JAMESTOWN, N.D. - The Dickinson State University women's wrestling team earned a 23-19 dual victory over the University of Jamestown on Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.
The Blue Hawks built an early lead and held off a late rally from the Jimmies to secure the four-point win in Heart of America Athletic Conference competition.
The dual opened with a double forfeit at 103 pounds before Dickinson State capitalized on open weight classes at 110 and 117. Myriam Riley and Rebekah Anderson each received forfeits to give the Blue Hawks an early advantage.
Dickinson State extended its lead with back-to-back technical falls. At 124 pounds, Jazmine Turner defeated Kiera Hagman by 10-0 technical fall in 1:51. Jumoke Adekoye followed with one of the quickest matches of the afternoon, recording a 10-0 technical fall over Abby Ewing in just three seconds at 131 pounds. The pair of technical falls pushed DSU in front 20-0.
Jamestown responded at 138 pounds when Nora Houglum pinned Makenzie Shaw at the 3:25 mark to put the Jimmies on the board. The momentum continued at 145, where Ann Meiman secured a 10-0 technical fall over Izzabella Davis in 1:29.
The Jimmies narrowed the team score further at 160 pounds. Leah Wiillard recorded a fall over Olivia Anderson in 1:42. At 180, Emily Novak added another fall for Jamestown, pinning Bridgette Price in 1:57 to set up a decisive final bout.
With the dual outcome resting on the 207-pound match, Savanna Rickter delivered for the Blue Hawks. Rickter pinned Celia Jaeger in 58 seconds to halt Jamestown's run and seal the 23-19 victory for Dickinson State.
Jamestown won four of the seven contested matches on the mat, highlighted by three falls and a technical fall. However, Dickinson State's early points through forfeits and technical falls proved to be the difference in the dual.
Match Results
103: Double Forfeit
110: Myriam Riley (DSU) won by forfeit
117: Rebekah Anderson (DSU) won by forfeit
124: Jazmine Turner (DSU) over Kiera Hagman (UJ) — Tech Fall, 10-0 (1:51)
131: Jumoke Adekoye (DSU) over Abby Ewing (UJ) — Tech Fall, 10-0 (0:03)
138: Nora Houglum (UJ) over Makenzie Shaw (DSU) — Fall, 3:25
145: Ann Meiman (UJ) over Izzabella Davis (DSU) — Tech Fall, 10-0 (1:29)
160: Leah Wiillard (UJ) over Olivia Anderson (DSU) — Fall, 1:42
180: Emily Novak (UJ) over Bridgette Price (DSU) — Fall, 1:57
207: Savanna Rickter (DSU) over Celia Jaeger (UJ) — Fall, 0:58
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Dickinson State will compete at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, Feb. 28. The conference meet is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
