No. 11 Coast Guard tops WPI in season opener

NEW LONDON, Nov. 6, 2021 — All-Americans Tony Ulaszek and Paul Detwiler each recorded pins in under one minute  leading No. 11 Coast Guard to a season-opening 36-6 win over WPI on Saturday. WPI would win the first match at 125 and the last match at heavyweight, but the Bears would win the eight others.

Kenji Beato won 5-4 at 133 to tie the match 3-3 before Anthony Martin won 11-6 at 141 to give the Bears a 6-3 lead.

All-American Noah Caskey of Montville (149) won by technical fall 18-1 in 4:17 before Ulaszek needed just 45 seconds to register a pin at 157 to give the Bears a 17-3 lead.

Avon High graduate Chris Gens (275) made his collegiate wrestling debut for WPI and earned a 9-7 win over Coast Guard’s Tim Ganuncio in overtime. WPI did not wrestle a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coast Guard is back in action at the Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday.

Coast Guard 36 ,WPI 6
At New London
125 – Tanner Thatthcer (W) dec. Brock Laggini, 12-10
133 – Kenji Beato (CG) dec. Chris Cook, 5-4
141- Anthony Martin (CG) dec. Zachary Rioux, 11-6
149- Noah Caskey (CG) tech fall Caden Christ, 18-1, 4:17
157- Tony Ulaszek (CG) pinned Tommy Dell’Aera, 0:45
165- Joe Chapman (CG) tech fall Matt Rothman, 16-1, 7:00
174-David McCullough (CG) dec. Ethan Edmondson, 14-10
184- Phil Rogers (CG) TF Adam Marsh, 17-2, 5:07
197-Paul Detwiler (CG) pinned Lucas Wilson-Wuestefeld, 0:51
275: Chris Gens (W) dec. Tim Ganuncio, 9-7 (OT)
Records: Coast Guard 1-0, WPI 0-1