No. 4 Women's Wrestling Falls to No. 7 Cumberlands on Senior Night
Women's Wrestling / 01.10.19
MARIETTA, Ga. ---- The No. 4 nationally ranked Life University women's wrestling team fell to No. 7 the University of the Cumberlands 25-20 in a Mid-South Conference match Thursday night. Before the beginning of the match, seniors
Zoe Wight,
Jennifer Juarez,
Stephanie Pantoja,
Tyesha Topps and
Aysia Cortez were recognized for their contributions to the program in their time as a Running Eagle.
Life University began the match with a forfeit from the Patriots as Garriga gave the Running Eagles a 5-0 lead. At 109, Jessica Rodriguez from Cumberlands won by a fall fifteen seconds into the second period to tie the dual at 5.
Autumn Gordon for the Patriots won at 116 by a 9-6 decision to give the Cumberlands an 8-6 lead.
Selina Brown (123) and
Sierra Powell (130) each earned technical falls (10-0 and 12-2) to give the Running Eagles a 14-9 lead halfway through the dual.
Bridgette Duty earned a 12-2 technical fall for Cumberlands at 136, however Life U still led 15-13. Wight earned a huge 7-4 decision at 143 to extend the Running Eagle lead to 18-14.
Cumberlands won the final three matches as Anna Naylor earned a fall 1:40 into the 155 match with Payton Rigert (170, 8-5) and Jesse Kirby (191, 12-3) each earning decisions for the final score of 25-20 in favor of the Cumberlands.
The women's wrestling team will return to action on Thursday, January 17, as they host Emmanuel College in a dual at 6 PM.
