WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior
Jake Peavey (South China, Maine/Erskine Academy) and
David Kurker (Needham, Mass.) each posted a 2-0 day to highlight a dominant performance by the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a pair of dual meets at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in New England Wrestling Association action Sunday afternoon at the Sports & Recreation Center.
Southern Maine defeated Hunter College 55-0 in its opening match, and then earned a 35-12 over WPI. With the pair of wins the Huskies are now 7-3 in dual meet action this season. Hunter is 0-7, while WPI falls to 2-11.
On the Mat:
- Southern Maine had four wins by fall in its opening win against Hunter. Senior Antoine Grace (Queensbury, N.Y.) opened the match pinning Hunter's Diego Pereze in 1:16 at 125. Senior Kevin Moore (Jay, Maine/Mt. Blue) pinned Jahongir Dayronov in 1:03 at 149. At 157, freshman Tyler Haynes (Metuchen, N.J.) pinned Naman Basin in 1:52, while Kurker earned his first victory of the day pinning Mohamed Khalil in 1:24 at 165.
- Against WPI, sophomore Ethan Ford (North Andover, Mass.) scored the first points of the match for the Huskies earning a 12-0 major decision against Tom Gradwell.
- Freshman Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) gave USM its lead for good earning a win by fall in 4:16 over Caden Crist at 149 pounds. Senior Jeremy Sendrowski (Scarborough, Maine) followed Frost with a win by fall of his own pinning WPI's Matt Rothman in 4:49 fat 157 pounds.
- After a loss at 165, USM won the final four matches of the day, including an 8-4 win by Kurker at 174. Peavey closed out the match with a major decision win over Chris Gens, 13-2
Up Next:
Southern Maine travels to Trinity College for dual meets with Trinity, Western New England and Plymouth State on Saturday, February 5.
Southern Maine 55, Hunter College 0
Records: Southern Maine (6-3); Hunter College (0-7)
Wt. Bout Running Score
125
Antoine Grace (SM) pinned Diego Pereze (Hunter), 1:16 USM, 6-0
133
Ethan Ford (SM) won by forfeit USM, 12-0
141
Colby Frost (SM) won by forfeit USM, 18-0
149
Kevin Moore (SM) pinned Jahongir Davronov (Hunter), 1:03 USM, 24-0
157
Tyler Haynes (SM) pinned Naman Basin (Hunter), 1:52 USM, 30-0
165
David Kurker (SM) pinned Mohamed Khalil (Hunter), 1:24 USM, 36-0
174 AJ Robinson (SM) won by forfeit USM, 42-0
184
Colton DeLeo (SM) won by forfeit USM, 48-0
197
Aidan Whitis (SM) dec. Gevorg Arakelov (Hunter), 4-3 USM, 51-0
285
Jake Peavey (SM) major dec. Jacob Raboy (Hunter), 8-0 USM, 55-0
Records: Southern Maine (7-3); WPI (2-11)
Wt. Bout Running Score
125 Tanner Thatcher (WPI) dec.
Antoine Grace (SM), 9-3 WPI, 3-0
133
Ethan Ford (SM) major dec. Tom Gradwell (WPI), 12-0 USM, 4-3
141 Chris Cook (WPI) dec.
Kevin Moore (SM), 18-11 WPI, 6-4
149
Colby Frost (SM) pinned Caden Crist (WPI), 4:16 USM, 10-6
157 Jeremy Sendrowksi (SM) pinned Matt Rothman (WPI, 4:49 USM, 16-6
165 Ryan Powers (WPI) pinned
Tyler Haynes (SM), 3:42 USM, 16-12
174
David Kurker (SM) dec. Adam Marsh (WPI), 8-4 USM, 19-12
184
Aidan Whitis (SM) pinned Alexi Echevarria (WPI), 3:53 USM, 25-12
197
Anthony Mears (SM) pinned WPI, 2:12 USM, 31-12
285
Jake Peavey (SM) major dec. Chris Gens (WPI), 13-2 USM, 35-12
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