COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College women's wrestling team kicked off its dual meet schedule, splitting a tri-match with No. 11 Sacred Heart University and Frostburg State University on Sunday afternoon inside Helfferich Hall.

The Bears earned a 27-18 victory over Frostburg State in their opening match but fell to the Pioneers, 37-11, to finish with a 1-1 record.

Ursinus 27, Frostburg State 18

The Bears jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead through two matches as senior Mandy Gavares (103) and first-year Princessstorm Woody (110) each earned 10-0 victories by technical superiority.

During Woody's matchup against Frostburg's Kenaya Mwehu, she secured a quick takedown before using a tilt with a reinforced bar to increase her lead to six. After a restart, Woody's second takedown gave her a 10-0 victory by technical superiority.

The Bobcats responded with a victory by technical fall at 117 pounds to trim their deficit to 8-4 entering the 124-pound matchup. However, three straight victories by the Bears increased their match lead to 21-5 with four bouts remaining.

First, first-year Caitlin Castoldi collected a 12-1 victory over Dayanah Savoy at 124 pounds, and a fall by classmate Emily Sarr at 131 pounds gave Ursinus a 17-5 advantage. Junior Emma Sagi carried the momentum into the 138-pound match, recording a 10-0 victory over Frostburg State's Trinity Butler to give Ursinus a 21-5 match lead.

The Bobcats answered with three straight victories to cut their deficit to 22-18 entering the final match. Frostburg State received a forfeit at 145 pounds, then earned a 4-2 decision at 160 pounds before a fall at 180 pounds brought the dual meet down to the final bout.

Sophomore Tessa Master stepped up for the Bears at 207 pounds, clinching the dual with a fall at the 4:05 mark to give Ursinus a 27-18 victory. Trailing 3-0 in the second period, Master countered an attack by Frostburg State's Jada Arnold, putting her on her back for the fall and the victory.

No. 11 Sacred Heart 37, Ursinus 11

The Pioneers grabbed the early momentum, earning a fall at the 4:31 mark of the second period in the 103-pound match to take a 5-0 lead. Ursinus quickly bounced back at 110 pounds as Woody earned an 11-0 victory by technical superiority over Sacred Heart's Samantha Yap to trim the Bears' deficit to 5-4. The victory improved Woody's season record to 6-0 after defeating Yap, who is ranked third in Region I in the latest NWCA women's wrestling rankings.

However, Sacred Heart responded with consecutive falls at 117 and 124 pounds, while a technical fall at 131 pounds gave the Pioneers a 19-5 lead with five matches remaining. At 138 pounds, Sacred Heart earned a 10-4 decision, and a victory by forfeit at 145 gave the Pioneers a 27-6 lead.

After a Sacred Heart victory by fall at 160 pounds, sophomore Jurelys Peguero Del Rosario responded for the Bears, collecting a fall over Madeline Hodges at the 1:13 mark of the first period. Unfortunately, Sacred Heart closed out the meet with a first-period fall at 207 pounds to secure a 37-11 dual victory.

The Bears will return to action on Sunday, November 15th, hosting Wilkes University and the University of Bridgeport for a tri-match at noon.