PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Trinity College men's wrestling edged Bridgewater State University, 26–25, before earning a decisive 27–17 victory over host Rhode Island College to finish 2–0 at the RIC Tri-Match.
The turning point in the opener came in the final bout of the night. Senior Matthew Carrozza secured a 3–2 decision against Ethan Buonanducci, the New England Wrestling Association's No. 4-ranked wrestler, to seal the one-point win for the Bantams.
In the nightcap against Rhode Island College, Chase Ledbury and Nicholas Ebrahimi delivered momentum-swinging bonus-point victories. Ledbury pinned Scott Lallas at 3:54 in the 165-pound match, while Ebrahimi stuck Jaden Tesher—ranked No. 8 in NEWA at heavyweight—in 2:37.
Trinity 26, Bridgewater State 25
141 – Malcolm Chrispin (BSU) major dec. Cord Vallis (TC), 11-1
149 – Andrew Pratt (TC) pinned Kamel Dib (BSU) at 2:46
157 – Avery Carl (BSU) pinned Jacob Kennedy (TC) at 4:30
165 – Cqari Bacote (BSU) pinned Chase Ledbury (TC) at 6:03
174 – James Calabrese (BSU) dec. Liam Holden (TC), 7-4
184 – Tucker Vician (TC) pinned Kaleb Rhoton (BSU) at 4:20
197 – Christian Curley (BSU) pinned Luke Hutton (TC) at 2:49
285 – Emre Sensoy (TC) tech. fall Michael Mastroianni (BSU) at 3:57 (20-3)
125 – Alexander Schaeublin (TC) pinned Sei Dolomengi (BSU) at 3:46
133 – Matthew Carrozza (TC) dec. Ethan Buonanducci (BSU), 3-2
Trinity 27, Rhode Island College 17
184 – Andrew Pappas (RIC) dec. Tucker Vician (TC), 9-5
197 – Luke Hutton (TC) dec. Imanol Taveras (RIC), 5-2
285 – Nicholas Ebrahimi (TC) pinned Jaden Tesher (RIC) at 2:37
125 – Domenick Sousa (RIC) dec. Alexander Schaeublin (TC), 3-1
133 – Matthew Carrozza (TC) pinned Micah Soe (RIC) at 1:58
141 – Hunter Lundberg (RIC) pinned Cord Vallis (TC) at 5:25
149 – Andrew Pratt (TC) dec. Saliou Jobe (RIC), 5-0
157 – Durkin Stenkevich (TC) dec. Owen Roche (RIC), 17-14
165 – Chase Ledbury (TC) pinned Scott Lallas (RIC) at 3:54
174 – Aidan Faria (RIC) tech. fall Liam Holden (TC) at 3:38 (21-5)
Up Next
The Bantams now turn their focus to the postseason, beginning with the NEWA Futures Tournament hosted by the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Action is set for 11 a.m. Click Here for link to tickets.
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