Wrestling Crushes Coast Guard

BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Wrestling team crushed the U.S.Coast Guard Academy 37-6 in the Pilgrim League opener for both teams.

In the night's first match, Coast Guard's Nate Giorgio, ranked sixth in the nation at 125-pounds, earned six points for the Bears with a pin at 6:03. However, this would be the only scoring for the Bears as the Hawks would go on to sweep the remaining weight classes.

At 165-pounds, sophomore Collin Crowell (Hampstead, N.H.) won 13-4. Junior 197-pounder Philip Ernst (Succasunna, N.J.) won by tech fall, 19-3.

In the closest match of the evening, junior Jack DiBurro (Haverhill, Mass.) and Virgil Moreno would battle at 174-pounds to a 1-1 stalemate but DiBiurro would claim the victory for the Hawks with 2:31 of riding time.

After the match Coach Jon Egan was proud of his team and stated, "It was a great start to our dual meet season. Coast Guard had beaten us last year and we had a bit of a chip on our shoulder since then. It was nice to see our guys getting after it and raising the level of intensity."

The Hawks travel to Norwich on Saturday, December 10 for a non-league contest. The Bears (0-1) conclude their first semester schedule and will resume with the North/South Duals at Ursinus College on January 7, 2012.

Full Results:

125: Nate Giorgio (CGA) pins Anthony D'Anton (RWU) at 6:07
133: Michael Ehlinger (RWU) wins by forfeit
141: Michael Forlenza (RWU) defeats Anthony Signorello (CGA) 8-3
149: Conor Hayes (RWU) defeats Micheal Giorgio (CGA) 6-1
157: Kevin Edward (RWU) defeats Ben Greeen (CGA) 10-2
165: Collin Crowell (RWU) defeats Vaughn Gehman (CGA) 13-4
174: Jack DiBurro (RWU) defeats Virgil Moreno (CGA) 2-1
184: Shane Parcel (RWU) defeats Nolan Salyer (CGA) 8-1
197: Philip Ernst (RWU) defeats Matt Waskiewicz (CGA) 19-3 (tech fall)
Heavyweight: William Salovitch (RWU) wins by forfeit

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Players Mentioned

Collin Crowell: 165; 5' 10"; Sophomore; 0

Jack DiBurro: 174; 5' 11"; Junior

Kevin Edward: 149; 5' 9"; Senior

Philip Ernst: 197; 6' 3"; Junior

Michael Forlenza: 141; 5' 8"; Sophomore; 0

Conor Hayes: 149; 5' 10"; Sophomore; 0

Shane Parcel: 184; 5' 10"; Junior; 0

Anthony D’Anton: 125; 5' 0"; Freshman

Michael Ehlinger: 133; 5' 6"; Freshman

William Salovitch: 285; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Collin Crowell
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; 0
: 165

Jack DiBurro
: 5' 11"; Junior
: 174

Kevin Edward
: 5' 9"; Senior
: 149

Philip Ernst
: 6' 3"; Junior
: 197

Michael Forlenza
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; 0
: 141

Conor Hayes
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; 0
: 149

Shane Parcel
: 5' 10"; Junior; 0
: 184

Anthony D’Anton
: 5' 0"; Freshman
: 125

Michael Ehlinger
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: 133

William Salovitch
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: 285