SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 8, 2025) – The Western New England men's wrestling team showed a dominant performance on Saturday afternoon at their own Golden Bear Duals, defeating Plymouth State University, Trinity College, and the University of Southern Maine, going 3-0 on the day and improving to 13-4 in dual action this season. 

How it Happened: vs. Plymouth State
The Golden Bears got off to a quick start against the Panthers as Clayton O'Connor earned a forfeit victory in the 125 lb. weight class. Plymouth State would storm back with the next fall victory in the 133 lb. weight class, coming away with six points to tie the match at six. It would be all Golden Bears in the next eight of nine weight classes, as WNE's Ayden Cheng came up with a win in the 141 lb. weight class over Cameron Monahan in 2:50, earning WNE six more points. Peter Charnley would also pick up a fall victory in 2:31 over John Allmers as WNE extended their lead. The Golden Bears earned forfeit victories in both the 157 lb. and 165 lb. weight classes, as Colin Carlin and Tristan Julian took the wins for WNE. CJ Glaropoulos would earn a major decision win, 8-0 over Robert Tarasuk at 174, getting WNE four more points. Plymouth State grabbed an 8-1 decision win for their final win of the match at 184. WNE would finish off the match with a forfeit win at 197 for Charles Maloy, while Aidan DeLuca came away with the major decision 14-2 in the heavyweight, as Western New England would earn a 44-9 win over Plymouth State. 

Results:
125 -  Clayton O'Connor (WNE) over Plymouth State – Forfeit 
133 -  Brody McDonald (PSU) over Trevor Young (WNE) – Fall, 4:38
141 – Ayden Cheng (WNE) over Cameron Monahan (PSU) – Fall, 2:50
149 -  Peter Charnley (WNE) over John Allmers (PSU) – Fall, 2:31
157 -  Colin Carlin (WNE) over Plymouth State – Forfeit 
165 -  Tristan Julian (WNE) over Plymouth State – Forfeit 
174 -  CJ Glaropoulos (WNE) over Robert Tasasuk (PSU) – MD, 8-0
184 – Tyler Miller (PSU) over Michael Bluhm (WNE) – Dec, 8-1
197 -  Charles Maloy (WNE) over Plymouth State – Forfeit 
285 – Aidan DeLuca (WNE) over Colin Hile (PSU) – MD, 14-2

How it Happened (vs. Trinity College): 
The match started in the 157 lb. weight class as Colin Carlin came away with his second win on the afternoon, this time defeating Andrew Pratt on a 4-1 decision to get Western New England rolling. In fact, the Golden Bears had wins in the first six matches overall, including the 165 lb. weight class, as David Lisk came up with an 8-1 decision win over John Lagana. Cameron Hines continues the Golden Bears win streak at 174, picking up a TF win 15-0 in 6:01. Also victorious were Jaylen Hawkins (184 lbs. – MD, 13-2), Charles Maloy (197 lbs. – Fall, 0:46), and Spencer Dickinson (Fall, 3:07), which quickly gave Western New England a 27-0 lead in the match. James Linder finished the match with a victory for WNE over Chris Perry on a 6-2 decision, giving the Golden Bears a 30-10 victory over the Bantams. 

Results:
125  - Alexander Schaeublin (TC) over Beniamino Dicocco (WNE) – Dec, 5-1
133 -  Matthew Carrozza (TC) over Antonio Intintoli (WNE) – Dec, 7-3
141 – Daniel Echeverria (TC) over Ayden Cheng (MD, 13-2)
149 – James Linder (WNE) over Chris Perry (TC) – Dec, 6-2
157 – Colin Carlin (WNE) over Andrew Pratt (TC) – Dec, 4-1
165 – David Lisk (WNE) over John Lagana (TC) – Dec, 8-1
174 – Cameron Hines (WNE) over Alexander Hurly (TC) – TF, 15-0, 6:01
184 – Jaylen Hawkins (WNE) over Nicholas Crotty (TC) – MD, 13-2
197 – Charles Maloy (WNE) over Booker Lester Jr. (TC) – Fall, 0:46
285 – Spencer Dickinson (WNE) over Emre Sensoy (TC) – Fall, 3:07

How it Happened (vs. University of Southern Maine): 
The match also started in the 157 lb. weight class, and Colin Carlin once again came away with a win to get Western New England going. Carlin earned a big technical fall victory, 19-3 over Silas Runez. David Lisk would come away with a victory at 165 for the Golden Bears, earning a victory via fall in 3:52. Cameron Hines came up with a victory in 3:37 in the 174 lb. weight class, nearly coming up with a fall victory. Jaylen Hawkins would go undefeated on the afternoon with a win over Michael Sanchez of USM on a pin, getting the win in 2:43. Clayton O'Connor earned WNE's final win of the day in the 125 lb. weight class, earning a dominant major decision victory 12-3. 

Results:
125 – Clayton O'Connor (WNE) over Bruce Rasmusson (USM) – MD, 12-3
133 – Jake Craig (USM) over Beniamino Dicocco (WNE) – Fall, 1:43
141 – Kyle Moore (USM) over Ayden Cheng (WNE) – TF, 18-3, 3:40
149 – Colby Frost (USM) over Matthew Rodriguez (WNE) – TF, 22-6, 4:32
157 – Colin Carlin (WNE) over Silas Runez (USM) – TF, 19-3, 4:30
165 – David Lisk (WNE) over Derek Cote (USM) – Fall, 3:52
174 – Cameron Hines (WNE) over Tyler Haynes (USM) – Injury Forfeit (3:37)
184 – Jaylen Hawkins (WNE) over Michael Sanchez (USM) – Fall, 2:43
197 – Charles Maloy (WNE) over Anthony Mears (USM) – Fall, 1:11
285 -  Jason Canavan-Dwyer (USM) over Spencer Dickinson (WNE) – Dec, 5-0
Extra: Colin Sevigney (USM) over Fitzgerald Jordan (WNE) – Fall
Extra: Matthew Donis (WNE) over Jalen Charles (USM) – TF, 17-1, 3:37
Extra: Owen Bufagna (USM) over Colton Wells (WNE) – Dec, 9-4
Extra: Alberto Mendoza (USM) over Samuel Worthing (WNE) – Dec, 10-6
Extra: Aidan Robichaud (USM) over James Linder (WNE) – Fall, 4:34

Up Next on the Schedule:

• The Golden Bears will have one final dual match of the season before the NCAA Northeast Regional event. Western New England travels to Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, February 15 at 5:00 PM.