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Bellarmine University Wrestling guts out 12th straight win of the season over Gardner-Webb

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Bellarmine University Wrestling team fought to the wire, pulling out a 23-15 win over Gardner-Webb University on Sunday afternoon at Knights Hall.
A tight, hard-fought battle from start to finish, the Knights secured yet another duals victory, this time in the final bout of the day. The win, their 12th of the season, matches a program record set just last season when Bellarmine went 12-4. ”Really impressed with our team’s resilience tonight. We had a lot of hard fought scraps and some tough battles to score bonus points,” head coach Ned Shuck said of his team’s effort. “I’m proud of the full team effort and for the guys to step up and have each other’s backs.” 
With Bellarmine holding a narrow 17-15 margin, sophomore Thadd Huff (285) was the deciding factor. Huff came out swinging and secured the win for Bellarmine, notching the lone fall of the match.
Gardner-Webb got on the board first, notching a tech fall in the opening bout (125). “We had a lot of young guys on the mat today,” Shuck said. “Having six true freshman or redshirt freshman in the lineup is encouraging for our program now and for the future.” 
Bellarmine battled back, earning major decisions from both redshirt freshman Trayce Eckman (133) and freshman AJ Rallo (141). Eckman earned the victory 16-6 while Rallo, competing in his first collegiate dual, claimed an 8-0 win.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs took both the 149 and 157 bouts by decision, taking an 11-8 lead into intermission.
Redshirt freshman Grant O’Dell (165) tied the match right out of the break, earning a decision 7-3 before junior Cole Nance (174) followed immediately with a decision of his own, 6-5, to retake the lead for the Knights, 14-11.
Gardner-Webb brought home the 184 points via major decision before freshman Andrew Liber (197) tallied an 11-8 decision before Huff ultimately brought home the match for Bellarmine. “I’m happy we could cap off the dual again with a big pin so the fans could enjoy another set of Bourbon and Beyond or Louder than Life tickets,” said Shuck. “The fans love a pin, and Thadd knows it!”
Bellarmine (12-0, 2-0) hits the road for a five-match road trip, starting Friday, February 2 with a dual at Davidson College. … story and results at … Bellarmine.edu/Wrestling-guts-out-12th-straight-win-of-the-season-over-gardner-webb

January 30, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

COLLEGE WRESTLING: No. 1 Penn State wins 51st in a row, Oklahoma State moves into third

No. 1 Penn State wins 51st in a row, Oklahoma State moves into thirdManheim, Pennsylvania – Three of the four remaining unbeaten men’s teams in Division I are sitting in the top three spots in the most recent dual meet rankings.  Penn State remained No. 1, while Iowa and Oklahoma State settled into new positions in the most recent NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
 
The Nittany Lions improved to 7-0 on the season with a 42-6 road win at Maryland. The win is the 51st straight dual win for Penn State, which is the sixth-longest win streak in major college wrestling history and the 13th-longest across all divisions.
 
Missouri slid from the ranks of the unbeaten as the Tigers fell to then-No. 14 Cornell 20-16 in Ithaca. The loss was Missouri’s first of the season and dropped the Tigers three spots to No. 5 this week. Cornell’s win vaulted the Big Red (7-3) into the Top 10 at No. 9 this week.
 
Iowa improved to 10-0 and returned to No. 2 after big wins over Illinois and Northwestern. Oklahoma State (10-0) rose to third after picking off then-No. 4 Iowa State 21-12 in Stillwater over the weekend. The Cowboys also bested Northern Iowa. Iowa State remained fourth after beating No. 18 Oklahoma over the weekend. Nebraska won a pair of duals, including a 28-9 win over then-No. 21 Wisconsin to remain sixth. Ohio State (12-1) got some late heroics from heavyweight Nick Feldman to upend then-No. 11 Michigan 20-19 in front of a packed Covelli Center in Columbus. NC State (11-2) beat No. 19 Pittsburgh 31-6 and remained at No. 8.
 
Cornell’s rise shifted Minnesota down to No. 10 despite the Gophers 20-12 win at then-No. 13 Rutgers on Saturday.
 
Cornell wasn’t the only team to make a big jump this week. Little Rock split duals over the weekend, beating then-No. 16 Oregon State, but falling to then-No. 17 Stanford. The Trojans moved up five spots to No. 20 this week, one spot ahead of Oregon State. Northern Iowa moved up four spots to No. 18 after splitting duals in Oklahoma. The Panthers fell to Oklahoma State 22-12, but beat then-No. 18 Oklahoma 20-12.
 
