WORCESTER, Mass. -

The 34-7 victory improves CGA to 4-0 on the campaign while WPI drops to 7-3. The Engineers will next travel to Roger Williams on Saturday January 18th for a tri-match with RWU, Johnson & Wales, and Trinity.

In a match that featured just one fall, Coast Guard logged three tech falls and a major decision in addition to its pin.  Carl DiGiorgio (Doylestown, PA), the fifth-ranked heavyweight in the country, claimed the first Bear tech fall of the night when he logged a 21-6 score just 2:14 into the bout.

After splitting the first two bouts on the day, the Bears tallied wins in the next six bouts to secure the team victory.  Defending national champion and current top-ranked Chase Randall(Spokane, WA) got the spurt started at 133 pounds with a 19-4 tech fall at 3:41 followed by a 10-6 decision by Owen Woolcott(State College, PA) at 141.  Nathan Fitt(Branchville, NJ), ranked #12 at 149, delivered the only pin of the night when he forced his opponent's shoulders to the mat at 1:32.   The back half of the Coast Guard run included a Jacob Woodburn (Greensboro, NC) 15-2 major decision at 157, a very competitive 5-1 win by decision for Landon Kearns(East Brunswick, NJ) at 165 and Caden Stout(St. Clairsville, OH) earned a 10-7 win at 174 with a takedown.

The Bears will have their first home match of the year on Saturday January 18th, hosting New England College at 11:00 AM.