DALLAS, PA – The Wilkes University women's wrestling team opened its dual match slate in dominant fashion posting a 40-10 victory at Misericordia University at the Anderson Center on Thursday night.
 
Wilkes won eight matches, all by extra points including two falls, two technical falls and four forfeits.
 
After a Misericordia forfeit at 103-pounds, Ava Novello (Mahwah, NJ/Mahwah) pinned Kamryn Kamer at 110-pounds in 29 seconds to push the Wilkes lead to 10-0. At 117-pounds, Grace Riley (Wood Ridge, NJ/Paramus Catholic) won by technical fall 10-0 in 1:02 over Britney Porter followed by Haylee Robinson's (Baldwinsville, NY/Charles W Baker) pin in 1:15 at 124-pounds over Emily Yerger as the Colonels' advantage grew to 20-0.
 
Three more Misericordia forfeits at 131, 138 and 207 were accompanied by Iyana Graves' (Salisbury, MD/Wicomico) technical fall victory over Mackenzie Nichols 10-0 in 53 seconds to round out the Wilkes scoring in the win.
 
Wilkes makes its home debut next Friday. November 13 when the Colonels host Delaware Valley University in a dual at the Marts Center starting at 6:00 p.m.
 
Wilkes 40, Misericordia 10
103 – S. Saraka (WU) won by forfeit
110 – A. Novello (WU) fall Kamryn Kamer (MU) :29
117 – G. Riley (WU) tech. fall Britney Porter (MU) 10-0 (1:02)
124 – H. Robinson (WU) fall Emily Yerger (MU) 1:15
131 – M. Hughes (WU) won by forfeit
138 – A. Upright (WU) won by forfeit
145 – I. Graves (WU) tech. fall Mackenzie Nichols (MU) 10-0 (:53)
160 – Kailey Remish (MU) fall L. Shymanski (WU) 1:00
180 – Maya Landefeld (MU) fall M. Johnson-Guerrero (WU) 5:15
207 – Sierra Ripka (Glen Lyon, PA/Greater Nanticoke Area) (WU) won by forfeit