The College of New Jersey Athletics

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey wrestling team swept through the Metropolitan Conference/New England Duals winning all three of its matches as the Lions pushed their winning streak to nine straight on Saturday.

TCNJ is ranked eighth in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Brute – Adidas Division III poll and improved to 15-1 on the year.

In the other matches, Worcester Polytechnic Institute edged Hunter College, 19-18, Williams College beat Hunter, 21-16, while 19th-ranked Roger Williams University toppled Hunter, 43-6.

In the win over Roger Williams, the Lions fell behind 3-0 before winning seven straight weight classes. The big win for TCNJ came at 141 pounds as Tyler Branham (Newtown, NJ/Kittantiny) used a last-second takedown to score a 5-3 upset of fourth-ranked Andrew Lacroix. Adding to the decisive win for the Lions was Joey Galante (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City) at 157 as the senior won by fall and Ray Sarinelli (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) at 133 with a win by technical fall.

TCNJ again got off to a fast start against WPI winning the first six bouts for a 25-0 lead. Tom Roberto (Hamilton, NJ/Notre Dame) opened the match with a 4-1 overtime at 125 pounds followed by a Sarinelli pin at 133 sending the Lions to the victory.

Williams struck first versus the Lions in the final dual of the day winning the 125-pound weight class, but TCNJ stormed back as Sarinelli won by technical fall at 133 and Branham by fall at 141. Branham’s victory put the Lions in front for good at 11-6.

Sophomore Greg Osgoodby (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) hit a milestone later in the match as he collected his 50th career win with a pin in 1:26 over Paul Fraulo (Katonah, NY) at 174.

On the day, the Lions had three grapplers go 3-0 with Sarinelli, Branham and Osgoodby each accomplishing that feat.

The Lions close out the home portion of the schedule tomorrow hosting Springfield College in a dual meet with a noon start time at Packer Hall.

Weight by weight summary
#8 TCNJ 31, #19 Roger Williams 9
125: Anthony Nicolicchia (RW) dec. Tom Roberto (TCNJ), 6-3
133: Ray Sarinelli (TCNJ) tech. fall Trevor Vernon (RW), 21-5
141: Tyler Branham (TCNJ) dec. Andrew Lacroix (RW), 5-3
149: Chris Prihoda (TCNJ) dec. Scott Pellerin (RW), 4-2
157: Joey Galante (TCNJ) pinned Dallas Fill (RW), 1:54
165: Ryan McCabe (TCNJ) dec. Jared Czarneski (RW), 5-3
174: Greg Osgoodby (TCNJ) maj. dec. James Woods (RW), 12-1
184: Jim Tomczuk (TCNJ) dec. Dan Woods (RW), 6-2
197: Mike Staples (RW) by forfeit
285: Steve Carbone (TCNJ) maj. dec. John Russo (RW), 8-0

#8 TCNJ 35, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 9
125: Tom Roberto (TCNJ) dec. Carl Anderson (WPI), 4-1 OT
133: Ray Sarinelli (TCNJ) pinned Jeff Root (WPI), 1:29
141: Tyler Branham (TCNJ) dec. Roman Walsh (WPI), 4-0
149: Chris Prihoda (TCNJ) maj. dec. Matt Wainwright (WPI), 8-0
157: John Dinan (TCNJ) maj. dec. Sean Kennedy (WPI), 15-1
165: Lenny Goduto (TCNJ) tech. fall Eric Sheridan (WPI), 18-2
174: Larry Loomis (WPI) dec. Ryan McCabe (TCNJ), 2-1
184: Greg Osgoodby (TCNJ) by forfeit
197: Scott Guzman (WPI) by forfeit
285: Steve Carbone (TCNJ) maj. dec. Josh Rodden (WPI), 10-2

#8 TCNJ 36, Williams College 12
125: Ethan Cohen (W) pinned Conor Redmond (TCNJ), 4:20
133: Ray Sarinelli (TCNJ) tech. fall Michael Penza (W), 18-2
141: Tyler Branham (TCNJ) pinned Dylan Rittenburg (W), 6:07
149: Nick Miragliuolo (W) dec. Chris Prihoda (TCNJ), 8-7
157: Joey Galante (TCNJ) maj. dec. Eugene Berson (W), 18-6
165: Ryan McCabe (TCNJ) dec. Douglas Washington (W), 4-3
174: Greg Osgoodby (TCNJ) pinned Paul Fraulo (W), 1:26
184: Jim Tomczuk (TCNJ) by forfeit
197: Kyle Ayer (W) dec. Shawn Vanwingerden (TCNJ), 5-4
285: Steve Carbone (TCNJ) pinned Mike Eckerle (W), 2:39

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 19, Hunter College 18
125: Carl Anderson (WPI) dec. Matt Myers (H), 4-1
133: Jeff Root (WPI dec. Hassan Mahmood (H), 4-2
141: Roman Walsh (WPI) dec. Vitaly Simpkin (H), 4-2
149: Dave Laramee (WPI) dec. Zack Astone (H), 9-4
157: Bill Calvacca (H) dec. Sean Kennedy (WPI), 7-2
165: Paul Denaga (H) dec. Eric Sheridan (WPI), 3-2
174: Larry Loomis (WPI) maj. dec. RJ Klotz (H), 10-2
184: Adam Kreitman (WPI) dec. James Sykes (H), 10-3
197: Shintaro Higashi (H) pinned Scott Guzman (WPI), 3:26
285: Arkadiy Levitan (H) by forfeit

#19 Roger Williams 43, Hunter College 6
125: Jeremiah Mahoney (RW) dec. Matt Myers (H), 4-2
133: Trevor Vernon (RW) tech. fall Hassan Mahmood (H), 16-1
141: Andrew Lacroix (RW) pinned Vitaly Simpkin (H), :34
149: Scott Pellerin (RW) mad. dec. Zack Astone (H), 14-6
157: Chris McCormick (RW) dec. Calvacca (H), 6-4
165: Chris Nadeau (RW) pinned Paul Denaga (H), 6:52
174: Jared Czarneski (RW) maj. dec. RJ Klotz (H), 8-0
184: Dan Woods (RW) pinned James Sykes (H), 2:57
197: Mike Staples (RW) by forfeit
285: Arkadiy Levitan (H) pinned John Russo (RW), 1:06

Williams College 21, Hunter College 16
125: Ethan Cohen (W) dec. Evan Valdez (H), 10-7
133: Mike Penza (W) dec. Richard Perkins (H), 5-4
141: Dylan Rittenburg (W) dec. Vitaly Simpkin (H), 9-2
149: Nick Miragliuolo (W) pinned Zack Astone (H), 1:11
157: Carl Breitenstein (W) dec. Bill Calvacca (H), 8-4
165: Paul Denaga (H) dec. Michael Tcheyan (W), 11-8
174: Douglas Washington (W) dec. RJ Klotz (H), 10-6
184: James Sykes (H) tech. fall Paul Fraulo (W), 17-1
197: Shintaro Higashi (H) dec. Nate Shippee (W), 21-9
285: Arkadiy Levitan (H) maj. dec. Jim Bierman (W), 19-8