HENNIKER, N.H.  –  Graduate student Aidan Whitis (Gorham, Maine), seniors Antoine Grace (Queensbury, N.Y.),  Juan Vernaza (Miramar, Fla./Somerset Academy) and Jeremy Sendrowski (Scarborough, Maine) and freshman Anthony Mears (Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic) each earned a win by fall to highlight a dominant 45-3 win by the University of Southern Maine Huskies over the New England College Pilgrims Friday night.
 
With five wins by fall, Southern Maine earned its 10^th dual meet win of the season and improved to 10-4 in head-to-head competition.
 
On the Mat:

• Grace picked up the first of the Huskies' five pins putting Malik Kearsey to the mat in 2:00 at 125 pounds.  Sendrowski earned a 1:54 pin over his opponent at 157, Najee Hall, while Vernaza rumbled his way to a 2:19 win by fall at 174 pounds against New England College's Max Goldman. 
• Whitis picked up the quickest win of the night, downing Maxwell Ross in just 43 seconds in the 184 pound bout, while Mears gutted out a 6:00 win by fall at 197 over Nate Philion.
• Competing at 149 pounds, Husky freshman Colby Frost earned a huge 11-9 win by decision scoring vital points in the closing seconds of the third.  Seventh in the latest New England Wrestling Association individual ranking, Frost's win was a key one over the sixth ranked wrestler in the region Evan Fidelibus.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts Norwich University on Saturday (1:00 pm).  Prior to the match, the Huskies will honor their senior student-athletes.  Norwich is ranked ninth in the most recent NEWA Coaches' Poll, while the Huskies are picked 10^th.
 
Records: Southern Maine (10-4); New England College (0-14)
Wt.         Bout                                                                                                                     Running Score
125        Antoine Grace (SM) pinned Malik Kearsey (NEC), 2:00                                           USM, 6-0
133        Deigo Santiago (NEC) dec Ethan Ford (SM) 8-4                                                      USM, 6-3
141        Kevin Moore (SM) tech fall. Montaina (NEC), 15-0                                                   USM, 11-3             
149        Colby Frost (SM) dec. Evan Fidelibus (NEC), 11-9                                                  USM, 14-3             
157        Jeremy Sendrowksi (SM) pinned Najee Hall (NEC), 1:54                                         USM, 20-3             
165        David Kurker (SM) dec. Dylan Muffley (NEC), 12-4                                                  USM, 23-3
174        Juan Vernaza (SM) pinned Max Goldman (NEC), 2:19                                            USM, 29-3
184        Aidan Whitis (SM) pinned Maxwell Ross (NEC), 0:43                                               USM, 35-3
197        Anthony Mears (SM) pinned Nate Philion (NEC), 6:00                                             USM, 42-3
285        Jake Peavey (SM) dec Francis Boahen (NEC), 5-0                                                  USM, 45-3
   
 
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