#17 Women's Wrestling 1/31/2020 12:17:00 AM

OCU falls to Wayland Baptist 26-18

Watters knocks off top-ranked wrestler

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University dropped a 26-18 verdict to Wayland Baptist (Texas) on Friday night at Abe Lemons Arena in a matchup of top 10-ranked teams in NAIA women's wrestling.
Rachel Watters of OCU prevailed over the top-ranked individual at 155 pounds, while the Stars posted two falls. Oklahoma City, ranked 10th, fell to 4-3, while eighth-ranked Wayland Baptist went to 7-1.
Watters, a senior from Ankeny, Iowa, used a four-point move in the second period to upend Kaylynn Albrecht. Although Albrecht tied the match 6-6 with a takedown with 18 seconds left, Watters' four-point sequence provided the tiebreaker. Watters, ranked second in the NAIA at 170 pounds, remained undefeated with a 7-0 record this season.
At 191 pounds, Nkechinyere Nwankwo of the Stars pinned Katerina Peña in 28 seconds. Nwankwo, a sophomore from Houston, holds the No. 1 spot in her weight class' ratings, while Peña entered the night at No. 20. Nwankwo improved to 11-1 on the season.
OCU's Mattison Parker collected a fall against Amanda Alvarado in the 130-pound contest. Parker, a freshman from Haslet, Texas, completed the bout in 1:07. Parker upset Alvarado, the sixth-ranked 130-pounder in the NAIA. Parker stands at No. 20 in the rankings.
Oklahoma City won in three of the five matches contested Friday night before a crowd of numerous alumnae set to recognize OCU's seniors.
The Stars compete in the Women's College Wrestling Championships on Feb. 7-8 in Marietta, Ga. OCU owns four WCWA championships won in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and four runner-up finishes.

WAYLAND BAPTIST 26
OKLAHOMA CITY 18
101: Caryssa Aguirre, WBU, by forfeit (WBU leads 5-0)
109: Double forfeit (WBU leads 5-0)
116: Angelica Garcia, WBU, by forfeit (WBU leads 10-0)
123: Jasmine Davis, WBU, by forfeit (WBU leads 15-0)
130: Mattison Parker, OCU, pinned Amanda Alvarado, 1:07 (WBU leads 15-5)
136: Desiree Zavala, WBU, pinned Destiny Lyng, 1:01 (WBU leads 20-5)
143: Sydney Freund, OCU, by forfeit (WBU leads 20-10)
155: Rachel Watters, OCU, dec. Kaylynn Albrecht, 6-6 (WBU leads 21-13)
170: Iman Thomas, WBU, pinned Abby Mainzer, 0:51 (WBU leads 26-13)
191: Nkechinyere Nwankwo, OCU, pinned Katerina Peña, 0:28 (WBU wins 26-18)

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Freund: 136; 5' 4"; Junior

Destiny Lyng: Sophomore

Abby Mainzer: 143; 5' 5"; Senior

Nkechinyere Nwankwo: 170; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Rachel Watters: 155; 5' 7"; Senior

Mattison Parker: 143; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sydney Freund
: 5' 4"; Junior
: 136

Destiny Lyng
: Sophomore

Abby Mainzer
: 5' 5"; Senior
: 143

Nkechinyere Nwankwo
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: 170

Rachel Watters
: 5' 7"; Senior
: 155

Mattison Parker
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: 143