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MARQUETTE,
Mich. – B2 Networks announced today it will broadcast the second women's
wrestling event in the history of the company, a pre-Olympic match featuring the
United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC) and Oklahoma City University. The
meet, will take place in the Vandament Arena on the campus of Northern Michigan
University and can be seen live via the world's premier broadband broadcaster on
Friday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. Oklahoma time. "We
are looking forward for the opportunity to compete against the Olympic Education
Center," stated Archie Randall, Oklahoma City wrestling coach.
"It gives us a measuring stick as to where our squad is at this time of year,
especially on our technique level." "The
USA Wrestling resident athlete program women's freestyle team at the USOEC will
compete in Canada the week prior and will conclude the fall semester with the
dual versus Oklahoma City University," stated Shannyn J.
Gillespie, USOEC coach. "This dual will serve as a final preparation
contest for the championship season which starts in January 2008 heading into
the Olympic Trials in mid-June 2008." The
USOEC vs. Oklahoma City University dual will be available for viewing by a
worldwide audience. The live meet will be aired through the USOEC's web site,
Oklahoma City University's website as
well as on B2 Networks' web site.
Fans wanting to watch women's wrestling via B2 Networks will need a high-speed
Internet connection and a current version of Microsoft Windows Media Player.
Access to all bouts of the dual meet will be made available for $6. "It
is always special when B2 Networks has the opportunity to broadcast
Olympic-style competition to the world," stated Richard Brosal,
B2 Networks Executive Vice President for Business Operations and Marketing. "It
is exciting to be able to increase exposure of this great sport by providing
live action of two outstanding women's wrestling teams to the sport's many
fans." B2
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Pacific struggles in shifting gears from folkstyle back to freestyle as the Boxers dropped matches to Oklahoma City, Simon Fraser and Menlo in the Bay Area
ATHERTON, Calif. - In their first dual matches of the 2007-08 season, Pacific
found themselves on the short end of a trio of contests in a dual meet
tournament held at Menlo College's Haynes-Prim Pavilion.
Pacific
bookended their day with a 43-4 loss to Oklahoma City University and a 38-3 loss
to regional rival Simon Fraser. The sandwich match found the Boxers competitive
against Menlo, but Pacific could not overcome the weight of four forfeits in a
close 25-24 loss to the Oaks.
The Boxers, who have practiced more
folkstyle than freestyle in recent weeks thanks to their new affiliation with
the National Collegiate Wrestling Association's (NCWA) women's division,
struggled against a trio of teams that have specialized in the freestyle
discipline all season.
The Boxers failed to win a match against Oklahoma
City, who is in their first year of competition in women's wrestling. The Stars
picked up bonus points from three forfeits and three pins. Andrea Hale (Jr.,
Chicago, Ill) and Jade Anderson (Fr., Simi Valley, Calif.) were the only Boxers
to score points in their matches at 72 kilograms and 80 kilograms,
respectively. Valerie Prise (Sr., Diamond Bar, Calif.) and Summer Steenberg
(Fr., Kent, Wash.) also earned team points in their decision
losses.
Pacific made it quite a battle against the host Oaks, despite
giving up 20 points at the start of the match to forfeits. Prise opened the
affair with a first round pin at 58 kilograms, one of three from the Boxers in
the match. Jazzy Green (Fr., Santa Monica, Calif.) scored a two-round decision
over Shareese Mulholand at 55 kilograms, while Steenberg and Samantha Stych
(Fr., Oxnard, Calif.) added first round pins at 59 kilograms and 673 kilograms,
respectively.
Ashlee Evans had the only win for the Oaks in a contested
match, needing 1 minute, 45 seconds to pin Hale in the 67-kilogram match to
secure the victory.
The Boxers scored just three team points against
Simon Fraser, thanks to three losses by decision. The Clan rolled by accepting
a pair of forfeits and a pair of pins from Miranda Dick at 63 kilograms and
Raissa Pickinson at 67 kilograms.
Anderson came the closest to winning a
match for Pacific against the Clan, taking the first round of her 80-kilogram
match with Erin Church, 6-0. Church rolled right back with two shutout rounds
of her own to take the match by scores of 0-6, 6-0, 6-0.
