
GORHAM, Maine - The wrestling team took their talents to multiple locations on Saturday ended the day with multiple victories.
It was a mixed bag for Johnson & Wales at the Journeymen Duals. The Wildcats rolled to a 45-3 win over NCAA Division II opponent American International, upset No. 12 TCNJ, 25-10, then got toppled by second-ranked NCAA Division II St. Cloud State, 43-0.
Third-ranked Da'mani Burns posted a 16-1 tech fall of Raul Mateo then pinned TCNJ's Nic Mele at 149 pounds. At 285 pounds, seventh-ranked Michael DiNardo won twice with a pin at 2:30 versus AIC's Raul Martinez then he beat Dylan D'Amore of TCNJ, 3-1
Nick Munsch picked up bonus points with his 11-2 major decision of Isaiah Collins at 184 pounds. He came back to Daniel Surich, 2-1. Rounding out the double winners was Christian Murphy at 165 pounds with a pair of decisions.
At the University of Southern Maine, JWU swept a tri-match with Bridgewater State and the host Huskies. The Wildcats earned a 34-8 win against BSU and a 21-11 victory over USM.
At 125 pounds, Christopher Caban came away with two wins via two pins to push his squad out to an early lead that they wouldn't look back on. Other big winners on the day for JWU came at 141 pounds, 157 pounds and 285. Freddy Eckles earned two wins, including a tech fall over BSU, while teammates Sam Tenaglia and Liridon Leka each earned a pair of victories by decision en route to the sweep.
The Wildcats are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Bristol to take part in the Roger Williams Invitational on November 16.
Johnson & Wales 45, American International 3 JWU-AIC
125 Justin Lopez (JWU) over Jacob Marselli (AIC) (Fall 2:22) 6-0
133 Hayden Brown (JWU) over Unknown (For.) 12-0
141 Gabriel McDaniel (JWU) over Unknown (For.) 18-0
149 Da'mani Burns (JWU) over Raul Mateo (AIC) (TF 16-1 0:00) 23-0
157 Baltazr Gonzalez (AIC) over Darius Joyce (JWU) (Dec 11-4) 23-3
165 Christian Murphy (JWU) over Ahmad Sharif (AIC) (Dec 4-2) 26-3
174 Joseph Gannone (JWU) over Jaron Brown (AIC) (Dec 3-2) 29-3
184 Nick Munsch (JWU) over Isaiah Collins (AIC) (MD 11-2) 33-3
197 Tommy Wrzesien (JWU) over Unknown (For.) 39-3
285 Michael DiNardo (JWU) over Raul Martinez (AIC) (Fall 2:30) 45-3
Team Score: 45-3
Johnson & Wales 25, No. 12 TCNJ 10 JWU-TCNJ
125 Dan Ortega (TCNJ) over Justin Lopez (JWU) (Dec 6-5) 0-3
133 Hayden Brown (JWU) over Domenic Difrancescantonio (TCNJ) (Dec 11-7) 3-3
141 Gabriel McDaniel (JWU) over Thomas Dinger (TCNJ) (MD 16-8) 7-3
149 Da'mani Burns (JWU) over Nic Mele (TCNJ) (Fall 2:09) 13-3
157 Matthew Sacco (TCNJ) over Darius Joyce (JWU) (Dec 6-0) 13-6
165 Christian Murphy (JWU) over John Garda (TCNJ) (Dec 5-3) 16-6
174 Daniel Kilroy (TCNJ) over Joseph Gannone (JWU) (MD 8-0) 16-10
184 Nick Munsch (JWU) over Daniel Surich (TCNJ) (Dec 2-1) 19-10
197 Tommy Wrzesien (JWU) over Quinn Haddad (TCNJ) (Dec 6-4) 22-10
285 Michael DiNardo (JWU) over Dylan D`Amore (TCNJ) (Dec 3-1) 25-10
Team Score: 25-10
No. 2 St. Cloud State 43, Johnson & Wales 0 JWU-SCSU
125 Brandon Betancourt (SCSU) over Justin Lopez (JWU) (Dec 2-0) 0-3
133 Garrett Vos (SCSU) over Hayden Brown (JWU) (TF 20-5 5:43) 0-8
141 Garrett Aldrich (SCSU) over Gabriel McDaniel (JWU) (Dec 10-7) 0-11
149 James Pleski (SCSU) over Da'mani Burns (JWU) (Dec 6-5) 0-14
157 Jake Barzowski (SCSU) over Darius Joyce (JWU) (TF 21-6 0:00) 0-19
165 Devin Fitzpatrick (SCSU) over Christian Murphy (JWU) (MD 14-5) 0-23
174 Devin Donovan (SCSU) over Joseph Gannone (JWU) (Fall 1:02) 0-29
184 Tyree Overton (SCSU) over Nick Munsch (JWU) (MD 15-6) 0-34
197 Riley Vanik (SCSU) over Tommy Wrzesien (JWU) (Fall 0:43) 0-39
285 Ezayah Oropeza (SCSU) over Michael DiNardo (JWU) (MD 11-2) 0-43
Team Score: 0-43
Johnson & Wales 34, Bridgewater State 8
125: Christopher Caban (JWU) pinned Wilson Gomes (BSU), 2:32 JWU 6-0
133: Nicholas DeSola (JWU) dec. Shawn Farrell (BSU), 8-4 JWU 9-0
141: Freddy Eckles (JWU) tech fall Derick Guerrero (BSU), 16-0 (2:30) JWU, 14-0
149: Marvin Cunningham (JWU) tech fall Connor Gagne (BSU), 20-2 (3:00) JWU, 19-0
157: Sam Tenaglia (JWU) dec Devin Winn (BSU), 9-3 JWU, 22-0
165: Steven Ocampo (JWU) dec Fox Maxwell (BSU), 6-4 (SV-1) JWU, 25-0
174: Wilfredo David (BSU) tech fall Ky'ell Roper (JWU), 16-1 (4:52) JWU, 25-5
184: Nick Caracappa (JWU) pinned Chris Roppolo (BSU), 6:55 JWU, 31-5
197: Daniel MacNeil (BSU) dec Jordi Perez (JWU), 6-3 JWU, 31-8
285: Liridon Leka (JWU) dec Joseph Munro (BSU), 6-3 JWU, 34-8
Johnson & Wales 21, Southern Maine 11
125: Christopher Caban (JWU) pinned Andy Almonte (SM), 5:37 JWU, 6-0
133: Peter Del Gallo (SM) dec Nicholas DeSola (JWU), 5-1 JWU, 6-3
141: Freddy Eckles (JWU) dec. Kevin Moore (SM), 8-3 JWU, 9-3
149: Austin Shorey (SM) dec. Jordan Robinson (JWU), 3-1 JWU, 9-6
157: Sam Tenaglia (JWU) dec Jared Garcia (SM), 8-3 JWU, 12-6
165: Juan Vernaza (SM) dec Steven Ocampo (JWU), 5-2 JWU, 12-9
174: Seon Bowker (JWU) dec Ryan Fredette (SM), 9-6 JWU, 15-9
184: Jordi Perez (JWU) dec Raul Gierbolini (SM), 5-3 JWU, 18-9
197: Josh Smith (SM) dec. Nick Caracappa (JWU), 5-3* JWU, 18-11
285: Liridon Leka (JWU) dec. Jake Peavey (SM), 805 JWU, 21-11
*USM deducted a point for unsportsmanlike conduct.