SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The 24th-ranked Castleton University wrestling team continued its dominant season on Friday night, drubbing Western New England University on the road by a final score of 36-4 in dual-match action.
 
The Spartans improve to 12-2 overall this season in dual competitions, while WNE falls to 5-5 on the season.
 
The night began with seven straight wins for Castleton, starting at 149 pounds where Nicholas Roeger was a 5-2 winner via decision over Cam Hines. Logan Dubuque followed with an 8-0 major decision at 157 pounds against Tristan Julian before Michael Angers cruised to a 10-1 win at 165 pounds to take a major decision over Sean Monteiro, pushing the lead to 11-0 after three bouts.
 
Cooper Fleming notched Castleton's first pin of the dual against James Dougherty in just 24 seconds, extending the edge to 17-0, before a 10-2 major decision at 184 pounds by Sampson Wilkins against Charles Maloy. Chance LaPier followed with a 5-2 decision against Darby McLaughlin at 197 pounds, and Shea Garand made it 27-0 Spartans with a 13-9 decision win over Griffin Ostrom at the heavyweight class.
 
Making the turn in the lineup back to 125 pounds, Western New England picked up its first and only win of the day as the NEWA's top-ranked 125 pounder, Nicholas Arborio, defeated Kaya Bogle with a 16-4 major decision, making it 27-4. Michael Gonyea got Castleton back in the win column with a pin of his own against Corey Cope in 2:36 at 133 pounds, before James Rodriguez capped the night with an 8-1 decision against Colby Reilly, finishing off the 36-4 victory for the Spartans.
 
Castleton was also victorious in all three exhibition matches on the night, with Elijah Cyr and Jakai Townsend earning pins while Alec Richards notched a technical fall.
 
Castleton returns to the mat Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. when it hosts Springfield College in Glenbrook Gym.