Wrestling | 1/24/2023 3:19:00 PM
DENTON, Texas (Jan. 24, 2023) - Texas Woman's head to Fort Worth, Texas to take on Texas Wesleyan in a rematch dual in the Battle of the TWU's on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m.
In their last meeting in Kitty Magee Arena the Rams stumped the Pioneers winning 38-11 on Nov. 10, 2022.
Six Pioneers took to the mat including
Ashlee Rice (101),
Mackenzie Peterson (123),
Kira Phillips (155),
Brooke Zejda (130),
Faith Perez (191),
Zanya Walker (155), and
Nari Miller (170). Both Walker and Miller scored points for the Pioneers that night, but Miller walked away as the only Pioneer to win her weight class.
The Rams have secured the ninth ranking in the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches Poll. With Lexia Basham (130) taking first for individual rankings.
The Pioneers are steadily climbing the charts in the NCAA Women's Coaches Rankings at No. 12, with
Aubrey Yauger (191) holding the No. 2 spot four consecutive times.
THE LINEUP (Projected)
The Pioneers:
101 Vacant
109
Mackenzie Peterson
116
Mercedes Nerios
123 Vacant
130 Ploy Tipmanee
136
Kira Phillips
143
Zanya Walker
155
Poorna Babu
170
Kylee Spearman
191
Aubrey Yauger
The Rams:
101 Jolie Lucas
109 Jasmine Sands or Kaycee Tanimoto
116 Vacant
123 Elizabeth Duvall
130 Vacant
136 TBD
143 Mea Mohler or Mattison Parker
155 Leilani Hernandez
170 Aalyah Villarreal
191 Vacant
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