TIFFIN, Oh. – The Gannon University women's wrestling team (ranked No. 10 in the latest NWCA National Dual Meet Poll) earned an unbeaten 4-0 record at Tiffin University's Dragon Duals on Saturday, including three victories over teams ranked ahead of them in that poll.
 
The Golden Knights began the day with a 33-14 victory over No. 9 Adrian College and added dominant wins over Hiram College (47-1) and No. 7 Schreiner University (42-5.) Gannon finished the day with a 27-19 result over No. 5 Tiffin University to improve the Knights' 2021-2022 dual meet record to a perfect 6-0.
 
Six Gannon wrestlers went unbeaten throughout all four duals, including No. 8-ranked Kat Pendergrass (South Hill, Va./South Granville(NC)) at 101 pounds (3-0, one fall), Caleeann Blarr (Girard, Pa./Girard) at 123 (3-0, tech fall), No. 8 Anya Knappenberger (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) at 130 (4-0, two tech falls), No. 7 Annabelle Helm (Vancouver, Wash./Union) at 170 (4-0, tech fall), and Amara Devericks (San Clemente, Calif./Corona) at 191 (4-0, two falls.) The Golden Knights combined for 33 victories, eight falls, and seven tech falls throughout the day's competition.
 
The final dual meet of the day versus the host Tiffin Dragons featured seven nationally-ranked wrestlers in total. No. 8 Kat Pendergass gave the Knights a quick 5-0 lead with a fall in just 2:41 at over Shanna Morris at 101 pounds. At 109, Julianne Moccia (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) wrestled tough and took No. 1 Olivia Shore to the limit, ending the bout tied 7-7 but losing by criteria. Gannon rattled off victories in the next three bouts (a fall by Nikoly Dos Santos (Matthews, N.C./Providence) at 116 pounds, a forfeit to Blarr at 123, and a 6-4 decision for Knappenberger at 130 pounds to extend the team score lead to 19-4.
 
The Dragons fought back with a trio of wins of their own, a fall by 136-pounder Ariana Carrasquillo, a tech fall by No. 7 Nia Miranda at 143 pounds and a fall by No. 8 Taylor Hites (155 pounds) to shrink Gannon's lead in the team score to a single point, 19-18. The Knights responded with two clutch victories (a 4-1 decision from No. 7 Helm over Taryn Martin and a Devericks fall in just 38 seconds over Morgan Davidson) to close the dual and complete the team's 4-0 day. Devericks now leads the Knights with 11 falls this season.
 
Next up on the schedule for Gannon is the Grand View Open in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 5.
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

101: #8 Kat Pendergrass (South Hill, Va./South Granville(NC)) 3-0, one fall
              Ekta Arora (Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) 1-0
109: Julianne Moccia (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) 3-1 one fall
116: Nikoly Dos Santos (Matthews, N.C./Providence) 3-1, one fall, one tech fall
123: Caleeann Blarr (Girard, Pa./Girard) 3-0, tech fall
130: #8 Anya Knappenberger (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) 4-0, two tech falls
136: #8 Lana Perez (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua) 2-2, one fall, one tech fall
143: Stephanie Floor (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone) 3-1
155: Gabby Malinowski (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) 3-1, two falls, one tech fall
170: #7 Annabelle Helm (Vancouver, Wash./Union) 4-0, tech fall
191: Amara Devericks (San Clemente, Calif./Corona), 4-0, two falls
 
TEAM RESULTS

#10 GANNON UNIVERSITY 33, #9 ADRIAN COLLEGE 14

101         #8 Kat Pendergrass (South Hill, Va./South Granville(NC)) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (5-0 Gannon)
109         Julianne Moccia (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (Unattached) (10-0 Gannon)
116         Angela Lorusso (Adrian) wins by fall Nikoly Dos Santos (Matthews, N.C./Providence) (Gannon) Fall 4:05 (10-5 Gannon)
123         Caleeann Blarr (Girard, Pa./Girard) (Gannon) tech fall Jaryn Strong (Adrian) 12-2 (14-6 Gannon)
130         #8 Anya Knappenberger (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) (Gannon) tech fall Mackenzie Tayerle (Adrian) 12-0 (18-6 Gannon)
136         #1 Zoe Nowicki (Adrian) wins by fall #8 Lana Perez (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua) (Gannon University) 1:26 (18-11 Gannon)
143         Stephanie Floor (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone) (Gannon) dec. Jasmine Hale (Adrian) Dec 9-3 (21-12 Gannon)
155         Gabby Malinowski (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (Gannon) tech fall Megan Vondrasek (Adrian) 13-2 (25-13 Gannon)
170         #7 Annabelle Helm (Vancouver, Wash./Union) (Gannon) dec. Kayley Rada (Adrian) 3-1           (28-14 Gannon)
191         Amara Devericks (San Clemente, Calif./Corona) (Gannon) wins by fall Yamilex Perez (Adrian)  2:53 (33-14 Gannon)
 
