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Stars knock off Wayland Baptist 28-19

Ashley, Garcia pin foes Tuesday

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University took down Wayland Baptist (Texas) 28-19 on Tuesday at Jaguar Arena. 

Avery Ashley and Alana Garcia delivered pins to pace Oklahoma City. The Stars, ranked 15th in NAIA women's wrestling, moved to 5-3 this season. 

Garcia, a freshman from Moriarty, N.M., started the dual with a fall in 1:52 against Maya Conde at 101 pounds. Garcia made her OCU debut. 

Ashley, a freshman university studies major from Lucas, Texas, stuck the pin in 2:36 vs. Tess Barnett at 123 pounds. Ashley, ranked sixth among NAIA 116-pounders, improved to 17-3 in 2022-23. Ashley collected her seventh fall of the season against Danyl Pippin in 1:11 in an exhibition match. 

At 155, Destiny Lyng of the Stars came through with a 17-7 technical-fall win over Alexandria Hernandez. Lyng, a graduate student pursuing a master's in non-profit leadership from La Mesa, Calif., owned an 11-3 advantage after one period. Lyng, ranked No. 6 in the NAIA's 143-pound ratings, went to 10-6 this season.  

Oklahoma City's Iby Garcia won 11-8 against Mia Arceneaux at 116 pounds. Garcia, a freshman business administration major from Las Vegas, improved to 9-4.  

The Stars face Texas Woman's at 6 p.m. Monday in Denton, Texas. 

OKLAHOMA CITY 28 

WAYLAND BAPTIST 19 

101: Alana Garcia, OCU, pinned Maya Conde, 1:52 (OCU leads 5-0) 

109: Malarie Dominguez, WBU, tech. fall Nadia Alejandres, 10-0 (OCU leads 5-4) 

116: Iby Garcia, OCU, dec. Mia Arceneaux, 11-8 (OCU leads 8-5) 

123: Avery Ashley, OCU, pinned Tess Barnett, 2:36 (OCU leads 13-5) 

130: Addison Cronk, WBU, by forfeit (OCU leads 13-10) 

136: Bryce White, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 18-10) 

143: Sarah Sunday, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 23-10) 

155: Destiny Lyng, OCU, tech. fall Alexandria Hernandez, 17-7 (OCU leads 27-11) 

170: Morgan Senior, WBU, dec. Irene Sanchez, 6-3 (OCU leads 28-14) 

191: Anai Santiago, WBU, by forfeit (OCU wins 28-19) 

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Players Mentioned

Nadia Alejandres

Nadia Alejandres

109
5' 1"
Sophomore
Avery Ashley

Avery Ashley

116
5' 2"
Freshman
Iby Garcia

Iby Garcia

109
5' 2"
Freshman
Sarah Sunday

Sarah Sunday

136
5' 2"
Freshman
Bryce White

Bryce White

143
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nadia Alejandres

Nadia Alejandres

5' 1"
Sophomore
109
Avery Ashley

Avery Ashley

5' 2"
Freshman
116
Iby Garcia

Iby Garcia

5' 2"
Freshman
109
Sarah Sunday

Sarah Sunday

5' 2"
Freshman
136
Bryce White

Bryce White

5' 5"
Freshman
143