MARSHALL, Mo. – The Lindenwood women's wrestling team wrapped up day two at the Missouri Valley Open on Saturday, with five Lions securing top eight finishes at the event.

Kate Cooper (117) and Jacinda Espinosa (138) were Lindenwood's top finishers, with both athletes placing fifth in their respective weight classes. Cooper started 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinal of the championship bracket before suffering her first loss, but she bounced back to win her next two matches and advance to the consolation semifinal. She was unable to reach the third-place match but took the fifth-place bout by forfeit to finish the weekend with an overall record of 6-2 with three falls.

Espinosa dropped her opening round match before reeling off six consecutive wins to battle her way back to the consolation semifinal, where she would suffer her second loss of the weekend before finishing strong with a 10-0 technical fall (2:24) victory in the fifth-place match. Espinosa posted a 7-2 overall record with four falls.

Rebecca Strong was Lindenwood's next highest placer with a sixth-place finish at 160. Strong won her first four bouts of the tournament to reach the championship quarterfinal before finishing the weekend 6-3 overall.

Meanwhile, Taylor Dawson earned a seventh-place finish at 131 after posting a 6-2 overall record, including a pin in 46 seconds in the seventh-place match. Sky Kopp was the Lions' fifth placer, going 4-3 with three consecutive pins in the consolation bracket to take eighth place at 180.

Next Up
Lindenwood hosts the Lindenwood Duals next weekend, with competition scheduled to get underway at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 22^nd.