CASTLETON, Vermont   –  Senior Jake Peavey (South China, Maine/Erskine Academy) and sophomore Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) both went undefeated in a series of dual meets Saturday afternoon at Castleton University.  Southern Maine defeated Plymouth State 48-6, and fell to Rhode Island College 24-23 and Castleton University 36-9
 
How It Happened

• Southern Maine won nine of 10 individual matches to defeat Plymouth State 48-6.  The Huskies won six of those nine matches by fall.  Peavey (285) pinned PSU's Jaylin Portillo in 4:04, while Frost (149) earned a win by fall over Robert Tarasuck in 6:01. Freshman Liam Knight (Danbury, Conn.) had the quickest pin of the match for the Huskies defeating his opponent at 133 in 22 seconds.
• Dropping a narrow decision to Rhode Island College, USM had wins from Peavey, Frost, senior Jeremy Sendrwoski (Scarborough, Maine), sophomore Anthony Mears (Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic), and freshmen Caden Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and Magnus Heisler (Portland, Maine/Deering) at 285, 149, 197, 141 and 165 respectively.  Peavey, ranked 1 in the region and sixth nationally, defeated RIC's Michael Alfonso, ranked eighth in the region, 3-0 by decision.  Ranked first in the region and in the top 20 nationally, Colby Frost had a win by fall over Eric Zane.  
• Against Castleton, Peavey and sophomore Andrew Robinson were responsible for all nine of USM's points.  Wrestling at 174, Robinson pinned Castleton's Cooper Fleming  in 4:21.  Fleming headed into the match as the no. 1 ranked wrestler at 174 in New England and the no. 12 ranked wrestler in the nation. 
• In a battle of two of the top heavyweights in New England, Peavey came out victorious over Castleton's Shea Garand with a 5-0 decision.  Garand is currently ranked fourth in New England.

 
Up Next:
Off for the semester break, the Huskies will return to action in the New Year and will travel to the Manganaro Duals at Ursinus College on Saturday, January 7 (10:00).
 
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