(BRISTOL, Tenn. – Jan. 17) – The No.2 McKendree University women's wrestling team competed in their first quad dual of the season Sunday. Sam Schmitz's team took all three matches of the afternoon over top-ranked opponents, No.7 Colorado Mesa, No.3 Emmanuel, and No.4 King University.

McKendree's first competition of the afternoon was No.7 Colorado Mesa, where the Bearcats handed the Mavericks their first loss of the season. For many of the Bearcats, this was their first collegiate competition of the season, including winning over nationally ranked opponents. The Bearcats took the first three weight classes, and would come back with four-consecutive victories by tech/ fall, and the final weight class to secure the win.

No.2 McKendree 37, No.7 Colorado Mesa 10
101 – Lizette Rodriguez (Fremont, CA/James Logan) defeated Jennesis Martinez by tech fall at 4:18 (McK 5, CMU 0)
109 – No.8 Natalie Reyna (Hesperia, CA/Whittier) won by no contest (McK 10, CMU 0)
116 – Aliyah Rollins (Granada Hills, CA/Birmingham) defeated No.7 Anja Tschohl by fall at 2:49 (McK 15, CMU 0)
123 – No.3 Marissa Gallegos defeated No.7 Payton Stroud (Buckley, WA/White River) by fall at 2:42 (McK 15, CMU 5)
130 – Cameron Guerin (Yakima, WA/A.C. Davis) defeated Holly Beaudoin at tech fall at 1:39 (McK 19, CMU 5)
136 – No.3 Brenda Reyna (Mount Vernon, WA/Mount Vernon) defeated Jolynn Harris be tech fall at 1:20 (McK 23, CMU 5)
143 – No.1 Emma Bruntil (Acme, WA/Mount Baker Senior) defeated Alma Mendoza by tech fall at 1:14 (McK 27, CMU 5)
155 – No.2 Alara Boyd (Muncie, IN/Yorktown) defeated Asia Borisch by fall at 1:49 (McK 32, CMU 5)
170 – Tristan Kelly defeated Grace Kristoff (Belleville, IL/Althoff Catholic) by fall at 4:33 (McK 32, CMU 10)
191 – No.1 Sydnee Kimber (Sitka, AK/Mt. Edgecumbe ) defeated Isabeau Shalack by fall at 0:40 (McK 37, CMU 10)

McKendree's second dual of the afternoon was against No.3 Emanuel College, where No.1 Pauline Granados (Rialto, CA/Carter) came out of the gate to take a 6-0 decision victory to get her team their first round of points. The Bearcat would get five-consecutive victories by tech/fall in the 116-lb, 123-lb, 130-lb,136-lb, and 143-lb weight classes, to keep Emmanuel scoreless. The Bearcat would take nine of the 10 weight classes for their second win of the afternoon.

No.2 McKendree 41, No.3 Emmanuel 5
101 – No.1 Pauline Granados (Rialto, CA/Carter) defeated No.2 Angelina Gomez in a 6-0 decision (McK 3, EC 0)
109 – No.8 Natalie Reyna (Hesperia, CA/Whittier) defeated No.2 Maria Vidales in a 3-2 decision (McK 6, EC 0)
116 – No.2 Felicity Taylor (Spillville, IA/South Winneshiek) defeated No.6 Kasey Baynon by fall at 0:49 (McK 11, EC 0)
123 – No.7 Shaina Murray (Watchung, NJ/Wyoming Seminary Prep) defeated Alexandria Herle by fall at 5:00 (McK 16, EC 0)
130 – Cameron Guerin (Yakima, WA/A.C. Davis) defeated No.3 Emily Se by fall at 2:55 (McK 21, EC 0)
136 – No.3 Brenda Reyna (Mount Vernon, WA/Mount Vernon) defeated No.7 Julia Padilla by tech fall at 1:07 (McK 26, EC 0)
143 – No.1 Emma Bruntil (Acme, WA/Mount Baker Senior) defeated No.8 Felicity Bryant by tech fall 10-0 at 2:45 (McK 31, EC 0)
155 –No.3 Kayla Marano defeated No.2 Alara Boyd (Muncie, IN/Yorktown) by tech fall at 5:00 (McK 31, EC 5)
170 – No.5 Joye Levendusky (Avon, NY/Avon) defeated Heave Byrd by tech fall at 2:03 (McK 36, EC 5)
191 – No.1 Sydnee Kimber (Sitka, AK/Mt. Edgecumbe ) defeated No.3 Cristina Santoyo by fall at 2:44 (McK 41, EC 5)

