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King splits opening day of NWCA National Duals

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The sixth-ranked King University women's wrestling team opened the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals with a 39-8 victory over 22nd-ranked University of Jamestown. However, the Tornado fell to sixth-ranked Emmanuel College in the quarterfinals 29-15, ending their run for their fifth straight championship.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #6 King 39, #22 Jamestown 8; #6 Emmanuel 29, #6 King 15
LOCATION: Fort Wayne Convention Center; Fort Wayne, Ind.
RECORD: King 9-2; Jamestown 5-2; Emmanuel 15-4

HOW IT HAPPENED – #22 JAMESTOWN

  • The Tornado got off to a good start with a win by forfeit at 101 pounds and Aleeah Gould followed with a 1:30 pin of Angel Ogden at 109 pounds.
  • Following another win by forfeit, Briana Kellin gave King a 20-0 lead by pinning Chelsea Dionisio in 5:33 at 123 pounds.
  • Allison Petix earned a 10-0 technical fall victory over Caitlyn Kaz at 130 pounds and Nicole Joseph pinned Cara Romeike in 3:46 at 146 pounds to give the Tornado a 29-0 advantage.
  • At 155 pounds, Jessi Kee pinned Mykaela Ellis in 13 seconds before Victoria Espinoza gave King the 39-8 victory with a 10-0 technical fall victory over Diana Lopez.

KING (9-1) 39, JAMESTOWN (5-2) 8

101 – Cassidy Ferrell (KING) wins by forfeit (KING 5-0)

109 – No. 6 Aleeah Gould (KING) pinned Angel Ogden (JAM), 1:30 (KING 10-0)

116 – Jordan Daniels (KING) wins by forfeit (KING 15-0)

123 – Briana Kellin (KING) pinned Chelsea Dionisio (JAM), 5:33 (KING 20-0)

130 – No. 5 Allison Petix (KING) tech. fall Caitlyn Kaz (JAM), 10-0 (KING 24-0)

136 – No. 7 Nicole Joseph (KING) pinned Cara Romeike (JAM), 3:36 (KING 29-0)

143 – Joy Muniz (JAM) dec. Leilani Vital (KING), 8-2 (KING 30-3)

155 – Jessi Kee (KING) pinned Mykaela Ellis (JAM), 0:13 (KING 35-3)

170 – Sarah Moore (JAM) pinned Keely Sage (KING), 0:56 (KING 35-8)

191 – Victoria Espinoza (KING) tech. fall Diana Lopez (JAM), 10-0 (KING 39-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED – #6 EMMANUEL

  • The Tornado got off to a slow start against Emmanuel as the Lions opened with five straight victories, one of which was by forfeit.
  • Emmanuel started with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory at 101 pounds to get the dual started.
  • Petix earned the first win for the Tornado with a 10-0 technical fall victory over Astrid Silva at 136 pounds.
  • However, the Lions won the next two matches to take a 28-7 lead before King won the final two matches.
  • Kee earned a 12-2 technical fall win over Felicity Bryant at 170 pounds and Espinoza took a 10-0 technical fall victory over Briana Jordan at 191 pounds.
  • It wasn't enough, however, as the Lions took the dual 29-15.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • The loss for the Tornado is their first at the NWCA National Duals since they fell to Simon Fraser University in the 2013 semifinals.
  • It end a 13-match winning streak and a streak four straight national titles for the Tornado.
  • This is the seventh NWCA National Duals the Tornado have competed in, and the setback to Emmanuel marks only their third loss at the event.

EMMANUEL (15-4) 29, KING (9-2) 15

101 – Iesha Washington (EMM) dec. No. 2 Regina Doi (KING), 5-4 (EMM 3-1)

109 – No. 1 Cody Pfau (EMM) pinned No. 1 Marina Doi (KING), 4:15 (EMM 8-1)

116 – No. 3 Maria Vidales (EMM) tech. fall No. 6 Aleeah Gould (KING), 12-2 (EMM 12-2)

123 – No. 8 Alexis Encinas (EMM) dec. Briana Kellin (KING), 8-7 (EMM 15-3)

130 – No. 6 Abigail Nette (EMM) wins by forfeit, (EMM 20-3)

136 – No. 5 Allison Petix (KING) tech. fall Astrid Silva (EMM), 10-0 (EMM 20-7)

143 – No. 4 Kayla Marano (EMM) dec. No. 7 Nicole Joseph (KING), 6-0 (EMM 23-7)

155 – Sadie Tackett (EMM) pinned Leilani Vital (KING), 0:45 (EMM 28-7)

170 – Jessi Kee (KING) tech. fall Felicity Bryant (EMM), 12-2 (EMM 29-11)

191 – Victoria Espinoza (KING) tech. fall Briana Jordan (EMM), 10-0 (EMM 29-15)

UP NEXT

  • King faces 15th-ranked Missouri Baptist University on Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the consolation bracket quarterfinals.
  • Emmanuel takes on top seed Campbellsville University in the semifinals on Friday and Jamestown fell in the consolation bracket to end their tournament.
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