CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Lindenwood women's wrestling team concluded their weekend at the NWCA National Duals on Saturday afternoon. The Lions finished sixth place overall after battling their way through the consolation bracket to reach the fifth-place match.

LU defeated Sacred Heart 26-22 on Saturday morning as four Lions recorded falls in the match, including Sienna Caruso (103 lbs.), Kate Cooper (110 lbs.), Madeline Haynes (145 lbs.), and Makayla Rivera (180 lbs.).

In the fifth-place bout, Lindenwood dropped their rematch against No. 6 Presbyterian by a score of 27-20. Sienna Caruso and Jacinda Espinosa registered pins in the match while Kate Cooper and Makayla Rivera prevailed with tech falls to also finish 2-0 on the day.

The Lions finished the two-day event with an overall record of 27-23, with Espinosa and Rivera posting perfect 5-0 marks.

Bout #24, Consolation Semifinal
W, 26-22
103 – Sienna Caruso (LU) over Aaliyah Payne-Paris (SHU) Fall 2:35
110 – Kate Cooper (LU) over Tiffany Stoshak (SHU) Fall 1:38
117 – Tatiana Walker (SHU) over Allison Meyer (LU) TF 15-2
124 – Lauren Nguyen (SHU) over Saki Yoshikawa (LU) Dec. 8-8
131 – Bella Sowards (SHU) over Talia Lee (LU) Fall 2:04
138 – Jacinda Espinosa (LU) over Elleahna Anderson (SHU) TF 10-0
145 – Madeline Haynes (LU) over Alena Gracia (SHU) Fall 1:47
160 – Love Daley (SHU) over Alana Duggan (LU) Fall 0:45
180 – Makayla Rivera (LU) over Madeline Hodges (SHU) Fall 2:39
207 – Josephine Larson (SHU) over Malia Martin (LU) Fall 2:55
 
Bout #26, Fifth-Place Match
L, 27-20
103 – Sienna Caruso (LU) over Grace York (PC), Fall 2:27
110 – Kate Cooper (LU) over Sloane Kruger (PC) TF 14-4
117 – Chloe Dearwester (PC) over Allison Meyer (LU) Fall 0:55
124 – Alyssa Mahan (PC) over Ally Jelinek (LU) TF 11-0
131 – Kassey Dugherty (PC) over Savannah Talmadge (LU) TF 10-0
138 – Jacinda Espinosa (LU) over Carina Giangeruso (PC) Fall 3:24
145 – Elizabeth Donovan (PC) over Madeline Haynes (LU) Dec. 4-2
160 – Madeline Kubicki (PC) over Alana Duggan (LU) Fall 1:33
180 – Makayla Rivera (LU) over Grace Leota (PC) TF 12-1
207 – Maria Aiono (PC) over Malia Martin (LU) TF 11-1

Next Up
Lindenwood takes on the Missouri Baptist Open in St. Louis next week, with action set to get underway at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16th.