Huskies' freshman Daniel Del Gallo posted a 3-0 record and earned All-Tourney Honors.
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. –
Freshman Daniel Del Gallo (Gardiner, Maine) earned a spot on the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Duals All-Tournament team to highlight a strong performance by the University of Southern Maine Huskies at the 2014 NEWA Duals Sunday afternoon at the Adrian Tinsley Center.
Freshman Daniel Del Gallo (Gardiner, Maine) earned a spot on the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Duals All-Tournament team to highlight a strong performance by the University of Southern Maine Huskies at the 2014 NEWA Duals Sunday afternoon at the Adrian Tinsley Center.
The Huskies finished ninth posting a 2-1 record with an opening loss to Wesleyan 33-18 followed by wins over Trinity 39-3 and nail-biting 22-21 victory over Norwich University to improve to 12-4 on the season in dual meets.
Del Gallo finished the day with a 3-0 record posting two victories over regionally-ranked opponents to earn his spot on the all-tourney team. In the 33-18 loss to Wesleyan, Del Gallo scored the Huskies' first three points of the match earning a 5-1 decision over Chris Siracusa. In the Huskies' dominating win over Trinity, Del Gallo wrestled his way to an 8-0 decision over John Williams, before closing out the day with a 9-1 decision over Norwich's Evan Poole. With the three wins, Del Gallo improves to 12-5 overall.
Junior captain Sean Fagan (Arlington, Mass.) also posted a 3-0 day for the Huskies' earning a 4-2 decision over Wesleyan's Josh Roometua, a 5-3 decision over Trinity's Petros Hologitas and a powerful 20-4 technical fall (6:59) over Norwich's Jacob Towse to secure the Huskies' win over the Cadets. With his three wins, Fagan crested the 20-win mark and is now 20-4 this season, including four wins by technical fall.
Huskies senior captain Jonathan Deupree (Ozona, Fla./Countryside) also earned three victories. After a win by forfeit in the Wesleyan match, Deupree downed Trinity's Kyle Lundberg by major decision 13-1 and then had a 13-3 major decision win over Norwich's Nicholas Smith. Deupree also crested the 20-win plateau improving his overall record to 21-3.
Southern Maine hosts Plymouth State and WPI on Saturday (11:30 a.m.) in its final home contests of the season.
Results
Match One: No. 7 Wesleyan 33, No. 10 Southern Maine 18
Match Two: No. 10 Southern Maine 39, No. 14 Trinity 3
Match Three: No. 10 Southern Maine 22, No. 9 Norwich 21
Wesleyan 33, Southern Maine 18
Wt.
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Result
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Score/Time
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Running Score
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125
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James Hamilton (Wes) dec. Khalil Newbill (USM)
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8-7
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3-0
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133
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Frank Crippen (Wes) pinned Vincent Bonina (USM)
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6:37
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9-0
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141
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Matthew Pelton (Wes) pinned Paul Rivard (USM)
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2:01
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15-0
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149
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Daniel Del Gallo (USM) dec, Chris Siracusa (Wes)
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5-1
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15-3
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157
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Edward Pierce (Wes) pinned Richard Chipman (USM)
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1:24
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21-3
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165
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Alex Cannon (Wes) pinned Robert Drover (USM)
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5:30
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27-3
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174
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Ryan Sblendorio (Wes) pinned Jack Hauprich (USM)
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1:45
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33-3
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184
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Jonathan Deupree (USM) won by forfeit
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33-9
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197
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Sean Fagan (USM) dec. Josh Roometua (Wes)
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4-2
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33-12
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285
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Dan Suarez (USM) won by forfeit
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----
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33-18
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Southern Maine 39, Trinity 3
Wt.
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Result
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Score/Time
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Running Score
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125
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Khalil Newbill (USM) won by forfeit
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6-0
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133
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Vincent Bonina (USM) won by forfeit
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12-0
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141
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Scott Gonzalez (TRI) dec. Kevin Moore (USM)
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9-5
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12-3
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149
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Carl Luth (USM) dec. Jeremy Rees (TRI)
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9-2
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15-3
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157
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Daniel Del Gallo (USM) dec. John Williams (TRI)
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8-0
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18-3
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165
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Caleb Hall (USM) major dec. Andrew McCahill (TRI)
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13-4
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22-3
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174
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Jack Hauprich (USM) pinned Michael Ragazzi (TRI)
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1:30
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28-3
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184
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Jonathan Deupree (USM) major dec. Kyle Lundberg (TRI)
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13-1
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32-3
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197
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Sean Fagan (USM) dec. Petros Hologitas (TRI)
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5-3
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36-3
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285
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Dan Suarez (USM) dec. Kyle McGuire (TRI)
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4-2
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39-3
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Southern Maine 22, Norwich 21
Wt.
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Result
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Score/Time
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Running Score
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125
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Khalil Newbill (USM) won by forfeit
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6-0
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133
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Alexander Steward (Nor) major dec. Vincent Bonina (USM)
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18-4
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6-4
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141
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James Duncan (Nor) dec. Paul Rivard (USM)
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7-1
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6-7
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149
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Carl Luth (USM) dec. Kyle Brouillette (Nor)
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9-3
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9-7
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157
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Daniel DelGallo (USM) dec. Evan Poole (Nor)
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9-1
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13-7
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165
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David Pinto (Nor) pinned Caleb Hall (USM)
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1:57
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13-13
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174
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William Burns (Nor) technical fall Robert Drover (USM)
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19-4 (4:51)
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13-18
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184
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Jonathan Deupree (USM) major dec. Nicholas Smith (Nor)
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13-3
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17-18
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197
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Sean Fagan (USM) technical fall Jacob Towse (Nor)
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20-4 (6:59)
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22-18
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285
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Anthony Joyce (Nor) dec. Dan Suarez (USM)
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5-2
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22-21
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