COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The McDaniel College women's wrestling team concluded the regular season with three matches at Ursinus Saturday against the Bears, Alvernia and Muhlenberg inside Helfferich Hall.
The Green Terror (1-6) began the day with a 30-15 loss to Alvernia before falling to host Ursinus 34-5 and Muhlenberg, 24-16.
Junior
Bayleigh Perdue posted three wins on the day while sophomore
Maria Samuel had two, both by fall. In addition, freshman
Willow Arnold won her McDaniel debut.
In the opener, Alvernia (5-2) jumped out to a 20-5 lead before back-to-back falls by Arnold and Samuel pulled the Green Terror within five. Samuel posted a fall in just 36 seconds over Kathryn Berger at 145 pounds before Arnold won her first match at McDaniel with a fall in just 1:25 over Kayleigh Kehler at 160 pounds.
However, Alvernia won by forfeit at 180 and Peyton Fries, ranked fourth in Region 2, secured a first-period fall over freshman
Rowan Titus at 207.
In the next match against Ursinus (13-5), the first for the Green Terror against another team from the Centennial Conference, the host Bears lost the first match by forfeit before winning the four contested matches and three by forfeit.
Olivia Guy, ranked fourth in Region 2 at 110 pounds, secured a fall in 24 seconds against freshman
Illana Robinson while Emma Matera, ranked second at 160 pounds, won by technical superiority. Gianna Perez, ranked fifth at 180 pounds, provided the final margin with a fall at 207.
McDaniel's final match came against another Centennial Conference rival and fellow first-year program, Muhlenberg. With the match tied at 15-15 after 160 pounds, the Mules (3-8) won by forfeit at 180 pounds before sealing the win when Margaret Williams won by technical superiority.
Perdue and Robinson each won by forfeit before forfeit wins by Muhlenberg tied the match at 10-10. Samuel picked up her second fall of the day with a pin of Penelope Schneider in just 18 seconds at 145 pounds.
The Green Terror will now have two weeks to prepare for its final competition of the season, the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships. The Region II event will be held in Koehler Fieldhouse at East Stroudsburg University on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Alvernia 30, McDaniel 15
103:
Bayleigh Perdue (MCD) won by forfeit (5-0)
110: Grace Molloy (AU) fall
Illana Robinson (MCD) 1:37 (5-5)
117: Alana Durham (AU) won by forfeit (5-10)
124: No contest
131: Danielle Ferrara (AU) won by forfeit (5-15)
138: Abbigail Kohl (AU) won by forfeit (5-20)
145:
Maria Samuel (MCD) fall Kathryn Berger (AU) 0:36 (10-20)
160:
Willow Arnold (MCD) fall Kayleigh Kehler (AU) 1:25 (15-20)
180: Macenzie Hunter (AU) won by forfeit (15-25)
207: Peyton Fries (AU) fall
Rowan Titus (MCD) 1:34 (15-30)
Ursinus 34, McDaniel 5
103:
Bayleigh Perdue (MCD) won by forfeit (0-5)
110: Olivia Guy (UC) fall
Illana Robinson (MCD) 0:21 (5-5)
117: No contest
124: Kalli Roskos (UC) won by forfeit (10-5)
131: Lauren Gherman (UC) won by forfeit (15-5)
138: Emma Sagi (UC) won by forfeit (20-5)
145: Paisley Fox (UC) fall
Maria Samuel (MCD) 1:15 (25-5)
160: Emma Matera (UC) tech fall
Willow Arnold (MCD) 10-0 (29-5)
180: No contest
207: Gianna Perez (UC) fall
Rowan Titus (MCD) 1:54 (34-5)
Muhlenberg 24, McDaniel 16
103:
Bayleigh Perdue (MCD) won by forfeit (5-0)
110:
Illana Robinson (MCD) won by forfeit (10-0)
117: No contest
124: No contest
131: Alessandra Rodriguez (MUHL) won by forfeit (10-5)
138: Ellie Ward (MUHL) won by forfeit (10-10)
145:
Maria Samuel (MCD) fall Penelope Schneider (MUHL) 0:18 (15-10)
160: Kelsey Gelb (MUHL) fall
Willow Arnold (MCD) 0:53 (15-15)
180: Karla Lazaro (MUHL) won by forfeit (15-20)
207: Margaret Williams (MUHL) tech fall
Rowan Titus (MCD) 15-4, 5:19 (16-24)