Wrestling takes down the Coast Guard Academy

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Bears gave the Hawks all they could handle but in the end Coast Guard lost to 13th ranked Roger Williams by a score of 23-18. With the win the 13th ranked Hawks, stay undefeated on the year and lift their record to 2-0 on the season.

Roger Williams started off the match with an 8-4 decision by freshman Nicholas Barbaria over freshman Dominick Summers at 125 pounds.

Coast Guards Nate Giorgio pinned Dan Roger in one minute three seconds giving the Bears a 6-3 lead early on.

The Hawks tied up the match at six when freshman Justin Cochran defeated sophomore Matt McAllister by a decision of 6-2.

In the 149 pound match sophomore Danny Downes gained another win for Roger Williams as he registered a 16-3 major decision for the Hawks.

Sullivan brought the momentum back to Coast Guard as he was losing 8-3 to sophomore Ty Herzog until he scored a reversal and then pinned Herzog 4:50 in the 157 pound match giving the Bears a 12-10 advantage.

Palomba followed Sullivan's lead in the 165 pound match pinning freshman Peter Hilburn at the 2:38 mark pushing Coast Guard's lead to 18-10.

In the closest match of the night Roger Williams sophomore Alec Golner squeaked out a decision against sophomore Dan Fiorvanti 6-5 at 174 pounds.

Hawks sophomore Joe Albina cut in the Bear's lead earning a 7-5 decision against junior Marc Wagner at 184 pounds narrowing the Coast Guard's lead to 18-16.

Roger Williams junior David Welch scored a major decision at 197 pounds against sophomore Phil Azzari by a score of 10-2 snatching the lead back from the Bear's for good at 20-18. Welch is currently ranked number one in New England and fifth in the nation at 197 pounds.

Hawk's sophomore Kyle Foster finished up the night by earning a decision against senior Mark Howard by a score of 7-3 at 285 pounds and giving Roger Williams a 23-18 win over the Bears.

The Bears will return to action on Saturday, December 6th when they travel to the York Invitational in York Pennsylvania. Matches will begin at 9:00 am.

125 – Fr. Nicholas Barbaria (RWU) dec. Fr. Dominick Summers (CGA) 8-4 RWU: 3 - CGA: 0

133 – Sr. Nate Giorgio (CGA) pinned Jr. Dan Roger (RWU) (1:03) CGA: 6 - RWU: 3

141 – Fr. Justin Cochran (RWU) dec. So. Matt McAllister (CGA) 6-2 RWU: 6 - CGA: 6

149 – So. Danny Downes (RWU) maj. dec. So. Matt Vieira (CGA) 16-3 RWU: 10 - CGA: 6

157 – Fr. Chris Sullivan (CGA) pinned So. Ty Herzog (RWU) 4:50 CGA: 12 - RWU: 10

165 – So. Mike Palomba (CGA) pinned Fr. Peter Hilburn (RWU) 2:38 CGA: 18 - RWU: 10

174 – So. Alec Golner (RWU) dec. So. Dan Fiorvanti (CGA) 6-5 CGA: 18 - RWU: 13

184 – So. Joe Albina (RWU) dec. Jr. Marc Wagner (CGA) 7-5 CGA: 18 - RWU: 16

194 – Jr. David Welch (RWU) maj. dec. So. Phil Azzari (CGA) 10-2 RWU:20 - CGA: 18

285 – So. Kyle Foster (RWU) vs. Sr. Mark Howard (CGA) 7-3 RWU: 23 – CGA 18

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Players Mentioned

Joe Albina: 184; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Danny Downes: 149; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Kyle Foster: 285; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Alec Golner: 174; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Ty Herzog: 157; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Dan Roger: 133; 5' 1"; Junior

David Welch: 197; 5' 10"; Junior

Nicholas Barbaria: 125; 5' 3"; Freshman

Justin Cochran: 141; 5' 10"; Freshman

Peter Hilburn: 157; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joe Albina
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: 184

Danny Downes
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: 149

Kyle Foster
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: 285

Alec Golner
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: 174

Ty Herzog
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: 157

Dan Roger
: 5' 1"; Junior
: 133

David Welch
: 5' 10"; Junior
: 197

Nicholas Barbaria
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: 125

Justin Cochran
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: 141

Peter Hilburn
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: 157