GORHAM, Maine  –  Ranked no. 2 in NCAA Division III, the United States Coast Guard Academy Bears won eight of its 12 bouts, including five wins by fall, to earn a 41-12 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a wrestling match Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium.

 With the win, the Bears are 2-0, earning a  38-7 win in its season opener against Rhode Island College in February.  Southern Maine is 0-2.  The Huskies are scheduled to compete at New England College on Saturday, March 13. 

The top-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds and returning All-American Paul Detweiler (Fleming Island, Fla.) earned a win by fall over Husky rookie Colton DeLeo (Monroe, Conn.), and top-ranked at 197-pounds and returning All-American Jon Wagner (Huntingdon, Pa.) picked up a win by fall over USM freshman Nick Beebe (Brentwood, N.H.) to highlight the Bears.  Detweiler put DeLeo to the mat in 1:13, while Wagner pinned Beebe in 1:24. 

 Southern Maine freshman Ethan Ford (North Andover, Mass./North Andover) continued his strong collegiate debut picking up his second win in as many matches earning a win by fall at 133 pounds.  Ford defeated Coast Guard sophomore Liam Logue (Philadelphia, Pa.), earning his first collegiate pin in 2:12.  In two matches this season, Ford has won by technical fall and by fall. 

            Huskies' junior heavyweight Jake Peavey (South China, Maine/Erskine Academy) also picked up a win by fall, downing Bears' sophomore Brian Morel (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) in 4:15. 
 

Results 3.6.21
No. 2 Coast Guard Academy 41, Southern Maine 12
Wt Class.	Wrestlers	Result	Team Score
125	Parker Brunkala (CG) dec. Antoine Grace (SM)	Dec, 8-4	Coast Guard 3-0
133	Ethan Ford (SM)  win by fall Liam Logue (CG)	Pin, 2:12	USM 6-3
141	A.J. Pagliarulo (CG) win by fall Justin Beiler (SM)	Pin, 2:06	Coast Guard 9-6
149	Noah Caskey (CG) win by fall Trevor Engling (SM)	Pin, 3:24	Coast Guard 15-6
157	Tony Uluszek (CG) win dec. Joey LeClair (SM) – OVERTIME	Dec, 6-5 OT	Coast Guard 18-6
165	Philip Rogers (CG) tech fall Tyson Cram (SM)	Technical Fall,  16-1	Coast Guard 23-6
174	Paul Detweiler (CG) win by fall Colton DeLeo (SM)	Pin, 1:13	Coast Guard 29-6
184	David McCullough (CG) win by fall Juan Vernaza (SM)	Pin 6:20	Coast Guard 35-6
197	Jonathan Wagner (CG) win by fall Nick Beebe (SM)	Pin, 1:24	Coast Guard 41-6
285	Jake Peavey (SM)  win by fall Brian Morel (CG)	Pin, 4:15	Coast Guard 41-12
EXHIBITIONS
149	Dylan Looney (CG) major dec. Elijah Holbrook (SM)	Major dec., 14-6
165	Joe Chapman (CG) tech fall Henri Kuntz (SM)	Technical Fall, 16-1