Sacred Heart rallied with three wins to beat Gannon and finish seventh at the NWCA National Duals Saturday in Louisville. (Photo courtesy Sacred Heart wrestling)
Plymouth’s Cara Broadus pinned No. 6 Jewell Gonzalez at 170 pounds and Madison Sandquist (155) and Jacklyn Smith (191) picked up decisions to lift the No. 8 Sacred Heart women’s wrestling team over Gannon University, 24-23 on Saturday in Louisville at the NWCA National Duals championship tournament.
The Pioneers (13-4) won the final three bouts of the match to beat No. 9 Gannon and finish seventh. Top-ranked Kings College beat No. 2 North Central College to win the tournament.
Sacred Heart won three of five matches in the tournament. The Pioneers beat Emmanuel College from Georgia in their first round match on Friday, 38-17 before North Central College bounced Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals, 38-7.
Sacred Heart won their first consolation round bout with a 35-11 win over Wisconsin -Stevens Point to set up a match with No. 7 Presbyterian College from South Carolina – the first-ever dual meet between two Division I women’s wrestling programs.
Against Presbyterian, the Pioneers dug themselves too big of a deficit as they trailed 17-1 after the first four bouts. No. 6 Alexandra Fitzgerald stopped the run by recording a 10-0 tech fall for the Pioneers against Sierra Maire Miller. Unfortunately, Presbyterian won the next two contests to secure the team victory despite two forfeits and another Broadus pin in the last three matches.
The Pioneers return home on January 15 to face No. 18 Lock Haven at 1 p.m.
Seventh place match
No. 8 Sacred Heart 24, No. 9 Gannon 23
At Louisville, Ky.
101 #8 Aaliyah Payne-Parris (SH) pin Chloe Kitagawa 2:26
109 #4 Julianne Moccia (G) pin Ashia Torres, 1:50
116 Nohea Moniz (SH) dec. Samantha Larsen, 8-2
123 Juliana Cubias (G) pin Tati Walke, 0:59
130 #6 Alexandra Fitzgerald (SH) pin Jayden Bazemore, 0:40
136 #8 Lana Perez (GU) pin Veronica Whitacre
143 Lili Ujfalvi (GU) pin Selena Sifuentes-Shaffer
155 Madison Sandquist (SH) dec. Annabella Helm, 5-2
170 Cara Broadus (SH) pin #6 Jewel Gonzalez, 1:28
191 Jacklyn Smith (SH) dec. Kendall McGarity, 4-1
Records: Sacred Heart 13-4
Consolation semifinal
No. 7 Presbyterian 26, No. 8 Sacred Heart 20
At Louisville, Ky.
101 #5 Samantha Miller (PC) dec. #8 Aaliyah Payne-Parris, 8-4
109 Cassy Lopez (PC) pin Ashia Torres, 3:48
116 #6 Ainslie Lane (PC) tech fall Nohea Moniz, 11-0
123 Catherine Bertrand (PC) pin Tatiana Walker, 0:45
130 #6 Alexandra Fitzgerald (SH) tech fall Sierra Marie Miller, 10-0
136 Sierra Marie Miller (PC) pin Veronica Whitacre, 1:13
143 Paige Wehrmeister (PC) tech fall Selena Sifuentes-Shaffer, 10-0
155 Madison Sandquist (SH) forfeit
170 Cara Broadus (SH) pin Isabella Badon, 0:15
191 Jacklyn Smith (SH) forfeit
Records: Sacred Heart 12-4
First round
No. 8 Sacred Heart 38, Emmanuel 7
At Louisville, KY
101 #8 Aaliyah Payne-Parris (SH) tech fall Hope Eastes, 12-1
109 Ashia Torres (SH) tech fall Dinayah Vazquez, 14-3
