ELMIRA, N.Y. – In the 2022-23 season opening dual match, the No. 14 East Stroudsburg University women's wrestling team fell to No. 19 Elmira, 25-22, on Wednesday evening inside Speidel Gymnasium.

The Warriors (0-1) look to get back to their winning ways tomorrow against Western New England, while Elmira enters the ESU Open on Sunday with a dual match record of 1-0.

Notables

• In her ESU debut, former All-American and Colorado Mesa transfer Zoe Gress highlighted the match for the Warriors with a pin over Hazel Dahlquist at 170. It took less than a minute into her ESU tenure to make an impact, leading 6-0 before pinning the Soaring Eagle in 58 seconds to pull ESU within a point of EC at 22-21 with one match left.
• ESU's Sofia Macaluso, No. 3 Mia Macaluso, and Grace Kaczanowski each started the campaign with a win after Elmira forfeited at 123, 130 and 143, respectively.
• After Gress' win pulled the Warriors within a point at 22-21, Shola Cascen looked to give the Warriors a team victory in the final match, but a 12-4 decision by Mariyah Casados lifted EC to the 25-22 win.

How It Happened

• 101 – Skylynn Tomlinson (EC) def. Haley Delia (ESU) by fall (4:56)
• 109 – Ariyanna Orosco (EC) by forfeit
• 116 – Abby Duke (EC) def. Emily Klein by decision (6-4)
• 123 – Sofia Macaluso (ESU) by forfeit
• 130 – #3 Mia Macaluso (ESU) by forfeit
• 136 – Gabby Bradigan (EC) def. Avery Meyers by fall (2:56)
• 143 – Grace Kaczanowski (ESU) by forfeit
• 155 – #7 Skylah Chakouian (EC) def. Avia Bibeau (ESU) by tech fall (10-0, 1:58)
• 170 – Zoe Gress (ESU) def. Hazel Dahlquist (EC) by fall (0:58)
• 191 –  Mariyah Casados (EC) def. Shola Cascen by decision (12-4)

Up Next

• It's a quick turnaround for ESU, who heads to Western New England College to battle the Golden Bears in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday at 4:00 p.m.