NORWICH, Vermont    –  Seniors Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and Anthony Mears (Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic), junior Jake Craig (Norridgewock, Maine/Skowhegan), and sophomores Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY)) and Derek Cote (Lebanon, Maine/Noble) each had wins to highlight the University of Southern Maine Huskies 29-23 loss to the Norwich University Cadets in the final dual meet of the season.
 
The Huskies are now 8-12 on the season in dual meet action.  Norwich is 6-9, earning its fourth consecutive dual meet victory.
 
On the Mat:

• Back-to-back wins at 133 and 141 from Craig and Moore put the Huskies ahead 10-5 early in a see-saw battle with Norwich.  Craig earned a 14-2 major decision victory over Norwich's Carver Moyer to put USM on the board, and Moore followed with a 4:04 win by fall against Billy Burke.
• Norwich's Gannon White earned a win by fall at 149 lbs to put the Cadets ahead again 11-10, but Frost, wrestling up a weight class, grinded his way to a 5-4 decision against Norwich's Tyler Russ for a 13-11 USM advantage.
• Cote followed with his second consecutive win by fall pinning Jonathan Neypes to the mat in 2:19 in the 165 lb bout, extending the Husky lead to 19-11. However, Norwich added 12 team points to hits total with wins by fall at 174 and 184 bouts to lead 23-19.
• At 197 lbs, Mears pulled the Huskies even with a 17-5 major decision victory against Norwich's Ty Saeturn, but the Cadets earned a win by fall at 285 to secure the victory 29-23.  Ranked fifth in the region, Norwich's Mason Sprinkel defeated Husky rookie Jason Canavan-Dwyer with a pin in 4:54. 

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will send a contingent to the NEWA Futures Tournament on Sunday, February 23.  The 2025 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship begins on Saturday, March 1 and will be hosted by Wesleyan University.  
 
Southern Maine, New England College
WT        Bout                                                                                                             Running Score
125        Jabari Pinkey (N) tech fall Noah Krysztofiak (SM), 20-5 (6:46)                      N, 5-0
133        Jake Craig (SM) major dec. Carver Moyer (N), 14-2                                      N, 5-4
141        Kyle Moore (SM) pinned Billy Burke (N), 4:04                                                SM, 10-5
149        Gannon White (N) pinned Alberto Mendoza (SM), 4:45                                 N, 11-10
157        Colby Frost (SM) dec. Tyler Russ (N), 5-4                                                      SM, 13-11
165        Derek Cote (SM) pinned Jonathan Neypes (N), 2:19                                     SM, 19-11
174        Simon Taraska (N) pinned Scott Ingalls (SM), 2:19                                        SM, 19-17
184        Cooper Galvin (N) pinned Michael Sanchez (SM), 2:31                                 N, 23-19
197        Anthony Mears (SM) major dec. Ty Saeturn (N), 17-5                                   T, 23-23
285        Mason Sprinkel (N) pinned Jason Canavan-Dwyer (SM), 4;54                      N, 29 -23
 
Exhibitions
125        Ben Fournier (N) tech fall Bruce Rasmusson (SM), 20-5 (4:40)
133        Robert Lyons (N) pinned Hagen Chase (SM), 3:00
133        Vinny Keeler (SM) tech fall Wyeland Lomedico (N), 16-1 (3:52)
141        Liam Knight (SM) pinned Greyson Meroia (N), 1:11
149        Nick Kotiw (SM) pinned Aidan Morgan (N), 2:36
149        Silas Runez (SM) pinned Joshua Lister (N), 2:03
149        Ethan Tanner (N) pinned Cesar Calderin (SM), 1:51
157        Zepherin Leppanen (SM) pinned Noah Babboni (N), 1:04
165        Jackson Morgan (SM) tech fall Teddy Tonna (N), 21-6 (3:00)
165        Jalen Charles (SM) major dec. Sean Cavanaugh (N), 12-4
285        Rory Nolan (N) pinned Jon Lettre (SM), 0:52
285        Kade Crawford (N) pinned Owen Bufagna (SM), 4:52