No. 1 Lady Tornado Wrestling Earns Narrow Victory Over Cumberlands

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The King women's wrestling team defeated the University of the Cumberlands in a meet that came down to the final bout. The No. 1 Lady Tornado earned the victory, 22-18, to improve to 8-1 in dual competition on the season. Freshman Malexis McAdoo defeated Angelica Watters by technical fall (6-0, 6-0,) in the final match of the meet to give King the win.

After a close loss by junior Shannon Constantine (Haverhill, Ma.) to start the meet in the 101-pound class (2-2, 3-1) the Lady Tornado rallied for three straight wins to take the early lead. Freshman Kayla Barnes (Rock Hill, S.C.) won the 109-pound match over Alex Campbell, 0-4, 7-3, 7-2. Sophomore Kayla Brendlinger (Slippery Rock, Pa.) defeated Jessica Nguyen by fall at the 1:19 mark in the 116-pound class. Victoria Nguyen picked up the third straight win for the Lady Tornado by decision, 2-0, 6-0 in the 123-pound class against Sherri Berube, giving the Lady Tornado a 12-4 lead.

The Patriots would come back, winning four of the next five matches. In the 130-pound division, sophomore Sarah Hildebrandt (Granger, Ind.) dropped a decision to Cianah Hee, 2-0, 0-3, 4-2. Junior Alli Ragan (Carbondale, Ill.) returned to the mat for the first time this collegiate season and earned a big win for King in the 136-pound class with a pin at the 1:00 mark in the second frame over Brittany Gadd.

Lauren Louive defeated freshman Evalyn Reyna (Austin, Texas) in the 143-pound class (4-0, 4-0). Cumberlands then got a victory in the 155-pound division by way of forfeit. The Patriots then tied the match at 18 with a win by Sydney Nelson against sophomore Lorrie Ramos (Orlando, Fla.), 1-0, 1-0, to set up the 191-pound class match which would decide the winner.

Malexis McAdoo (Amarillo, Texas) continued her stellar freshman campaign, dominating Angelica Watters into a 6-0, 6-0 technical fall. The bout win clinched the dual match victory for the Lady Tornado, giving the team its eighth win of the season.

 

Weight

 

Names

 

Outcome

Team Score (KING-UC)

101

Opelia Felipe (UC) def Shannon Constantine (KC)

dec. 2-2, 3-1

1-3

109

Kayla Barnes (KC) def Alex Campbell (UC)

dec. 0-4, 7-3, 7-2

4-4

116

Kayla Brendlinger (KC) def Jessica Nguyen (UC)

Fall 1:19

9-4

123

Victoria Nguyen (KC) def Sherri Berube (UC)

dec. 2-0, 6-0

12-4

130

Cianah (UC) def Sarah Hildebrandt (KC)

dec. 2-0, 0-3, 4-2

13-7

136

Alli Ragan (KC) def Brittany Gadd (UC)

6-0, Fall 1:00

18-7

143

Lauren Louive (UC) def Evalyn Reyna (KC)

dec. 4-0, 4-0

18-10

155

Kayleigh Jennings (UC) wins by forfeit

KC forfeits

18-15

170

Sydney Nelson (UC) def Lorrie Ramos (KC)

dec. 1-0, 1-0

18-18

191

Malexis McAdoo (KC) def Angelica Watters (UC)

tech. fall 6-0, 6-0

22-18