PROVIDENCE, R.I. (January 26, 2025) –  The Western New England matched up at the NEWA Duals on Sunday as the seventh seed out 16 teams in the tournament. The Golden Bears earned a victory to open the day before falling to VTSU Castleton and Wesleyan University though was victorious in the 7^th/8^th place match over Worcester Polytechnic Institute, coming away with a seventh place finish in total at the event. 

How it Happened (vs. No. 10 Trinity College (Conn.))
The Golden Bears would fall in the first four matches of the morning in four different results. A decision at 125, a major decision at 133, and technical fall at 141, and a fall at 149 would quickly put the Golden Bears down 18-0 in the match. From there, it would be all Golden Bears as seventh seeded Western New England would roar back with vengeance, starting at the 157 lb. weight class when Colin Carlin got the Golden Bears on the scoreboard with a win over Trinity's Andrew Platt on a 10-5 decision, picking up three points for WNE, their first three of the morning. David Lisk would pick up the major decision win at 165, 13-2 for Western New England, adding four more points to WNE's total. Cameron Hines would have no problem with Tucker Vician, earning an 11-0 victory at 174, coming on a major decision. Western New England's win streak would continue at 184 as Jaylen Hawkins would continue his dominance on the mat, carrying over from last weekend's Will Abele Invitational, taking a major decision win over Nicholas Crotty, earning WNE four more points. Charles Maloy would be next up for the Golden Bears in the 197 lb. weight class and would earn a dominant major decision win 16-2 over Trinity's Booker Lester Jr., which would put Western New England in front 19-18 in the match as the match would come down to the final bout, the 285 lb. weight class, as WNE starter Spencer Dickinson would earn a major decision win 12-4 for WNE over Emre Sensoy, earning Western New England four points in the bout and gave WNE the 23-18 victory over Trinity overall to move on in the championships bracket of the NEWA Duals. 

Results:
125 – Alexander Scaeublin (Trinity) over Beniamino Dicocco (WNE) – Dec, 6-3
133 - Matthew Carrozza (Trinity) over Antonio Intintoli (WNE) – Major Dec, 10-2
141 – Ty Trickle (Trinity) over Austin Monteiro (WNE) – TF, 17-2
149 -  Chris Perry (Trinity) over Peter Charnley (WNE) – Fall, 2:37
157 – Colin Carlin (WNE) over Andrew Platt (Trinity) – Dec, 10-5
165 – David Lisk (WNE) over John Lagana (Trinity) – Major Dec, 13-2
174 – Cameron Hines (WNE) over Tucker Vician (Trinity) – Major Dec., 11-0
184 – Jaylen Hawkins (WNE) over Nicholas Crotty (Trinity) – Major Dec., 17-9
197 – Charles Maloy (WNE) over Booker Lester Jr (Trinity) – Major Dec., 16-2
285 – Spencer Dickinson (WNE) over Emre Sensoy (Trinity) – Major Dec., 12-4

With the win and second-seeded Vermont State University Caslteton's victory over 15^th seeded Plymouth State University, the Golden Bears would meet the Spartans in the second round of the duals. 

How it Happened (vs. No. 2 Vermont State University Castleton) 
Castleton would have Western New England's number right from the start of the 125 lb. weight class and would take down Western New England by a final score of 48-0. The Spartans would win the first nine matches overall before the Golden Bears would forfeit the heavyweight weight class, dropping the match to Castleton by a final score of 48-0. 

Results:
125 – Gavin Bradley (Castleton) over Joseph Weikel (WNE) – Fall, 0:40
133 -  Kaya Bogle (Castleton) over Trevor Young (WNE) – Fall, 1:43
141 -  James Rodriguez (Castleton) over Ayden Cheng (WNE) – TF, 17-2
149 – Elijah Cyr (Castleton) over Matthew Rodriguez (WNE) – Major Dec., 18-9
157 -  Nate Camiscioli (Castleton) over Colin Carlin (WNE) – Dec., 8-1
165 -  Jashon Holmes (Casleton) over Tristan Julian (WNE) – TF, 18-3
174 -  Connor Gregory (Castleton) over Maxwell Bluhm (WNE) – TF, 16-1
184 -  Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) over Michael Bluhm (WNE) – Major Dec., 14-0
197 -  Haven Tatarek (Castleton) over Charles Maloy (WNE) – Major Dec., 18-8
285 -  Evan Day (Castleton) over Western New England – Forfeit 

With the loss, Western New England moves down to the consolation bracket and the 5^th/6^th/7^th/8^th spot bracket and took on sixth-seeded Wesleyan University for a chance to get into the 5^th/6^th place match. Castleton moves on to the championship bracket, still alive for a face place finish overall. 

