#14 Women's Wrestling 11/20/2019 9:52:00 PM

Stars cruise to 41-7 win over Texas Wesleyan

OCU hands Tyson her first win as head coach

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University posted a 41-7 victory over Texas Wesleyan on Wednesday night at Abe Lemons Arena.
Cierra Foster, Destiny Lyng and Monica Mendoza supplied Oklahoma City with falls. The Stars, ranked seventh in the NAIA, collected the victory in their first dual under new women's wrestling coach Nicole Tyson.
OCU notched six victories and scored 29 unanswered points to finish the dual.
Foster, a sophomore from Post Falls, Idaho, nailed the fall against Elizabeth Harris in 20 seconds in the 143-pound bout. Mendoza, a junior from Des Plaines, Ill., finished off Alexis Saldivar in 39 seconds at 123 pounds, while Lyng pinned Karestin Andrews in 5:28. Lyng, a sophomore from La Mesa, Calif., improved to 8-2 this season.
OCU's Nkechinyere Nwankwo completed the 12-0 technical-fall win over Ashley Molina with a four-point throw in the 191-pound match. Nwankwo, a sophomore from Rosenberg, Texas, went to 5-1 on the season.
Alexandra Magana provided Texas Wesleyan with its highlight, a 14-4 technical-fall victory over Lauren Calderon. Texas Wesleyan dropped to 1-2 in duals in its inaugural season.
The Stars wrestle next in the Wayland Baptist Invitational at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 7 in Plainview, Texas.

OKLAHOMA CITY 41
TEXAS WESLEYAN 7
109: Mariah Lomas, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 5-0)
116: Alexandra Magana, TXWES, tech. fall Lauren Calderon, 14-4 (OCU leads 6-4)
123: Monica Mendoza, OCU, pinned Alexis Saldivar, 0:39 (OCU leads 11-4)
130: Clarissa Archuleta, TXWES, dec. Mattison Parker, 8-2 (OCU leads 12-7)
136: Irene Sanchez, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 17-7)
143: Cierra Foster, OCU, pinned Elizabeth Harris, 0:20 (OCU leads 22-7)
155: Destiny Lyng, OCU, pinned Karestin Andrews, 5:28 (OCU leads 27-7)
170: Rachel Watters, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 32-7)
191: Nkechinyere Nwankwo, OCU, tech. fall Ashley Molina, 12-0 (OCU leads 36-7)
101: Marissa Gregoire, OCU, by forfeit (OCU wins 41-7)

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Calderon: 109; Sophomore

Cierra Foster: 123; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Marissa Gregoire: 101; 4' 9"; Senior

Destiny Lyng: Sophomore

Monica Mendoza: 123; 5' 2"; Junior

Nkechinyere Nwankwo: 170; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Rachel Watters: 155; 5' 7"; Senior

Mattison Parker: 143; 5' 6"; Freshman

Irene Sanchez: 143; 5' 5"; Freshman

Mariah Lomas: 101; 4' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Calderon
: Sophomore
: 109

Cierra Foster
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: 123

Marissa Gregoire
: 4' 9"; Senior
: 101

Destiny Lyng
: Sophomore

Monica Mendoza
: 5' 2"; Junior
: 123

Nkechinyere Nwankwo
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: 170

Rachel Watters
: 5' 7"; Senior
: 155

Mattison Parker
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: 143

Irene Sanchez
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: 143

Mariah Lomas
: 4' 11"; Junior
: 101