HARTFORD, Conn. – Sophomore
Jake Craig (Skowhegan, Maine) and junior
Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) each had a pair of dominant wins by technical fall to highlight a 3-0 day for the University of Southern Maine Huskies at the Trinity College Quad Meet at Memorial Fieldhouse.
Southern Maine earned wins over Plymouth State 35-21, Trinity College 29-18, and had a dramatic 22-19 win against Western New England. With the three dual meet victories, Southern Maine has won eight in a row and improves to 12-6 in dual meet action.
Dual Results
Southern Maine 35, Plymouth State 21
Southern Maine 22, Western New England 19
Southern Maine 29, Trinity 18
On the Mat:
- Against Plymouth the Huskies had four wins by fall. Junior Liam Knight (Danbury, Conn.) opened with a win by fall at 125, and Huskies claimed victories at 141, 149, 174, 184 and 197.
- Up 18-6 following the 184 pound match against Trinity, Southern Maine dropped the 197 and 285 lb matches consecutively to fall even with the Bantams 18-18. Closing out the match at 125 and 133, the Huskies' Craig earned five points for Southern Maine with an overwhelming 17-1 technical fall victory for the lead. USM went on to win 29-18 with a forfeit at 133.
- Frost delivered the win for Southern Maine against Western New England. Trailing the Golden Bears 19-18 with the 149 lb match left, Frost dominated his opponent en route to a 19-3 technical fall victory.
Match Notes:
- Nationally ranked at 125lbs, Craig is now 23-4 on the season. Craig's match winning victory against Trinity's Alex Schaeublin featured regional No. 1 Craig versus No. 7 Schaeublin.
- Frost's two wins extends his win streak to 11. Frost is now 15-2, and has five wins by technical fall, and five wins by fall.
Match By Match Results
Southern Maine 35, Plymouth State 21 PSU USM
125:
Liam Knight (SM) pinned Cameron McMahon (PSU) 0 6
133: Nick Savariego (PSU) pinned
Vinny Keeler (SM) 6 6
141:
Kyle Moore (SM) won by forfeit 6 12
149:
Aidan Robichaud (SM) technical fall Nick Antonucci (PSU), 19-4 6 17
157: Jack Carrozzi (PSU) pinned
Alberto Mendoza (SM) 12 17
165: Tyler Miller (PSU) pinned
Logan Smith (SM) 18 17
174:
Derek Cote (SM) pinned Evan Kramich (PSU) 18 23
184: AJ Robinson (SM) pinned Colin Hile (PSU) 18 29
194:
Colton DeLeo (SM) pinned Carlos Barrios (PSU) 18 35
285: Michael Moussa (PSU) dec.
Nick Beebe (SM), 2-1 21 35
Southern Maine 29, Trinity 18 Trinity USM
141: Adam Schaublin (T) dec.
Kyle Moore (SM), 7-4 3 0
149:
Colby Frost (SM) technical fall Drew Pratt (T), 17-2 3 5
157: Chris Perry (T) dec.
Kaleb Pool (SM), 5-0 6 5
165:
Tyler Haynes (SM) major dec. Nick Crotty (T), 10-0 6 9
174:
Derek Cote (SM) dec. Adam Frost (T), 11-6 6 12
184:
Michael Sanchez (SM) won by injury default Marco Bragado (T) 6 18
197:
Anthony Mears (SM) won by forfeit 6 24
285: Timothy Glynn (T) pinned
Roark Ryan (SM), 1:31 12 24
125:
Jake Craig (SM) technical fall Alex Schaeublin (T), 17-1 12 29
133: Matthew Carozza (T) won by forfeit 18 29
Southern Maine 22, Western New England 19 USM WNEU
157: Cam Hines (W) major dec.
Kaleb Pool (SM), 12-4 0 4
165: Sean Monteiro (W) dec.
Tyler Haynes (SM), 5-2 0 7
174: CJ Claropoulos (W) dec.
Derek Cote (SM), 7-3 0 10
184:
Michael Sanchez (SM) pinned Charles Maloy (W), 4:47 6 10
197:
Anthony Mears (SM) dec. Griffin Ostrom (WNEU), 8-6 9 10
285: Spencer Dickinson (W) pinned
Nick Beebe (SM), 1:02 9 16
125:
Jake Craig (SM) technical fall Clayton O'Connor (W), 16-1 14 16
133:
Ethan Ford (SM) major dec. Colby Reilly (W), 12-0 18 16
141: Austin Monteiro (W) dec.
Caden Frost (SM), 4-3 18 19
149:
Colby Frost (SM) technical fall Peter Charnely (W), 19-3 23 19
*Southern Maine deducted one team point
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains on the road and faces New England College on Friday, January 9 (7:00 pm) before returning home for its final home event of the season against Norwich University on Saturday, January 10 (1:00 pm).
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