FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The top-ranked King University women's wrestling team continued the pursuit of their third straight NWCA National Duals championship with a victory over fifth-ranked Campbellsville University in the semifinals. The Tornado took the contest 27-14, advancing to take on No. 2 Oklahoma City University in the finals.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #1 King 27, #5 Campbellsville 14
LOCATION: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
RECORDS: King 17-1, Campbellsville 10-6
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tornado got off to a great start with three straight 10-0 technical fall victories. Marina Doi defeated Ruby Ariosa at 101 pounds and Breonnah Neal topped Maria Ramos at 109 pounds before Samantha Klingel gave King a 12-0 lead with win over Kait Fitzpatrick at 116 pounds.
- The Tigers got on the board and 123 and 130 pounds before Jessi Kee earned an 8-0 decision over No. 5 Rosemary Flores at 136 pounds.
- At 143 pounds Hannah Jewell stretched the Tornado lead to 19-9 with a 6-5 decision over No. 5 Hanna Gladden.
- Forrest Molinari took a 3:47 pin over Hanna Hall at 155 pounds, giving King a commanding 24-9 advantage.
- Following a Campbellsville win at 170 pounds, Jacqueline Williams earned a 10-5 victory over No. 7 Tiaira Scott at 191 pounds, capping the 27-14 victory.
UP NEXT
- The Tornado go for their third straight national duals title this evening when they take on #2 Oklahoma City University in the finals at 4:30 p.m.
#1 King (17-1) 27, #5 Campbellsville (10-6) 14
Saturday, January 9, 2016 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
101 – No. 2 Marina Doi (KING) tech. fall Ruby Ariosa (CU) 10-0 (King 4-0)
109 – No. 3 Breonnah Neal (KING) tech. fall Maria Ramos (CU) 10-0 (King 8-0)
116 – No. 2 Samantha Klingel (KING) tech. fall Kait Fitzpatrick (CU) 10-0 (King 12-0)
123 – No. 1 (130) Kayla Miracle (CU) pinned No. 9 (116) Ricki Liang (KING) 4:36 (King 12-5)
130 – No. 6 Koral sugiyama dec. No. 2 (123) Hanna Grisewood (KING) 2-2 (King 13-8)
136 – No. 3 Jessi Kee (KING) dec. No. 5 Rosemary Flores (UC) 8-0 (King 16-8)
143 – No. 1 (136) Hannah Jewell (KING) dec. No. 5 Hanna Gladden (UC) 6-5 (19-9)
155 – No. 2 (143) Forrest Molinari (KING) pinned No. 4 Hanna Hall (UC) 3:47 (King 24-9)
170 – Kait Hill (UC) tech. fall Torey Barrett (KING) 10-5 (King 24-13)
191 – No. 5 Jacqueline Williams (KING) dec. No. 7 Tiaira Scott (UC) 10-5 (King 27-14)
