Wrestling Competes at NEWA Dual Meet Tournament

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University wrestling team posted a 1-2 record at the 2016 New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) "Headlock for Hunger" Dual Meet Tournament held on Saturday at the Tinsley Center.

The 12th seeded Bears (1-8) lost to #5 Springfield College, 42-6, in the their opening match of the day. Bridgewater also dropped a 28-20 decision to #13 Trinity College, before recording their first dual meet victory over the season with a 44-12 win over #14 Daniel Webster College. 

Junior 197-pounder Stephen Heaslip (Dedham, Mass.) went 2-0 on the day with a pin. Freshman Dylan Nuttall (Levittown, Mass.) posted a 2-1 mark out of the 125-pound weight class with a major decision and technical fall victory. Junior 157-pounder Anthony Cote (Danbury, Conn.) also finished 2-1 on the day, while freshman heavyweight Tom Arseneault (Lynnfield, Mass.) won his only bout.

Two-time defending champion and top-seeded Roger Williams University captured their third straight tournament title and fourth overall with a 27-8 championship match victory over #2 seed Johnson & Wales University.

Senior 157-pounder Joey Gaccione of Johnson & Wales was selected as the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. 

Final Team Standings: 

• 1. Roger Williams
• 2. Johnson & Wales
• 3. Williams
• 4. Wesleyan
• 5. WPI
• 6. Springfield
• 7. RIC
• 8. Norwich
• 9. Trinity
• 10. Western New England
• 11. Southern Maine
• 12. Plymouth State
• 13. Bridgewater State
• 14. Daniel Webster

Round by Round Results:

First Round Results | Second Round Results | Third Round Results | Fourth Round Results

All-Tournament Selections:

• Dylan Nuttall, Bridgewater State
• Devin Visconti, Daniel Webster
• Joey Gaccione, Johnson & Wales 
• Jacob Forsman, Norwich
• Matt Froio, Plymouth State 
• John Georges, Rhode Island College
• Jean-Luc Lemieux, Roger Williams
• Brendan Weir, Southern Maine
• Tyler Keane, Springfield
• Jack Reilly, Trinity
• Isaiah Bellamy, Wesleyan
• Timothy Garripoli, Williams
• Timothy Mclinden, Western New England
• Justin Marsh, WPI

Prior to the fourth and final round of competition, Tim Clouse, Denis Mulvihill and Garrett Trombi were offically inducted in the NEWA Hall of Fame in a brief ceremony. Chris Gilmore, director of athletics at Daniel Webster, was also honored as the NEWA Administrator of the Year. Click on the link below for Hall of Fame bios.

Hall of Fame

Team GPA Award Standings:

• 1. Trinity (3.23)
• 2. Williams (3.21)
• 3. WPI (3.18)
• 4. Daniel Webster (3.17)
• 5. Southern Maine (3.06)
• 6. Wesleyan (2.91)