GORHAM, Maine   –  Seniors AJ Robinson (Branford, Conn.) and Owen Bufagna (Newton, NH/Central Catholic) and sophomores Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY)) and Derek Cote (Lebanon, Maine/Noble) each earned a win by fall as the University of Southern Maine Huskies rumbled to a dominant 41-12 season-open win against the Bridgewater State University Bears Friday night at Hill Gymnasium.
 
On the Mat:

• Trailing 6-0 after the 125-pound bout, Southern Maine rattled off four consecutive wins to surge ahead of the Bears 20-6. Junior Jake Craig (Norridgewock, Maine/Skowhegan), a 2024 NCAA Qualifier and 2023 All-American, earned a win by technical fall overpowering BSU's Christopher Dubey 18-1 (2:51) at 133 lbs.
• Moore pinned his opponent Malcolm Crispin in 3:44 at 141 pounds to give Southern Maine the lead 11-6, and his brother freshman Shane Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY)) made it 15-6 with a strong 12-4 major decision victory in his collegiate debut.
• Wrestling at 157, senior Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle), a 2024 NCAA All-American at 149 lbs, earned the Huskies' second technical fall victory of the match  outmaneuvering the Bears' Jonathan Clarke 20-3 (3:38).
• BSU claimed the 165 pound bout in a come-from-behind victory from Nathan Quinones to trail Southern Maine 20-12, but the Huskies would claim 21 more points winning the final four matches for the 41-12 final.
• Cote answered back for USM in the 174 pound class, pinning Michael Hopkins in 2:33, and was followed by a gutsy 5-2 win by decision for senior Tyler Haynes (Metuchen, NJ) at 184 lbs.
• The Huskies closed out the match with back-to-back pins.  Robinson put BSU's Asante Sanders to the mat in short-order with a 29-second win by fall at 197 lbs, and was followed by an action packed win by fall in 1:24 from Bufagna in the heavyweight class.

 
Southern Maine 41,  Bridgewater State 12
WT       Bout                                                                                                                      Running Score
125       Sei Dolomengi (BSU) pinned Noah Krysztofiak (SM), 2:06                        BSU, 6-0
133       Jake Craig (SM) technical fall Christopher Dubey (BSU), 18-1 (2:51)      BSU, 6-5
141       Kyle Moore (SM) pinned Malcolm Crispin (BSU), 3:44                               SM, 11-6
149       Shane Moore (SM) major dec. James Calabrese (BSU), 12-4                  SM, 15-6
157       Colby Frost (SM) technical fall Jonathan Clarke (BSU), 20-3 (3:38)         SM, 20-6
165       Nathan Quinones (BSU) pinned Colin Sevigney (SM), 6:16                      SM, 20-12
174       Derek Cote (SM) pinned Michael Hopkins (BSU), 2:33                              SM, 26-12
184       Tyler Haynes (SM) dec. James Grover (BSU), 5-2                                      SM, 29-12
197       AJ Robinson (SM) pinned Asante Sanders (BSU), 0:29                             SM, 35-12
285       Owen Bufagna (SM) pinned Albert Ortiz (BSU), 1:24                                 SM, 41-12
 
Exhibition
125 –Luis Garcia (BSU) pinned Issac Boulard (SM), 2:52
141 –Benjamin Hankinson (BSU) pinned Vinny Keeler (SM), 2:04
149 – Cesar Calderin (SM) pinned Mathew Blandon (BSU), 2:23
157 – Silas Runez (SM) tech fall. Alex Guaman Castro (BSU), 16-0 3:57
165 – Paul Hough (BSU) major dec. Demar Campbell (SM), 15-3
174 – Scott Ingalls (SM) major dec. Thomas Dicker (BSU), 10-1
285 – Jason Canavan-Dwyer (SM) pinned Anthony Ashe (BSU), 1:32
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine travels to Bristol, Rhode Island on Saturday, November 9 (9:00 am) for the Roger Williams Invitational.  The Huskies remain on the road for its next event and travel to Johnson & Wales University for a tri-match with RIT on Saturday, November 16.
 
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