SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 13, 2026) – The Western New England men's wrestling team earned an emphatic 28-17 victory over the Engineers of Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Friday night inside the Anthony S. Caprio Alumni Healthful Living Center in the final home dual match of the season for the Golden Bears. Seven of the ten weight classes went WNE's way in the victory. 

How it Happened:
Western New England fell behind in the opening match of the night as WPI's Charlie Pavis earned a technical fall victory over Clayton O'Connor to go up 5-0 early. Antonio Intintiolo got those five points right back for the Golden Bears, earning a technical fall of his own, 17-0 in 2:49, to tie the match at five. Austin Monteiro's late match heroics saw the senior earn a crucial riding time point to earn a major decision win over WPI's Mason Medina, 9-1, in the 141 lb. weight class. James Linder then picked up a 4-1 win via decision over WPI's Mason Basara in the 149 lb. weight class, as Western New England took a 12-5 lead in the match. At 157 lbs., Matthew Rodriguez came from behind in the third period to tie the match late to force overtime and got the takedown to come away with a 12-9 sudden victory. The Golden Bears continued their winning ways when Teghan McConnell earned a win over WPI's Joey Baisley on an injury while Maxwell Bluhm picked up an 11-2 major decision over Theo Sawyers in the 174 lb. weight class, capping off six match victories in a row for the Golden Bears. WPI took two of the final three matches while Charles Maloy's 8-2 decision win iced the match for Western New England, who came away with a 28-17 victory over the Engineers on Alumni Appreciation Night. 

Results:
125 lbs. – Charlie Pavis (WPI) over Clayton O'Connor (WNE) – Technical Fall, 16-0 (3:25)
133 lbs. – Antonio Intintoli (WNE) over Joel Puri (WPI) – Technical Fall, 17-0 (2:49)
141 lbs. – Austin Monteiro (WNE) over Mason Medina (WPI) – Major Decision, 9-1
149 lbs. – James Linder (WNE) over Mason Basara (WPI) – Decision, 4-1
157 lbs. – Mathhew Rodriguez (WNE) over Lucas Marchese (WPI) – Sudden Victory, 12-9
165 lbs. – Teghan McConnell (WNE) over Joey Baisley (WPI) – Injury Default (2:13)
174 lbs. – Maxwell Bluhm (WNE) over Theo Sawyers (WPI) – Major Decision, 11-2
184 lbs. – Joe Tully (WPI) over Nicholas Baccala (WNE) – Fall, 5:47
197 lbs. – Charles Maloy (WNE) over Joe Bernard (WPI) – Decision, 8-2
285 lbs. – Trevor Bowen (WPI) over Colton Wells (WNE) – Fall, 4:46
Extra – David Lisk (WNE) over Ryan Addeche (WPI) – Decision, 10-3
 
Up Next on the Schedule:

• Western New England men's wrestling heads to the NEWA Futures Tournament, hosted by the United States Coast Guard Academy, this Sunday, February 15, with the first match beginning at 11:00 AM.