COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (November 18, 2023) – The Western New England women's wrestling team pulled off an upset victory on the road at Ursinus College on Saturday afternoon, taking down the Bears of Ursinus College while defeating Southern Virginia University in tri-match action. 

How it Happened (vs. No. 20 Ursinus College)
Two matches nearly went the distance for Western New England, as Linda Holeman (130) and Dakota-Marie Dinielli (143) would collect victories for the Golden Bears. Holeman would be down early in the match before coming all the way back to take the 130 lb. weight class over Stacy Bloomfield via fall in 5:40.

Dinielli would earn Western New England five points on the afternoon in the 143 lb. weight class, defeating Paisley Fox via fall in 4:40. The gritty Golden Bears captain came all the way back to earn the fall victory.

Sabrina Sedor would earn a victory in the 136 lb. weight class to continue to get the Golden Bears points as the sophomore would defeat Lauren Gherman via fall in 1:43. Western New England would earn forfeit victories in the 116 lb. weight class as Ariel Casella would take the win while Kendall Branchaud would pick up the forfeit win in the 155 lb. weight class. The Golden Bears would come around and collect a 26-19 victory, earning their first dual win over a ranked opponent in program history.

Results:
101 – Double Forfeit                                                                                                               WNE 0, UC 0
109 - Mandy Gavares (UC) over Gianna Hernandez (WNE) by technical superiority (14-4) WNE 1, UC 4
116 – Ariel Casella (WNE) victory by forfeit                                                                            WNE 6, UC 4
123 – Kalli Roskos (UC) victory by forfeit                                                                               WNE 6, UC 9
130 – Linda Holeman (WNE) over Stacy Bloomfield (UC) by fall (5:40)                                WNE 11, UC 9
136 – Sabrina Sedor (WNE) over Lauren Gherman (UC) by fall (1:45)                                 WNE 16, UC 9
143 – Dakota-Marie Dinielli (WNE) over Paisley Fox (UC) by fall (4:40)                               WNE 21, UC 9
155 – Kendall Branchaud (WNE) victory by forfeit                                                                WNE 26, UC 9
170 – Emma Matera (UC) victory by forfeit                                                                           WNE 26, UC 14
191 – Shelly Gushue (UC) victory by forfeit                                                                           WNE 26, UC 19
EXH – 116lbs  - Jocelyn Lass (UC) over Ariel Casella (WNE) by technical superiority (12-2)

How it Happened (vs. Southern Virginia)
The Golden Bears would compete in four matches, with the Knights taking three of the four victories. Linda Holeman would grab the fall victory in 4:33 in the 130 lb. weight class to move to 2-0 on the day. Sabrina Sedor would also take the victory over Southern Virginia in the 136 lb. weight class, defeating Makenna Dolt via fall in 0:30. Kendall Branchaud would cap off the afternoon of wins for WNE, defeating Natalie Erazo in 0:10, her fastest victory of her career, sending WNE to a 30-15 overall win.

Results:
101 - Dusti Casperson (SVU) victory by forfeit                                                           WNE 0, SVU 5
109 - Gianna Hernandez (WNE) victory by forfeit                                                      WNE 5, SVU 5
116 – Ariel Casella (WNE) victory by forfeit                                                               WNE 10, SVU 5
123 – Abby Pilkington (SVU) over Victoria Orender (WNE) by Injury Default (4:35)WNE 10, SVU 10
130 – Linda Holeman (WNE) over Melanie Erazo (SVU) by fall (4:33)                     WNE 15, SVU 10
136 – Sabrina Sedor (WNE) over Makenna Dolt (SVU) by fall (0:30)                       WNE 20, SVU 10
143 – Dakota-Marie Dinielli (WNE) victory by forfeit                                                 WNE 25, SVU 10
155 – Kendall Branchaud (WNE) over Natalie Erazo (SVU) by fall (0:10)                WNE 30, SVU 10
170 – Katherine Robbins (SVU) victory by forfeit                                                      WNE 30, SVU 15
191 – Double Forfeit 

Up Next on the Schedule:
WNE is back in action on Sunday, December 3 at 10:00 pm for the Region 1 Duals, hosted by East Stroudsburg University.