On Sunday, the Lindenwood women's wrestling team traveled to Lebanon, Ill., to compete in the Bearcat Open hosted at McKendree University.

Overview
Lindenwood was one of 15 collegiate programs that competed at the Bearcat Open. On the day, the Lions had four wrestlers place in the top three in their respective weight brackets. The Black and Gold also had seven wrestlers in total, place in their respective divisions. Of the four wrestlers that placed, two earned second place and two earned third place.

Quotable
"The team wrestled hard today and continues to improve" said head Coach Mike Mena. 

Notable Performances:

• Amanda McAleavey placed second in the 123-pound bracket. McAleavey had a record of 3-1 on the day having her only loss on the day in the championship round., earning wins by two decisions and one pin.
• Sierra Hall earned second placed in the 170-pound bracket. The Prairie View, Texas native, went 2-1 on the day having her only loss on the day in the championship round. Hall earned wins by pin and decision.
• Jasmine Ward placed third in the 123-pound bracket. Ward went 3-1 on the day, earning wins by two technical falls with one coming in her first match of the day and the other in the third place match Ward would also win s match by pin in the consolation semi-finals.
• Sara Lake placed third in the 190-pound bracket. Lake went 4-1 on the day, earning victories by an impressive three pins and a decision of six to two in the third place match against Colorado Mesa's Jayleen Sekona.

Up Next
The Lions will return to the mat on Sunday, February 19^th,  to compete in the NCWWC Regional Championships in Naperville, Ill.