Michigan State’s win over then-No. 21 Wisconsin vaulted the Spartans (8-3) into the Top 25 for the first time this season. Arizona State (3-4) re-entered the poll at No. 24. Wisconsin and Navy fell out of the poll this week. … rankings and more at … NWCAonline.com/NWCA-no-1-penn-state-wins-51st-in-a-row-oklahoma-state-moves-into-third
 

January 30, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

College Women’s News – Jan. 30th

HAWKEYES SWEEP WARRIOR DUALS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team defeated Campbellsville and Indiana Tech at the Warrior Duals on Friday Afternoon. They finished the day with 10 technical falls and seven pins. The Hawkeyes started the afternoon with a, 42-2, win over ninth-ranked NAIA Campbellsville. Emilie Gonzalez and Ava Bayless opened the dual with tech. falls over their opponents. Brianna picked up her 12th pin of the season at 116 over Icart Galumette. Freshman Ava Rose followed that with a pin of her own in 2:20 over Josie Davis. At 136, Emmily Patneaud made her Hawkeye debut and won via decision, 4-0, over Gabriella Perez. Ella Schmit avenged her Missouri Valley Open loss to Emma Walker by pinning Walker in 2:24 at 143. Bella Mir and Haley Ward won via tech. falls at 155 and 170, respectively. Jaycee Foeller closed out the dual with a pin in 1:06 over Lexiana Garcia. In the second dual of the day, Iowa defeated, 13th-ranked NAIA, Indiana Tech, 42-0. E. Gonzalez secured her second tech. fall of the day at 101 to open the dual. Bayless downed Tehani Soares at 109 via decision, 6-0. The Hawkeyes went on to win via tech. falls at 116, 123, 130 and 136. At 143, Schmit got her second pin of the afternoon and opened a chain of three straight pins for Iowa. Mir and Kylie Welker won via pins at 155 and 170, respectively.  … story at … Hawkeyesports.com/Hawkeyes-sweep-warrior-duals

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Patriots Roll Past Opponents at Warrior Duals
By: Briley Lawson
Fort Wayne, IN – UC traveled to compete in the Warrior Duals, sweeping through their competition to post an overall record of 4-0 with 10 undefeated wrestlers. Among the 10 UC wrestlers to go undefeated is #5 Elizabeth Dosado (4-0), #6 MaQuoia Bernabe (4-0), #6 Micah Fisher (4-0), #19 Ariana Pereira (4-0), Jaine Stephens (3-0), #6 Presley Anderson (2-0), #14 Kaitlin Castro (2-0), #11 Chamira Cooper (2-0), Ashley Courtney (2-0), and Allyson Arrington (1-0).
#7 CUMBERLANDS SWEEPS PAST #13 INDIANA TECH, 38-6
UC marked three falls, three decisions, and two tech falls in a 38-6 victory over the #13 Warriors. #5 Dosado sparked the match for the Pats with a 6-3 decision in the 101-bout over #7 Makayla Young. Dosado took an early lead over her opponent with a pushout and a two-point takedown in the first period. In the second period, she tallied another two-point takedown and a pushout to secure the victory. The Warriors tied the team score at 4-4 after the 109-weight class, but #6 Anderson continued her hot streak with a 10-0 tech fall with two, four-point takedowns and a two-point takedown. In the 123-bout, #14 Castro marked a fall in 2:36 to raise the team score to 13-4 in favor of UC. The Patriots continue to rally with an 11-6 decision from Arrington in the 130-weight class. Arrington sparked the match with a pushout and a two-point takedown, ending the first period with a 3-1 advantage. Back-to-back four-point takedowns in the second period raised the team score to 16-5 in favor of the Pats. In the 136-bout, Migdalys Ramos notched a 10-0 tech fall with three, two-point takedowns in the first period followed by consecutive two-point takedowns in the second period. … story at … Cumberlandspatriots.com/Womens-wrestling-patriots-roll-past-opponents-at-warrior-duals

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USF Women’s Wrestling Defeats Minot State 42-6
By: Madie Brink
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – USF Women’s Wrestling defeated Minot State 42-6 tonight to advance to a 6-0 dual record on the season. The Beavers were open at 101-, 109-, 123-, 170- and 191-pounds giving the Coo 25-points in forfeits. Paige Denke opened the dual at 116-pounds defeating Skye Shelmerdine in a 10-0 tech. fall and advances to 7-2 on the year. At 130-pounds, Teila Peters came from behind to defeat Bella Hernandez in a 2:42 fall and is now 12-7 thus far. Mackenzie Armagost fell to Keela Kary at 136-pounds in a 1:56 fall moving to 8-9 on the year. … story at … USFcougars.com/Womens-wrestling-defeats-minot-state-42-6

