Statesmen Nip Central Methodist 20-19
Oskaloosa–Competing for the second night in a row, the short-handed William Penn women’s wrestling team did just enough to get past fellow short-handed Central Methodist 20-19 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Friday.
WPU (1-3, 1-1 Heart) won two of the four contested matches, and ultimately claimed the meet victory by outscoring the Eagles 22-12 in total points.
On a night where there were not matches at either 109 pounds or 130 pounds, CMU (1-3, 0-1 Heart) went ahead 5-0 with a forfeit at 101.
Catherine Steinkamp (Fr., Quincy, Ill., Biology) cut into the deficit with a 7-2 win over Allison Hynes at 116 pounds.
123-pounder Brittany Cotter (Fr., Katy, Texas, Nursing) then put the navy and gold on top, pinning McKenna Deckelman in a time of 5:00.
Lydia Nelson (Fr., Kirksville, Mo.) was unable to have her hand raised at 136, but went the full six minutes in a 6-3 setback to Autumn Barela to garner another point for the Statesmen.
WPU forfeited at 143 and lost at 155 to fall behind 19-9, but 170-pounder Toyia Griffin (Fr., Nashua, Iowa, Nursing) and 191-pounder Andrea Smith (Fr., Rochester, N.Y.) both earned forfeits to close the night in a 19-19.
The coaches and the referee then conferred about the tiebreaking criteria, eventually needing total points to determine William Penn as the winner.
Next Up: William Penn travels to Baldwin City, Kan. next Wednesday to face Baker in a Heart dual meet at 6 p.m.
101–Abby Jastal (C) won by forfeit (0-5)
109–No match
116–Catherine Steinkamp (W) won by decision over Allison Hynes, 7-2 (CMU earned one team point by scoring in the match) (3-6)
123–Brittany Cotter (W) won by fall over McKenna Deckelman, 5:00 (8-6)
130–No match
136–Autumn Barela (C) won by decision over Lydia Nelson, 6-3 (WPU earned one team point by scoring in the match) (9-9)
143–Brianne Whited (C) won by forfeit (9-14)
155–Andrea Montoya (C) won by fall over MayLee Edwards, 4:50 (9-19)
170–Toyia Griffin (W) won by forfeit (14-19)
191–Andrea Smith (W) won by forfeit (19-19)
