GAFFNEY, S.C. – The top-ranked King University women's wrestling team competed at the Limestone Open on Sunday and six Tornado returned to Bristol with individual titles.
THE BASICS
KING RESULTS: No team scores
LOCATION: Timken Center, Gaffney, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tornado took the top three spots at 109 pounds, led by second-ranked Samara Chavez who went 2-0 with wins over fellow Tornado.
- Chavez pinned teammates Dianna Holmes and eighth-ranked Danielle Garcia to win the title.
- Garcia went 2-1 with a pin and a 10-3 decision over seventh-ranked Cassy Lopez of Presbyterian University in the semifinals.
- Holmes earned a pair of technical fall wins and defeated Lopez on an 8-0 decision in the third-place bout.
- At 123 pounds, third-ranked Cheyenne Sisenstein defeated teammate Melanie Mendoza for the title. Sisenstein went 3-0 on the day with a pair of technical fall wins and one victory via pin.
- Mendoza took a pair of wins by pin before falling to Sisenstein.
- Top-ranked Montana DeLawder won all three of her matches by fall, including a win over four-ranked teammate Phoenix Dubose to take the title.
- Dubose finished runner-up, going 2-1 with a pair of technical fall wins.
- Monica Garcia finished third, going 3-1 on the day. Following a 5:09 pin over Isabella Ruiz of Greensboro College, Garcia fell to DeLawder.
- She then bounced back, earning a 4-3 decision over Greensboro's Ariana Wolkerstorfer before pinning Ashley Wang in the third-place bout.
- Second-ranked Ana Luciano finished first at 136 pounds, winning all three of her matches.
- She started with a 10-0 technical fall before a pair of pins, the first in 25 seconds and the second in 45 seconds over Samantha Larios of Emmanuel College.
- At 143 pounds, second-ranked Ashlynn Ortega took a pair of 10-0 technical fall wins to take the title.
- Ranked fourth at 155 pounds, Tiffani Baublitz finished first at 170 pounds with a pair of wins.
- She started with a 1:37 pin over Maile Ka'ahanui of Liberty University before a 10-0 technical fall over Kalani Rivas of Limestone University.
RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
101 –
Ashly Gomez 0-2, 2nd
109 –
Samara Chavez 2-0, 1st;
Danielle Garcia 2-1, 2nd ;
Dianna Holmes 3-1, 3rd
123 –
Cheyenne Sisenstein 3-0, 1st;
Melanie Mendoza 2-1, 2nd
130 –
Montana DeLawder 3-0, 1st,
Phoenix Dubose 2-1, 2nd;
Monica Garcia 3-1, 3rd
136 –
Ana Luciano 3-0, 1st
143 –
Ashlynn Ortega 2-0, 1st
170 –
Tiffani Baublitz 2-0, 1st
UP NEXT
- King will be in action again on Saturday at the Bearcat Open, or on February 19 at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Coalition (NCWWC) Regional Championships hosted by Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga.