#10 GANNON UNIVERSITY 47, HIRAM COLLEGE 1
 
101         Ekta Arora (Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (5-0 Gannon)
109         Julianne Moccia (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (10-0 Gannon)
116         Nikoly Dos Santos (Matthews, N.C./Providence) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (15-0 Gannon)
123         Caleeann Blarr (Girard, Pa./Girard) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (20-0 Gannon)
130         #8 Anya Knappenberger (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (25-0 Gannon)
136         #8 Lana Perez (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua) (Gannon) tech fall Bethany Smith (Hiram) 10-0 (29-0 Gannon)
143         Stephanie Floor (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (34-0 Gannon)
155         Gabby Malinowski (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (Gannon) wins by fall Katie Vogt-Shields (Hiram) 2:43 (39-0 Gannon)
170         #7 Annabelle Helm (Vancouver, Wash./Union) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (44-0 Gannon)
191         Amara Devericks (San Clemente, Calif./Corona) (Gannon) dec. Joree Ybarra (Hiram) 11-5 (47-1 Gannon)
 
#10 GANNON UNIVERSITY 42, #7 SCHREINER UNIVERSITY 5 

101         #8 Kat Pendergrass (South Hill, Va./South Granville(NC)) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (5-0 Gannon)
109         Julianne Moccia (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) (Gannon) wins by fall Allicia Mahoe (Schreiner)  0:53 (10-0 Gannon)
116         Nikoly Dos santos (Gannon) tech fall Odelia Lopez (Schreiner) 11-0 (14-0 Gannon)
123         Jazelyn Ruelas (Schreiner) wins by forfeit (14-5 Gannon)
130         #8 Anya Knappenberger (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) (Gannon) tech fall Serena Cervantes (Schreiner) 10-0 (18-5 Gannon)
136         #8 Lana Perez (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua) (Gannon) wins by fall Lexys Basruto (Schreiner) 0:43 (23-5 Gannon)
143         Stephanie Floor (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (28-5 Gannon)
155         Gabrielle Malinowski (Gannon) wins by fall Jordan Johnston (Schreiner) 1:58 (33-5 Gannon)
170         #7 Annabelle Helm (Vancouver, Wash./Union) (Gannon) tech fall Symphanie Sampson (Schreiner) 10-0 (37-5 Gannon)
191         Amara Devericks (San Clemente, Calif./Corona) (Gannon) wins by forfeit (42-5 Gannon)
 
#10 GANNON UNIVERSITY 27, #5 TIFFIN UNIVERSITY 19

101         #8 Kat Pendergrass (South Hill, Va./South Granville(NC)) (Gannon) wins by fall Shanna Morris (Tiffin) 2:41 (5-0 Gannon)
109         #1 Olivia Shore (Tiffin) dec. Julianne Moccia (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) (Gannon) 7-7 (6-3 Gannon)
116         Nikoly Dos Santos (Matthews, N.C./Providence) (Gannon) wins by fall Trinity Oredina (Tiffin) 1:56 (11-3 Gannon)
123         Caleeann Blarr (Girard, Pa./Girard) (Gannon) wins by forfeit Grace Jones (Tiffin) (16-3 Gannon)
130         #8 Anya Knappenberger (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) (Gannon) dec. Solana Mottola (Tiffin) 6-4 (19-4 Gannon)
136         Ariana Carrasquillo (Tiffin) wins by fall #8 Lana Perez (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua) (Gannon) 2:35 (19-9 Gannon)
143         #7 Nia Miranda (Tiffin) tech fall Stephanie Floor (Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone) (Gannon) 10-0 (19-13 Gannon)
155         #8 Taylor Hites (Tiffin) wins by fall Gabby Malinowski (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (Gannon) 3:50 (19-18 Gannon)
170         #7 Annabelle Helm (Vancouver, Wash./Union) (Gannon) dec. Taryn Martin (Tiffin) 4-1 (22-19 Gannon)
191         Amara Devericks (San Clemente, Calif./Corona) (Gannon) wins by fall Morgan Davidson (Tiffin) 0:38 (27-19 Gannon)