Oneonta, NY – The Williams College Ephs were back in action today with a quad-meet hosted by the SUNY Oneonta Dragons, Williams squared off with the Dragons, the Ithaca Bombers and the Wesleyan Cardinals.
In their first match of the day, the Ephs took on Ithaca. Williams led 9-5 after the first three bouts, courtesy of a leadoff 4-1 win by decision from
David Yeh at 125 and a 2:14 win by fall from
Jack Napeloni at 141, but Ithaca dominated from there on out winning all of the remaining bouts except at 174 where
Eamon Garrity-Rokous pinned his opponent in 4:00, resulting in a 36-15 loss for the Ephs. The full results from the Ithaca match are as follows:
- 125: David Yeh def. Matthew Beyer by 4-1 decision (3-0 Williams)
- 133: Luis Hernandez def. Noe Romero by 16-1 (2:08) tech fall, (5-3 Ithaca)
- 141: Jack Napeloni def. Travis Jones by 2:14 fall (9-5 Williams)
- 149: Matthew Beyer def. Jack Murphy by 2:03 fall (11-9 Ithaca)
- 157: Adam Wagner def. Albert Xing by 11-3 major decision (15-9 Ithaca)
- 165: Jackson Gray def. Brendan Kiernan by 11-7 decision (18-9 Ithaca)
- 174: Eamon Garrity-Rokous def. Adrian Rosario-Beato by 4:00 fall (18-15 Ithaca)
- 184: Chibueze Chukwuezi def. William Smith by 4:48 fall (24-15 Ithaca)
- 197: Jordan Wallace def. Elias Chen by 1:22 fall (30-15 Ithaca)
- 285: Edwin Rubio def. Tim Brown by 1:08 fall (36-15 Ithaca)
In their second match of the day, the Ephs came up against the hosts. In this one they were able to get back to their winning ways, defeating the Dragons 22-20. After being down 8-5 after the first three bouts, Williams picked up two consecutive big wins at 149 and 157 from
Jack Murphy (12-1 win by major decision) and
Albert Xing (17-1 win by tech fall in 2:55), respectively, bringing the overall score to 14-8 in the Ephs' favor. After losing the following bout,
Brendan Kiernan was able to reestablish a six-point cushion, courtesy of a 8-5 win by decision, with three bouts to go. Oneonta was able to claw back another three point in the 184 match, but
William Smith was able to seal the deal for the Ephs at 197 with a pin at 5:43. The full results of the Oneonta match are as follows:
- 125: David Yeh def. Tyler Skala by 27-9 (5:00) tech fall (5-0 Williams)
- 133: Anthony Romero def. Noe Romero by 23-7 (5:28) tech fall (5-5)
- 141: Michael Blando def. Jack Napeloni by 6-5 decision (8-5 Oneonta)
- 149: Jack Murphy def. Nicholas Vandenburg by 12-1 major decision (9-8 Williams)
- 157: Albert Xing def. Anderson Klosner by 17-1 (2:55) tech fall (14-8 Williams)
- 165: Tyler Brazinski def. Eamon Garrity-Rokous by 9-2 decision (14-11 Williams)
- 174: Brendan Kiernan def. Kenny Sauer by 8-5 decision (17-11 Williams)
- 184: Steven Bilali def. Elias Chen by 9-3 decision (17-14 Williams)
- 197: William Smith def. Jhordyn Innocent by 5:43 fall (23-14 Williams)
- 285: Jake Pine def. Tim Brown by DQ (23-20 Williams)
In their final match of the day, the Ephs took on familiar foe Wesleyan whom they defeated in the first round of the NEWA Duals two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the Ephs were unable to complete the season sweep, falling 32-12 to the Cardinals. The full results of the match are shown below:
- 125: David Yeh def. Shailen Savar by 8-6 decision (3-0 Williams)
- 133: Max Martinez def. Noe Romero by 19-0 major decision (5-3 Wesleyan)
- 141: Jack Napeloni def. CJ Shea by 3-2 decision (6-5 Williams)
- 149: Andrew Maiorini def. Jack Murphy by 5-3 decision (8-6 Wesleyan)
- 157: Aaron Goldman def. Albert Xing by 2:06 pin (14-6 Wesleyan)
- 165: Brendan Kiernan def. Jack Reusing by 8-4 decision (17-9 Wesleyan)
- 174: Marco Gaita def. Eamon Garrity-Rokous by 14-2 major decision (21-9 Wesleyan)
- 184: Duncan Kreutter def. Elias Chen by 19-2 tech fall (26-9 Wesleyan)
- 197: William Smith def. Joshua Koshayev by 7-2 decision (26-12 Wesleyan)
- 285: Kolton Gagnon win by forfeit (32-12 Wesleyan)
Head Coach
Scott Honecker had this to share following the meet: "This team goes so hard. What a privilege it is to coach these men. I'm just stunned with our effort. We knew it was going to be a hard weekend, with more than a handful of guys out of the lineup. We had guys going up in weight to fill out lineup all day long. But I'll tell you this… the faces may have been different but the attitude and effort don't change. It's remarkable that this group strapped it up and beat Oneonta, and we won significant matches in both our losses as well. Obviously it's the time of year where the emphasis shifts off of dual meet results and on to our individual preparations for the post season. These guys have worked unbelievably hard all year and I'm excited to watch and cheer as they cash in their chips in the coming weeks."
The Ephs will return to action on Friday, February 11
th for a 7:00 pm bout with the 13-2 Castleton State Spartans at home in historic Lasell Gymnasium.
