BRISTOL, R.I. – RWU sophomore Phillip Kelly (Quincy, Mass.) defeated the top-ranked heavyweight in the nation, 6-3, Wednesday night during the Hawks' road match at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. The Hawks defeated MIT, 30-9, and also defeated Bridgewater State, 31-12.
Kelly earned the decision win over MIT senior Glenn Geesman (Aptos, Calif.), handing Geesman his first loss of the year after posting a perfect 25-0 record heading into Wednesday's match. His number one ranking came this year after posting a third-place finish as a junior at the 2008 NCAA Nationals.
RWU junior Robbie Crothers (Medford, N.Y.) also had a strong night, winning a 3-2 decision wrestling at 165 against Bridgewater State and winning a 2-1 decision wrestling at 157 against MIT.
Against Bridgewater State, sophomore Bennett Kissane (Tranquility, N.Y.) took on the Hawks' heavyweight duties, shutting-out his opponent, 8-0. Sophomore Nick Allegretta (Hackensack, N.J.) earned a win by fall wrestling at 165 against MIT and teammate Dan Woods (Demarest, N.J.) also earned a win by fall, defeating his Bridgewater State opponent at 197.
The two wins improve the Hawks' record to 12-5 and 3-1 in the Pilgrim League. The team returns to action at the NEWA Metro Conference Duals, hosted by Hunter College, Saturday.
Listed below are the final results of tonight's matches.
RWU 31 Bridgewater State 12
125-Mike Trayser (RW) by forfeit
133-Kenny Francis (BSC) 10-4 over Jay Mahoney
141-Chris O'Shea (RW) 10-3 over Derek Grant
149-Nick Herrick (RW) by forfeit
157-Ethan Raymond (BSC) pinned Nick Allegretta 4:24
165-Robbie Crothers (RW) 3-2 over Steve Ciaccio
174-Zack Bates (BSC) 3-1 SV over Kenny Ford
184-James Woods (RW) 12-7 over Sean Swett
197-Dan Woods (RW) pinned Ryan O'Rourke
285-Ben Kissane (RW) 8-0 over Sam Fritz
RWU 30 MIT 9
125-Grant Kadokura (MIT) 3-1 over Mike Trayser
133-Greg Wellman (MIT) 7-4 over Jay Mahoney
141-Andrew Hawley (RW) 5-2 over Kenzan Tanabe
149-Nick Herrick (RW) 5-4 over Jaes Jones
157-Robbie Crothers (RW) 2-1 over Hank Peppe
165-Nick Allegretta (RW) pinned Mike Gerhart
174-Chris Nadeau (RW) by forfeit
184-James Woods (RW) by forfeit
197-Joe Silverman (MIT) 4-2 over Dan Woods
285-Phil Kelly (RW) 6-3 over Glen Geesman
