BRISTOL, R.I. - The JWU-Providence wrestling team defeated in-state rival Roger Williams University 31-16 Friday night in a New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) duel at the RWU Campus Recreation Center.

The Wildcats won the first five matches of the evening as sophomores Adolfo Betancur (285 lbs.) and Harrison Gordon (125 lbs.), junior Joziah Fry (133 lbs.), graduate student Nicholas DeSola (141 lbs.), and junior Jordan Suarez (149 lbs.) all secured points. Gordon, Fry, and DeSola all recorded tech fall victories while Betancur and Suarez won via pin.

Later, freshman Jack Richardson secured a major decision win at 165 lbs. to close the scoring for JWU.

JWU (Providence) 31, Roger Williams 16
285: Adolfo Betancur (JWU) over Hunter Rasmussen (RWU) (Fall 2:35) 
125: Harrison Gordon (JWU) over Ari Dinerman (RWU) (TF 19-3) 
133: Joziah Fry (JWU) over Chris Tringali (RWU) (TF 25-9) 
141: Nicholas Desola (JWU) over Gavin McKenna (RWU) (TF 18-3) 
149: Jordan Suarez (JWU) over Jon Farbrizio (RWU) (Fall 1:57) 
157: Ben Bariso (RWU) over Gabriel Case (JWU) (Dec 9-3) 
165: Jack Richardson (JWU) over Matt Lucas (RWU) (MD 12-3) 
174: Jayden Curley (RWU) over Maurice Cooper (JWU) (MD 15-3) 
184: Cole Shaughnessy (RWU) over Dominic Pugliese (JWU) (Dec 8-2) 
197: Spencer Fetrow (RWU) won by forfeit