CORALVILLE, Iowa – The Indiana Tech women's wrestling team was on the big stage on Sunday as they competed in the highly competitive inaugural For Her Duals featuring some of the top teams from around the country.
The new annual tournament was hosted by NCAA #1 ranked Iowa University and included top teams from both the NCAA and NAIA levels. The NCAA bracket included hosts #1 Iowa, #2 McKendree University, Ursinus College, and #17 William Jewell College, while the NAIA bracket included #8 Indiana Tech, #1 Life University, #5 William Penn University, and #11 Ottawa University.
The Warriors would face tough competition as they battled throughout the tournament. Tech would face all three NAIA schools before matching up with NCAA D3 Ursinus in the placement match. Overall, the Warriors would go 1-3 in the tournament, with their win coming against #11 Ottawa, gaining some good experience against high-level competition.
Match 1: #8 Indiana Tech vs #5 William Penn
William Penn wins 30-11
103:
Zoey Haney (IIT) over Lillian Zapata (WP) (Dec 6-2)
110: Mia Palumbo (WP) over
Emma Jones (IIT) (TF 10-0 1:35)
117: Christianah Ogunsanya (WP) over
Elizabeth Dollar (IIT) (TF 10-0 1:00)
124: Victoria Baez Dilone (WP) over
Lola Barkby (IIT) (TF 10-0 1:27)
131: Kendall Bostelman (WP) over
Andrea Hernandez (IIT) (Dec 6-4)
138:
Kinnley Smith (IIT) over Esperanza Almazan (WP) (Dec 8-6)
145: Esther Kolawole (WP) over
Hayden Newberg (IIT) (TF 10-0 0:46)
160:
Bo Geibe (IIT) over Kylee Eastwood (WP) (TF 11-0 2:18)
180: Piper Fowler (WP) over
Teagan Aurich (IIT) (TF 10-0 1:14)
207: Phoebe Burt (WP) over
Ellen Ashabranner (IIT) (Fall 1:06)
Match 2: #8 Indiana Tech vs #1 Life
Life wins 23-20
103:
Zoey Haney (IIT) over Alyssa Quezaire (LIUN) (Fall 3:53)
110: Makenize Smith (IIT) over Diana Gonzalez (LIUN) (Dec 11-8)
117: Salyna Shotwell (LIUN) over
Elizabeth Dollar (IIT) (Fall 1:11)
124: Kennedy Russell (LIUN) over
Lola Barkby (IIT) (Dec 13-10)
131:
Andrea Hernandez (IIT) over Riley Dalrymple (LIUN) (Dec 9-2)
138: Zaynah McBryde (LIUN) over
Kinnley Smith (IIT) (TF 11-0 3:22)
145:
Hayden Newberg (IIT) over Zayla Vann (LIUN) (TF 13-0 2:12)
160:
Bo Geibe (IIT) over Amelia Fawcett (LIUN) (TF 13-0 4:45)
180: Latifah McBryde (LIUN) over
Teagan Aurich (IIT) (Fall 1:44)
207: Madeline Welch (LIUN) over
Ellen Ashabranner (IIT) (TF 10-0 2:31)
Match 3: #8 Indiana Tech vs #11 Ottawa
Indiana Tech wins 25-21
103:
Zoey Haney (IIT) over Aynsley Fink (OU) (Dec 6-5)
110: Makenize Smith (IIT) over Daityn Webb (OU) (TF 11-0 2:55)
117: Addison Saporito (OU) over
Elizabeth Dollar (IIT) (TF 10-0 2:33)
124:
Rose Kaplan (IIT) over Sigrun Metzger (OU) (Fall 1:08)
131:
Andrea Hernandez (IIT) over Peyton Hand (OU) (Fall 1:44)
138: Aileen Lester (OU) over
Kinnley Smith (IIT) (Fall 3:58)
145:
Hayden Newberg (IIT) over Haley Flores (OU) (Fall 1:17)
160:
Bo Geibe (IIT) over Darby Weidl (OU) (Dec 8-5)
180: Ciera Hutton-Spieker (OU) over (IIT) (For.)
207: Kylee Lindsley (OU) over
Ellen Ashabranner (IIT) (Fall 0:02)
Match 4: #8 Indiana Tech vs NCAA Ursinus
Ursinus wins 24-22
103:
Zoey Haney (IIT) over Madeline Gavares (UC) (Fall 0:36)
110: Aubree Butler (UC) over
Liliana Greenfield (IIT) (TF 11-0 3:16)
117:
Emma Jones (IIT) over Olivia Guy (UC) (TF 15-2 3:30)
124:
Lola Barkby (IIT) over Ashley Diaz (UC) (Fall 3:00)
131: Stacy Bloomfield (UC) over
Aubree Kuhns (IIT) (TF 10-0 3:28)
138: Paisley Fox (UC) over
Hannah Seitzinger (IIT) (Fall 0:47)
145: Cloe Charlesworth (UC) over
Madalaine Menchaca (IIT) (Fall 0:36)
160:
Bo Geibe (IIT) over Charlotte Bowman (UC) (Dec 5-0)
180: Marty Morrison (UC) over
Teagan Aurich (IIT) (Fall 1:22)
207:
Ellen Ashabranner (IIT) over (UC) (For.)
Up next, Tech will wrap up the regular season with a conference dual match against Rochester Christian on Wednesday February 11
th in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
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