WRESTLING

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Brian Zane and Alex Whitney each authored perfect 3-0 individual marks as the Norwich wrestling team beat MIT and lost to Bridgewater State and Plymouth State on Saturday afternoon.

The Cadets (6-9) downed MIT, 36-21, before falling to Bridgewater State and Plymouth State by identical 27-15 scores.

Zane, who has won nine straight bouts, began his productive day by pinning MIT's Greg Wellman in 3:23 at 133 pounds. The Cadets used four forfeit victories to propel them to the convincing victory.

Whitney's pin of Sean Swett at 184 pounds led NU versus Bridgewater State. Three other Cadets registered wins by decision in that match with Zane picking up a 8-4 win at 133 pounds, Vincent Argese earning a 7-4 win at 125 pounds and Matt Valnoski taking a 6-5 verdict at 174 pounds.

Ryan Crosby headlined the list of winners versus Plymouth State, pinning his opponent in 1:56 mark at 149 pounds. Zane moved up to 141 pounds in the Plymouth State match, and defeated his opponent, 7-2. Whitney added a 5-4 win at 184 pounds, while Clayton Brittingham rounded out NU's list of winners against Plymouth with a 6-4 decision at 165 pounds.

Norwich returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 2, when the Cadets travel to West Point, N.Y., to take part in the Military Academy championships.

Norwich 36, MIT 21                                                                                          NU     MIT  

285  Glenn Geesman (MIT) WBF 4:37  Jake Kirk-Elkin                                      0           6
125  Grant Kadokura (MIT) WBF  5:30  Scott Maclean                                      0          12
133  Brian Zane (N)WBF  3:23  Greg Wellman                                                  6          12
141  Kenzan Tanabe (MIT)  WBF 4:07  John Egan                                            6          18
149  Ryan Crosby (N) Forfeit                                                                             12        18
157  Connor Keating (Norwich) Forfeit                                                              18        18
165  Clayton Brittingham (N) Default Corey Kubber                                         24        18
174  Silas Bowerman (N) Forfeit                                                                        30        18
184  Alex Whitney (N)  Forfeit                                                                           36        18
197  Joe Silverman (MIT) Dec 6-0  Jordan Ferguson                                          36        18

Bridgewater State 27, Norwich 15                                                                   NU   BSC

285   Tim Ferrerira (BSC) Dec 5-2 JakeKirk-Elkin                                             0         3

125   Vincent Argese (Norwich) Dec 7-4 Paul Robinson                                    3         3               

133   Brian Zane (N) Dec 8-4 Eric Coughlin                                                       6         3            

141   Greg Martin (BSC) WBF 2:22 Shawn Lavoie                                             6         9

149   Frank Cammisa (BSC) WBF 5:49 Ryan Crosby                                         6        15

157   John Marsh (BSC) Dec 4-3 Connor Keating                                              6        18

165   Mike White (BSC) Dec 6-5 Clayton Brittingham                                       6        21

174   Matt Valnoski (N) Dec 6-5 Zach Bates                                                      9        21

184   Alex Whitney WBF 3:37 Sean Swett                                                         15      21                                                        

197   James Quinlan (BSC) WBF 1:25 Shawn Edwards                                      15      27

Plymouth State 27, Norwich 15                                                                        NU    PSC

285   Josh St. Ours (PSC) WBF 3:46 Jake Kirk-Elkin                                         0     6

125   Chris Greenwood (PSC) WBF 2:55 Scott MacLean                                   0     12

133    Shawn Mosley (PSC) Tech Fall 19-4 John Dasilva                                   0     17

141    Brian Zane (N) Dec 7-3 Joe  McGowen                                                    3     17

149    Ryan Crosby (Norwich) WBF 1:56 Dan Saia                                            9     17

157    Dustin Rudy (PSC) Dec 7-6 Connor Keating                                            9      20

165    Clayton Brittingham (N) Dec 6-4 Gared Laganas                                      12    20 

174    Ryan Scheding  (PSC) Maj Dec 11-1 Matt Valnoski                                 12    24

184    Alex Whitney  (N) Dec 5-4 Landon Nelson                                              15    24

197    Eric Larcomb  (PSC) Dec 3-2 Jordan Ferguson                                         15   27