CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The No. 6 ranked Colorado Mesa women's wrestling team will be coming home with some hardware after a strong opening day at the NWCA National Dual Tournament at the UNI Dome on Friday (Jan. 10) afternoon. See a brief recap of each of their three duals below:
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 22, Sacred Heart 22 (CMU wins on matches won tiebreaker)
The Colorado Mesa Mavericks started the NWCA National Dual Tournament off with a barn burner against Sacred Heart. The two teams finished the dual tied at 22-22 but the Mavericks prevailed on the tiebreaker as they won six matches to the Pioneers four match wins.
 
The Mavericks won the first three bouts of the dual with Maddison Heinzer earning a decision victory at 103 pounds and Isabella Morales (110) and Jojo McDaniel (117) each picked up technical fall wins. Those wins jolted the Mavericks out to a 9-3 lead.
 
The Mavericks and Pioneers traded wins the next four bouts with Hania Halverson earning a technical fall at 131 pounds and Celina Cooke a criteria decision win at 145 pounds.
 
The bout came down to the 207-pound match after Sacred Heart earned wins at 160 and 180 pounds. Isabeau Shalack came away with a decision victory which left the matchup tied.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
103: Maddison Heinzer (CMU) dec Ahsia Torres, 7-6
110: Isabella Morales (CMU) tech falls Lauren Nguyen, 12-2
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) tech falls Tatiana Walker, 15-4
124: Alexandra Fitzgerald (SHU) tech falls Brooke McCurley, 13-2
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) tech falls Elleahna Anderson, 10-0
138: Madison Canales (SHU) tech falls Valerie Glenn, 10-0
145: Celina Cooke (CMU) dec Tayla Tildsley, 6-6
160: Love Daley (SHU) pins #3 Gretchen Donally, 2:10
180: #4 Madison Sandquist (SHU) tech falls Allison Evans, 10-0
207: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) dec Madeline Hodges, 1-1
 
#3 King 32, #6 Colorado Mesa 15
In the quarterfinals, the Mavericks ran into one of the best teams in the country in third-ranked King. Colorado Mesa fell 32-15 in the dual and were only able to pick up three wins in the matchup.
 
Junior Hania Halverson picked up a big win in the dual as she was able to pin Anna DiCugno at 4:13 in her 131-pound match. DiCugno entered the matchup ranked No. 8 in the latest NWCA National Rankings.
 
Maggie Smith (180) and Isabeau Shalack (207) earned forfeit victories to close out the dual.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
103: #9 Mia Zuniga (KING) tech falls Maddison Heinzer, 11-0
110: #3 Samara Chavez (KING) pins Sophia Cornish, 0:51
117: #6 Melanie Mendoza (KING) pins Jojo McDaniel, 0:45
124: #2 Montana Delawder (KING) tech falls Thalia Vogelsang, 10-0
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) pins #8 Anna DiCugno, 4:13
138: Annabel Garcia (KING) pins Keyla Ajoleza, 1:17
145: #2 Aine Drury (KING) pins Erica Smith, 1:32
160: #1 Cheyenne Bowman (KING) tech falls Gretchen Donally, 11-0
180: Maggie Smith (CMU) won by forfeit
207: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) won by forfeit
 
#6 Colorado Mesa 25, #12 Emmanuel 17
Colorado Mesa picked up a big win over No. 12 ranked Emmanuel 25-17 that will send the Mavericks into the placement rounds tomorrow at the NWCA National Duals. The Mavericks won six of the 10 bouts on their way to the victory.
 
Maddison Heinzer and Sophia Cornish opened the dual with back-to-back wins giving the Mavericks a lead they would not let go of. Heinzer had a hard fought 13-6 win at 103 pounds before Cornish pinned Dinayah Vazquez at 4:18 for the 8-1 lead.
 
Hania Halverson continued her strong day going 3-0 and stopping a mini-Emmanuel two match run with a 10-0 tech fall win over Isabella Hoffman at 131 pounds.
 
After a Golden Eagle win at 138 pounds, the Mavericks would go on to win three of the final four bouts of the dual. Erica Smith (145) and Isabeau Shalack secured decision victories while third-ranked Gretchen Donally picked up a 12-2 technical fall win at 160 pounds.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
103: Maddison Heinzer (CMU) dec Hope Eastes, 13-6
110: Sophia Cornish (CMU) pins Dinayah Vazquez, 4:18
117: #3 Karissa Turnwall (EC) dec Jojo McDaniel, 8-7
124: Kalayah Edwards (EC) dec Brooke McCurley, 9-6
131: Hania Halverson (CMU) tech falls Isabella Hoffman, 10-0
138: Gianna Anaya (EC) pins Keyla Ajoleza, 2:20
145: Erica Smith (CMU) dec Gianna Dibenedetto, 3-0
160: #3 Gretchen Donally (CMU) tech falls Jocelyn Yepez, 12-2
180: #9 Alyssa Arana (EC) tech falls Alison Evans, 11-1
207: Isabeau Shalack (CMU) dec Gemma Templeman, 5-0
 
Colorado Mesa will face No. 10 ranked Aurora in the consolation semifinals before a matchup with either No. 7 Presbyterian or No. 11 Wartburg in a matchup for either fifth place or seventh place. Action begins at 9:30am mountain tomorrow morning.