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WILIAMSTOWN, MA – Williams College defeated visiting Trinity College 22-20 tonight in the Ephs' lone home dual match of the season.
Wrestling in historic Lasell Gym, which opened in 1886, the Ephs opened up an early lead when they picked up forfeit wins at both 125 and 133 to open the match with a 12-0 lead.
Trinity won the final three bouts of the match to narrow the final score to 22-20 in the Ephs' favor.
The Eph lead grew to 16-0 when first year Joey Rossetti claimed a major decision over Andrew Saccone, 13-5, at 141.
Trinity got on the scoreboard when Grant Sorensen at 149 pinned the Ephs' Alex Pankhurst in 4:54, narrowing the Eph lead to 10 at 16-6.
At 157 the Ephs' Brendon Seyfried won by decision over John Reilly, 8-5, and upped the Eph lead to 19-6.
Lukas Kaminski collected three more points for the Bantams when he won by decision at 165, 3-0, over Jake Savoca. Williams now led 19-9.
Luke Anselmi posted a win at 174 when he won by decision, 3-2, over Nolan Cornu and the Ephs lead was up to 13, 22-9
At 184 the Bantams' Stephen Cerrone won by decision over the Ephs' Carl Sangree, 5-2, making the match score, 22-12.
The Bantams' Evan Frank notched a major decision victory over the Ephs' Sebastian Dziadkiewicz, 13-5. Williams now led 22-16.
In the heavyweight bout Trinity's Mason Sangillo recorded a major decision win over the Ephs' Nicholas Beauchamp, 14-5, and the match ended with the Ephs on top 22-20.
The Anselmi win at 174 proved to be both the last win on the night for the Ephs and the decisive win the Eph victory.
After the match Eph head coach Scott Honecker commented, "It was certainly not our best performance, but one thing I can say definitively is that everybody gave their all. We're going to have to make some adjustments tactically and technically to make sure we are on the longer end than a 2-point win when we get 12 points via forfeit."
"I'm glad we could send our four seniors Carl Sangree, Matt Morris, Chris Washington and Jake Savoca out with a win in their final home dual match," stated Honecker.
"Luke Anselmi wins 'the heavy lifter award' tonight winning the bout that ultimately decided the match," noted Honecker. "It was nip and tuck until the end, but Luke had a deep gas tank and a great effort in the third period that helped him out last and out score his opponent."
"First year Joe Rossetti is on track at 141 pounds," said Honecker of the promising young Eph who keeps improving at a rapid pace.
Next up for the Ephs is a trip to the Citrus Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where they will compete on Dec. 29 and 30.
Exhibition Matches
149 – Brendan Kiernan (W) defeated Abe Bloom (T) 7-5 in OT
149 – Joe Penna (T) pinned Clayton Mitzgerd (W) 3:32
149 – Jack Murphy (W) pinned Fumihiro Tamada 4:40.
165 – Yo Akiyama (W) won by major decision over Richard Corvino, 13-5.
174 – Enrique Loya (T) won by decision over Dylan Millson, 7-5
