Northfield, VT – The Williams College Ephs travelled three hours north earlier today to square-off with the New England College Pilgrims and the Norwich University Cadets in a tri-meet hosted by the Cadets.
In their first match of the day, the Ephs took on the Pilgrims. Williams was able to deliver a comfortable 34-12 team win courtesy of three consecutive pins from
Dante Gutbrod,
William Smith, and
Elias Chen, a dominant major decision victory from
Jack Napeloni, a win by injury forfeit from
Brendan Kiernan, and two gritty wins by decision from
David Yeh and
Albert Xing.
Here are the full results from the New England College match:
- 125: David Yeh def. Chris DeRosa by 3-2 decision (3-0 Williams)
- 133: Diego Santiago def. Scotty Richter by 4-2 decision (3-3)
- 141: Jack Napeloni def. Daijhawn Hudson by 16-5 major decision (7-3 Williams)
- 149: Moses Fenelus won by forfeit (9-7 NEC)
- 157: Albert Xing def. Najee Hall by 7-2 decision (10-9 Williams)
- 165: Brendan Kiernan def. Mannash Carlson by 5:26 injury (16-9 Williams)
- 174: Dante Gutbrod def. Maxwell Ross by 0:46 fall over Maxwell Ross (22-9 Williams)
- 184: William Smith def. Trevion Atallah by 1:22 fall (28-9 Williams)
- 197: Elias Chen def. Nathaniel Philion by 0:51 fall (34-9 Williams)
- 285: Francis Boahen def. Tim Brown by 12-7 decision (34-12 Williams)
Following a short break, the Ephs faced the hosts in their second match of the day, a rematch of their battle at the NEWA Duals a week ago where the Ephs ousted the Cadets in a tightly contested 22-20 victory. In another competitive affair, Williams was able to complete the season sweep over Norwich with a 27-22 victory. In this match, as with these teams' meeting a week ago in Providence, the outcome was determined in the last bout of the day, this time between
Thomas Goodwin and Niko Chitty. Fortunately for Williams, the freshman Goodwin was able to come up clutch once again, sealing the deal with a 4-0 decision.
Here are the full results from the Norwich University match:
- 125: David Yeh def. Dylan King by 14-6 major decision (4-0 Williams)
- 133: Scotty Richter def. Aidan Schaefer by 0:36 fall (10-0 Williams)
- 141: Joseph Lotrugilo def. Jack Napeloni by 10-1 major decision (10-4 Williams)
- 149: Kyle Merritt def. Noe Romero by 1:04 fall (10-10)
- 157: Albert Xing def. Cameron Wooldridge by 9-6 decision (13-10 Williams)
- 165: Brendan Kiernan def. Joshua Ducharme by 23-8 (6:23) tech fall (18-10 Williams)
- 174: Daniel Curran def. Dante Gutbrod by 6:52 fall (18-16 Williams)
- 184: William Smith def. Ty Saeturn by 4:57 fall (24-16 Williams)
- 197: Thoren Berg def. Elias Chen by 6:04 fall (24-22 Williams)
- 285: Thomas Godwin def. Niko Chitty by 4-0 decision (27-22 Williams)
Speaking on his team's performance today, Head Coach
Scott Honecker had this to share: "This was not our best performance. When we don't wrestle well I go back to our non-negotiable habits: preparation and effort. We were 100% in both of those areas, so I'm looking at our process to find ways we can put our guys in better position to achieve their goals. I think our weight management was disrupted a bit by the postponement of the event by a day, but we have to have a better plan to roll with those punches. The good news is we snuck out with a pair of wins and the knowledge that we need to make some small adjustments. We still have four weeks to the regional and this team is still rapidly improving. Coach Foote and I are focused on peaking these guys and I'm fully confident our best wrestling is still ahead of us this season."
The Ephs, now 8-1 on the year, will return to action in Oneonta, NY on Saturday where they will be competing in dual meets against Wesleyan, Ithaca, and the host SUNY Oneonta.
