AUGSBURG MEN'S/WOMEN'S WRESTLING NWCA NATIONAL DUALS NOTES
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Augsburg University wrestling team finished in seventh place at the inaugural NCAA women's bracket at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals, scoring a 27-19 victory over Tiffin University (Ohio) on Saturday afternoon at Freedom Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL RESULTS: No. 9/6 Augsburg 27, No. --/11 Tiffin (Ohio) 19
LOCATION: Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
RECORD: Augsburg 3-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg is ranked No. 9 in the latest NWCA/NCAA national rankings and No. 6 in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national rankings. The Auggies entered the meet as the No. 8 seed in the 15-team field, and topped No. 7/14-ranked Tiffin in the seventh-place match.
• The Auggies had one of their most complete team performances of the season, as they won six of the seven bouts wrestled against Tiffin. Fifteen of the 19 team points scored by the Dragons came from three forfeits.
• Top-ranked 109-pounder Emily Shilson (FY, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS) claimed her second pin of the weekend, improving to 5-0 with a 1:34 match-ender.
• Vayle-Rae Baker (FY, Benton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), ranked No. 3 in the NWCA/NCAA and No. 2 in the WCWA at 123 pounds, had an impressive weekend, winning all four of her bouts by bonus-point margins, including a 10-0, 71-second technical fall win on Saturday. Baker is now 12-2 on the season with four pins and five technical falls.
• Bel Snyder (SO, Deer Creek, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek HS) claimed a 2:45 pin at 116 pounds to improve to 6-8 on the season. The pin was her third of the season.
• Melissa Jacobs (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine HS (Scott West)) claimed her first pin as an Auggie, with a 2:17 win at 170 pounds.
• Savannah Vold (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) gained her second win of the season with a solid 8-1 win at 130 pounds.
• Marlynne Deede (FY, Springville, Utah/Springville HS) scored a 40-second technical fall win at 155 pounds, claiming a takedown and four back exposure rolls in succession to score a 10-0 win, improving to 6-6-on the season.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will face Wisconsin-Stevens Point in a dual meet next Saturday (1/18) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.

Seventh-Place Match -- No. 9/6 Augsburg (3-2) 27, No. --/11 Tiffin (Ohio) 19
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 - Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
101 – No. 5/7 Trinity Oredina (TIF) wins by forfeit (Tiffin 5-0)
109 – No. 1/1 Emily Shilson (AUG, 5-0) pinned No. 4/3 (116) Sugey Cega (TIF) 1:34  (TIED 5-5)
116 – Bel Snyder (AUG, 6-8) pinned Shanna Morris (TIF) 2:45 (Augsburg 10-5)
123 – No. 3/2 Vayle-Rae Baker (AUG, 12-2) tech. fall Savannah Stacks (TIF) 10-0 at 1:11 (Augsburg 14-5)
130 – Savannah Vold (AUG, 2-5) dec. Stephanie Mondragon (TIF) 8-1 (Augsburg 17-6)
136 – Eunique Davis (TIF) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 17-11)
143 – Sidney Ramos (TIF) dec. Kahlea Jolly (AUG, 0-3) 11-8 (Augsburg 18-14)
155 – Marlynne Deede (AUG, 6-6) tech. fall No. 4/8 Taylor Hites (TIF) 10-0 at 0:40 (Augsburg 22-14)
170 – Melissa Jacobs (AUG, 3-3) pinned Madison Wells (TIF) 2:17 (Augsburg 27-14)
191 – Jessie Lee (TIF) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 27-19).

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Augsburg University wrestling team will compete for seventh place at the inaugural NCAA women's bracket at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals, after going 1-2 in its matches on Friday at Freedom Hall. Augsburg opened with a 28-16 loss to Presbyterian (S.C.), then edged Adrian (Mich.) 25-24 before falling to Gannon (Pa.) 35-11.

THE BASICS
FINAL RESULTS: No. 8/8 Presbyterian (S.C.) 28, No. 9/6 Augsburg 16; No. 9/6 Augsburg 25, No. 7/10 Adrian (Mich.) 24; No. 7/14 Gannon (Pa.) 35, No. 9/6 Augsburg 11
LOCATION: Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
RECORD: Augsburg 2-2 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg is ranked No. 9 in the latest NWCA/NCAA national rankings and No. 6 in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association national rankings. The Auggies entered the meet as the No. 8 seed in the 15-team field, and topped No. 7-seed Adrian before falling to No. 6-seed Gannon.
• Vayle-Rae Baker (FY, Benton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), ranked No. 3 in the NWCA/NCAA and No. 2 in the WCWA at 123 pounds, claimed three pins on Friday to improve to 11-2 on the season. Of her 11 wins, she now has four pins and four technical falls. Her pins came in 1:50, 40 seconds and 59 seconds.
• In her only match of the day, Emily Shilson (FY, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS) scored the quickest pin of the day for the Auggies, as the top-ranked 109-pounder scored a 25-second pin of Presbyterian's Cassy Lopez.
• Marlynne Deede (FY, Springville, Utah/Springville HS) went 1-2 on the day, but claimed a 4:16 pin of Adrian's Mara Eason at 155 pounds. Deede is now 5-6 on the season with two pins.
• Bel Snyder (SO, Deer Creek, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek HS) scored a 10-0, 56-second technical fall over Adrian's Alexis Poupre.
• Savannah Vold (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) claimed her first victory as an Auggie and her first collegiate pin at 130 pounds, claiming a 2:19 pin of Adrian's Mackenzie Tayerle, ranked No. 8 by the NWCA/NCAA at 123 pounds.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will face Tiffin (Ohio) in the seventh-place match on Saturday (1/11) at 12:30 p.m. (Central time) at Freedom Hall in Louisville.

