FROSTBURG, Md. – The King University women's wrestling team competed at the Frostburg State University Bobcat open and the Tornado had 11 placers at the event. Of those 11 placers, six came one with championships and three finished runner-up.
THE BASICS
KING RESULTS: 11 placers, 6 champions
LOCATION: Bobcat Arena; Frostburg, Md.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- At 101 pounds, sixth-ranked Jessica Corredor faced ninth-ranked Avery Kibelbek, giving the Tornado the top two placers.
- Kibelbeck started her day with a pair of technical fall wins before a 5:20 pin of 10th-ranked Chiara Barbieri of Presbyterian College in the semifinal.
- Corredor reached the final with two 10-0 technical fall wins before topping Kibelbek to take the title.
- Fourth-ranked Danielle Garcia won all three of her matches, two by fall, to take the title at 109 pounds. She pinned Sacred Heart's Ahsia Torres in 2:02 in the semifinal before pinning Elmira College's Abby Duke in 1:19 in the final.
- Also at 109 pounds, Alyssa Guardiola finished third with a 3-1 record. She started with 1:33 pin of Haley Viars of Emory & Henry College before falling to Duke.
- Guardiola finished strong with a 4-0 win over Emmanuel College's Haley Zinninger before taking third with a 10-0 technical fall over Emmanuel's Giavanna Ablonsky.
- Fourth-ranked Melanie Mendoza won the title at 116 pounds with four wins. She reached the final with back-to-back pins before defeating Karissa Turnwall of Emmanuel 6-4 in the final.
- It was another all-Tornado final at 123 pounds between fourth-ranked Montana DeLawder and fifth-ranked Virginia Foard.
- DeLawder started with wins by technical fall and fall before defeating ninth-ranked Mia Macaluso of East Stroudsburg University 10-2 in the semifinal.
- Foard started with back-to-back 10-0 technical fall wins before an 11-0 technical fall win over Sacred Heart's sixth-ranked Alexandra Fitzgerald in the semifinal.
- Foard then topped DeLawder to take the title.
- Top-ranked Victoria Baez-Dilone earned three straight technical fall wins to reach the final at 130 pounds, but fell to Taina Fernandez of Cavalier Wrestling Club to finish runner-up.
- Sixth-ranked Claire DiCugno finished first at 136 pounds with four wins, one by fall and the final two by technical fall. She topped Emmanuel's Gianna Anaya on a 10-0 technical fall in the championship bout.
- At 143 pounds, Yasmine Kalilliy Oliveira finished fourth, going 4-2 on the day.
- She reached the quarterfinals with two wins by fall, and after dropping a match she bounced back with a 13-2 technical fall over Alessandra Elliott of D'Youville College.
- However, she fell in the third place match 4-2 to take fourth.
- Second-ranked Chey Bowman won the title at 155 pounds with four wins, including three by fall.
- In the final, Bowman pinned eighth-ranked Madison Sandquist of Sacred Heart in 21 seconds.
RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
101 – No. 6
Jessica Corredor 3-0, 1st; No. 9
Avery Kibelbek 3-1, 2nd
109 – No. 4
Danielle Garcia 3-0, 1st;
Alyssa Guardiola 3-1, 3rd
116 – No. 4
Melanie Mendoza 4-0, 1st
123 – No. 5
Virginia Foard 4-0, 1st; No. 4
Montana DeLawder 3-1, 2nd
130 – No. 1
Victoria Baez-Dilone 3-1, 2nd; No. 8
Anna DiCugno 1-2
136 – No. 6
Claire DiCugno 4-0, 1st;
Krysten Harr 1-2
143 –
Yasmine Kalilliy Oliveira 4-2, 4th
155 – No. 2
Chey Bowman 4-0, 1st
UP NEXT
- King hosts Lincoln Memorial University at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday night.
