LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 6 Colorado Mesa women's wrestling team competed at the Wartburg College Desert Duals at the Flamingo Hilton Hotel on Saturday (Dec. 21) afternoon. The Mavericks finished the day solid with a 5-1 record and wins over two ranked opponents. Check out a quick recap of each individual dual below:
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 47, Vanguard 2
The Mavericks welcomed incoming NCAA Division II member Vanguard with a 10-bout sweep in a 47-2 route in their opening match of the day. They picked up four wins by forfeit then another three wins by fall for 35 team points by way of five team point wins.
 
Hania Halverson (131), Celina Cooke (145) and Gretchen Donally (160) all earned wins by pin in the day's opener.
 
The closest matches of the dual came in a pair of 12-2 technical fall wins by Isabella Morales at 110 pounds and Maggie Smith who wrestled up at 207 pounds. Vanguard scored their two team points in those bouts as they scored points in those individual matches.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Vanguard
103: Madison Heinzer (CMU) wins by forfeit
110: Isabella Morales (CMU) tech falls Abbeygael Cabaug, 12-2
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) tech falls Mya Crespo, 11-0
124: Brooke McCurley (CMU) wins by forfeit
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) pins Elena Rameriz, 3:56
138: Valerie Glenn (CMU) wins by forfeit
145: Celina Cooke (CMU) pins Ireri Mares, 1:41
160: #3 Gretchen Donally (CMU) pins Kylee Wohlwend, 1:46
180: Alison Evans (CMU) wins by forfeit
207: Maggie Smith (CMU) tech falls Presley Munoz, 12-2
EXH: Alexis Garza (VU) tech falls Isabella Cruz, 10-0
EXH: Apple Middleton (CMU) pins Devyn McCormick
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 47, Linfield 0
Colorado Mesa picked up their second-ever shutout as they won all 10 bouts and didn't surrender a point in any of the technical fall wins in a 47-0 win over Linfield in their second dual of the day.
 
The Mavericks received five forfeits and picked up another two wins by fall from Hailey Chapman (131) and Kim Carlin (180). Chapman made her return from injury and wrestled in her first match of the season against Linfield.
 
Madison Heinzer (103), Jojo McDaniel (117) and Erica Smith (145) all were dominant in their 10-0 technical fall victories.
 
The Mavericks only other shutout came during the 2022 Desert Duals when they defeated Pacific University 48-0.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Linfield
103: Madison Heinzer (CMU) tech falls Tori Debold, 10-0
110: Isabella Cruz (CMU) wins by forfeit
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) tech falls Kelsie Rush, 10-0
124: Thalia Vogelsang (CMU) wins by forfeit
131: Hailey Chapman (CMU) pins Emily Sullenger, 2:32
138: Keyla Ajoleza (CMU) wins by forfeit
145: Erica Smith (CMU) tech falls Klaira Flatt, 10-0
160: Celina Cooke (CMU) wins by forfeit
180: Kim Carlin (CMU) pins Abisua Perez-Diaz, 1:07
207: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) wins by forfeit
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 43, #20 Schreiner 3
The Mavericks started a run of three straight duals against ranked opponents with a matchup with regional opponent No. 20 Schreiner and came away with an impressive 43-3 win. They won nine of the 10 duals with six of the wins coming via the pin.
 
Colorado Mesa won the first six matches with four of those coming by pin. They closed the final three matches with a technical fall and back-to-back pins.
 
Freshman Madison Heinzer opened the dual with a pin of Prestejah Yockeman at 42 seconds while redshirt junior Isabeau Shalack closed the dual with a pin of Natalie Espinoza at the 1:03 mark of the bout.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Schreiner
103: Madison Heinzer (CMU) pins Prestejah Yockeman, 0:42
110: Isabella Morales (CMU) tech falls Alyssa Escareno, 12-0
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) pins Ileah Brown, 5:22
124: Brooke McCurley (CMU) pins Lexy Basurto, 2:40
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) tech falls Jania Dunigan, 10-0
138: Valerie Glenn (CMU) pins Brooke Wieczorek, 3:28
145: Azana King (SU) dec Celina Cooke, 5-4
160: #3 Gretchen Donally (CMU) tech falls Alexis Bailey, 10-0
180: Alison Evans (CMU) pins Symphanie Sampson, 1:13
207: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) pins Natalie Espinoza, 1:03
EXH: Svala Starcher (SU) pins Isabella Drysdale, 2:56
EXH: Thalia Vogelsang (CMU) tech falls Jaia Ashley, 10-0
EXH: Alyssa Jackson (CMU) tech falls Kira Bufford, 10-0
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 22, #11 Wartburg 21
The next dual of the day came against host and No. 11 Wartburg College in what was a very closely contested dual that saw the two teams split the 10 bouts, but the Maverick picked up three technical fall wins to Wartburg's one in a 22-21 win.
 
Madison Heinzer opened with a pin in the 103-pound bout while Jojo McDaniel earned a tech fall win at 117 pounds over Afftynn Stusse 12-2 to push the Maverick lead to 9-6 after three bouts.
 
