NWCA Releases Regular Season NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll #4
MANHEIM, PA – The latest set of National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women’s Wrestling rankings saw a change at the top of the tournament rankings. North Central College edged King University by one point to regain the top spot. King stayed atop the dual rankings following their NWCA National Duals championship earlier this month.
North Central takes over the top spot with 107 points while King isn’t far behind at 106. King and North Central are the only teams with at least 10 individuals ranked as the Tornado lead the way with 14 and North Central has 13. McKendree University jumped Colorado Mesa University into the third spot with 73 points while Colorado Mesa has 63 points. McKendree has eight individuals ranked while the Mavericks have seven. Augsburg University held steady at fifth with 50 points and five ranked individuals.
Simon Fraser University has six ranked individuals and stayed sixth with 40 points while Presbyterian College remains at seventh with 23 points and three ranked individuals. Sacred Heart University jumped into the top 10 at eighth with 21 points and three ranked individuals while Gannon University and Lock Haven University round out the top 10. Gannon is ranked ninth with four individuals ranked while Lock Haven has two individuals ranked and jumped from tied for 18th to 10th with 17 points.
There are three four individuals ranked No. 1, starting with King’s Jessica Corredor at 101 pounds. McKendree’s Payton Stroud takes over the top spot at 116 pounds. Ashlynn Ortega of King took over the top spot at 143 pounds from her teammate and North Central’s Tiera Jimerson moved up to the top line at 155 pounds.
The University of the Ozarks makes an appearance in the poll for the first time in program history as Rewa Chababo is the first Eagle to crack the rankings. She is ranked eighth at 191 pounds. … rest of the story and rankings at NWCAonline.com/nwca-releases-regular-season-ncaa-womens-coaches-poll-4
No. 5 Lander University returns home to defeat No. 2 NAIA Life University
GREENWOOD – The No. 5 Lander wrestling team returned to Horne Arena for the first time since December 3 and took down the No. 2 team in the NAIA, Life University, 19-14 Thursday evening.
Lander moves to 14-2 overall while Life drops to 5-2 overall.
The Bearcats started with three straight wins to begin the match. James Joplin began with a 3-1 decision to put Lander up 3-0. Elijah Lusk then turned in a 7-3 performance to push the lead to 6-0 before Zeth Brower picked up his sixth major decision and 22nd win of the season to give the Blue and Gold a 10-0 lead.
Life would take wins at 149 and 157 to cut into Lander’s lead to 10-6.
David Hunsberger would respond with his 21st win of the season with a 6-4 win at 165 to put Lander up 13-6 after getting a pair of takedowns in the third period.
Life would get points back at 174 before Logan Hall notched a win at 184 with a 6-4 sudden victory.
Lander would lock the match up with a 7-3 victory by Anthony Yacovetti that saw an escape and takedown in the third period at 197.
Life would earn a tech fall at 285 to conclude the match with the Bearcats winning 19-14. … rest of story at Landerbearcats.com/news/2023/1/19/wrestling-no-5-wrestling-returns-home-to-defeat-no-2-naia-life-university
No. 18 UNC-Pembroke Powers Past Lincoln Memorial, King
HARROGATE, Tenn. – The 18th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team racked up 34 takedowns and nine near falls on the way to posting 16 individual victories in just more than two hours as the Braves rolled to wins over Lincoln Memorial and King on Thursday evening inside LMU’s Mary Mars Gym.
The Braves (10-1, 7-0 SACC) steamrolled the host Railsplitters (1-7, 0-4) by a 53-0 count in the opening matchup of the LMU Tri-Meet, and then pulled away late to fight off a pesky King (7-8, 2-4) squad. The results marked the fifth- and sixth-straight victories for the Black & Gold.
The rout of the Railsplitters was the most lopsided win for the Braves since a 60-0 drubbing of Spartanburg Methodist on Feb. 11, 2020. It is also the most points scored by the Black & Gold since that dual as well.
Logan Seliga (125 pounds), Logan Robinson (133), Jake Piccirilli (149), Rahsaan Vereen (157), Shylik Scriven (184) and Bryce Walker (197) all tacked up a pair of victories on the day. Seliga tallied a pair of pins in just less than two minutes at the event.
The Braves will get a 2-week break from action before resuming their 2022-23 schedule on February 4 with a SACC Tri-Meet at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. The Braves will take on league foe Emory & Henry … rest of story at UNCPbraves.com/news/2023/1/19/no-18-wrestling-powers-past-lincoln-memorial-king
UNC WRESTLING DEFEATS DUKE TO BEGIN ACC DUALS
DURHAM, N.C. – Winning the first eight matches of the night, the No. 28-ranked North Carolina wrestling program (5-6, 1-0 ACC) cruised Friday night, defeating Duke 37-6, to kickstart the ACC dual schedule.
Following the Blue Devils’ forfeit at 125-pounds, Jace Palmer (133) picked up the lone decision for UNC in the matchup. Zach Sherman (149), Joey Mazzara (165) and No. 14 Gavin Kane (184) collected major decisions for the Tar Heels.
No. 13 Lachlan McNeil (141) and No. 9 Clay Lautt (174) defeated the Blue Devils by way of technical fall, and No. 4 Austin O’Connor (157) picked up the lone pin of the night in the dual.
In the lone extra match of the night, Wil Guida (149) capped off the Tar Heel effort winning by fall. … rest of story at GOheels.com/news/2023/1/20/wrestling-tar-heels-defeat-duke-to-begin-acc-duals
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