Towns (JWU) over Ty Herzog (RWU) (Dec 5-2) 18-12
165 #7 Stephen Jarrell (JWU) over Alec Golner (RWU) (Dec 9-8) 21-12