The finals dual of the dual, No.2 McKendree faced No.4 King University, where both teams were hungry for the final win of the afternoon. King was the first to get points in the dual, from a high-intensity match between the No.1 and No.4 101-lb wrestlers, the No.6 and No.8 109-lb wrestlers, and the No.3 and No.2 136-lb wrestlers. A huge 6-2 decision win in the 116-lb, pin in the 130-lb class and 5-0 decision win in the 143-lb class would inch the Bearcats closer to taking back the contest. A tech fall in the 155-lb class would tie the contest up, and a quick pin in the final weight class would secure the Bearcats' win.

No.2 McKendree 25, No.4 King 15
101 –No.4 Jaclyn McNichols defeated No.1 Pauline Granados (Rialto, CA/Carter) in a 4-1 decision (McK 0, KU 3)
109 – No.6 Aleeah Gould defeated No.8 Natalie Reyna (Hesperia, CA/Whittier) in a 5-0 decision (McK 0, KU 6)
116 – No.2 Felicity Taylor (Spillville, IA/South Winneshiek) defeated Melanie Mendoza in a 6-2 decision (McK 3, KU 6)
123 – No.2 Cheyenne Sisenstein defeated No.7 Payton Stroud (Buckley, WA/White River) by fall at 4:17 (McK 3, KU 11)
130 – Cameron Guerin (Yakima, WA/A.C. Davis) defeated No.4 Phoenix Dubose by fall at 2:53 (McK 8, KU 11)
136 – No.5 Ana Luciano defeated No.3 Brenda Reyna (Mount Vernon, WA/Mount Vernon) by tech fall at 4:00 (McK 8, KU 15)
143 – No.1 Emma Bruntil (Acme, WA/Mount Baker Senior) defeated No.3 Ashlynn Ortega in a 5-0 decision (McK 11, KU 15)
155 – No.2 Alara Boyd (Muncie, IN/Yorktown) defeated Viktorya Torres by tech fall at 5:11 (McK 15, KU 15)
170 – No.3 Joye Levendusky (Avon, NY/Avon) won by no contest (McK 20, KU 15)
191 – No.1 Sydnee Kimber (Sitka, AK/Mt. Edgecumbe ) defeated Nia Crosdale by fall at 0:14 (McK 25, KU 15)

Exhibition matches:
Michelle Camacho (Rialto, CA/Carter) went 1-0
Hailey Cox (Mapleton, UT/Maple Mountain) went 0-2
Kelly Ann Jimenez (Rowlands Heights, CA/John A. Rowland) went 1-1
Grace Kristoff (Belleville, IL/Althoff Catholic) went 1-0
Samantha Kruize (Henrico, VA/Hermitage) went 0-2
No.5 Joye Levendusky (Avon, NY/Avon) went 1-0
No.7 Shaina Murray (Watchung, NJ/Wyoming Seminary Prep) went 1-1
Alisha Narvaez (Oakland, CA/James Logan) went 1-0
Victoria Nunez (El Paso, TX/JM Hanks) went 1-1
Emmily Patneaud (Newark, CA/Gilroy) went 0-1
Aliyah Rollins (Granada Hills, CA/Birmingham) went 0-2
Katherine Sumner (Port Byron, NY/Port Byron) went 2-0
Caitlyn Thorne (St. Charles, MO/St. Charles) went 1-1
Carly Valleroy (St. Louis, MO/Mehlville) went 1-0
Elvie Villa (Waukegan, IL/Waukegan) went 1-0
Salome Walker (Mishawaka, IN/Mishawaka) went 1-0

No.2 McKendree will have a handful of wrestlers take the mat for the University of Wisconsin Regional Training Center Underground, on Wednesday, Jan. 20 in Madison, WI.