CHADRON, Neb. – The No. 9 Colorado Mesa women's wrestling team won six of the ten duals en route to a 28-18 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference dual win over the Chadron State Eagles at the Chicoine Center on Friday (Jan. 17) evening.
 
Chadron State started out hot as they won the 103-pound bout and then received a forfeit at 110 pounds to take a 10-0 lead after two matches.
 
The Mavericks then came out and picked up wins in the next three matches. Jojo McDaniel picked up a first period pin over Shania Wear followed by a Thalia Vogelsang pin of Maddox Gelhausen at 124 pounds to tie the dual at 10-10.
 
The Mavericks picked up a forfeit at 131 pounds to take their first lead of the dual.
 
Chadron State tied it up with a pin at 138 pounds to make it 15-15.
 
The Mavericks would earn wins in the next three bouts to take control of the dual. Celina Cooke picked up a pin at 3:55 of Karsten Hollen after trailing in the 145-pound bout followed by a technical fall win by Gretchen Donally at 160 pounds.
 
No. 10 Alison Evans earned the technical fall win at 180 pounds 10-0 with just seconds left in the bout. The matchup was a rematch of the championship bout at the Chadron State Open in December. Evans has now won both matchups.
 
Chadron State's Esther Peters earned a decision victory in the final bout of the evening.
 
The Mavericks improve to 13-3 on the season overall and 2-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference while the Eagles fall to 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the conference.
 
The Mavericks will compete at the York Open tomorrow beginning at 8am. Colorado Mesa will be back home next Saturday as a part of a men's and women's doubleheader against Adams State in Brownson Arena beginning at 4pm.
 
Bout-by-Bout Results
103: Mana Chanthasone (CSC) pins Maddison Heinzer, 3:40
110: Rylee Balcazar (CSC) wins by forfeit
117: Jojo McDaniel (CMU) pins Shania Wear, 2:05
124: Thalia Vogelsang (CMU) pins Maddox Gelhausen, 1:18
131: Brooke McCurley (CMU) wins by forfeit
138: Regan Rosseter (CSC) pins Apple Middleton, 1:20
145: Celina Cooke (CMU) pins Karsten Hollen, 3:55
160: #10 Gretchen Donally (CMU) tech falls Alissa Dubois, 10-0 (2:24)
180: #10 Alison Evans (CMU) tech falls Ella Shevlin, 10-0 (5:47)
207: Esther Peters (CSC) dec. #9 Isabeau Shalack, 8-0