BRIDGEWATER, Mass.   –  Senior Nick Beebe (Brentwood, NH/Exeter), junior AJ Robinson (Brandford, Conn.), freshman Derek Cote (Lebanon, Maine/Noble) and junior Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) each earned wins by fall as the as the University of Southern Maine Huskies rolled to a dominating 43-3 season-opening win over the Bridgewater State University Bears Friday night in a dual meet at John J. Kelly Gymnasium.
 
On the Mat:

• Freshman James Blood (Sanford, Maine) opened the match with his first intercollegiate win, gutting out an 1-0 decision against Sei Dolomengi as the Huskies rattled off wins in the first five weight classes.
• Sophomore Jake Craig (Skowhegan, Maine), ranked No. 3 nationally at 133 pounds to start the season, started the season with a 14-0 major decision over Malcolm Chrispin.
• Sophomore Caden Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) earned a win by technical fall overpowering his 141-pound opponent 16-0 (4:16) before his brother Colby Frost pinned his opponent Ryan Donavan at 149 pounds in 2:57 for a 16-0 Husky advantage.
• Junior Kaleb Pool (Tucson, Ariz.) made it 20-0 winning the fifth consecutive bout for USM defeating Jack Janes 13-2 at 157 pounds.  BSU got on the board in the 165-pound match as Michael Hopkins edged out junior Tyler Haynes (Metuchen, NJ) 2-0.
• Up 20-3, USM rattled off four more wins including a 4:02 pin from Cote at 174 and a 1:12 pin by Beebe at 285 for the 43-3 final.

 
Southern Maine 43, Bridgewater State 3
WT       Bout                                                                                                                      Running Score
125       James Blood (SM) dec. Sei Dolomengi (BSU), 1-0                                     USM, 3-0
133       Jake Craig (SM) major dec. Malcolm Chrispin (BSU), 14-0                       USM, 7-0
141       Caden Frost (SM) tech fall Jonathan Clarke (BSU), 16-0 (4:16)               USM, 12-0
149       Colby Frost (SM) pinned Ryan Donovan (BSU), 2:57                                 USM, 16-0
157       Kaleb Pool (SM) major dec. Jack Janes (BSU), 13-2                                  USM, 20-0
165       Michael Hopkins (BSU) dec. Tyler Haynes (SM), 2-0                                  USM, 20-3
174       Derek Cote (SM) pinned Amauris Gomez (BSU), 4:02                               USM, 26-3
184       AJ Robinson (SM) pinned James Grover (BSU), 2:11                                USM, 32-3
197       Anthony Mears (SM) dec. Sean McCullough (BSU), 7-2                            USM, 36-3
285       Nick Beebe (SM) pinned Michael Matroianni (BSU), 1:12                          USM, 1:12
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine travels to Bristol, Rhode Island on Saturday, November 11 (9:30 am) for the Roger Williams Invitational.  The Huskies remain on the road for its next even and travel to Springfield College for the Doug Parker Invitational on Saturday, November 18 (10:00 am).
 
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