Saturday, March 8
Coralville, IA
10AM/6PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
at
NCWWC National Championship
Fitzgerald and Sandquist Earn All-American Honors at NCWWC National Championship
3/8/2025 6:18:00 PM | Women's Wrestling
The Pios finish the two-day tournament in ninth place
CORALVILLE, Ia. – The Sacred Heart University women's wrestling team wrapped up a strong showing at the 2025 NCWWC National Championship, finishing in ninth place overall.
Highlighting the team's success were Alexandra Fitzgerald and Madison Sandquist, who both earned coveted All-American honors for their impressive performances on the national stage. Their standout efforts helped propel the Pioneers to a top-10 finish in a highly competitive field. Fitzgerald concluded the two-day event claiming her third All-American honor after earning a sixth-place finish at 124 pounds. Behind a seventh-place finish at 180 pounds, Sandquist claimed her fourth straight All-American honor.
Temi Sanusi and Love Daley also competed in day two for the Pioneers and fought for a chance to finish within the top eight. Unfortunately for the duo, their time was cut short as both fell in round four of the consolation bracket.
Individual Results:
124
Alexandra Fitzgerald
Semifinal - Shelby Moore (McKendree University) won by decision over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) (Dec 11-2)
Cons. Semi - Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa University) won by tech fall over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) (TF-1.5 4:08 (10-0))
5th Place Match - Aspen Blasko (Grand Valley State) won by decision over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) (Dec 9-7)
145
Temi Sanusi
Cons. Round 4 - Savannah Gomez (McKendree University) won by fall over Temi Sanusi (Sacred Heart) (Fall 3:59)
160
Love Daley
Cons. Round 4 - Alexandra Hofrichter (Dubuque) won by fall over Love Daley (Sacred Heart) (Fall 2:21)
180
Madison Sandquist
Cons. Round 4 - Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by fall over Henlee Haynes (Presbyterian) (Fall 2:11)
Cons. Round 5 - Azariah Moore (Lock Haven University) won by decision over Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) (Dec 6-1)
7th Place Match - Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by fall over Lydia Krauss (McKendree University) (Fall 1:13)
Highlighting the team's success were Alexandra Fitzgerald and Madison Sandquist, who both earned coveted All-American honors for their impressive performances on the national stage. Their standout efforts helped propel the Pioneers to a top-10 finish in a highly competitive field. Fitzgerald concluded the two-day event claiming her third All-American honor after earning a sixth-place finish at 124 pounds. Behind a seventh-place finish at 180 pounds, Sandquist claimed her fourth straight All-American honor.
Temi Sanusi and Love Daley also competed in day two for the Pioneers and fought for a chance to finish within the top eight. Unfortunately for the duo, their time was cut short as both fell in round four of the consolation bracket.
Individual Results:
124
Alexandra Fitzgerald
Semifinal - Shelby Moore (McKendree University) won by decision over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) (Dec 11-2)
Cons. Semi - Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa University) won by tech fall over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) (TF-1.5 4:08 (10-0))
5th Place Match - Aspen Blasko (Grand Valley State) won by decision over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) (Dec 9-7)
145
Temi Sanusi
Cons. Round 4 - Savannah Gomez (McKendree University) won by fall over Temi Sanusi (Sacred Heart) (Fall 3:59)
160
Love Daley
Cons. Round 4 - Alexandra Hofrichter (Dubuque) won by fall over Love Daley (Sacred Heart) (Fall 2:21)
180
Madison Sandquist
Cons. Round 4 - Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by fall over Henlee Haynes (Presbyterian) (Fall 2:11)
Cons. Round 5 - Azariah Moore (Lock Haven University) won by decision over Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) (Dec 6-1)
7th Place Match - Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by fall over Lydia Krauss (McKendree University) (Fall 1:13)
Players Mentioned
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