Bruins Win Three More Duals

 

In the opening match versus Hotchkiss, co-captain Michael Accetta '24 (16-1) led his team with a key 2-0 victory against an All-New England wrestler at 132 lb.

 

Ethan Phelps '26 stepped into the varsity line-up again and earned a 5-0 decision at 138 lb.. Pins came from Michael Marini '26, Owen Bartoszek '27, Michael Ligouri '27, Christian Yanoti '25, Marco Sethi '27, Alec Harned '26, and Nikki Krause '26. Final team score:

 

Brunswick 60

Hotchkiss 18

 

Brunswick then wrestled a Marvelwood team that gave up nine forfeits. Bartoszek, Accetta, and Harned won by pin as did Owen Wu '27 and Travis Wilson '26. Final team score:

 

Brunswick 84

Marvelwood 0

 

In the final match against the hosts from Taft, Bartoszek was the hero of the day with a come-from-behind win at 106 lb. His Taft opponent got out to a 7-1 lead in the 1st period, but Bartoszek was able to bring the match back to a tie at 9-9 before getting a pin in the final seconds of the match. Brunswick went on to win ten more matches by pinfall. Final team score:

 

Brunswick 82

Taft 0

 

The Bruins will host the Brunswick Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 20th in Burke Field House with wrestling starting at 9:30 a.m.