WILLIAMSBURG, Ky.— The Montreat College women's wrestling squad closed out its time at the Patriot Duals on Saturday with two additional team dual matches. Battling a pair of nationally-ranked Mid-South Conference (MSC) programs at the University of the Cumberlands, the Cavaliers dropped their final two clashes of the weekend, falling to 11-5 overall and 2-5 against MSC teams in the process.
 
Opening the day against the No. 19-ranked Campbellsville University Tigers, the Cavs jumped out to a swift 15-0 advantage. Morgan Repasky and Sheyla Ochoa Salgado were the beneficiaries of forfeits at 103 and 117, respectively, while Dinayah Vazquez pinned her opposition in 3:44 at 110. Campbellsville responded, however, rattling off six consecutive victories to clinch the dual. Daniella Jenkins tacked on five points via forfeit in the final bout, and both Izzy Campbell and Shay Potter scored a point in decision defeats. Still, Montreat landed on the wrong side of a 25-22 scoreline.
 
For the second straight day, the Cavaliers took on the eighth-ranked hosts. Cumberlands etched out a 31-16 triumph on Friday, and it seized a 27-19 win on Saturday. Vazquez and Ochoa Salgado registered pins early in the showdown, but Montreat couldn't get back onto the scoreboard until the final two matchups. Despite Audrey Gribble's 11-0 tech fall in the 180-lb weight class and Emilia Hill's forfeit at 207, the Cavs were unable to fully erase their deficit.
 
Montreat was also slated to face No. 1 Life University on Saturday, but the Running Eagles had to withdraw from their final two duals due to personal matters. As a result, the Cavaliers' last matchup was ultimately canceled.
 
"We're looking forward to finishing the semester strong in the classroom and on the mat," said head coach Koby Reyes.
 
Competing once more before Christmas break, the Montreat College women's wrestling team heads next to Emory & Henry University on Friday, Dec. 12 for the Wasps Open. Bouts are slated to begin at 10 a.m. in Emory, Va.
 
No. 19 Campbellsville University 25, (RV) Montreat College 22
103: No. 20 Morgan Repasky (Montreat) over Unknown (For.)
110: No. 9 Dinayah Vazquez (Montreat) over Kiley McNerney (Campbellsville) (Fall 3:44)
117: Sheyla Ochoa Salgado (Montreat) over Unknown (For.)
124: No. 18 Addison Messerly (Campbellsville) over Daniela Espinal (Montreat) (Fall 0:51)
131: No. 10 Olivia Messerly (Campbellsville) over Annastasia Skoda (Montreat) (TF 10-0 1:16)
138: Rita Carey (Campbellsville) over Izzy Campbell (Montreat) (Dec 10-5)
145: No. 7 Gabriella Perez (Campbellsville) over Uriah Peters-Gutierrez (Montreat) (Fall 2:27)
160: No. 8 Kylee Tait (Campbellsville) over Nicole Lewis (Montreat) (Fall 2:23)
180: Desi Lee (Campbellsville) over Shay Potter (Montreat) (Dec 12-4)
207: Daniella Jenkins (Montreat) over Unknown (For.)
 
No. 8 University of the Cumberlands 27, (RV) Montreat College 19
103: No. 9 Dutchess King (Cumberlands) over Manoela Almeida (Montreat) (Fall 3:32)
110: No. 9 Dinayah Vazquez (Montreat) over Sarina Gunn (Cumberlands) (Fall 3:47)
117: Sheyla Ochoa Salgado (Montreat) over Elise Toste (Cumberlands) (Fall 1:15)
124: Kaitlin Castro (Cumberlands) over Aiyana Bryant (Montreat) (Fall 0:51)
131: Amaria Ridgner (Cumberlands) over Mary Clark (Montreat) (TF 10-0 2:47)
138: Oriyana Castex (Cumberlands) over Charlotte Wheeler (Montreat) (Fall 0:44)
145: No. 10 Genesis Gilmore (Cumberlands) over Uriah Peters-Gutierrez (Montreat) (TF 10-0 1:49)
160: Giselle Mendez (Cumberlands) over Nicole Lewis (Montreat) (TF 10-0 2:57)
180: No. 20 Audrey Gribble (Montreat) over Elizabeth Reyes (Cumberlands) (TF 11-0 5:30)
207: Emilia Hill (Montreat) over Unknown (For.)