Castleton, Vt.—Senior Nathan Lackman (Wernersville, Pa.) went 3-0 with a pair of pins as Rhode Island College downed Plymouth State, 45-6, and Southern Maine, 24-23, as part of a 2-1 effort at a quad-match hosted by Castleton on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Castleton 47, Rhode Island College 3
Rhode Island College 45, Plymouth State 6
Rhode Island College 24, Southern Maine 23
 
• Sophomore Fred Luchs (Belford, N.J.) and junior Christopher McCarthy (Belford, N.J.) each went 2-0 with a pair of pins on the day.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Castleton 47, Rhode Island College 3
165 lbs. Nathan Lackman (RIC) dec. Michael Angers (CAS), 11-4
174 lbs. Cooper Fleming (CAS) major dec. Juan Rodriguez (RIC), 14-3
184 lbs. Samspon Wilkins (CAS) pinned Matthew Myers (RIC) at 1:55
197 lbs. Haven Tatarek (CAS) pinned Jack Reiter (RIC) at 2:21
285 lbs. Shea Garand (CAS) pinned Edison Guarcas (RIC) at 5:48
125 lbs. Kaya Bogle (CAS) pinned Robert Stone (RIC) at 3:43
133 lbs. Michael Gonyea (CAS) major dec. Kwesi Amoa (RIC), 11-3
141 lbs. James Rodriguez (CAS) pinned Michael Pestana (RIC) at 4:29
149 lbs. Elijah Cyr (CAS) pinned Saliou Jobe (RIC) at 3:29
157 lbs. Jashon Homas (CAS) dec. Eric Zane (RIC), 4-2
 
• Lackman opened the match with an 11-4 decision at 165 lbs.
 
• The Spartans won the remaining nine bouts, which included five pins, to earn the win.
 
Rhode Island College 45, Plymouth State 6
165 lbs. Nathan Lackman (RIC) pinned Evan Kramich (PSU) at 1:51
174 lbs. Christopher McCarthy (RIC) pinned Carlos Barrios (PSU) at 2:05
184 lbs. Matthew Myers (RIC) tech. fall Joe Pontillo (PSU), 18-2
197 lbs. Christian Kuechler (PSU) dec. Jack Reiter (RIC), 10-5
285 lbs. Michael Alfonso (RIC) pinned Jaylin Houston (PSU) at 1:05
125 lbs. Fred Luchs (RIC) pinned Nick Savariego (PSU) at 1:05
133 lbs. Brett Redner (RIC) pinned Yuri Case (PSU) at 1:59
141 lbs. Michael Pestana (RIC) won by forfeit
149 lbs. Trevor O'Mara (PSU) dec. Christian Paredes (RIC), 2-1
157 lbs. Eric Zane (RIC) major dec. Robert Tarasuk (PSU), 13-2
 
• The Anchormen won the first three bouts as Lackman and McCarthy each secured pins.
 
• After the Panthers won with a decision at 197 lbs., the Anchormen racked up three pins and a forfeit to secure the wins. Luchs won by fall in just over a minute at 125 lbs.
 
Rhode Island College 24, Southern Maine 23
165 lbs. Magnus Heisler (USM) dec. Rob Dombrowski (RIC), 6-5
174 lbs. Christopher McCarthy (RIC) pinned AJ Robinson (USM) at 2:27
184 lbs. Nathan Lackman (RIC) pinned Henri Kuntz (USM) at 1:22
197 lbs. Anthony Mears (USM) major dec. Jack Reiter (RIC), 11-1
285 lbs. Jake Peavey (USM) dec. Michael Alfonso (RIC), 4-0
125 lbs. Robert Stone (RIC) won by forfeit
133 lbs. Fred Luchs (RIC) pinned Liam Knight (USM) at 0:33
141 lbs. Cade Frost (USM) pinned Kwesi Amoa (RIC) at 4:11
149 lbs. Colby Frost (USM) major dec. Christian Paredes (RIC), 9-0
157 lbs. Jeremy Sendrowski (USM) dec. Eric Zane (RIC), 4-3
 
• Back-to-back pins by Lackman and McCarthy staked RIC to a 12-3 lead three bouts into the contest.
 
• A Luchs pin at 133 lbs. gave the Anchormen a 24-10 advantage. A USM pin and a major decision pulled the Huskies within four points heading into the final match, but they were unable to get a major victory to secure a tie.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will compete at the Manganaro Duals on Saturday, Jan. 7.