With the split Southern Maine is 1-1 in dual meets.  American International evened out to 3-3 with the pair of wins, while Bridgewater State falls to 1-7.

         The Huskies won seven of their bouts in their 32-14 win over the Bears. Wrestling at 133-pounds, Dipini took a 10-2 major decision victory over BSU senior Ken Francis (New Bedford, Mass.). Freshman Andrew Natalizio (Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley) and senior Cinjin Goewey (Pittsfield, Maine/Maine Central Institute) each earned wins by falls.  Competing at 141-pounds, Natalizio put freshman George Cowan (South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) to the mat in 2:15 to earn his second pin of the season.   In the 149-pound match, Goewey pinned junior Chris McLaughlin-Sniger (North Dartmouth, Mass.) in 2:01 to improve his overall record to 8-4 with four wins by fall.

         In the loss to AIC, Dipini and classmates Jake Rasque (Lebanon, Maine/Marshwood) and Christian Barrett (Peabody, Mass.) accounted for all 13 of the Huskies points.  Dipini improved his overall record to 8-3 with a 7-1 decision over AIC senior Este Lara (Avon, Conn.).  Rasque picked up a dominant major decision win at 125-pounds over AIC freshman Andrew Chase (Bristol, Conn.) by the score of 12-0, while Barrett earned a win by fall over AIC freshman Freddy Bruce (Springfield, Mass.) in 1:40 at 197-pounds.

         Southern Maine travels to the Gulf Coast Invitational in Fort Meyers, Fla. on Sunday, December 18 (9:00 a.m.). 

Southern Maine (1-0) 32, Bridgewater State (1-6) 14

125:  Jon Murray (B) dec. Jake Rasque (SM) 8-4                                   0-3

133:  Zak Dipini (SM) major dec. Kenneth Francis (B) 10-2                    4-3

141:  Andrew Natalizio (SM) pinned George Cowan (B) 2:15               10-3

149:  Cinjin Goewey (SM) pinned Chris McLaughlin-Sniger (B) 2:01    16-3

157:  Peter Gilman (SM) major dec. Joe Catino (B) 12-1                      20-3

165:  Logan Russell (SM) dec. Gene Deary (B) 9-4                              23-3

174:  Sean Fagan (SM) dec. Ryan Cassidy (B) 4-3                              26-3

184:  Mike Fenner (B) pinned Joe Chartier (SM) 1:06                          26-9

197:  Mike Frey (SM) won by forfeit                                                      32-9

285:  Ricky Caruso (B) technical fall Matt Bubar (SM) 19-4                32-14

American International (2-3) 35 College Bridgewater State (1-7) 9

125:  Jon Murray (B) pinned Andrew Chase (A), 5:58                                      0-6

133:  Este Lara (A) dec. Kenneth Francis (B) 5-4                                             3-6

141:  Aaron Smith (A) tech fall George Cowan (B) 16-0                                   8-6

149:  Chris Hoffman (A) major dec. Chris McLaughlin-Sniger (B)  14-1         12-6

157:  Noah Kail (A) dec. Joe Catino (B) 3-2                                                    15-6

165:  Ronnie Tetreault (A) pinned Gene Deary (B) 1:28                                  21-6

174: Vladmir Bereshchenko (A) dec. Ryan Cassidy (B) 8-4                            24-6

184: Yaakov Bloch (A) tech fall Mike Fenner (B) 17-2                                     29-6

197: Freddy Bruce (A) won by forfeit                                                               35-6

285: Ricky Caruso (B) dec. Matthew Pringle (A) 5-3                                       35-9

American International (3-3) 30, Southern Maine (1-1) 13

125:  Rasque (SM) major dec. Andrew Chase (A) 12-0                                 0-4

133:  Dipini (SM) dec. Este Lara (A) 7-1                                                         0-7

141:  Aaron Smith (A) major dec Natalizio (SM) 17-3                                     4-7

149:  Chris Hoffman (A) major dec. Ryan Toussaint (SM) 19-7                     8-7

157:  Noah Kail (A) dec. Russell (SM) 2-1                                                   11-7

165:  Ronnie Tetreault (A) tech fall Ron Custer (SM) 16-1                          16-7

174:  Vladmir Bereshchenko (A) major dec. Fagan (SM) 13-5                    20-7

184:  Yaakov Bloch (A) major dec. Chartier (SM) 12-4                                24-7

197:  Christian Barrett (SM) pinned Freddy Bruce (A) 1:40                         24-13

285:  Matthew Pringle (A) pinned Bubar (SM), 4:18                                    30-13

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