ADRIAN, Mich. -- After advancing to day two and earning NCWWC All-America status on Friday, East Stroudsburg University women's wrestlers Mia Macaluso (130) and Avia Bibeau (143) concluded their seasons on Saturday at Adrian College. Macaluso finished in fourth place at 130 and Bibeau took fifth place at 143, becoming the ESU's second and third All-Americans.

Macaluso began the day by avenging her first loss of the season at the NCWWC Northeast Regional by pinning Tiffin's #6 Solana Mottola in 1:10. With the win, the Otisville, N.Y. native advanced to the 3rd place match, facing #3 Lauren Mason. Macaluso fell by tech fall, finishing fourth overall at 130 and finishing her impressive first season as a Warrior with 13-3 record. At the national championships, she defeated #5, #6, and #1 on her way to fourth place at 130. Macaluso suffered a loss in the quarterfinal and rallied for three consecutive victories before falling in the third-place match for fourth place.

Bibeau entered Saturday in the consolation semifinals, and fell to Sacred Heart's #8 Madison Sandquist via tech fall. In the fifth place match, Bibeau earned a 23 second pin over #5 Riley Aamold of North Central to close her impressive season. Bibeau posted a 12-4 overall record and an 8-2 record at 143 on the season.

Overall, the Warriors placed 13th of 32 schools, earning 31.5 points. The Warriors placed fourth best among Northeast region teams and finished second of teams from Pennsylvania.
 

Cliff Keen NCWWC Results

130 - Mia Macaluso

• Champ. Round 1 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) received a bye
• Champ. Round 2 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by decision over #5 Phoenix Dubose (King) (Dec 5-2)
• Quarterfinal - #4 Claire DiCugno (Colorado Mesa) won by tech fall over Mia Macaluso (TF-1.5 4:27 (13-2)
• Cons. Round 4 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by decision over Autumn Flanigan (Augsburg) (Dec 6-6)
• Cons. Round 5 - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by decision over #1 Montana Delawder (King) (Dec 12-11)
• Cons. Semi - Mia Macaluso (ESU) won by fall over #6 Solana Mottola (Tiffin) (Fall 1:10)
• 3rd Place Match - #3 Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser) won by tech fall over Mia Macaluso (TF-1.5 3:17 (10-0)

143 - Avia Bibeau

• Champ. Round 1 - Avia Bibeau (ESU) received a bye
• Champ. Round 2 - Avia Bibeau (ESU) won by fall over Kya Rybachek (Augsburg) (Fall 1:42)
• Quarterfinal - Avia Bibeau (ESU) won by fall over #3 Kaylee Lacy (Colorado Mesa) (Fall 1:13)
• Semifinal - #2 Ashlynn Ortega (King) won by tech fall over Avia Bibeau (TF-1.5 0:46 (10-0))
• Cons. Semi -#8 Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by tech fall over Avia Bibeau (TF-1.5 4:34 (10-0)
• 5th Place Match - Avia Bibeau (ESU) won by fall over Riley Aamold #5 (North Central College) (Fall 0:23)

 

NCWWC National Championship Team Standings

• 1 McKendree University 188.0
• 2 King University 166.0
• 3 Simon Fraser University 145.5
• 4 North Central College 128.0
• 5 Colorado Mesa University 89.0
• 6 Augsburg University 82.0
• 7 Tiffin University 75.5
• 8 Adrian College 42.5
• 9 Emmanuel College 38.5
• 9 Gannon University  38.5
• 11 Lindenwood University 38.0
• 12 Limestone College 32.5
• 13 East Stroudsburg University 31.5
• 14 Sacred Heart University 30.5
• 15 Presbyterian College  29.5
• 16 University Of Wisconsin At Stevens Point 27.0
• 17 New Jersey City University 22.0
• 18 Elmira College 11.0
• 19 William Jewell College 9.0
• 20 Trine University 5.5
• 21 Albion College 5.0
• 22 Lock Haven University  4.5
• 23 Delaware Valley University  3.0
• 23 Emory and Henry College  3.0
• 25 Schreiner University 2.5
• 26 Chadron State College 1.0
• 27 Carthage College  0.0
• 27 Ferrum College 0.0
• 27 Greensboro College 0.0
• 27 Hiram College 0.0
• 27 Pacific University 0.0
• 27 Westminster College 0.0