Wartburg would win the next three matches with two decisions and a technical fall but the Mavericks were able to follow it up with a run of three straight wins of their own. Celina Cooke got a tech fall at 145, Gretchen Donally a tech fall at 160 pounds and Alison Evans picked up a decision at 180 pounds to make the score 22-18 heading to the final bout.
 
Wartburg's Rewa Chababo needed a technical fall or pin to give Wartburg the win but was only able to score a 2-0 decision over Isabeau Shalack.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Wartburg
103: Madison Heinzer (CMU) pins Carissa Hersom, 2:35
110: Jasmine Luedtke (WC) pins Isabella Morales, 3:57
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) tech falls Afftynn Stusse, 12-2
124: Liannette Ortiz (WC) dec Brooke McCurley, 4-4
131: Kylie Rule (WC) tech falls Hailey Chapman, 11-0
138: #8 Aniyah Kelly (WC) dec Valerie Glenn, 8-1
145: Celina Cooke (CMU) tech falls Dana Cleveland, 10-0
160: #3 Gretchen Donally (CMU) tech falls Jaida Johnson, 12-1
180: Alison Evans (CMU) dec Kami Senlycki, 6-1
207: #9 Rewa Chababo (WC) dec Isabeau Shalack, 2-0
EXH: Kate Bird (CMU) pins Izzy Strickert, 4:41
 
#8 Simon Fraser 23, #6 Colorado Mesa 22
In their most important dual of the day, the Mavericks came out on the wrong end of a 23-22 loss to No. 8 Simon Fraser in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dual. The win for the Red Leafs gives them the inside track to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dual championship for the second straight season.
 
The two teams split the 10 bouts but all five of the Red Leafs wins came for bonus points while the Mavericks had one win which was a decision proved to be the difference.
 
Hania Halverson had a big win over up-and-comer Ella Finding at 131 pounds. Halverson earned a second period pin of Finding which helped the Mavericks keep pace in the dual.
 
The Mavericks also had a big injury default win at 180 pounds that saw Alison Evans come out on the right side in a matchup with No. 8 Paige Maher.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Simon Fraser
103: Madison Heinzer (CMU) wins by forfeit
110: Kelsey Louen (SFU) tech falls Isabella Cruz, 10-0
117: Maddison Mackenzie (SFU) pins Jojo McDaniel, 3:59
124: Isabella Morales (CMU) dec Ivy Threatful, 6-4
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) pins Ella Finding, 3:48
138: #6 Jade Tolland (SFU) tech falls Valerie Glenn, 10-0
145: Celina Cooke (CMU) tech falls Hunnu Duus, 12-0
160: #8 Lene McCrackin (SFU) tech falls #3 Gretchen Donally, 11-0
180: Alison Evans (CMU) inj. def. #6 Paige Maher, 2:57
207: #6 Julia Richey (SFU) pins Isabeau Shalack, 2:31
EXH: Gina Bolognese (SFU) tech falls Isabella Cruz, 10-0
EXH: Laura Alcantor Soto (SFU) tech falls Emma Mangen, 14-4
EXH: Amelia Lucas (SFU) pins Erica Smith
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 42, Pacific 6
The Mavericks closed the day out on a high note as they won nine of the 10 bouts in a 42-6 win over regional opponent Pacific University from Oregon. They picked up three wins by forfeit and another four by pin.
 
138-pounder Keyla Ajoleza had the biggest win of the dual with a 5-4 win over previously ranked Audrey Diaz. Diaz led 2-1 at the break but Ajoleza scored a pair of takedowns in the second period while surrendering one late to hang on to the important regional win.
 
Halverson (131), Smith (145), Carlin (160), and Evans (180) all earned wins by fall.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Pacific
103: Madison Heinzer (CMU) wins by forfeit
110: Zoe Vickers (PAC) pins Isabella Cruz, 0:57
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) tech falls Shananiah Cassidy, 10-0
124: Thalia Vogelsang (CMU) wins by forfeit
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) pins Zainab Ibrahim, 0:22
138: Keyla Ajoleza (CMU) dec Audrey Diaz, 5-4
145: Erica Smith (CMU) pins Analeese Mcallister, 2;10
160: Kim Carlin (CMU) pins Paige Beals, 4:07
180: Maggie Smith (CMU) pins Kya Roundtree, 5:22
207: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) wins by forfeit
EXH: Kate Bird (CMU) pins Makaila Takahashi
 
Colorado Mesa had several strong performances including several that went undefeated. Madison Heinzer went 6-0 and Hania Halverson went 4-0 on the day as the highest undefeated win totals.
 
The Mavericks win against Schreiner was their 50^th dual win in program history. They are now 52-21 all-time in dual matchups
 
The Mavericks will be back in action after the new year when they travel to Iowa for the NWCA National Duals at the UNI Dome. Colorado Mesa will likely enter the dual tournament as the No.6 seed.