#6 Women’s Wrestling Places Fifth at NWCA National Duals

Saturday, January 6

Cedar Falls, IA

10:30 AM

Sacred Heart

Presbyterian College

1/6/2024 7:11:00 PM | Women's Wrestling

The Pioneers close out the two-day meet with wins over #11 Presbyterian and #22 Lindenwood

By: Samantha Carey

CEDAR FALLS, Ia. – The Sacred Heart women's wrestling team closed out the second day of the NWCA National Duals with a pair of victories against #11 Presbyterian and #22 Lindenwood to earn a fifth-place finish.

Notables:

Sacred Heart opened day two with a dominating 30-14 win over Presbyterian and is now 2-0 this season against the Blue Hose.
In a rematch of November's Trailblazer Duals, the sixth-ranked Pioneers defeated Lindenwood, 27-19, evening this seasons' series to 1-1.
Ahsia Torres, Alexandra Fitzgerald and Madison Sandquist led SHU with two victories each.
Samantha Yap, Nohea Moniz, Aliza Leander, Temi Sanusi, Love Daley, Cara Broadus, and Jacklyn Smith tallied a win.
At 123 pounds, Fitzgerald, who is tabbed sixth in the latest rankings, defeated Presbyterian's 10^th-ranked Alyssa Mahan by tech fall, putting SHU up 14-5.
At 170 pounds, Daley, who is tabbed fourth in the latest rankings, defeated Presbyterian's 10^th-ranked Henlee Haynes by a slim decision, 11-9.

Dual Match Score: #6 SHU 30 | #11 Presbyterian 14
101      Chiara Barbieri (Presbyterian) over Aaliyah Payne-Parris (Sacred Heart) TF 11-0
109      Ahsia Torres (Sacred Heart) over Grace York (Presbyterian) Fall 1:02
116      Nohea Moniz (Sacred Heart) over Charlize Shuler (Presbyterian) Fall 2:14
123      Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) over #10 Alyssa Mahan (Presbyterian) TF 12-2
130      Cassia Zammit (Presbyterian) over Bayley Trang (Sacred Heart) Dec 6-1
136      Aliza Leander (Sacred Heart) over Olivia Waller (Presbyterian) TF 10-0
143      Madeline Kubicki (Presbyterian) over Temi Sanusi (Sacred Heart) TF 10-0
155      Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) over Isabella Badon (Presbyterian) Fall 1:07
170      Love Daley (Sacred Heart) over #10 Henlee Haynes (Presbyterian) Dec 11-9
191      Jacklyn Smith (Sacred Heart) over Ella Beam (Presbyterian) Dec 3-3

Dual Match Scores: #6 SHU 27 | #22 Lindenwood 19
101      Samantha Yap (Sacred Heart) over Megan Valdez (Lindenwood) Dec 8-5
109      Ahsia Torres (Sacred Heart) over Sienna Caruso (Lindenwood) Fall 4:56
116      #7 Caitlyn Thorne (Lindenwood) over Nohea Moniz (Sacred Heart) TF 10-0
123      Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) over McKenzie Gilreath (Lindenwood) Fall 0:25
130      Cayden Condit (Lindenwood) over Bayley Trang (Sacred Heart) TF 12-2
136      Hayley Gilson (Lindenwood) over Aliza Leander (Sacred Heart) TF 19-8
143 Temi Sanusi (Sacred Heart) over Rebecca Strong (Lindenwood) Dec 3-2
155      Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) over Alana Duggan (Lindenwood) TF 10-0
170      Cara Broadus (Sacred Heart) over Emma Thomas (Lindenwood) Fall 0:39
191      Makayla Rivera (Lindenwood) over Jacklyn Smith (Sacred Heart) Fall 0:34

Weight Class Records:
101: Payne-Parris (0-1) | Yap (1-0)
109: Torres (2-0)
116: Moniz (1-1)
123: Fitzgerald (2-0)
130: Trang (0-2)
136: Leander (1-1)
143: Sanusi (1-1)
155: Sandquist (2-0)
170: Daley (1-0) | Broadus (1-0)
191: Smith (1-1)

Up Next:
The Pioneers return to the mat on Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Tornado Open, located in Bristol, Tn.