Centerville, IA – The No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Women's Wrestling squad bounced back from its first loss of the season with a dominant 43-8 win over No. 10 nationally ranked Hawkeye Community College on Wednesday night.
The Warriors move to 4-1 overall on the year and 2-1 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) action. Indian Hills took 10 of the 11 matches on the night, including four falls. The Warriors have now outscored their opponents 198-59 on the year.
Following a forfeit win for the Warriors at 103lbs, freshman Alycia Perez (Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West) opened up the action with a 10-3 decision at 110lbs, taking down No. 9 nationally ranked Mia Kurth. Perez jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead in the opening period before running away with the match.
Freshman Ariah Mervilus (Virginia Beach, VA/Landstown) ran away in the 117lb matchup to score a 10-0 tech fall and push the Warrior lead to 12-1. Mervilus, ranked No. 5 in the nation at 117lbs in the latest The Open Mat rankings, remains unbeaten on the year at 3-0.
EmmaLyn Burnett (Kansas City, MO/Platte County) was victorious in the 124lb bout, scoring a first round pin in 2:27. Burnett improves to 2-0 in ICCAC dual action with two pins on the year.
Sophomore All-American Angelica Vicente Gonzalez (Cidra, Puerto Rico/Eugenio Guerra Cruz) moved to 4-0 on the year with her 11th career fall, tied for third-most in school history. Vicente pinned her opponent in 2:15 to extend the Indian Hills lead to 22-1.
Amaria Ridgner (Richton Park, IL/Rich Township) picked up a 7-0 decision at 138lbs before Ruth Jimenez Batista (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Trina Padilla De Sanz) scored a 12-1 tech fall at 145lbs. With the win, Batista improved to a team-best 5-0 in duals on the year.
Freshman Olivia Stean (Bonner Springs, KS/Bonner Springs) ran past Rory Siems at 160lbs to score a tech fall. Stean built a 13-6 lead through the first period before finishing off Siems in the second period.
No. 1 nationally ranked Nevaeh Hayden (Tulsa, OK/Union) continued an unprecedented start to her rookie campaign with a fall in 14 seconds to give Indian Hills a 38-3 edge. Hayden improves to 7-0 on the year, including 4-0 in duals with four first period falls.
Hawkeye scored its lone win at 207lbs before No. 5 nationally ranked Sha'Niayha Wysinger (Clarksville, TN/Clarksville) scored a fall in 2:04 at 235lbs to close out the night.
Indian Hills returns to action this weekend at the Doane Conner / Oppenheim Open in Crete, NE.
| RESULTS | ||||
| WEIGHT | #1 / #2 INDIAN HILLS | #10 / #10 HAWKEYE | RESULT | TEAM SCORE |
| 103 | #5 Chasey Karabell | Open | FF | 5-0 |
| 110 | Alycia Perez | #9 Mia Kurth | Dec., 10-3 | 8-1 |
| 117 | #5 Ariah Mervilus | Averi Peterson | Tech, 10-0 | 12-1 |
| 124 | EmmaLyn Burnett | Chloe Sokolik | Fall, 2:27 | 17-1 |
| 131 | Angelica Vicente Gonzalez | Rylee Steffen | Fall, 2:15 | 22-1 |
| 138 | Amaria Ridgner | #9 Cieanna Ficken | Dec., 7-0 | 25-1 |
| 145 | Ruth Jimenez Batista | Melody Kremer | Tech, 12-1 | 29-2 |
| 160 | #6 Olivia Stean | Rory Siems | Tech, 17-6 | 33-3 |
| 180 | Nevaeh Hayden | #5 Kailan McEwen | Fall, 00:15 | 38-3 |
| 207 | #4 Wyntergale Oxendine | #4 Alyson Krum | Fall, 2:55 | 38-8 |
| 235 | #5 Sha'Niayha Wysinger | #3 MaKenna Fetters | Fall, 2:04 | 43-8 |
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