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Women’s Wrestling Defeats New England College, 29-14
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 26, 2024) – The Western New England women’s wrestling team improved in their victory from just 20 days ago when the visiting Pilgrims of New England College came to down, as the Golden Bears took down NEC by a final score of 29-14 on Friday night from the Anthony S. Caprio Alumni Healthful Living Center. 
How it Happened: The Golden Bears recorded a forfeit win off the bat, seeing Ariel Casella (116 lbs.) claim victory. Janieliz Cotto came away with a pinfall victory for the Golden Bears in 0:50 over Olivia Delegas to earn Western New England five additional points. The Golden Bears would earn two additional forfeit wins, with Linda Holeman (130 lbs.) and Sabrina Sedor (136 lbs.) grabbing victories. … story at … WNEgoldenbears.com/Womens-wrestling-defeats-new-england-college-29-14

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Women’s Wrestling Split at the NYS Collegiate Duals
ELMIRA, N.Y. – Closing out their dual season at the New York State Collegiate Championships, the D’Youville University women’s wrestling team split their duals. The Saints (9-8) fell to No. 21 Elmira College by the score of 35-14 before getting the 35-0 win over Utica University.
No. 21 Elmira 35 – D’Youville 14
After forfeiting the first three matches of the day, DYU was in action at the 123-pound class, Juliana Smith (Mexico, N.Y.) was downed by Megan Edwards via fall to give the Soaring Eagles the 20-0 advantage. Emily Sindoni (Nicholas, N.Y.) got the Saints on the board, getting the 10-0 tech. fall just seconds in the first period. Madison Wellen (East Berlin, Pa.) continued the win streak, getting the fall over Leslie Monterrosa in 1:39. … story at … DYUsaints.com/Womens-wrestling-split-at-the-nys-collegiate-duals

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HAWKEYES FINISH WARRIOR OPEN WITH 4 CHAMPIONS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The second-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team finished the weekend in Indiana with four first-place finishes at the Warrior Open, and earned a total of 457 match points as a team. Freshman Lilly Luft notched the first gold medal for Iowa at 136 pounds, defeating Life’s Zaynah McBryde, once again, with a fall in 3:56. Luft pinned McBryde just a week ago at the Iowa Duals, only needing 1:42 to do so.
Two Hawkeyes met in the finals at 143, with sophomores Reese Larramendy and Ella Schmit fighting their way to first place. After battling hard for all six minutes, Larramendy came out on top with a 13-6 decision over Schmit. … story at … Hawkeyesports.com/Hawkeyes-finish-warrior-open-with-four-champions

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#5 Mavericks Make Quick Work of Adams State
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The No. 5 Colorado Mesa women’s wrestling team made quick work of the visiting Adams State Grizzlies in the final home dual of the season on Saturday (Jan. 27) evening. The Mavericks came away with a 44-4 win over the Grizzlies where they were victorious in nine of the ten bouts. Colorado Mesa received forfeits at 101, 136, 170 and 191 pounds and started with a 20-0 lead before a match was contested. … story at … CMUmavericks.com/Womens-wrestling-5-mavericks-make-quick-work-of-adams-state

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No. 13 Wartburg splits home triangular
WAVERLY, Iowa– The No. 13 Wartburg women’s wrestling team (4-3 overall) split its home triangular Saturday. The Knights defeated No. 13 Augsburg 31-16 but fell to No. 11 William Penn 33-11. 
Complete results:
#13 Augsburg vs. #13 Wartburg, Wartburg win 31-16 … story at … Knights.net/Womens-wrestling-no-13-wartburg-splits-home-triangular

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Back-to-Back! No. 18 ESU Repeats as PA Women’s Collegiate Wrestling State Champions
EAST STROUDSBURG – Totaling 18 top-six placements and four state championship winners, the No. 18 East Stroudsburg University women’s wrestling team claimed its second consecutive Pennsylvania Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship on Sunday at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Warriors topped seven Keystone State opponents, finishing … story at … ESUwarriors.com/Womens-wrestling-back-to-back-no-18-esu-repeats-as-pa-womens-collegiate

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No. 10 Women’s Wrestling crowns four champs; Haven 2nd at Collegiate State Championships
Shufeldt, Matta, Steigler & Laws win individual titles at Pennsylvania Women’s Collegiate State Championships; No. 10 Bald Eagles finish second of eight in team standings
Full Results / Brackets
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Behind four individual champions, the No. 10 Lock Haven women’s wresting team finished second of eight in the team standings as the second annual Pennsylvania Women’s Collegiate Wrestling State Championships, held today (Sunday, Jan. 28) on the campus of East Stroudsburg University. … story at … LHU.com/Womens-wrestling-no-10-womens-wrestling-crowns-four-champs-haven-2nd-at-collegiate-state-championships

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