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Three Runner-Up Finishes Highlight Green Terror Invitational

WESTMINSTER, Md. - The McDaniel College women's wrestling team had three second-place finishes to highlight the inaugural Green Terror Invitational on Sunday inside the Gill Center.

The Green Terror finished third as a team with 111.5 points, just one behind second-place Mount Olive. York (Pa.) took home the team title with 144.5 points.

McDaniel had a total of seven place winners, three second place, one fourth place, and three fifth place.

Sophomore Julianna Oxenberg, ranked fifth in Region 3, finished second at 110 pounds with a 2-1 record. She won her first two matches by fall, including one in just 29 seconds over Gettysburg's Sophie Neal-Noschese in her first match of the season.  After a fall against Daisey Hawkins of York (Pa.) in the semifinals, she fell to Ashley Stank in the first-place match.

Sophomore Ariana Carnahan posted a 3-1 record at 117 pounds to finish second, posting three-straight 10-0 victories to advance to the first-place match against Rachel Hayes of Newberry.

Sophomore Morgan Linton also went 3-1 at 180 pounds, winning her first three matches by fall, including one in 24 seconds over Janexsi Aviles of York (Pa.) in the semifinals. She fell by fall to Allison Brandt of York (Pa.) in the first-place match after leading 6-0.

Linton led the team with 18.5 points while Carnahan had 17.5 and Oxenberg totaled 17.

At 145 pounds, junior Taylor Mead posted a 3-2 record en route to a fourth-place finish. She posted back-to-back falls to advance to the semifinals before falling to Maura White of York (Pa.). She won by decision over first-year Sophia Hodges before falling to Kylie Monroe of York (Pa.) in the third-place match. Monroe is ranked fourth in Region 3.

McDaniel had a trio of fifth-place finishers led by junior Keira Cooper at 131 pounds. Competing in her first matches since Jan. 15, 2025, Cooper totaled four wins, posting a 4-2 record with all four wins coming by fall. After losing her season opener to Mount Olive's Celia Ross, she ran off three-straight wins before recording a fall over Barbara Hartman of York (Pa.) in the fifth-place match.

Hodges also finished fifth at 145 pounds with a 4-2 record. Her two losses came to Monroe and Mead. After falling to Mead, she concluded her day with a 6-1 decision over Bluefield State's Charniece McClarence.

First-year Taya Beach went 3-2 to finish fifth at 124 pounds. After falling to Marielle Hirkala in her collegiate debut, she posted back-to-back wins by fall before falling to Newberry's Lainey Hooper who is ranked fifth in region 3. Beach responded with her third fall in just 51 seconds over Mount Olive's Erika Bretschneider in the fifth-place match.

McDaniel returns to action next Sunday, Nov. 8 when it hosts the Green Terror Quad against Bethany, Alvernia, and Fairmont State beginning at 1 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Keira Cooper

Keira Cooper

131
5' 7"
Sophomore
Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

145
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ariana Carnahan

Ariana Carnahan

117
5' 3"
First Year
Morgan Linton

Morgan Linton

180
5' 7"
First Year
Sophia Hodges

Sophia Hodges

138
5' 9"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Keira Cooper

Keira Cooper

5' 7"
Sophomore
131
Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

5' 7"
Sophomore
145
Ariana Carnahan

Ariana Carnahan

5' 3"
First Year
117
Morgan Linton

Morgan Linton

5' 7"
First Year
180
Sophia Hodges

Sophia Hodges

5' 9"
First Year
138