46-0

Rhode Island College
SPORTS RELEASE
Sports Information Director: Scott Gibbons (401) 456-8516
Fax: (401) 456-8514 email: sgibbons@ric.edu
website: www.ric.edu/athletics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2008
Rhode Island College Wrestling Score Report
Providence, RI
TEAMS
Trinity (3-17)
#22 Rhode Island College (15-4)
WGT.
RESULT
FINAL SCORE
0
46
TC
RIC
197
Kevin Davis (RIC) won by forfeit
0
6
285
Ray Moore (RIC) def. Nikolai Harovas (TC), 5-4
0
9
125
Brian Hoyt (RIC) pinned Max Walk (TC) at 5:42
0
15
133
Travis Drappi (RIC) def. Keith Hernandez (TC), 9-5
0
18
141
Mike Bonora (RIC) def. Jacob Gire (TC), 7-3
0
21
149
Kevin Sutherland (RIC) won by forfeit
0
27
157
Mike Martini (RIC) won by forfeit
0
33
165
Brendan Guarino (RIC) def. Max Weisz (TC), 8-2
0
36
174
Brendan Casey (RIC) def. Ben Speicher (TC), 15-5
0
40
184
Nick Logan (pinned) Joe Hern (TC) at 6:17
0
46
TEAMS
Bridgewater State (13-6, 3-3)
#22 Rhode Island College (16-4, 4-2)
WGT.
RESULT
FINAL SCORE
9
29
BSC
RIC
197
Jim Quinlan (BSC) def. Kevin Davis (RIC), 7-0
3
0
285
Tim Ferreira (BSC) def. Ray Moore (RIC), 9-4
6
0
125
Brian Hoyt (RIC) def. Eric Rosado (BSC), 2-1
6
3
133
Travis Drappi (RIC) pinned Paul Robinson (BSC) at 4:33
6
9
141
Mike Bonora (RIC) def. Justin Thomas (BSC), 17-2
6
14
149
Frank Cammisa (BSC) def. Kevin Sutherland (RIC), 3-0
9
14
157
Mike Martini (RIC) def. John Marsh (BSC), 12-9 in 2OT
9
17
165
Brendan Guarino (RIC) def. Mike White (BSC), 4-2
9
20
174
Brendan Casey (RIC) def. Anthony D’Amico (BSC), 3-1 in OT
9
23
184
Nick Logan (RIC) pinned Sean Swett (BSC) at 3:13
9
29
RIC TAKES TWO IN FINAL REGULAR SEASON ACTION
Anchormen Seniors Honored as RIC
Readies for New England Championships
Providence, RI—The 22nd-ranked Rhode Island College wrestling team finished
the 2007-08 regular season with a 46-0 win over New England Wrestling Association
(NEWA) foe Trinity and a 29-9 victory over NEWA opponent and Pilgrim Wrestling
League rival Bridgewater State on Friday evening at The Murray Center.
The Anchormen now turn their sights to the 2008 New England Championships,
which will be held at Southern Maine on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23-24. Head Coach
Jay Jones’ team enters the tourney fray ranked No. 3 in New England. RIC closes out
the regular season with a 16-4 overall record, an 11-3 mark against NEWA opposition
and a 4-2 mark in the Pilgrim League.
Rhode Island College opened the night with a decisive shutout victory over the
Bantams. The Anchormen were aided by three forfeit victories and a pin by junior Nick
Logan (Lowell, MA) at 184 lbs. in the match’s finale.
After the Bears handed Trinity a 34-11 loss in the evening’s middle match, the
Anchormen squared off against BSC in a battle of the third and fourth-ranked squads in
New England. The Anchormen, who squeaked by Bridgewater State, 19-18, at the New
England Duals on Jan. 20, quickly fell behind, 9-0. Freshman Brian Hoyt (Sussex, NJ)
earned a 2-1 decision at 125 lbs., while classmate Travis Drappi (West Orange, NJ)
evened the match up, 9-9, with a pin at 133 lbs. Senior Mike Bonora (Nutley, NJ)
picked up a five-point win, 17-2, at 141 lbs. to give RIC a lead it would never relinquish.
Sophomore Mike Martini (Cranston, RI) earned an impressive, 12-9, win in
double overtime at 157 lbs., while senior Brendan Casey (Lowell, MA) closed out his
final home match with a 3-1 win in OT at 174 lbs. Logan earned his team-leading 13th
win by fall to end the night on a high note at 184 lbs.
Bonora wrapped up the regular season undefeated (35-0) against NCAA Div. III
opposition. He is currently 35-2 and ranked No. 1 in the nation at 141 lbs.
Mike Bonora with his father Angelo (left) and mother Ginny (right)
Casey, ranked No. 4 in New England at 174 lbs., went 2-0 in his final home
matches to end the regular season with an 18-7 mark.
Brendan Casey with his grandfather John (left) and mother Judy (right)
Davis, ranked No. 4 in New England at 197 lbs., went 1-1 to end the regular
season with a 21-9 mark.
Kevin Davis with his father Robert (left) and mother Christine (right)
All three seniors were honored prior to the start of the Bridgewater State match
as part of Senior Night 2008. The evening also kicked off Winterfest 2008, RIC’s winter
homecoming, with many for Anchormen wrestling alumni in attendance.
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