HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – The Ursinus College women's wrestling team wrapped up their first ever debut at the Gator Boot Duals finishing with a 2-3 record on Friday evening.
 

The Bears competed in the first ever Women's Gator Boot Duals as Luther College and Hendersonville High School has been hosting the tournament since 2013. Ursinus opened with a 33-15 victory over Huntingdon College, before dropping consecutive contests to Simpson College (27-19) and Emmanuel University (39-7). In their final two bouts, the Bears defeated Cornell College, 30-15, and fell in a rematch against Simpson, 46-3. Sophomore Stacy Bloomfield highlighted the Bears' tournament by finishing with a perfect 5-0 record including earning a victory by fall and technical superiority. Finishing with a 2-3 record on the day, Ursinus now sits at 5-4 overall in dual meets this season.


"We wrestled pretty tough today even though we were shorthanded," Director of Wrestling Joe Jamison said. "This was a great event for us to see some of the top teams in the country from the Midwest. It's a great measuring stick to see where we're at and where we need to improve. We will not shy away from tough competition and in the long run this event will make us much better competitors. The team will get a much deserved break before getting back out there for the second semester." 

 
Ursinus 33, Huntingdon 15

The Bears fell behind in their opening dual as the Hawks earned back-to-back forfeits at 103 and 110lbs to gain an early 10-0 advantage. Ursinus quickly responded with a first-period pin from first-year Olivia Guy (117lbs) and victory by forfeit from junior Kalli Roskos (124lbs) evened the score at 10 apiece. The Bears carried the momentum over the remainder of the dual as they collected five straight bonus point victories enroute to the 33-15 victory. Sophomores Stacy Bloomfield (131lbs) and Emma Matera (180lbs) each recorded victories by technical superiority, while sophomores Paisley Fox (145lbs), Gianna Perez (180lbs), and first-year Emma Sagi (138lbs) each tallied first period pins for Ursinus.

 
Simpson 27, Ursinus 19
Each team recorded five victories apiece in their second match, but it was the Storm coming out on top by a 32-21 score. Simpson grabbed an early 15-0 advantage through the first three matches behind a pair of forfeits and a pin at 117lbs. Ursinus started to mount a comeback at 124lbs as Roskos collected an 8-0 decision, while a 4-2 victory by decision from Bloomfield at 138lbs cut the Bears deficit to 16-6. At 138lbs, Sagi earned a 35-second fall over Simpson's Dionni Garcia-Vasquez to bring the Bears deficit to 16-11 with four matches remaining. After an injury default from Ursinus at 145lbs, Matera recorded an 11-2 victory by decision to bring the match score to 22-14. The Bears earned a victory by injury default at 180lbs, but a loss by fall at 207lbs closed out the meeting with Ursinus losing 27-19.
 

Emmanuel 39, Ursinus 7
 Emmanuel University won nine of the 10 bouts enroute to a decisive 39-7 victory for the Lions. At 124lbs, Roskos dropped a hard-fought match falling 4-4 via criteria, while Bloomfield collected the Bears' lone match victory with a fall over Jewelysa Funakoshi at the 3:39-mark.
 
 
Ursinus 30, Cornell College 15
Ursinus bounced back with a 30-15 victory over Cornell College to bring their tournament record to 2-2. After trading forfeits through the first three matches, Roskos earned a first period fall over Cornell's Ava Garcia to extend the Bears advantage to 10-5. Bloomfield and Fox each earned victories by forfeits over two of the next four bouts to increase the Bears lead to 20-15. Perez and first-year Evette Colon closed out the contest with consecutive falls to give Ursinus a 30-15 victory. Perez tallied her first fall at the 2:20-mark of the first period, while Colon's 46 second pin marks her fastest this season.
 

Simpson College 46, Ursinus 3
Against Simpson's "A" Team, Ursinus earned their lone victory at 138lbs as Bloomfield wrapped up her perfect showing with a 6-2 decision over Hannah Hernandez. In the match, the Red Hawks recorded three victories by forfeit and six victories by fall enroute to the final score.


Jamison later added, "Hats off to Stacy Bloomfield; she's put a ton of work in and her improvement shows that. She is jumping levels right now and we're really excited for her." 
 
 
 The Bears will enjoy the holiday season before returning to action on Sunday, January 12th as they host the Ursinus Duals from the Floy Lewis Bakes Center at 10 a.m.