Providence, R.I.  – The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team knocked off No. 15 Coast Guard, 21-15, during the Johnson & Wales Quad meet Saturday afternoon. The Ducks also fell to the host Wildcats (No. 6 in the NWCA rankings), 25-20, and to D-II member West Liberty 30-13 in the Red and Gray's first quad meet of the year.

Nico Diaz, Cole Handlovic, and Ryan Smith all went 3-0 for the Ducks during the day's action.

The Rundown – Coast Guard
Coast Guard picked up wins by major decision at 125 and decision at 133 for an early 7-0 lead. Diaz, Handlovic, and Smith all picked up decision wins at 141, 149, and 157, respectively, jumping in front 9-7. Ian Flanagan followed another Coast Guard decision win at 165 with one of his own at 174 and Noah MacIlroy followed with a ranked win over Gabe Monroe, No. 14 in the NWCA rankings, as Stevens led 16-10 with two matches left. Cole Grenier clinched the dual with an 18-1 technical fall win at 197, with Coast Guard claiming the final points of the dual with a technical fall at 285.

The Rundown – Johnson & Wales
Against the reigning co-national champions, with action starting at 141, a Diaz major decision and technical falls from Handlovic + Smith put the Ducks up 14-0 through the first three matches. Jack Richardson (No. 7 in the NWCA rankings) picked up the first of two straight wins for Johnson & Wales (one by major decision, one by decision), who closed to 14-7 halfway through the dual. MacIlroy added a decision win for the Ducks, but back-to-back falls for Johnson & Wales at 197 and 285 gave the Wildcats their first lead of the dual, 19-17. Piccione put Stevens up 20-19 with a decision win at 125, but Peyton Ellis (No. 6 in the NWCA rankings) clinched the win for Johnson & Wales with a fall at 133.

The Rundown – West Liberty
Piccione got the Ducks started with a major decision win at 125, with Diaz and Handlovic following with decision victories at 141 and 149 for a 10-5 Ducks advantage, Diaz knocking off Khyvon Grace, the second-ranked wrestler in D-II at 141. Smith won in sudden victory at 157, putting the Ducks up 13-5, but the Hilltoppers won the final five matches, three by fall, to take the dual.

Dual Results:
Final Score: Stevens 21, No. 15 Coast Guard 15
125: No. 15/No. 16 Nikko Beato (USCGA) MD Charles Piccione, 11-3 (USCGA 4-0)
133: Marvin Armstead (USCGA) dec. Vincent Principe, 8-6 (USCGA 7-0)
141: NR/No. 13 Nico Diaz dec. Christian Belford (USCGA), 9-2 (USCGA 7-3)
149: Cole Handlovic dec. No. 14/No. 12 Nate Fitt (USCGA), 5-2 (USCGA 7-6)
157: No. 4/No. 4 Ryan Smith dec. No. 8/No. 8 Jacob Woodburn (USCGA), 6-3 (SIT 9-7)
165: NR/No. 18 Landon Kearns (USCGA) dec. Tyler Roe, 8-5 (USCGA leading 10-9)
174: Ian Flanagan dec. Thomas Rhodes (USCGA), 5-2 (SIT 12-10)
184: Noah MacIlroy MD No. 14/No. 15 Gabe Monroe (USCGA), 16-5 (SIT 16-10)
197: Cole Grenier TF Brendan Raley (USCGA), 18-1 (SIT 21-10)
285: No. 2/No. 2 Carl DiGiorgio (USCGA) TF Noah Berlin-Langston, 20-4 (SIT 21-15)

Final Score: No. 6 JWU 25, Stevens 20
141: NR/No. 13 Nico Diaz MD Nicholas Torres (JWU), 12-2 (SIT 4-0)
149: Cole Handlovic TF Wyatt Brock (JWU), 18-3 (SIT 9-0)
157: No. 4/No. 4 Ryan Smith TF Vincent Faldetta (JWU), 19-4 (SIT 14-0)
165: No. 7/No. 5 Jack Richardson (JWU) MD Tyler Roe, 18-4 (SIT 14-4)
174: Shane Reitsma (JWU) dec. Ian Flanagan, 8-3 (SIT 14-7)
184: Noah MacIlroy dec. Zachary Miller (JWU), 14-9 (SIT 17-7)
197: Anthony Fernandez (JWU) pinned Cole Grenier, 1:16 (SIT 17-13)
285: No. 5/No. 5 Adolfo Betancur (JWU) pinned Ben Rosa, 3:40 (JWU 19-17)
125: Charles Piccione dec. Ryan O'Rourke (JWU), 4-2 (SIT 20-19)
133: No. 6/No. 6 Peyton Ellis (JWU) pinned Vincent Principe, 3:22 (JWU 25-20)

Final Score: No. 19 West Liberty 30, Stevens 13 (West Liberty ranks are reflected at the D-II level)
125: Charles Piccione MD Caiden Harbert (West Liberty), 13-4 (SIT 4-0)
133: No. 10/No. 9 James Armstrong Jr. (West Liberty) TF Dom Marinilli, 15-0 (WLU 5-4)
141: NR/No. 13 Nico Diaz dec. No. 2/No. 2 Khyvon Grace (West Liberty), 4-3 (SIT 7-5)
149: Cole Handlovic dec. No. 14/NR Anthony Wood (West Liberty), 6-2 (SIT 10-5)
157: No. 4/No. 4 Ryan Smith SV No. 10 Nico Taddy (West Liberty), 8-5 (SIT 13-5)
165: Bodie Morgan  (West Liberty) pinned Tyler Roe, 1:59 (SIT 13-11)
174: NR/No. 18 Carter Widegardner (West Liberty) MD Ian Flanagan, 17-5 (WLU 15-13)
184: Oliver Byerly (West Liberty) pinned Noah MacIlroy, 1:59 (WLU 21-13)
197: Devon Bell (West Liberty) pinned Cole Grenier, 4:25 (WLU 27-13)
285: No. 12/No. 12 Parker Bentley (West Liberty) dec. Noah Berlin-Langston, 9-5 (WLU 30-13)
 
Up Next: The Ducks head north to Vermont State Castleton next Saturday for a tri-match with the Spartans and Roanoke starting at Noon.

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