Trinity Wrestling Sweeps Tri-Match with Coast Guard and Southern Maine

Hartford, Conn. - Four Trinity wrestlers picked up two wins apiece as the Trinity College Bantams topped the Coast Guard Academy Bears and the University of Southern Maine Huskeis in a tri-match at Ray Oosting Gymnasium this evening.  The Bantams defeated Southern Maine to start the night, 25-13, and ended the night with a 29-16 win over Coast Guard, giving Trinity its fifth win in its last six contests.  Earlier in the evening, Southern Maine defeated Coast Guard 25-13.  Trinity improves to 5-6 on the season, Southern Maine is 7-13 after a 1-1 evening, and Coast Guard falls to 1-11 after going 0-2 in the tri-match.

Freshman 174-pounder Kyle Lundberg (Guilford, Conn.) cut a Coast Guard rally with a minor decision over junior Will Stark (West Milford, N.J.) to give the Bantams a 23-16 lead in a crucial match, and junior Emeka Kanu (Bronx, N.Y.) followed that up with an emphatic pin of Dan Pereira to give Trinity a 29-16 win over coast Guard.  Kanu and Lundberg each collected two wins. 

Earlier in the evening, Trinity sophomore heavyweight Greg Vaughan (Hingham, Mass.) pinned sophomore Ryan Stanton (Salem, N.H.), his ninth pin of the year, to give Trinity a 6-3 edge over Southern Maine, a lead the Bantams would only add to.  Senior tri-captain 141-pounder Jacob Gire (Union City, Calif.) collected two wins, including a win by technical fall in the Coast Guard match that would give Trinity a 20-10 lead, which proved valuable, as the Bears would soon after cut that lead to 20-16, before Lundberg and Kanu would meet the mat. 

Trinity freshman Kyle Muir (Barre, Mass.) picked up his third career pin in the match and junior Max Walk (Paoli, Penn.) picked up two wins by forfeit.  Southern Maine's Stanton and senior Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y.) would each earn pins in their meeting with Coast Guard.

Trinity, with just one senior on its roster, matches last season's win total of five.  The Bantams have not won more than five games since the 2005-2006 season. 

TEAM RESULTS
Trinity 31 v. Southern Maine 13
Trinity 29 v. Coast Guard 16
Southern Maine 25 v. Coast Guard 13

TRINITY MATCH RESULTS

Trinity v. Southern Maine
125 - Max Walk (T) wins by forfeit
133 - William Cole (SM) major dec Kevin Constantine (T), 15-1
141 - Jacob Gire (T) dec. Matt Ulrich (SM), 5-3
149 - Kyle Muir (T) pinned Cinjin Goewey (SM) :33
157 - Doug Christensen (SM) dec. Nick Stewart (T), 8-3
165 - Mike Morin (SM) dec. Ben Speicher (T), 14-8
174 - Kyle Lundberg (T) major dec. Curtis Hill (SM), 11-0
184 - Emeka Kanu (T) wins by forfeit
197 - Nick Laurino (SM) dec. William Youngblood (T) 8-4
285 - Greg Vaughan (T) pinned Ryan Stanton (SM) 2:32
Trinity 31, Southern Maine 13

Trinity v. Coast Guard
125 - Max Walk (T) wins by forfeit
133 - Andrew Armstrong (CG) major dec. Kevin Constantine (T), 20-7
141 - Pat Murphy (T) wins by forfeit
149 - Jacob Gire (T) tech Curtis Hayes (CG) 23-6
157 - Andy Snyder (CG) dec. Kyle Muir (T), 7-1
165 - Matt Leisy (CG) dec. Mason West (T), 7-1
174 - Kyle Lundberg (T) dec. Will Stark (CG), 3-1
184 -Emeka Kanu (T) pinned Dan Pereira (CG) 3:36
197 - William Youngblood dec. Troy Robinson (CG), 8-6
285 - Paul Hahn-Rauch (CG) pinned Greg Vaughan (T) 2:11
Trinity 29, Coast Guard 16

Coast Guard v. Southern Maine
125 - Double Forfeit
133 - William Cole (SM) dec. Andrew Armstrong (CG), 10-6
141 - Matt Ulrich wins by Forfeit
149 - Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Curtis Hayes (CG) 1:37
157 - Andy Snyder (CG) major dec. Peter Gilman (SM), 12-1
165 - Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Matt Leisy (CG), 16-4
174 - Will Stark (CG) dec. Curtis Hill (SM), 8-1
184 - Dan Pereia (CG) dec. James LaMarca (SM), 6-3
197 - Troy Robinson (CG) dec. Matt Bubar (SM), 7-1
285 - Ryan Stanton (SM) pinned Paul Hahn-Rauch (CG) 6:14
Southern Maine 25, Coast Guard 13