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Scott Honecker (r.) receives 2017 NEWA Team
GPA Award from Lonnie Morris of JWU.
Eph starters boast a 3.374 GPA.
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BRISTOL, RI – The Williams College wrestling team was seeded fifth in the NEWA Duals and the Ephs finished the day in eighth place. A win over Western New England was followed by a loss to WPI. Next the Ephs suffered a two-point loss to Little Three foe Wesleyan and at day's end Williams fell in a 1-point loss to Springfield, making their record on the day 1-3 and their season record 5-5.
Williams did win the NEWA Team GPA Award for having the highest combined GPA of the 16 competing teams. In addition Eph standout Chris Chorzepa was accorded All-Tournament honors.
"Today was a tough day for my boys," said Scott Honecker. "When you have a young team, you tend to get some inconsistent performances. We had some winnable matches that went the other way."
"The one thing that wasn't inconsistent was the effort and intensity," added Honecker. "Sometimes your guys are wrestling their behinds off and they just end up with less points at the end and that's what happened today. We are growing and improving. I love this team and am so excited about where we are headed. We see Wesleyan again in 13 days. We are going to work harder than ever and do all we can to turn that result around the next time."
Scott Honecker's Williams College wrestling team opened the 2017 NEWA Duals seeded fifth and they faced the 12th seeded Western New England (WNE) Golden Bears in their first match.
At 125 versus WNE the Ephs' Matt Morris was awarded a forfeit win, starting Williams off with a 6-point lead. After six bouts the Ephs had expanded their lead over WNE to 27-0 with Ben Morton (133) and Yo Akiyma (149), notching falls, while Brendon Seyfried (141), Gabe Corrochano (157) and Luke Anselmi (165) all won by decision.
Max Odell won by forfeit at 174 and at 184 Chris Chorzepa pinned his opponent and the Ephs were up 39-0 with two bouts remaining.
Martin Strenk won by decision at 197 and Nicholas Beauchamp was awarded a medical forfeit at heavyweight and the Ephs blanked WNE 48-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
With the win the Ephs improved to 5-2 on the year and WNE fell to 3-8.
(5) Williams College (MA) vs (12) Western New England (MA)
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Match Summary |
WICO |
WNE |
| 125 |
Matt Morris ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf |
6.00 |
0 |
| 133 |
Ben Morton ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Timothy McLinden ((12) Western New England (MA)) Fall 5:00 |
6.00 |
0 |
| 141 |
Brendon Seyfried ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Alex Starr ((12) Western New England (MA)) Dec 4-0 |
3.00 |
0 |
| 149 |
Yo Akiyama ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Dimitrios Tartsinis ((12) Western New England (MA)) Fall 2:17 |
6.00 |
0 |
| 157 |
Gabriel Corrochano ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Taylor Pfaff ((12) Western New England (MA)) Dec 3-1 |
3.00 |
0 |
| 165 |
Luke Anselmi ((5) Williams College (MA)) over David Goodall ((12) Western New England (MA)) Dec 8-4 |
3.00 |
0 |
| 174 |
Max Odell ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf |
6.00 |
0 |
| 184 |
Christoper Chorzepa ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Mathieu Messina ((12) Western New England (MA)) Fall 1:34 |
6.00 |
0 |
| 197 |
Martin Strenk ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Brian Donovan ((12) Western New England (MA)) Dec 4-2 |
3.00 |
0 |
| 285 |
Nicholas Beauchamp ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Nick Fortini ((12) Western New England (MA)) MFF |
6.00 |
0 |
| Dual Meet Score |
48.0 |
0.0 |
In the quarterfinals the Ephs were paired against Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The Engineers from WPI were seeded one slot ahead of the Ephs, 4th, in the tournament field. WPI entered the match off a win over Plymouth State that raised their record to 9-3.
The Ephs fell to WPI 24-11, winning by three bouts. The loss put the Ephs' season record at 5-3.
Brendon Seyfried earned a decision at 141, Chris Chorzepa posted a major decision and Martin Strenk at 197 recorded an 11-6 decision.
(5) Williams College (MA) vs (4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)
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Match Summary |
WICO |
WOPO |
| 125 |
Brian Amato ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Matt Morris ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 8-5 
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0 |
3.00 |
| 133 |
Stephen Jendritz ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Ben Morton ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 6-0
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0 |
3.00 |
| 141 |
Brendon Seyfried ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Liam Sullivan ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) Maj 11-2
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4.00 |
0 |
| 149 |
Tyler Marsh ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Alex Pankhurst ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 6-3
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0 |
3.00 |
| 157 |
Ronan Ball ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Nick Anselmi ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 7-1
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0 |
3.00 |
| 165 |
Chase Lind ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Luke Anselmi ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 9-5
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0 |
3.00 |
| 174 |
Lucas Muntz ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Max Odell ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 8-7
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0 |
3.00 |
| 184 |
Christoper Chorzepa ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Dan Wensley ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) Maj 17-3
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4.00 |
0 |
| 197 |
Martin Strenk ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Andrew Hubina ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) Dec 11-6
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3.00 |
0 |
| 285 |
Austin Shrewsbury ((4) Worcester Polytechnic (MA)) over Nicholas Beauchamp ((5) Williams College (MA)) Fall 1:37
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0 |
6.00 |
| Dual Meet Score |
11.0 |
24.0 |
Against Wesleyan the Ephs opened up a 10-point lead after three bouts with a major decision win by Matt Morris at 125 and wins by decision at 133 by Ben Morton and at 141 by Brendon Seyfried.
