GAFFNEY, S.C. – The No. 7 ranked Colorado Mesa women's wrestling team passed their tune-up test with flying colors heading into tomorrow's national tri-dual. The Mavericks defeated both Ferrum College and No. 14 ranked Limestone 36-5 on Saturday. Check out the brief recaps below:
 
#7 Colorado Mesa 36, Ferrum 5
 
The Mavericks won three of the four contested bouts on their way to the 36-5 win in the season opener. They also benefitted from five forfeits while 109-pounds went down as a double forfeit.
 
Freshman Holly Beaudoin earned her first collegiate win after a 10-0 technical fall of Katrina Anderson at 130 pounds. Fellow freshman Tristan Kelly picked up a 10-0 technical fall win over Morganne Flinkstrom at 170 pounds for her first collegiate win.
 
Sophomore Jennesis Martinez earned the only other contested win in the dual. Martinez picked up a 13-6 decision over Katerina Pendergrass to open the match at 101 pounds.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
101: #3 Jennesis Martinez (CMU) dec Katerina Pendergrass, 13-6
109: Double Forfeit
116: #7 Anja Tschohl (CMU) wins by forfeit
123: #3 Marissa Gallegos (CMU) wins by forfeit
130: Holly Beaudoin (CMU) tech falls Katrina Anderson, 10-0
136: Destiny Benjamin (FC) tech falls Jolynn Harris, 10-0
143: #7 Kaylee Lacy (CMU) wins by forfeit
155: Zoe Gress (CMU) wins by forfeit
170: Tristan Kelly (CMU) tech falls Morganne Flinkstrom, 10-0
191: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) wins by forfeit
 
#7 Colorado Mesa 36, #14 Limestone 5
 
The Mavericks win five of the six contested bouts en route to the 36-5 win in the second dual to improve the season record to 2-0. They received just three forfeit victories in the dual and once again had a double forfeit at 109 pounds.
 
Freshman Zoe Gress and Isabeau Shalack made their debuts in the dual and didn't disappoint. Gress was surgical in her 11-0 technical fall win over RachelAnn Cathcart at 155 pounds while Shalack pinned Kalani Rivas at the 2:11 mark of the bout for their first collegiate wins.
 
Beaudoin and Kelly each picked up their second contested wins of the season while Marissa Gallegos wrestled her way to a 12-1 technical fall win at 123 pounds for her first contested win of the season. Kelly's win came against No. 8 ranked at 155 pounds Caitlyn Gilmore, a 10-0 technical fall.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
101: #3 Jennesis Martinez (CMU) wins by forfeit
109: Double Forfeit
116: #7 Anja Tschohl (CMU) wins by forfeit
123: #3 Marissa Gallegos (CMU) tech falls Taqwai Seburn, 12-1
130: Holly Beaudoin (CMU) tech falls Caroline Schmitte, 10-0
136: Leidaly Rivera (LIME) tech falls Jolynn Harris, 11-0
143: #7 Kaylee Lacy (CMU) wins by forfeit
155: Zoe Gress (CMU) tech falls RachelAnn Cathcart, 11-0
170: Tristan Kelly (CMU) tech falls #8 Caitlyn Gilmore, 10-0
191: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) pins Kalani Rivas, 2:11
 
Colorado Mesa will be back in action bright and early tomorrow morning at 7am (MT) as they take on No. 2 McKendree, No. 4 King, and #3 Emmanuel in Bristol, Tenn.