SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (December 6, 2024) – The Western New England men's wrestling team hosted the Anchormen of Rhode Island College on Friday night from the Anthony S. Caprio Alumni Healthful Living Center, taking care of the Anchormen, winning eight of ten weight classes to pick up a 37-12 victory.

Records:

• Western New England: 5-1
• Rhode Island College: 1-2

How it Happened:

The first six points of the match would go Western New England's way as Rhode Island College would forfeit the 125 lb. weight class match, as Clayton O'Connor would pick up the victory. At 133, Austin Mitrosky would fall behind early in the match against Kwesi Amoa, though would finish strong in the third period, grabbing a pair of takedowns to pick up the 12-7 decision victory for the Golden Bears, earning WNE three more points. Peter Charnley earned an emphatic major decision win after getting a takedown to win the match 18-5. Charnley would never trail in the match for the Golden Bears, who would take a 17-0 match lead after the first four weight classes. The fastest match of the night would come at 157 as WNE's Colin Carlin would come away with a pinfall victory in just 1:24 over RIC's Dillon Carter. The winning streak would continue for the blue and gold in the 165 lb. weight class as Cameron Hines would pin Christopher McCarthy in 3:44 after getting a takedown to pick up another six points for Western New England, who would lead 29-0 in the match after six matches.

Rhode Island College would take the 174 lb. weight class, though Michael Bluhm would return the Golden Bears to their winning ways with a technical fall victory, 17-0, over RIC's Roel Johnson, adding more points to WNE's winning total in the 184 lb. weight class.. Charles Maloy would earn a three-point takedown for Western New England in the third period of the 197 lb. weight class and would hold on in the late stages to earn a 5-3 decision victory, Western New England's final win of the night that would propel the Golden Bears to a 37-12 victory over the Anchormen, WNE's second straight win over the Anchormen overall in the meeting of the two programs.

Results:
125 – Clayton O'Connor (WNE) over Rhode Island College – Forfeit 
133 – Austin Mitrosky (WNE) over Kwesi Amoa (RIC) – Dec, 12-7
141 – Austin Monteiro (WNE) over Sebastian Armstrong (RIC) – MD, 11-2
149 – Peter Charnley (WNE) over Michael Pestana (RIC) – MD, 18-5
157 – Colin Carlin (WNE) over Dillion Carter (RIC) – Fall 1:24
165 – Cameron Hines (WNE) over Christopher McCarthy (RIC) – Fall 3:44
174 – Aidan Faria (RIC) over Nicholas Baccala (WNE) – Fall 5:18
184 – Michael Bluhm (WNE) over Roel Johnson (RIC) – TF 17-0, 5:26
197 – Charles Maloy (WNE) over Anthony Fernandez (RIC) – Dec, 5-3
285 – Michael Alfonso (RIC) over Spencer Dickinson (WNE) – Fall 5:49
Extra: Matthew Rodriguez (WNE) over Cooper Lavigne (RIC) – MD, 14-2
Extra: Andrew Pappas (RIC) over Fitzgerald Jordan (WNE) – Fall
Extra: Maxwell Bluhm (WNE) over Ethan Silva (RIC) – Fall

Up Next on the Schedule:

• The Golden Bears return to the mat on Saturday, December 7 at 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM, taking on New York University and New Jersey City University at the Roger Williams University duals.