116 Nohea Moniz (SH) tech fall Betty Cherry, 10-0
123 Tatiana Walker (SH) tech fall Annika Lindberg 12-2
130 #6 Alexandra Fitzgerald (SH) pin Evelyne Vazquez, 3:24
136 Veronica Whitacre (SH) tech fall Samantha Larios, 10-0
143 Selena Sifuentes-Shaffer (SH) tech fall Gianna Anaya, 11-0
155 Madison Sandquist (SH) pin Aalijiah Pineda, 0:27
170 Alyssa Arana (EC) dec. Jacklyn Smith, 5-2
191 Cara Broadus (SH) dec. Christiana Santoyo, 13-5
Records: Sacred Heart 11-2
Quarterfinal
No. 2 North Central 38, No. 8 Sacred Heart 7
At Louisville, KY
101 #6 Madison Avila (N) dec. #8 Aaliyah Payne-Parris, 5-2
109 #2 Sydney Petzinger (N) tech fall Ashia Torres, 18-7
116 #2 Jaslynn Gallegos (N) pin Nohea Moniz, 0:55
123 #3 Amani Jones (N) tech fall Tatiana Walker, 12-0
130 #6 Alexandra Fitzgerald (SH) tech fall Sara Sterner, 14-4
136 #2 Yele Aycock (N) pin Veronica Whitacre, 2:56
143 #4 Kendall Bostelman (N) dec. Selena Sifuentes-Shaffer, 11-6
155 #4 Tiera Jimerson (N) tech fall Madison Sandquist, 12-0
170 #1 Yelena Makoyed (N) tech fall Cara Broadus, 10-0
191 #5 Traeh Haynes (N) pin Jacklyn Smith, 5:42
Records: Sacred Heart 11-3
Consolation first round
No. 8 Sacred Heart 35, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 11
At Louisville, KY
101 #8 Aaliyah Payne-Parris (SH) pin Kelly Enriquez, 1:18
109 Alexis Winecke (WSP) dec. Ashia Torres, 13-11
116 Nohea Moniz (SH) dec. Rose Ann Marshall 6-4
123 Abby Nelson (WSP) pin Tatiana Walker, 0:50
130 #6 Alexandra Fitzgerald (SH) tech fall Amor Tuttle, 10-0
136 Veronica Whitacre (SH) pin Addison Young, 1:07
143 Temi Sanusi (SH) tech fall Anna Strand 11-1
155 Madison Sandquist (SH) dec Jade Herzer, 4-3
170 Cara Broadus (SH) pin Tabitha Breitrick, 0:47
191 Jacklyn Smith (SH) pin Taylor Schulz, 0:56
Record: Sacred Heart 12-3
2023 NWCA National Duals Championships
At Louisville, Ky.
First round
No. 1 King College (Tennessee) bye
No. 2 North Central College (Ill.) 45, Tiffin College (Ohio) 2
No. 3 Colorado Mesa 30, Lindenwood 16
No. 4 McKendree Univ. (Ill.) 34, Lock Haven (Pa.) 12
No. 5 Ausburg Univ. (Minn.) 30, Limestone 10
Presbyterian College (S.C.) 27, No. 7 Adrian College (Mich.) 22
No. 8 Sacred Heart 38, Emmanuel (Georgia) 7
No. 9 Gannon (Pa.) 30, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 15
Rankings are the NWCA dual meet rankings
Quarterfinals
King 34, Gannon 12
McKendree 23, Ausburg 22
Colorado Mesa 20, Presbyterian 14
North Central College 38, Sacred Heart 7
Semifinals
North Central College 38, Colorado Mesa 6
King College 31, McKendree 14
Championship: King College 23, North Central College 21
Consolation final: McKendree 41, Colorado Mesa 3
Consolation round
Lock Haven 32, Limestone 12
Adrian 25, Lindenwood 17
Emmanuel 32, Tiffin 17
Second round
Gannon 38, Emmanuel 9
Ausburg 33, Adrian 9
Presbyterian 27, Lock Haven 12
Sacred Heart 35, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 11
Consolation semifinals
Prebyterian 26, Sacred Heart 20
Ausburg 28, Gannon 18
Seventh place: Sacred Heart 24, Gannon 23
Fifth place: Ausburg 29, Presbyterian 17
