CASTLETON, Vermont   –  Sophomore Jake Craig (Norridgewock, Maine/Skowhegan) earned a 3-2 win over VTSU-Castleton's Andrew Marchese at 133 pounds to score the Huskies lone points of the day as the fifth-ranked Castleton Spartans defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies 42-3 in a dual meet Sunday afternoon at Glenbrook Gym.
 
Castleton is now 6-0 in dual meet action this season, recently coming off of a 51-0 win over American International College. The Huskies are 1-1 in dual meets in 2023. 
 
On the Mat:

• Starting at 184, Castleton won its first four bouts of the contest to run up a 20-0 lead over the Huskies.  Sampson Wilkins, ranked third nationally, earned a win by fall over AJ Robinson in 2:43 to start the match.
• Wrestling at 133, Craig picked up the 3-2 win over Marchese to stop the VTSU-Castleton run.  Craig entered the bout ranked 12^th nationally and third in region, while Marchese is presently ranked fifth.
• USM freshman Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY) put up a strong fight at the 141-pound bout against Castleton's James Rodriguez before ultimately dropping the match 10-2.  Rodriguez is  first in the region and fourth in the nation at 141 pounds.

 
No. 5 VTSU – Castleton 42, Southern Maine 3
WT        Bout                                                                                                                       Running Score
184        Sampson Wilkins  (Castleton) pinned AJ Robinson (SM), 2:43                                   CU, 6-0
197        Darby McLaughlin (Castleton) pinned Colton DeLeo (SM), 1:09                                 CU, 12-0
285        Abbas Abdulrahman (Castleton) dec. Nick Beebe (SM), 9-3                                       CU, 15-0
125        Gavin Bradley (Castleton) tech fall Bruce Rasmusson (SM), 17-2 (3:23)                     CU, 20-0
133        Jake Craig (SM) dec. Andrew Marchese (Castleton), 3-2                                           CU, 20-3
141        James Rodriguez (Castleton) major dec. Kyle Moore (SM), 10-2                                CU, 24-3
149        Elijah Cyr (Castleton) dec. Colby Frost (SM), 5-4                                                       CU, 27-3
157        Nate Camiscioli (Castleton) tech fall Troy Moscatelli (SM), 18-0 (4:15)                        CU, 32-3
165        Nicholas Roeger (Castleton) major dec. Derek Cote (SM), 11-3                                 CU, 36-3
174        Desmond McLaughlin (Castleton) pinned Henri Kuntz (SM), 2:50                               CU, 42-3
 
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is off for the semester break and will return to action in the New Year at the Manganaro Duals hosted by Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. (10:00 am)
 
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