Beckles, Gilstrap Win Titles as All Eight Saints Place at Utica Women's Scramble
UTICA, N.Y. – The D'Youville women's wrestling team had two individual champions, Emma Beckles and Caroline Gilstrap, at the Utica University Women's Scramble on Saturday. All eight Saints who competed placed in their brackets, and the team went 26-15 for the day with 15 wins by fall.
Beckles went 5-0 to win the 145-pound title and pinned four of her five opponents. She opened with a fall over Alfred State's C. Paluzzi at 1:23, pinned Norwich's C. Carbajal Sanchez at 4:33 and advanced by default against Ithaca's K. Crockett. In the championship bracket, she pinned Alfred State's M. LaBeef at 1:57. She then beat Carbajal Sanchez a second time, pinning her in 57 seconds to take the title.
Gilstrap went 4-1 to win at 138 pounds. She advanced by default against Alfred State's S. Macke, then earned a 10-0 technical fall over Maine Maritime's N. Vargas. After a third-round loss by fall to Ithaca's G. Baker, she pinned Ithaca's M. Delacruz in just 19 seconds in the championship bracket. She claimed the title by default over Baker in the first-place match.
Brigid Hatton finished second at 160 pounds with a 4-1 record. She opened with a 12-2 technical fall over Norwich's K. Lyons and pinned Norwich's K. Franchi at 2:04. Her only loss came by fall to bracket champion A. Ross of Norwich. Hatton advanced by default in round four and closed the day with a 13-8 decision over Alfred State's J. Johnson.
Ollie Ridling placed third at 117 pounds. After dropping her opener, she won four straight bouts. She pinned Norwich's A. Reyes at 5:51 and Bergen's K. Marquez at 1:58, then beat Onondaga's A. Suraci 12-4. She finished by taking the third-place match on a 13-2 technical fall over Onondaga's K. Dean.
Zoe Kip also placed third at 180 pounds with a 3-2 record. She pinned Alfred State's A. Patterson at 2:59 and Norwich's A. Lemler at 2:20 in the quarterfinals. She took the third-place match with a fall over Maine Maritime's F. Hereim at 1:44.
At 124 pounds, Londyn Cooper went 3-2 and placed fourth. She won by forfeit, pinned Onondaga's L. Chiarizia at 4:22 and earned a 9-0 quarterfinal decision over Ithaca's A. Berry.
Olivia Lapoint placed fourth at 138 pounds. Her win was a fall over Bergen's D. Roa at 4:09.
Bailey Morrison went 2-3 and placed sixth at 180 pounds. She pinned Bergen's E. Surinach in 32 seconds and Norwich's A. Lemler at 4:01.
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