How it Happened (vs. No. 6 Wesleyan University): 
Similar to Castleton in the second match of the day for the Golden Bears, Wesleyan jumped out to a quick start and never looked back defeating Western New England 37-6 to get themselves into the fifth/sixth place match while the Golden Bears would fall to the 7^th/8^th place match on the day. Cameron Hines and Jaylen Hawkins would churn out victories for the Golden Bears in the match with Wesleyan, Hines at 174 with a 6-3 decision win and Hawkins at 184, also picking up a decision victory, 20-14. Western New England would fall to the 7^th/8^th place match for their final match of the day, taking on eighth seeded Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 

Results:
125 -  Chris Hong (Wesleyan) over Beniamino Dicocco (WNE) – Dec., 702
133 -  Max Martinez (Wesleyan) over Antonio Intintoli (WNE) – Fall, 5:33
141 – Hayden Myers (Wesleyan) over Ayden Cheng (WNE) – Fall, 1:40
149 -  Kellen Horst (Wesleyan) over Matthew Rodriguez (WNE) – Dec., 18-11
157 -  Shailen Savur (Wesleyan) over Peter Charnley (WNE) – Dec., 10-6
165 -  CJ Shea (Wesleyan) over Tristan Julian (WNE) – Major Dec., 14-1
174 – Cameron Hines (WNE) over Andrew Maiorini (Wesleyan) – Dec., 6-3
184 -  Jaylen Hawkins (WNE) over Joe Colon (Wesleyan) – Dec., 20-14
197 -  Aris Dashiell (Wesleyan) over Aidan DeLuca (WNE) – Fall, 4:27
285 -  Will Orso (Wesleyan) over Spencer Dickinson (WNE) – Fall, 2:55

How it Happened (vs. No. 8 Worcester Polytechnic Institute):
In the 7/8 matchup, the final bout of the day for the Golden Bears at the NEWA duals, WPI would open with the first two wins, taking 125 and 133. The Golden Bears would turn it around at 141 as Ayden Cheng earned the decision win 7-2 to get the Golden Bears on the board. Peter Charnley earned his first victory of the day in the 149 lb. weight class, picking up  6-1 decision win. WNE continued their winning at 157 as Colin Carlin earned a major decision victory 12-2 for Western New England. David Lisk would pick up a win for Western New England in the 165 lb. weight class, picking up a major decision win by a 12-3 count, as WNE took a 14-7 lead in the match overall. Another major decision was on the board for Western New England at 174 as Cameron Hines came around with a 12-2 victory, earning WNE four more points to their total. Jaylen Hawkins would continue to stay hot on the mat on the day, earning a win in his final match of the day with a major decision victory over Ethan Edmondson, picking up a 13-3 victory, WNE's sixth straight victory over WPI. The major decisions victories kept falling for the Golden Bears as Charles Maloy picked up one of his own at the 197 lb. weight class for WNE which would secure the victory in the match for the Golden Bears as Maloy
earned an 11-2 win. Spencer Dickinson capped off the match for the Golden Bears with a 9-3 victory at 285, as WNE came up with a 29-7 victory over WPI and a seventh-place finish at the event. 

Results:
125 – Tanner Thatcher (WPI) over Clayton O'Connor (WNE) – Major Dec., 9-1
133 -  Charlie Pavis (WPI) over Joseph Weikel (WNE) – Dec., 10-3
141 -  Ayden Cheng (WNE) over Masdon Medina (WPI) – Dec., 7-2
149 -  Peter Charnley (WNE) over Madson Basara (WPI) – Dec., 6-1
157 – Colin Carlin (WNE) over Joey Baisley (WPI) – Major Dec., 12-2
165 -  David Lisk (WNE) over Ryan Hsu (WPI) – Major Dec., 12-3
174 – Cameron Hines (WNE) over Theo Sawyers (WPI) – Major Dec., 12-2
184 – Jaylen Hawkins (WNE) over Ethan Edmondson (WPI) – Major Dec., 13-3
197 – Charles Maloy (WNE) over Nicholas LeSieur (WPI) – Major Dec., 11-2
285 – Spencer Dickinson (WNE) over Trevor Bowen (WPI) – Dec., 9-3

With the win, Western New England takes seventh place overall at the duals event. 

Up Next on the Schedule:

• Western New England returns to the Anthony S. Caprio Alumni Healthful Living Center on Friday, January 31 at 6:00 PM for a dual match with Roger Williams University on Alumni Appreciation Night.