IOWA CITY, Iowa — The top-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team dominated in its Carver-Hawkeye Arena season debut against Cornell College and No. 25 William Jewell on Saturday afternoon.
The Hawkeyes opened the Iowa Duals versus Cornell winning, 47-0, with eight pins and three tech. falls. Top-ranked Rianne Murphy and Valarie Solorio accepted forfeits at 103 and 110 pounds, respectively, handing Iowa an early 10-0 lead. At 117 pounds, No. 1 ranked Brianna Gonzalez came out aggressive, finishing off Cheyenne Mulford, 10-0, in the first period.
Cali Leng followed at 124 pounds and earned Iowa’s first fall of the day, pinning Addison Thrash in 1:01. Emmily Patneaud then earned a 49-second fall over Kyla Andrew at 131, and fourth-ranked Nanea Estrella pinned Ciara Gomez-Bryant in 2:30 at 138 pounds to put the Hawkeyes up, 29-0. Reese Larramendy earned a, 10-0, first period tech. fall over Jasmine McCaskel at 145 pounds to improve to 11-0 on the season.
No. 8 ranked Rose Cassioppi and No. 9 ranked Naomi Simon made their Carver debuts at 160 and 180 pounds, respectively. Cassioppi beat Emily Grassham, 10-0, before Simon pinned Camryn Aikanoff in 27 seconds. Seventh-ranked Katja Osteen finished off Iowa’s dual against Cornell with a speedy 17-second pin.
To end the day, Iowa downed No. 25 William Jewell, recording one decision, five tech. falls and two pins en route to a 43-3 victory.
Murphy and Emilie Gonzalez each accepted forfeits at 103 and 110 pounds, respectively, to start the dual. Brianna Gonzalez shined in the lone ranked matchup of the day, defeating No. 9 Alex Waitsman, 12-2.
Leng trailed Emarie Bolosan, 4-2, in the 124-pound bout but rallied back to win, 5-4, behind loud cheers from Hawkeye fans. At 138, Estrella recorded her second win of the day with an 11-0 tech. fall over Alanis Cedeno. Macey Kilty continued a dominating day for the Hawkeyes with a 10-0 win against Paige Barber.
Olympic silver-medalist and second-ranked Kennedy Blades made her highly-anticipated Carver debut and defeated Nylease Yzagere, 12-1, at 160. Top-ranked Kylie Welker only needed 59 seconds to defeat Athena Willden, 11-0, at 180, and No. 1 Jaycee Foeller finished the meet at 207 pounds with a pin over Peyton Welt in 1:06.
NOTABLES
• The Hawkeyes earned 90 total team points, allowing only three team points scored against them.
• Iowa posted a 20-0 record on the day.
• Iowa led all three squads with 157 total match points.
• The Hawkeyes totaled seven pins in 11:10 and 10 tech. falls in 12:43.
• Fifth-year Emmily Patneaud recorded the fastest pin of the day in 17 seconds.
• Redshirt freshman Rose Cassioppi recorded the fastest tech. fall of the day in 21 seconds.
• Brianna Gonzalez and Kennedy Blades led Iowa in single match points with 12 each.
RESULTS
#1 Iowa 47, Cornell College 0
103 — #1 Rianne Murphy (I) via forfeit
110 – Val Solorio (I) via forfeit
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Cheyenne Mulford (C), 10-0
124 – Cali Leng (I) fall Addison Thrash (C), 1:01
131 – Emmily Patneaud (I) fall Kyla Andrew (C), 0:49
138 — #4 Nanea Estrella (I) fall Ciara Bryant-Gomez (C), 2:30
145 — #1 Reese Larramendy (I) tech. fall Jasmine McCaskel (C), 10-0
160 — #9 Rose Cassioppi (I) tech. fall Emily Grassham (C), 10-0
180 — #8 Naomi Simon (I) fall Camryn Aikanoff (C), 0:27
207 — #7 Katja Osteen (I) fall Danyia Warner (C), 0:17
#1 Iowa 43, #25 Willam Jewell 3
103 — #1 Rianne Murphy (I) via forfeit
110 — #5 Emilie Gonzalez (I) via forfeit
117 — #1 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall #9 Alex Waitsman (W), 12-2
124 – Cali Leng (I) dec. Emarie Bolosan (W), 5-4
131 – #7 Skye Realin (I) fall Shelby Kemp (W), 5:00
138 — #4 Nanea Estrella (I) tech. fall Alanis Cedeno (W), 11-0
145 – Macey Kilty (I) tech. fall Paige Barber (W), 10-0
160 — #2 Kennedy Blades (I) tech. fall Nylease Yzagere (W), 12-1
180 — #1 Kylie Welker (I) tech. fall Athena Willden (W), 11-0
207 — #1 Jaycee Foeller (I) fall Peyton Welt (W) 1:06