WORCESTER, Mass.    –  WPI won the final four bouts with bonus point victories to rally for a 30-24 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) dual meet Saturday afternoon at WPI's Sports & Recreation Center.  WPI is now 11-8 in dual meet contests, while the Huskies fall to 5-10. 
 
Senior Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) continued his unbeaten streak improving to 27-0 on the season.
 
On the Mat:

• WPI took an early 5-0 lead as 14^th ranked Tanner Thatcher earned a technical fall win at 125 lbs over Husky freshman Bruce Rasmusson (Hamlin, NY/Kendall).  The Huskies bounced back winning the next three matches to lead 18-5.
• Junior Jake Craig (Norridgewock, Maine/Skowhegan) earned the first of three consecutive wins by fall for the Huskies putting WPI's Charlie Pavis to the mat in 1:56 at 133 lbs. Sophomore Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY)) made it a 12-5 Southern Maine lead with a 30-second pin at 141 pounds over Mason Medina. Frost made it 18-5 with a win by fall in 4:22 over WPI's Mason Basara.
• After a WPI win by fall at 157 lbs, Husky sophomore Derek Cote (Lebanon, Maine/Noble) put his team ahead 24-11 with a 2:28 win at 165 lbs over WPI's Ryan Hsu. 
• Facing a double-digit deficit, WPI earned three consecutive pins to take the lead at 174, 184 and 197 lbs. Nicolas Lesieurs' 6:25 pin at 197 lbs gave the Engineers the lead, 26-24, and then Joe Bernard's 285 lbs win by major decision sealed the 30-24 win.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine travels to Western New England on Saturday, February 8 (12:00 pm) for a quad meet with WNEU, Trinity (Conn.) and Plymouth State. The Huskies return home for senior night on Friday, February 14 (6:00 pm) against New England College.
 
WPI 30, Southern Maine 24
WT        Bout                                                                                                             Running Score
125        Tanner Thatcher (WPI) tech fall Bruce Rasmusson (SM), 15-0 (2:56)           WPI, 5-0
133        Jake Craig (SM) pinned Charlie Pavis (WPI), 1:56                                         SM, 6-5
141        Kyle Moore (SM) pinned Mason Medina (WPI), 0:30                                     SM, 12-5
149        Colby Frost (SM) pinned Mason Basara (WPI), 4:22                                      SM, 18-5
157        Ethan Wilson (WPI) pinned Kaleb Pool (SM), 2:34                                         SM, 18-11
165        Derek Cote (SM) pinned Ryan Hsu (WPI), 2:28                                             SM, 24-11
174        Joe Tully (WPI) major dec. Tyler Haynes (SM), 11-2                                     SM, 24-15
184        Ethan Edmondson (WPI) tech fall Scott Ingalls (SM), 22-4 (6:04)                  SM, 24-20
197        Nicolas LeSieur (WPI) pinned Anthony Mears (SM), 6:25                              WPI, 26-24
285        Joe Bernard (WPI) major dec. Jason Canavan-Dwyer (SM), 11-3                 WPI, 30-24
 
 
Exhibitions
125 – Bruce Rasmusson (SM) pinned Ezekiel Kasen (WPI), 6:58
133 – Vinny Keeler (SM) pinned Sam Rodrigues (WPI), 1:34
141 – Jacob Golstein (WPI) pinned Hagen Chase (SM), 0:57
141 – Reese Titus (WPI) pinned Hagen Chase (2:01)
149 – Silas Runez (SM) pinned Hayden West (WPI), 1:35
149 – Alberto Mendoza (SM) pinned Nick Laskowski (WPI), 1:53
149 – Aidan Robichaud (SM) pinned Zak Robinson (WPI), 0:50
149 – Cesar Calderin (SM) dec. Jackson Willi (WPI), 8-1
149 – Jerry Hill (WPI) pinned Aidan Robichaud (SM), 0:36
149 – Alberto Mendoza (SM) pinned Connell Paxton (WPI), 0:58
157 – John McKenzie (WPI) pinned Jackson Morgan (SM), 1:48
157 – Ethan Wilson (WPI) pinned Silas Runez (SM), 2:36
157 – Jonah Weber (WPI) pinned Jackson Morgan (SM), 038
174 – Scott Ingalls (SM) tech fall Gavin Luciano (WPI), 20-5 (7:00)
174 – John Michael Economos (WPI) tech fall Jalen Charles (WPI), 15-0 (3:00)
174 – Michael