Southern Maine defeated the Western New England University Golden Bears 39-15 in its opener and then fought its way to a 26-20 win over the Bridgewater State University Bears to improve its record to 8-3 in dual meets. Bridgewater State is now 1-3 in dual meet action, while Western New England stands at 2-4.
Fagan was one of three USM grapplers to earn a win by fall against Western New England. Wrestling at 197-pounds, Fagan downed WNEU's Carl Newman in 2:43. Fagan's win by fall against Bridgewater State helped put the meet out of reach for the Bears, pinning his opponent, Matt Small, in 4:36. Fagan now has six wins by fall this season and improves to 16-4 overall and remains undefeated at 8-0 in dual meet action.
Freshman Carl Luth (Milford, Conn./Foran) had an impressive day for the Huskies as well competing at 149 pounds. Luth won by technical fall, 15-0 (6:30), over WNEU's Tyler Richard in his opening match and then earned a win by fall against Bridgewater State's Eric Bergeron in 4:02. Luth's pin over Bergeron helped the Huskies recover from an 8-4 disadvantage and return the Huskies' lead to 10-4. Luth stands at 17-6 this season and is 8-1 in dual meets. He leads the Huskies with nine wins by fall.
Senior Jonathan Deupree (Ozona, Fla./Countryside) continued his strong season. Ranked nationally at 184-pounds, Deupree pinned Western New England's Brian Donavan in quick fashion at 1:47 to earn his six pin of the season. Against Bridgewater State, Deupree came away with a pivotal 8-1 decision over Shawn Kavanagh to give the Huskies' a 20-14 lead late in the match.
Southern Maine hosts Western New England and Plymouth State in a tri-match on Sunday (12:00 p.m.).
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