Highlighted by a pair of third-place finishes from junior
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (124) and senior
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) (160), the Gannon women's wrestling team had a strong showing in its season-opener under second-year head coach
Erin Vandiver
Notables
- The Golden Knights recorded four top-five finishers at their respective weight classes. Placing in the top-five were Burgess (3rd), Bazemore (3rd), Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (5th, 138), and Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (5th, 180).
- Bazemore, who is ranked seventh in the 124-pound weight class, went 4-1 and won against Rebekah May (Utica), Maya Barrios (Penn State Altoona), Shannon Govern (Lehigh), and Jada Fowler (Frostburg). She finished the day with two pins.
- Burgess, the senior transfer from Adrian College, also finished 4-1 and had a pair of pins on the day after defeating Camryn Steinbuch (Penn State Altoona), Ysabella Patti (ESU), #3 Love Daley (Sacred Heart), and Emily Sindoni (Elmira).
- Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) notched a fifth-place finish at 180 after dropping her second match to #2 Sandra Guerrero (New Jersey City University). The freshman from Washington bounced back and won five consecutive matches to earn a top-five finish.
- Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) concluded the day with a 5-1 showing. The junior from Hungary fell in the quarterfinals but earned three wins to place fifth in the 138-weight class.
Team Standings
- #1 King University – 45 Points
- #8 Sacred Heart – 30 Points
- #9 Elmira/Wyoming SEM – 23 Points
5. Lehigh – 17 Points
6. #13 East Stroudsburg – 16 Points
7. Gannon – 12 Points
The Golden Knights return to action on Saturday, November 9, competing at the Adrian Duals. Adrian College will host the event inside Merillat Sport and Fitness Center in Adrian, Michigan.
RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
103 POUNDS
Jada Badayos- Chaves (1-2)
Jaclyn Bouzakis (Wyoming SEM) won by tech fall over
Jada Badayos-Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel High) (Gannon), 10-0
Jada Badayos-Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel High) (Gannon) won by fall over Finley Hall (York), 1:31
Alexis Dobson (Unattached) won by tech fall over
Jada Badayos-Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel High) (Gannon), 12-1
117 POUNDS
Brenna McCarley (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda High) (2-2)
Brenna Mccarley (Gannon) won by fall over Sophia Garcia (NJCU), 1:05
Brenna Mccarley (Gannon) won by fall over Aurora Walters (Frostburg), 0:24
Quarterfinals
Nohea Moniz (Sacred Heart) won by decision over
Brenna McCarley (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda High) (Gannon), 6-0
Yianna Foufas (Lehigh) won by tech fall over
Brenna McCarley (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda High) (Gannon), 6-0
124 POUNDS
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (4-1) (3rd Place)
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (Gannon) won by fall over Rebekah May (Utica), 0:53
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (Gannon) won by fall over Maya Barrios (Penn State Altoona), 1:11
Quarterfinals
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (Gannon) won by decision over Shannon Govern (Lehigh), 6-0
Semifinals
#3 Montana Delawder (King) won by fall over
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (Gannon), 3:24
3rd Place Match
Jayden Bazemore (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch) (Gannon) won by decision over #10 Jada Fowler (Frostburg), 8-0
124 POUNDS
Hannah McCarley (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda High) (2-2)
Received a bye
Kandice Spry (Rough House Wrestling Club) won by decision over
Hannah McCarley (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda High) (Gannon), 15-12
Hannah McCarley (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda High) (Gannon) won by fall over Lanxi Xu (ESU), 4-0
Hannah McCarley (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda High) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Orla King (New England), 11-0
Shannon Govern (Lehigh) won by fall over
Hannah McCarley (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda High) (Gannon), 2:12
138 POUNDS
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (5-1) (5th Place)
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Gannon) won by fall over Rebekah May (NJCU), 4-1, 4:00
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Calista Gibson (Lincoln Memorial), 10-0
Quarterfinals
Isis France (Wyoming SEM) won by fall over
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Gannon), 2:46
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Gannon) won by decision over Morgan Edwards (Lehigh), 9-0
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Gannon) won by over inj. forfeit over Alicen Dillard (King)
5th place match
Lili Ujfalvi (Kecskemet-heteny, Hungary/Bolyai Janos Secondary School) (Gannon) won by decision over Ragan Retell (Elmira), 8-1
138 POUNDS
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) (3-2)
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Abbigail Kohl (Alvernia), 10-0
Gianna Amendola (ESU) won by criteria over
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) (Gannon), 6-6
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) (Gannon) won by fall over Carney Wayble (ESU), 1:47
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Kayla Zeppetelli (NJCU), 10-0
Alicen Dillard (King) won by fall over
Kallah Zacherl (Erie, Pa./) (Gannon), 1:36
145 POUNDS
Camryn Brown (Woodbridge, CT./Amity) (2-2)
Received a bye
Victoria Alvarado (Venom Girls Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over
Camryn Brown (Woodbridge, CT./Amity) (Gannon), 12-1
Received a bye
Camryn Brown (Woodbridge, CT./Amity) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Stephanie Castro (Lincoln Memorial), 10-0
Camryn Brown (Woodbridge, CT./Amity) (Gannon) won by decision over Angelica Ramos (ESU), 6-4
Zoey Haines (Gettysburg) won by fall over
Camryn Brown (Woodbridge, CT./Amity) (Gannon), 0:35
145 POUNDS
Katie Palmer (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) (1-2)
Maria Samuel (McDaniel) tech fall over
Katie Palmer (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) (Gannon), 12-2
Katie Palmer (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) (Gannon) won by fall over Olivia LaPoint (Utica), 4:30
Sanyah Queen (Myland Wrestling Academy) won by fall over
Katie Palmer (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) (Gannon), 0:31
160 POUNDS
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) – (4-1) (3rd Place)
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Camryn Steinbuch (Penn State Altoona), 10-0
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) (Gannon) won by fall over Ysabella Patti (ESU), 0:11
Quarterfinals
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) (Gannon) won by fall over #3 Love Daley (Sacred Heart), 4:19
Semifinals
#6 Skylah Chakouian (Elmira) won by fall over
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) (Gannon), 5:24
3rd Place Match
Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) (Gannon) won by decision over Emily Sindoni (Elmira), 10-6
180 POUNDS
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (6-1) (5th Place)
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Macenzie Hunter (Alvernia), 11-1
#2 Sandra Guerrero (New Jersey City University) won by decision over
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (Gannon), 11-5
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Summer James (McDaniel), 11-0
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Selena Sifuentes Shaffer (Sacred Heart), 11-0
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Allison Brandt (York), 10-0
Bella Phillips (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum High School) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Shalom Lopez (Western New England), 11-0
5th Place Match
Isabella Phillips (Gannon) won by tech fall over Skyler Gassel (Lehigh), 11-0
207 POUNDS
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (2-2)
Peyton Fries (Alvernia) won by fall over
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon), 5:14
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon) won by fall over Ja'Khia Matthews (Waynesburg), 1:43
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon) won by inj. forfeit over Ajanai Jumper (Penn State Altoona)
Samantha Rabkin (Western New England) won by fall over
Christina Chavez (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Preparatory) (Gannon), 1:01