Five Pioneers Place Within the Top-10 at the MVC Open

Saturday, November 18

Marshall, MO

9:00 AM

Sacred Heart

Missouri Valley College Open

Five Pioneers Place Within the Top-10 at the MVC Open

11/18/2023 9:08:00 PM | Women's Wrestling

Madison Sanquist earned a second place finish in her 155 weight bracket

By: Samantha Carey

MARSHALL, Mo. – The Sacred Heart University women's wrestling team wrapped up the 2023 Missouri Valley Open on Saturday afternoon and had five individuals place within the top-10, including a second-place finish from Madison Sandquist in the 155-weight bracket.

Notables:

Sandquist was the highest Pioneer to place in the two-day event and finished the tournament with an overall record of 4-1 after starting off with a first round bye.
Madeline Hodges and Alexandra Fitzgerald were the next two Pioneers to place within the top-five as the duo recorded a fifth place in their designated weight bracket.
After starting the tournament with a bye, Hodges won three straight matches in the 191-weight bracket before falling to in her final match by a 4-1 decision.
Fitzgerald opened the tournament with a pair of fall wins, but her win streak in the 123-weight bracket came to an end by a 10-8 decision to Ella Jauregui.
Love Daley and Temi Sanusi rounded out the top-10 placers for the Pioneers with two eighth place finishes in the 143 and 170 weight brackets, respectively.
In the 143-weight bracket, Sanusi recorded an overall record of 2-1 behind a first and second round win. However, she was knocked off by Ella Schmitt by a tech fall, 11-0.
Daley kicked off the tournament with a bye followed by a fall and tech fall wins but lost in the next round to Haley Ward due to tech fall, 10-0.

Results by Weight Class:
109 – Ahsia Torres (2-1) | Samantha Yapp (0-1)
116 – Nohea Moniz (0-1)
123 – Alexandra Fitzgerald (2-1)
130 – Bayley Trang (0-1)
136 – Aliza Leander (1-1)
143 – Julia Mullane (0-1) | Temi Sanusi (2-1)
155 – Tayla Tildsley (3-1) | Madison Sandquist (4-1)
170 – Love Daley (2-1) | Cara Broadus (2-1) | Selena Sifuentes Shaffer (0-1)
191 – Madison Hodges (3-0)

Up Next:
The Pioneers return to the mat on Sunday, Dec. 3 as they take part in the Northeast Dual Championship in East Stroudsburg, Pa.