The Sacred Heart women’s wrestling won their second straight Region I championship Satruday and are sending 13 wrestlers to the NCWWC national championship tournament. (Photo courtesy Sacred Heart athletics)
The Sacred Heart women’s wrestling team won their second consecutive National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship (NCWWC) regional championship on Saturday with a 49-point win over host Lock Haven University, 203-154.
The No. 7 Pioneers (17-3) put seven wrestlers in the finals and had four individual champions. Madison Sandquist (155), Alexandra Fitzgerald (123) and Aaliyah Payne-Parris (101) each won their second consecutive Region 1 championship. Love Daley (170) won an individual title, too.
Sacred Heart had 13 wrestlers qualify in 10 weight classes for the upcoming NCWWC national championship tournament on March 8-9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Teams were allowed to enter two wrestlers per weight class and the top four in each weight class earned a trip to the nationals.
The Pioneers qualified two wrestlers in four weight classes – 101, 116, 170 and 191 pounds. Daley beat teammate Cara Broadus for the championship at 170 pounds with a 10-0 technical fall. Daley went 4-0 with three pins in the tournament.
Payne-Parris (101) finished first with a 3-0 record and a pin while Samantha Yap (101) finished fourth. At 116, Nohea Moniz finished second and Tatiana Walker finished fourth. At 191, Madeline Hodges finished second and Jacklyn Smith was third.
Other qualifiers included Nohea Moniz (116) and Khadijah Sanusi (143) each finished second while Ahsia Torres (109) and Bayley Trang (130) each finished third.
Sacred Heart scored a regional-record 203 points in the tournament. Sending 13 wrestlers to the national tournament is a new team record. The Pioneers sent nine last year when they finished seventh.
Sandquist (23-2), Fitzgerald (22-5), Trang (21-13), Sanusi (21-9) and Daley (20-3) each have at least 20 wins going into the national tournament, according to statistics compiled by WrestleStat.com.
Sandquist, Sanusi and Smith will be making her third appearance at the NCWWC nationals while Payne-Parris, Moniz, Fitzgerald and Broadus are making their second trip. Yap, Torres, Walker, Trang, Daley and Hodges will be making their national championship debuts.
Three other Connecticut wrestlers qualified for the national tournament from the Region I event. Western New England University’s Dakota Marie-Dinelli (Plainville) finished third at 143 pounds while Linda Holeman (Ledyard, 130) and Sabrina Sedor (Stafford, 136) each finished fourth to qualify.
NCWWC Region I championship
At Lock Haven, Pa.
Team results – 1. Sacred Heart 203, 2. Lock Haven University PA 154, 3. East Stroudsburg University PA 142, 4. Elmira College (NY) 106½, 5. Delaware Valley University (PA) 78½, 6. Ursinus College (PA) 73½, 7. Western New England University (MA) 71, 8. New Jersey City University 52, 9. York College (PA) 49, 10. New England College (NH) 27½, 11. Cedar Crest College (PA) 12, 12. Alvernia University (PA) 0
NOTE: The top four in each weight class advance to the NCWWC national tournament.
101 pounds
Final: Aaliyah Payne-Parris (Sacred Heart) tech fall Olivia Klein (East Stroudsburg), 10-0
3. Alexis Dobson (New England College) dec. Samantha Yap (Sacred Heart), 12-12
5. Emma Heslin (Lock Haven) tech fall Jesenia Camargo (Delaware Valley), 13-0
7. Lauren Jackson (Cedar Crest) pin Madeline Gavares (Ursinus), 0:29
109 pounds
1. Kaelani Shufeldt (Lock Haven) pin Abby Duke (Elmira), 4:47
3. Ahsia Torres (Sacred Heart) tech fall Alanna Barberio (East Stroudsburg), 10-0
5. Tiana Savino (East Stroudsburg) pin Faith Warner (York), 6:00
7. Olivia Amaral (Western New England) injury default over Gianna Hernandez (Western New England)
116 pounds
Final: Izabella Frezzo (New Jersey City) pin Nohea Moniz (Sacred Heart), 0:52
3. Emily Klein (East Stroudsburg) tech fall Tatiana Walker (Sacred Heart), 10-0
5. Jayleah Pletz (Lock Haven) dec. Natalie Dunn (East Stroudsburg), 5-4
7. Josey Wehr (Delaware Valley) pin Ariel Casella (Western New England), 0:55
123 pounds
Final: Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) tech fall Mia Macaluso (East Stroudsburg), 13-2
3. Jackeline Ovieo-Ramos (East Stroudsburg) dec. Kalli Roskos (Ursinus), 5-2
5. Bridgette Schoultz (Delaware Valley) tech fall Megan Edwards (Elmira), 10-0
7. Carly Gross (Lock Haven) tech fall Janieliz Cotto (Western New England), 10-0
130 pounds
1. Zoe Gress (East Stroudsburg) pin Lillian Sherer (Lock Haven), 1:49
3. Bayley Trang (Sacred Heart) pin Linda Holeman (Western New England), 4:30
5. Isabella Devito (Lock Haven) dec. Gabby Bradigan (Elmira), 8-5
7. Stacy Bloomfield (Ursinus) tech fall Claire Daity (New Jersey City), 10-0
136 pounds
Final: Grace Stem (Lock Haven) tech fall Maura White (York), 12-2
3. Ruth Ansah (East Stroudsburg) dec. Sabrina Sedor (Western New England), 7-0
5. Aliza Leander (Sacred Heart) dec. Madison Matta (Lock Haven), 8-1
7. Paisley Fox (Ursinus) pin Leslie Monterrosa (Elmira), 1:07
143 pounds
Final: Zoey Lints (Elmira) dec. Khadijah Sanusi (Sacred Heart), 5-4
3. Dakota-Marie Dinielli (Western New England) pin Cloe Charlesworth (Ursinus), 5:08
5. Paige Jackson (Lock Haveny) pin Carney Wyble (East Stroudsburg), 1:46
7. Olivia Kinder (Delaware Valley) pin Angelina Hiller (East Stroudsburg), 1:52
155 pounds
Final: Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) pin Skylah Chakouian (Elmira), 1:24
3. Emma Matera (Ursinus) dec. Azariah Moore (Lock Haven), 5-4
5. Gabriella Reid (Delaware Valley) dec. Tayla Tildsley (Sacred Heart), 7-0
7. Kendall Branchaud (Western New England) pin Daminana Racciatti (East Stroudsburg), 2:21
170 pounds
Final: Love Daley (Sacred Heart) tech fall Cara Broadus (Sacred Heart), 10-0
3. Stella Steigler (Lock Haven) pin Jade Huerta (East Stroudsburg), 0:43
5. Kathryn Martin (Delaware Valley) dec. Allison Brandt (York), 9-2
7. Hazel Dahlquist (Elmira) tech fall Angelina Caban (Elmira), 10-0
191 pounds
Final: Sandra Guerrero (New Jersey City) tech fall Madeline Hodges (Sacred Heart), 12-2
3. Jacklyn Smith (Sacred Heart) dec. Tayana Labady (Elmira), 2-2
5. Sophie Pollack (Delaware Valley) pin Zoe Waters (New England College), 4:14
7. Lindsay Laws (Lock Haven) dec. Kali Shifflett (East Stroudsburg), 6-2
Outstanding wrestler: xxxx
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