East Stroudsburg, PA – It was a strong start to the season for the Lincoln Memorial Women's Wrestling team, as three Railsplitters traveled to participate in the East Stroudsburg Open on Sunday.
The Splitters earned their first individual win of the season thanks to Delaney Nichols in the opening round of the 131-pound division, as the Sophomore took home a victory in two rounds. Nichols scored four early points thanks to a technical combined with two other points, before securing two technicals in the second round to run away with a 9-2 victory.
Nichols continued her dominance in the second round, taking a Superiority win over an opponent from the Naval Academy. After allowing an early two-points to the Midshipmen, Nichols turned the tide of the bout, unleashing a tsunami, scoring 12 unanswered to secure the victory in 5:22 of action.
Despite a first-round loss, Nevaeh Morgan took control in the consolation bracket of the 138-class, earning a win over her opponent from New York Military Academy. Morgan had to come from behind after the first round, trailing her opponent 2-0 at the first break, but would roar back, scoring four quick points before locking up a win thanks to Fall win in 4:04 of wrestling, moving onto the round of 8.
In her two Round of 8 matchups, Morgan continued to roll, earning two convincing wins via fall, needing just over a minute to defeat an opponent from club-affiliated Team Tugman while sinking her opponent from the Naval Academy in 53 seconds, earning a bid into the semifinals of the consolation bracket.
Morgan's semifinal battle would be a fight, as the Sophomore would go the distance with her opponent from New York Military Academy, taking 5:55 and racking up 11 points before securing the victory via fall, putting Morgan in the fifth-place match, where she would fall to her opponent from Lehigh University, taking home sixth in the 138-pound division.
RESULTS
117
Round of 32
Leah Adriaanse def. by Maddie Ripley (Western New England): VFA (0:11)
Consolation Round of 16
Leah Adriaanse def. by Elizabeth Galladay (Centenary): VSU 0-11 (5:37)
131
Round of 32
Delaney Nichols over Kate Wood (Gannon): VP 9-2
Round of 16
Delaney Nichols over Caitlin Brickley (Navy): VSU 12-2 (5:22)
Quarterfinals
Delaney Nichols def. by Ariel Manning (East Stroudsburg): VP 2-8
Consolation Round of 8
Delaney Nichols def. by Linda Kenny (Western New England): VSU 0-10 (3:55)
138
Round of 16
Nevaeh Morgan def. by Regan Retell (East Stroudsburg): VFA (0:19)
Consolation Round of 16
Nevaeh Morgan over Arianna Maria (NYMA): VFA (4:04)
Consolation Round of 8 (1)
Nevaeh Morgan over Jessica Kang (Navy): VFA (0:53)
Consolation Round of 8 (2)
Nevaeh Morgan over Ella Henckel (TT): VFA (1:02)
Consolation Round of 4
Nevaeh Morgan over Alex Doxey (NYMA): VFA (5:55)
Fifth-Place Match
Nevaeh Morgan def. by Morgan Edwards (Lehigh): VFA (0:43)