The Boxers will
take a month off from competition over finals and the Christmas break. They
will return to action on Jan. 6, returning to the Bay Area to dual against Menlo
and San Jose State.
OKLAHOMA CITY 43, PACIFIC 4
44
kg.: Lene Wood (OKC) win by forfeit
48 kg.: Nicole Woody (OKC) def. Valerie
Prise (PAC), 3-1, 6-0
51 kg.: Erica Torres (OKC) win by forfeit
55 kg.:
Ashley Hudson (OKC) win by fall over Jazzy Green (PAC), 1:29
59 kg.: Marina
Piccolotti (OKC) def. Summer Steenberg (PAC), 6-0, 4-0
63 kg.: Briana Conway
(OKC) win by fall over Ariella Ing (PAC), 0:22
67 kg.: Ashley Sword (OKC) win
by fall over Samantha Stych (PAC), 0:30
72 kg.: Lacey Novinska (OKC) def.
Andrea Hale (PAC), 2-1, 8-0
80 kg.: Melissa Simmons (OKC) def. Jade Anderson
(PAC), 2-0, 1-1
92 kg.: Carrie Chuck (OKC) win by
forfeit
MENLO 25, PACIFIC 24
44 kg.: Maria Henriquez
(MEN) win by forfeit
48 kg.: Valerie Prise (PAC) win by fall over Victoria
Milano (MEN)
51 kg.: Katherine Fulp-Allen (MEN) win by forfeit
55 kg.:
Jazzy Green (PAC) def. Shareese Mulholand (MEN), 6-0, 5-0
59 kg.: Summer
Steenberg (PAC) win by fall over J'aime Sage (MEN), 1:25
63 kg.: Samantha
Stych (PAC) win by fall over Leann Mitchell (MEN), 0:53
67 kg.: Ashlee Evans
(MEN) won by fall over Andrea Hale (PAC), 1:45
72 kg.: Jade Anderson (PAC)
win by forfeit
80 kg.: Brittany Caoile (MEN) win by forfeit
92 kg.: Matril
Ford (MEN) win by forfeit
SIMON FRASER 38, PACIFIC
3
44 kg.: Marrianne Siglos (SFU) win by forfeit
48 kg.: Ashley
McKilligan (SFU) def. Valerie Prise (PAC), 6-0, 6-0
51 kg.: Rita Pare (SFU)
win by forfeit
55 kg.: Deni Torg (SFU) def. Ariella Ing (PAC), 6-0, 5-1
59
kg.: Stacie Anaka (SFU) def. Samantha Stych (PAC), 6-0, 6-0
63 kg.: Miranda
Dick (SFU) win by fall over Jazzy Green (PAC), 0:41
67 kg.: Raissa Pickinson
(SFU) def. Summer Steenberg (PAC), 2-1, 3-1
72 kg.: Katherine Spotzl (SFU)
win by fall over Andrea Hale (PAC), 0:30
80 kg.: Erin Church (SFU) def. Jade
Anderson (PAC), 0-6, 6-0, 6-0
88 kg: Double Forfeit, No Match
The Spartans didn't have any boys place at the 26th annual Dave Lidell tournament, but eight girls managed to place. Alisa Gortchakov finished second at 108 pounds, while Brianna Grant took second at 114 pounds and Samantha Hoover was second at 118 pounds.
Chantel White and Shante White both took second place at 170 and 200 pounds, respectively. Alice Hoover was third at 114 pounds, while Ariana Reyes and Laslawna Tezenor both notched third place at 103 pounds.
Sports Briefs
Colony won with 252 points, ahead of Chugiak (137), Bethel (136.5), North Pole (134), Service (100), ACS (87.5) and Skyview (79).
Buffington fought his way to a 4-0 record, capping his tournament with a 5-2 decision over Colony's Angleo Bellotte in the title match.
Also for the Panthers, Michaela Hutchison (119 pounds) placed third with a
4-1 mark, Bryce Wilson (103) and Pat Sheridan (171) each finished sixth with 2-3
records and Freddie Pollard (152) claimed eighth place with a 2-2 standing.