Central starts women’s wrestling season with a win
FAYETTE – Winning the final five bouts of the match allowed the Central College women’s wrestling team to defeat Loras College 35-15 Friday night.
Upper Iowa University squeezed out a 25-24 victory over Central College in the second match of the triangular.
Three wrestlers won in both matches: Julia Kanne (junior, 131 pounds, Auburn, Carroll HS), Madilyn Rowson (junior, 145 pounds, Knoxville, Pleasantville HS) and Dakota Cornell (sophomore, 160 pounds Shellsburg, Vinton-Shellsburg HS)
In the win over the Duhawks, Kanne stepped to the mat trailing 15-10 at the halfway point of the match. Her pin started a run of five consecutive wins. Rowson and Taya Hollingsworth (freshman, 160 pounds, Eldora, South Hardin HS) both had falls within 90 seconds. Cornell won by forfeit before Kalondria Carter’s fall put an exclamation point on the victory.
Against the Peacocks, Central trailed 19-6 at the halfway point. Kanne and Rowson once again recorded back-to-back falls. After a loss at 160, Cornell won by fall at 180 pounds to pull within three points. Asia Young (senior, Houston, Texas, Cypress Ridge HS) finished the match with a 6-4 decision at 207 pounds but the Peacocks got the point to hold on to a 25-24 win.
The Dutch have another triangular in Mount Vernon against Cornell College and Luther College on Wednesday, November 18.