Wesleyan picked up six points in the next two bouts and then the Ephs' Luke Anselmi at 165 recorded a major decision and added five points to the Eph score, giving Williams 15 points to Wesleyan's six.
Chris Chorzepa matched a Wesleyan pin, but the Cardinals tallied 11 points in the final two weight classes to overtake the Ephs 23-21.
(8) Wesleyan (CT) vs (5) Williams College (MA)
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Match Summary |
WECT |
WICO |
| 125 |
Matt Morris ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Amir Daouk ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) Maj 15-1 |
0 |
4.00 |
| 133 |
Ben Morton ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Tristan Stetson ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) Dec 5-3 |
0 |
3.00 |
| 141 |
Brendon Seyfried ((5) Williams College (MA)) over James Matias ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) Dec 2-0 |
0 |
3.00 |
| 149 |
Carter Armendarez ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) over Yo Akiyama ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 6-1 |
3.00 |
0 |
| 157 |
Robert Rosenberg ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) over Gabriel Corrochano ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 3-2 |
3.00 |
0 |
| 165 |
Luke Anselmi ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Aaron Cranston ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) TF 17-2 |
0 |
5.00 |
| 174 |
Dominic Pirraglia ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) over Max Odell ((5) Williams College (MA)) Fall 3:34 |
6.00 |
0 |
| 184 |
Christoper Chorzepa ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Matt Winchester ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) Fall 1:17 |
0 |
6.00 |
| 197 |
Devon Carrillo ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) over Martin Strenk ((5) Williams College (MA)) TF 16-1 |
5.00 |
0 |
| 285 |
Isaiah Bellamy ((8) Wesleyan (CT)) over Sebastian Dziadkiewicz ((5) Williams College (MA)) Fall 5:12 |
6.00 |
0 |
| Dual Meet Score |
23.0 |
21.0 |
After the tough loss to Wesleyan the Ephs took to the mats for the fourth time on the day facing off against 6th-seeded Springfield College. Springfield edged the Ephs 23-22, overcoming a 22-14 Williams lead accumulating nine points in the final two bouts.
Brendon Seyfried (141) notched a fall in 4:06 and Chris Chorzepa posted a 15-0 major decision to highlight the Ephs' efforts.
(5) Williams College (MA) vs (6) Springfield College (MA)
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Match Summary |
WICO |
SPRI |
| 125 |
Matt Morris ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Tyler Fitzpatrick ((6) Springfield College (MA)) Maj 10-1
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4.00 |
0 |
| 133 |
Ian Tolotti ((6) Springfield College (MA)) over Dietrich Hartman ((5) Williams College (MA)) Fall 2:15
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0 |
6.00 |
| 141 |
Brendon Seyfried ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Andrew Mastrangelo ((6) Springfield College (MA)) Fall 4:06
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6.00 |
0 |
| 149 |
Alex Pankhurst ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Kearney Gutierrez ((6) Springfield College (MA)) Dec 9-4
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3.00 |
0 |
| 157 |
Zach Joseph ((6) Springfield College (MA)) over Nick Anselmi ((5) Williams College (MA)) TF 16-1
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0 |
5.00 |
| 165 |
Aarin Feliz ((6) Springfield College (MA)) over Luke Anselmi ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 6-4
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0 |
3.00 |
| 174 |
Max Odell ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Ryan Errico ((6) Springfield College (MA)) Maj 9-1
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4.00 |
0 |
| 184 |
Christoper Chorzepa ((5) Williams College (MA)) over Severianel Burgos ((6) Springfield College (MA)) TF 15-0
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5.00 |
0 |
| 197 |
Hunter Ayen ((6) Springfield College (MA)) over Martin Strenk ((5) Williams College (MA)) Dec 6-2
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0 |
3.00 |
| 285 |
Joe Fusco ((6) Springfield College (MA)) over Sebastian Dziadkiewicz ((5) Williams College (MA)) Fall 2:08
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0 |
6.00 |
| Dual Meet Score |
22.0 |
23. |
The Ephs will return to action next Saturday when they travel to The College of New Jersey to compete in NEWA-METRO Duals.