Consolation Semifinals -- No. 7/14 Gannon (Pa.) 35, No. 9/6 Augsburg (2-2) 11
Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 - Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
101 – No. 7/8 Chrystal Raine (GAN) wins by forfeit (Gannon 5-0)
109 – No. 1/1 Emily Shilson (AUG, 4-0) wins by forfeit  (TIED 5-5)
116 – Mikayla Vega (GAN) pinned Bel Snyder (AUG, 5-8) 1:38 (Gannon 10-5)
123 – No. 3/2 Vayle-Rae Baker (AUG, 11-2) pinned Jordan Jarvi (GAN) 0:59 (TIED 10-10)
130 – No. 8/-- (136) Mikayla Dockweiler (GAN) dec. Savannah Vold (AUG, 1-5) 4-0 (Gannon 13-10)
136 – Gabrielle Malinowski (GAN) wins by forfeit (Gannon 18-10)
143 – Stephanie Floor (GAN) wins by forfeit (Gannon 23-10)
155 – No. 5/-- Annabelle Helm (GAN) dec. Marlynne Deede (AUG, 5-6) 10-2 (Gannon 26-11)
170 – Amara Devericks (GAN) wins by forfeit (Gannon 31-11)
191 – No. 5/-- Kendall McGarity (GAN) tech. fall Melissa Jacobs (Augsburg 3-3) 10-0 at 3:55 (Gannon 35-11)

Consolation Quarterfinals -- No. 9/6 Augsburg (2-1) 25, No. 7/10 Adrian (Mich., 7-2) 24
Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 - Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
101 – Angela Goldwire (ADR) wins by forfeit (Adrian 5-0)
109 – No. 1/1 Emily Shilson (AUG, 3-0) wins by forfeit  (TIED 5-5)
116 – Bel Snyder (AUG, 5-7) tech. fall Alexis Poupore (ADR) 10-0 at 0:56 (Augsburg 9-5)
123 – No. 3/2 Vayle-Rae Baker (AUG, 10-2) pinned Brittney Wolgast (Adrian) 0:40 (Augsburg 14-5)
130 – Savannah Vold (AUG, 1-4) pinned No. 8/-- (123) Mackenzie Tayerle 2:19 (Augsburg 19-5)
136 – No. 2/5 Zoe Nowicki (ADR) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 19-10)
143 – No. 6/6 Megan Vondrasek (ADR) tech. fall Kahlea Jolly (AUG, 0-2) 11-1 at 3:29 (Augsburg 20-14)
155 – Marlynne Deede (AUG, 5-5) pinned Mara Eason (ADR) 4:16 (Augsburg 25-14)
170 – Samantha Cushard (ADR) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 25-19)
191 – Arys Onstott (ADR) pinned Melissa Jacobs (Augsburg 3-2) 1:50 (Augsburg 25-24)

First Round -- No. 8/8 Presbyterian (S.C., 5-3) 28, No. 9/6 Augsburg (1-1) 16
Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 - Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
101 – Double forfeit
109 – No. 1/1 Emily Shilson (AUG, 2-0) pinned Cassy Lopez (PC) 0:26 (Augsburg 5-0)
116 – No. 2/1 Jaslynn Gallegos (PC) wins by forfeit (TIED 5-5)
123 – Haven Pennington (PC) pinned Bel Snyder (AUG, 4-7) 1:24 (Presbyterian 10-5)
130 – No. 3/2 (123) Vayle-Rae Baker (AUG, 9-2) pinned Isabella Badon (PC) 1:50 (TIED 10-10)
136 – Adelyhda Perez (PC) pinned Savannah Vold (AUG, 0-4) 1:34 (Presbyterian 15-10)
143 – Hannah McElroy (PC) dec. Kahlea Jolly (AUG, 0-1) 12-6 (Presbyterian 18-11)
155 – No. 7/4 (143) Morgan Norris (PC) pinned Marlynne Deede (AUG, 4-5) 3:22 (Presbyterian 23-11)
170 – Madajah Trapier (PC) inj. default No. 6/5 Faith Tuttle (Augsburg, 10-6) 1:08 (Presbyterian 28-11)
191 – Melissa Jacobs (Augsburg 3-1) wins by forfeit (Presbyterian 28-11)
 

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Augsburg University's women's wrestling team will compete at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals championships this weekend, as the tournament for NCAA women's wrestling teams will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Kentucky Expo Center (Freedom Hall/Exhibition Hall) in Louisville, Ky.

Competing in its inaugural season in 2019-20, Augsburg is the No. 8 seed at the 15-team NWCA National Duals NCAA women's bracket, and will open with a match against Presbyterian (S.C.) on Friday at 8 a.m. (Central time) The winner of that match will face top-seed McKendree (Ill.) at 11 a.m. Matches will continue on Friday and Saturday, with placing matches set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.

In the latest Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) national rankings, released on Sunday, Augsburg is ranked No. 6. Four Auggies are ranked in the national poll in their weight classes, led by Emily Shilson (FY, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS), who is ranked No. 1 at 109 pounds. Vayle-Rae Baker (Benton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) is ranked No. 2 at 123, Gabby Skidmore (FY, Spooner, Wis./Cumberland HS) is ranked No. 5 at 123, and Faith Tuttle (FY, North St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS) is ranked No. 5 at 170.

In the latest NWCA/NCAA national rankings, released on Dec. 16, Augsburg is ranked sixth in the tournament ranking and ninth in the dual-meet rankings. In the individual polls, Shilson is ranked No. 1 at 109 pounds, Baker is ranked No. 3 at 123, Skidmore is ranked No. 8 at 130 and Tuttle is ranked No. 6 at 170.