Results
MOUNT OLIVE (Nov. 16) – Behind five victories on the mat on Wednesday night, the University of Mount Olive women's wrestling team claimed a 24-18 victory over Montreat in a non-conference dual meet hosted at Kornegay Arena.
With the win, the Trojans improve to 2-0 overall after competing in their first-ever home dual meet. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers in their inaugural season drop to 0-1 after competing in its first-ever dual meet.
The event featured seven head-to-head matches between the two programs with the Trojans collecting a pair of wins via forfeit at 101 and 191.
UMO took an early five-point advantage following a win by freshman Cheyenne Lyle at 101 before both sides turn in a double forfeit at the 109 weight class.
Montreat freshman Chloe Carver trimmed the deficit to 5-4 after posting a 10-0 win via technical fall over freshman Jillian Timberlake at 116. The Cavaliers grabbed the lead 7-6 at 123 on a 13-4 decision win by freshman Trinity Howard over fellow freshman Brooke Hermel.
UMO rallied after freshman Isabel Rodriguez put together a dominant performance with a pin at 2:15 in the 130-weight class over freshman Isabella Hoffman to take an 11-7 advantage. Freshman Chloe Lawler also delivered a 10-5 decision at 136 against freshman Michaiah Allen to give UMO a 14-8 lead.
Montreat answered with back-to-back wins via fall to retake the lead by an 18-14 margin. At 170, freshman Aleksandra Bieszczad recorded a dynamic performance by posting a win by fall at 0:53 over sophomore Mina Hicks. Freshman Jada Arnold earned the final five points by forfeit in the 191 weight class to secure the 24-18 win on Wednesday night.
Mount Olive returns to the mat on Sunday, Dec. 4, when they travel to face Presbyterian in a dual meet at 4 p.m.
Match Results
101: Cheyenne Lyle (Mount Olive) wins by forfeit
109: Double forfeit
116: Chloe Carver (Montreat) def. Jillian Timberlake (Mount Olive), 10-0 Tech. Fall
123: Trinity Howard (Montreat) def. Brooke Hermel (Mount Olive), 13-4 Decision
130: Isabel Rodriguez (Mount Olive) def. Isabella Hoffman (Montreat) by Fall (2:15)
136: Chloe Lawler (Mount Olive) def. Michaiah Allen (Montreat), 10-5 Decision
143: Gabriella Majewski (Montreat) def. Skyelar Smith (Mount Olive) by Fall (0:51)
155: Nicole Lewis (Montreat) def. Isabella Kessey (Mount Olive) by Fall (1:59)
170: Aleksandra Bieszczad (Mount Olive) def. Mina Hicks (Montreat) by Fall (0:53)
191: Jada Arnold (Mount Olive) wins by forfeit
