Women's Wrestling 2025-26 Schedule

Women's Wrestling Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Women’s Wrestling Looks to Expand Exposure in 2025-26

ERIE, Pa. -- The 2025-26 season marks a momentous campaign for the Gannon women's wrestling team as the NCAA has now added the sport and will host the national championships in March.

The Golden Knights begin their third season with Erin Vandiver at the helm and made huge strides in year number two. Gannon set a school record for dual wins finishing with an 11-4 record.

They went on to win the NCWWC Region 4 Championship, the first regional title in team history, qualifying nine wrestlers for the NCWWC National Championships with five regional champions. Two weeks later Gannon placed 14th out of 64 teams    Nyla Burgess (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering High School) earned All-American honors with a fourth place showing at 160 lbs., the highest finish ever by a Golden Knight.

"We are excited for the 2025-2026 season," related Vandiver. "Our schedule pits the Golden Knights against the best competition in the country. We will return to the NWCA National Duals and make our first appearance at the Journeyman Women's College Duals, where we will face Iowa, Sacred Heart, King, and Elmira.

"The Gannon Women's Duals will feature a strong field, with three top 15 teams from last year, as well as Lehigh," she continued. "The competition will mirror World Cup format, with two round robin pools and placing matches through 7th/8th. This is a great opportunity for the community to come out to see high level women's wrestling in a fun and competitive dual meet style competition."

All told Vandiver's 2025-26 schedule has three home duals plus the Gannon Women's Duals as one of the pioneers in women's wrestling continues to educate the area on the growing sport.

"Having more home matches is important for our program," she stressed.  "We hope to have the Gannon and western Pennsylvania communities come out to support us at home in Erie. Our team is growing even stronger. We're ready to jump levels again next year and continue to challenge ourselves."

The season once again gets underway with the ESU Open on Sunday, November 2. The following weekend they head to Adrian College in Michigan, competing in the Adrian Duals on Saturday, November 8 followed by the Adrian Invite on Sunday, November 9.
The first home dual is set for Thursday, November 13 with D'Youville visiting the Highmark Events Center.  The Golden Knights will compete one more time in November wrestling in the Baldwin Wallace Open on Sunday, November 23.

December features two events beginning with eight teams taking part in the Gannon Women's Duals. In addition to Gannon the field includes Otterbein, Lehigh, Waynesburg, Emory & Henry, King, West Liberty, and Heidelberg.

The 2025 portion of the season concludes with the North Central Open on Sunday, December 14.

2026 dawns with one of the highlights of the season as the Golden Knights will face some of the top competition in the country in the NWCA National Duals. The event takes place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10.

Two weeks later the Golden Knights return to the mats competing for the first time in the Journeyman Women's Duals in Albany, NY on Saturday, January 24. January wraps up with a home dual against Lock Haven on Saturday, January 31. The dual season concludes with a home match vs. Bethany on Friday, February 6.

The NCAA Regionals are set for Saturday, February 21 with the site still to be determined. It will serve as the qualifier for the inaugural NCAA National Championships on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. The Xtreme Arena in Corallville, Iowa will serve as the host site for the third straight year.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Nyla Burgess

Nyla Burgess

160
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Nyla Burgess

Nyla Burgess

5' 6"
Senior
160