ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lindenwood women's wrestling team went 2-1 at the Lindenwood Duals on Sunday, taking third place overall with wins over Illinois Wesleyan and Quincy.

Meet Overview
The Lions kicked off the event with a 41-11 win over the Titans, winning eight out of ten pairings. Jacinda Espinosa recorded LU's only fall of the bout with a pin of IWU's Jillian Giller at the 3:33 mark of the 138 matchup.

Lindenwood moved on to face No. 2 McKendree in the second round where they fell 51-1. Madeline Haynes picked up LU's lone point of the bout, falling in a 9-6 decision against Anabel Rodriguez.

LU squared off with Quincy in the third-place bout, and after falling behind 11-0, took the next eight decisions to secure a decisive 43-12 win over the nation's 20th ranked squad. Five Lions registered falls in the bout, with Espinosa picking up her second fall of the event.

Bout #2, Round 1
Lindenwood def. Illinois Wesleyan 41-11
103 – Megan Valdez (LU) over Lezlie Guzman (IWU) TF 10-0
110 – Kate Cooper (LU) over Evelynn Garcia (IWU) TF 11-0
117 – Saki Yoshikawa (LU) over Simone Dyer (IWU) TF 10-0
124 – Beyonce Espinosa (IWU) over Allison Meyer (LU) TF 10-0
131 – Savannah Talmadge (LU) over Faith Comas (IWU) TF 10-0
138 – Jacinda Espinosa (LU) over Jillian Giller (IWU) Fall 3:33
145 – Madeline Haynes (LU) over Kennedy Murray (IWU) TF 10-0
160 – Alana Duggan (LU) over AJ Grant (IWU) TF 11-0
180 – Grace Alagbo (LU) over Sifa Feruzi (IWU) TF 10-0
207 – Alivia Davey (IWU) over Malia Martin (LU) Fall 5:05
 
Bout #5, Round 2
McKendree def. Lindenwood 51-1
103 – Heather Crull (MU) over Megan Valdez (LU) TF 12-0
110 – Gabriele Tedesco (MU) over Kate Cooper (LU) TF 10-0
117 – Yu Sakamoto (MU) over Saki Yoshikawa (LU) Fall 0:54
124 – Gabriella Gomez (MU) over Ally Jelinek (LU) TF 10-0
131 – Alexandra Szkotnicki (MU) over Savannah Talmadge (LU) TF 10-0
138 – Haylie Jaffe (MU) over Jacinda Espinosa (LU) TF 10-0
145 – Anabel Rodriguez (MU) over Madeline Haynes (LU) Dec. 3-1
160 – Lydia Krauss (MU) over Ryan Garthoeffner (LU) Fall 0:41
180 – Destiny Rodriguez (MU) over Alana Duggan (LU) Fall 3:51
207 – Rylee Ferranti (MU) over Malia Martin (LU) TF 11-0
 
Bout #10, Round 3
Lindenwood def. Quincy 43-12
103 – Megan Valdez (LU) over Mackenzie Graves (QU) Fall 1:05
117 – Alexandra Tchekounova (QU) over Ally Jelinek (LU) TF 10-0
124 – Sereena Baca (QU) over Saki Yoshikawa (LU) Fall 4:15
131 – Savannah Talmadge (LU) over Jasmine Hopkins (QU) TF 10-0
138 – Jacinda Espinosa (LU) over Madeline Barton (QU) Fall 2:44
145 – Madeline Haynes (LU) over Valeria Rodriguez (QU) TF 10-0
160 – Grace Alagbo (LU) over Lillian Baynes (QU) Fall 1:42
180 – Alana Duggan (LU) over Madisyn Crawford (QU) Fall 2:57
207 – Malia Martin (LU) over Trinity White (QU) Fall 2:19

Next Up
Lindenwood travels to Marshall on Friday for the Missouri Valley Open. The action is set to get underway at 10:00 a.m.