EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (December 3, 2023) – The Western New England women's wrestling team won their opening match of the afternoon, taking down No. 9 New Jersey City University by a final score of 28-16. Western New England would also battle three other ranked opponents, facing No. 21 Elmira College, No. 10 East Stroudsburg University, and No. 5 Sacred Heart University on the afternoon.

How it Happened (vs. No. 9 New Jersey City)
Six of the nine matches competed in would fall the Golden Bears way. Gianna Hernandex would pick up a fall victory in 2:34 to get Western New England their first victory of the day in the 109 lb. weight class. Victoria Orender would compete in a thrilling match at 123, ending in a 10-9 decision in favor of Orender as the Golden Bears would continue to roll. Linda Holeman picked up a pinfall victory in 2:42 at the 130 lb. weight class, while Sabrina Sedor (136), Dakota Marie-Dinielli (143), and Kendall Branchaud (155) would all record pinfall victories for Western New England as the blue and gold would defeat NJCU by a final score of 28-16.

Results:
101 – Double Forfeit 
109 – Gianna Hernandez over Dyanne Pelaez (Fall 2:34)
116 – No. 5 Izabella Frezzo over Gianna Silva (Fall 1:06)
123 – Victoria Orender over Somaia Elkosa (Dec 10-9)
130 – Linda Holeman over Claire Daity (Fall 2:42)
136 – Sabrina Sedor over Kayla Zeppetelli (Fall 2:55)
143 –  Dakota-Marie Dinielli over Mackenzie Finn (Fall 1:26)
155 –  Kendall Branchaud over Apryl Coffman (Fall 4:23)
170 –  Emely Rodriguez over Mikayla Maloy (Fall 5:13)
191 -  No. 3 Sandy Guerrero over Western New England (Forfeit)

Results (vs. No. 10 East Stroudsburg)
101 - Olivia Klein over Western New England (Forfeit)
109 - Tiana Savino over Olivia Amaral (Fall 1:16)
116 - Isabella Washington-Vasquez over Ariel Casella (Fall 2:36)
123 - Waverly Kanelong over Victoria Orender (Fall 2:59)
130 - Zoe Gress over Linda Holeman (TF 11-1 3:42)
136 - Gianna Amedola over Sabrina Sedor (Fall 2:24)
143 - Double Forfeit 
155 - Kendall Branchaud over Angelina Hiller (Fall 2:29)
170 - Carney Wayble over Mikayla Maloy (TF 10-0 2:14)
191 - Ariel Ofri-Akman over Western New England (Forfeit)

How it Happened (vs. No. 21 Elmira College) 
The Golden Bears would come away with three wins over the 21st-ranked Soaring Eagles, as Gianna Hernandez, Linda Holeman, and Sabrina Sedor would all come away with their second victories of the afternoon. Hernandez and Holeman would register pinfall victories, while Sedor would grab her first tech-fall victory of the day, winning 10-0 in 1:28. WNE would be bested five times in the match as Elmira would take the 29-14.

Results:
101 –  Taylor Goguen over Western New England (Forfeit)
109 –  Gianna Hernandez over Anna Martins-Garcia (Fall 1:53)
116 –  Abby Duke over Ariel Casella (TF 12-0, 3:22)
123 –  Megan Edwards over Victoria Orender (Fall 0:49)
130 –  Linda Holeman over Hailey Berry (Fall 0:28)
136 -   Sabrina Sedor over Tess Clabaugh (TF 10-0, 1:28)
143 –  No. 10 Zoey Lints over Dakota-Marie Dinielli (Fall 0:44)
155 –  Skylah Chakouian over Kendall Branchaud (Fall 1:32)
170 –  Hazel Dalhquist over Mikayla Maloy (Fall 0:49)
191 -   Double Forfeit 

How it Happened (vs. No. 5 Sacred Heart University)
Two victories would pave the way for Western New England women's wrestling over the Pioneers, as Ariel Casella and Linda Holeman would drop victories in the 116 and 130 lb. weight classes, respectively. Casella would come away with a huge 10-0 TF victory in 1:18, while Holeman grabbed a pinfall victory at the near end of the match, coming at 5:40, to claim victory. Western New England would fall as a team, 37-10.

Results:
101 –  Aaliyah Payne-Parris over Western New England (Forfeit)
109 –  No. 10 Ahsia Torres over Gianna Hernandez (Fall 0:49)
116 –  Ariel Casella over Valerie Turgeon (TF 10-0 1:18)
123 –  Victoria Orender over Elleahna Anderson (Fall 1:27)
130 –  Linda Holeman over Bayley Trang (Fall 5:40)
136 -  Aliza Leander over Sabrina Sedor (Dec 18-10)
143 –  No. 9 Temi Sanusi over Western New England (Forfeit)
155 –  No. 8 Madison Sandquist over Kendall Branchaud (TF 10-0 0:47)
170 –  No. 2 Love Daley over Mikayla Maloy (TF 10-0 0:19)
191 -   No. 4 Madeline Hodges over Western New England (Forfeit)

Up Next on the Schedule:

• The Golden Bears are back in action to host their first home meet of the season, hosting a quad meet with Maine Maritime Academy, Alvernia University, and Utica University on Saturday, December 9 at 1:00 pm from the Alumni Healthful Living Center.