SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (December 4, 2025) – Four members of the Western New England women's wrestling team continue their ranked status in the most recent
The Open Mat national rankings, while the team ranks 25
th overall in the country in the latest Team Dual national ranks.
Maddie Ripley sits 18
th overall in the nation in the 117 lb. weight class. Ripley has gone 10-1 for the Golden Bears in the weight class this season, becoming a dominant Golden Bear in her first season. The Owls Head, Maine, native has won five matches via fall and three wins coming by technical fall this season. In her most recent action, Ripley went 6-1 at the East Stroudsburg University duals.
Junior
Linda Holeman continues her ranked status in the 124 lb. weight class, sitting 13
th nationally by
The Open Mat. Holeman has ten wins on the season for Western New England over 12 matches. Holeman took second place at the Princeton University Open to begin the season and went on to pick up a 5-1 record at the ESU Duals before the short holiday break. Holeman is tied for a team lead with seven technical fall victories on the season.
Jazmene Molina has fit right into the Western New England starting lineup this season after transferring from Utica University. Molina has been stellar on the mat this season, going 9-1 overall and was a perfect 4-0 at the ESU duals two weekends ago. Molina ranks 14
th overall in the 131 lb. weight class for the Golden Bears through the first month of the season.
Tanya Teneva is coming off an impressive weekend last time out at the ESU duals, where the WNE junior picked up wins in all seven matches competed in, including five technical falls and a pair of fall victories. Teneva is 13-2 on the season, leading the Golden Bears in victories, fall wins (6), and is tied for the most technical fall wins with seven.
The Western New England women's wrestling team was also ranked 25
th in the country in team dual rankings. WNE has a 7-3 record at the early stages of this season, including three victories at home. The Golden Bears recently went 4-3 at the ESU Duals, facing three ranked teams in the process.
The Golden Bears return to action this coming Saturday, December 6, at The New Standard Invitational, hosted by York College of Pennsylvania. The Golden Bears finished in first place out of 14 teams last season at the event.
