BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Wrestling team claimed second out of six teams at the Roger Williams Duals Tournament on Saturday at the Campus Recreation Center. Competing in the round-robin style within divisions followed by finals matchups, the Hawks claimed wins over both Johnson & Wales University, 36-15, and New England College, 39-7, before falling to New York University, 28-12 in the finals.
 
With the 2-1 record on the day, Roger Williams now stands at 9-2 on the season.
 
The Hawks opened the tournament with a win over Johnson & Wales. They built an early advantage in the lower weight classes with Ari Dinerman (Ashland, Mass.) earning a win by forfeit at 125, followed by pins from Kyle Kaiser (Paramus, N.J.) and Ben Bariso (Butler, N.J.) at 133 and 149 over Christopher Gomez (Cranston, R.I.) and Edwin Morales (Passaic, N.J.) respectively with an Andy Lombard (Monroe Township, N.J.) win over Joshua Roberts (Coventry, Vt.) by decision, 3-1, sandwiched in between at 141. At the 157-pound weight class, Patrick Wisniewski (Magnolia, Del.) got the Wildcats on the board with a 5-2 win by decision, however, Jack Kelly (Sea Girt, N.J.) and Cole Shaughnessy (Fairfield, Conn.) wins by forfeit at 165 and 184 on either side of a 7-0 win by decision from Jacob Cardozo (Southington, Conn.) over Dominic Pugliese (Pittsboro, Ind.) put the match out of reach, 36-3. Nonetheless, JWU ended the match by getting a pin by Vincent Ceglie (Lacey, N.J.) over Jack Rogers (New City, N.Y.) at 197 and a win by forfeit from Cameron Bailey (Coventry, R.I.) at 285 to make the final score 36-15.
 
In their second match of the day, the Hawks battled New England College and once again built a significant lead in the smaller weight classes. At 125, Connor Keegan (Sandwich, Mass.) lost to Chris DeRosa (Billerica, Mass.) by major decision, 12-3, but the Hawks rebounded with a Kaiser win by decision, 4-0, at 133, over Diego Santiago (Easton, Penn.), a Lombard pin of Logan Montaina (Wayne, N.J.) at 141, a Bariso win by major decision, 13-5, over Evan Fidelibus (Easton, Penn.) at 141 and another pin, this time of Najee Hall (Uniondale, N.J.) courtesy of Michael Forte (Westbury, N.Y.) at 157. Mannash Carlson (Meriden, Conn.) snuck past Kelly, 4-2 at 165 but it was all Hawks from there. Cardozo and Shaughnessy got pins of Kalil Cuffe (Baldwin, N.Y.) and Maxwell Ross (Owings Mills, Md.) at 174 and 184 respectively, Spencer Fetrow (Holliston, Mass.) shutout Nate Philion (Charlton, Mass.) en route to a tech fall, 16-0 at 197 and Dylan Chandler (Tewksbury, Mass.) wrapped up the match with a victory over Francis Boahen (Bronx, N.Y.) by decision, 3-2, at 285 making the final score 39-7.
 
In the finals match, RWU drew New York University who went 2-0 in the other round-robin. Keegan opened the match by getting pinned by Tyler Crew (St. Mary's, Ga.) but then they got the advantage with wins by decision at 133, 141, and 149. Kaiser opened the run with a 7-2 win over Nick Kruczynski (Natick, Mass.) followed by Lombard beating Costa Moore (Canonsburg, Pa.), 6-2, and Bariso rolling past Anthony Chavez (Fresno, Cali.), 11-5. It was all NYU from there however, as they won each of the next five matchups, collecting two pins, two wins by decision, and one win by major decision before Fetrow ended the day on a high note for RWU with a 3-2 win by decision over David Aranda (Huntington Beach, Cali.) at 285 making the final score, 28-12.
 
Match Results
Round Robin Match 1: Roger Williams 36, Johnson & Wales 15
 
125: Ari Dinerman (RWU) wins by forfeit
133: Kyle Kaiser (RWU) defeats Christopher Gomez (JWU) with first period pin
141: Andy Lombard (RWU) defeats Joshua Roberts (JWU) by decision, 3-1
149: Ben Bariso (RWU) defeats Edwin Morales (JWU) with first period pin
157: Patrick Wisniewski (JWU) defeats Aidan Bennett (RWU) by decision, 5-2
165: Jack Kelly (RWU) wins by forfeit
174: Jacob Cardozo (RWU) defeats Dominic Pugliese (JWU) by decision, 7-0
184: Cole Shaughnessy (RWU) wins by forfeit
197: Vincent Ceglie (JWU) defeats Jack Rogers (RWU) with first period pin
285: Cameron Bailey (JWU) wins by forfeit
 
Match Results
Round Robin Match 2: Roger Williams 39, New England College 7
 
125: Chris DeRosa (NEC) defeats Connor Keegan (RWU) by major decision, 12-3
133: Kyle Kaiser (RWU) defeats Diego Santiago (NEC) by decision, 4-0
141: Andy Lombard (RWU) defeats Logan Montaina (NEC) with first period pin
149: Ben Bariso (RWU) defeats Evan Fidelibus (NEC) by major decision, 13-5
157: Michael Forte (RWU) defeats Najee Hall (NEC) with third period pin
165: Mannash Carlson (NEC) defeats Jack Kelly (RWU) by decision, 4-2
174: Jacob Cardozo (RWU) defeats Kalil Cuffe (NEC) with third period pin
184: Cole Shaughnessy (RWU) defeats Maxwell Ross (NEC) with first period pin
197: Spencer Fetrow (RWU) defeats Nate Philion (NEC) by tech fall, 16-0
285: Dylan Chandler (RWU) defeats Francis Boahen (NEC) by decision, 3-2
 
Match Results
Finals: Roger Williams 12, New York University, 28
 
125: Tyler Crew (NYU) defeats Connor Keegan (RWU) with second period pin
133: Kyle Kaiser (RWU) defeats Nick Kruczynski (NYU) by decision, 7-2
141: Andy Lombard (RWU) defeats Costa Moore (NYU) by decision, 6-2
149: Ben Bariso (RWU) defeats Anthony Chavez (NYU) by decision, 11-5
157: Trent Furman (NYU) defeats Michael Forte (RWU) with first period pin
165: Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) defeats Jack Kelly (RWU) by major decision, 19-8
174: Jason Geyer (NYU) defeats Jacob Cardozo (RWU) with first period pin
184: Izaake Zuckerman (NYU) defeats Cole Shaughnessy (RWU), by decision, 9-3
197: Scott Dupont (NYU) defeats Travis Arata (RWU) by decision, 10-4
285: Spencer Fetrow (RWU) defeats David Aranda (NYU) by decision, 3-2
 
What's Next
Friday, December 10 at Springfield