EMORY, Va. – Highlighted by a first-place finish by Emily Klein, six East Stroudsburg University women's wrestling team members finished in the top-three of the Wasps Open on Friday at King Center Gymnasium.
Along with Klein's title at 110,
Tiana Savino (2nd place, 110),
Isabella Washington-Vasquez (2nd, 117),
Zoe Gress (2nd place, 131),
Waverly KaneLong (3rd place, 124) and
Tiffani Baublitz (3rd, 160) all earned top-three placements for the Warriors.
Notables
- Along with Klein's title at 110, Tiana Savino (2nd place, 110), Isabella Washington-Vasque (2nd, 117), Zoe Gress (2nd place, 131), Waverly KaneLong (3rd place, 124), and Tiffani Baublitz (3rd, 160) all earned top-three placements for the Warriors.
- Klein secured three wins to claim first place, with a fall and two tech falls, including a victory over teammate Savino in the finals.
- Savino recorded wins by decision and tech fall before falling to Klein in the championship match.
- Washington-Vasquez reached the finals with three pins but fell by tech fall to Brewton-Parker's Jamesa Robinson.
- Gress advanced to the finals with back-to-back falls and a tech fall before losing an action-packed 19-17 decision to Iyanna Crawford (Pembroke RTC) in the first-place match.
- KaneLong rebounded from a quarterfinal loss to nationally-ranked Alyssa Mahan (Presbyterian) with three consecutive wins, finishing the day 5-1. She tallied three falls and two tech falls, including a decisive 10-0 victory over Reagan Riddick (Presbyterian) in the third-place match.
- Baublitz opened with a tech fall win but suffered her first loss at ESU, pinned by No. 7 May Cuyler (Presbyterian). She ended the day strong with a fall and a tech fall to claim third place. Baublitz now holds a season record of 15-1 after her 4-1 performance.
- ESU totaled the second-most pins (23), tied for the tournament lead in tech falls (10), and achieved victories in over 60% of its matches (57-37) among 18 teams with wrestlers participating.
How It Happened
110
No. 6 Emily Klein (1st place, 3-0)
- won by fall over Jaelynn McIntosh (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 1:27)
- won by tech fall over Haley Viars (King William) (TF 13-2)
- won by tech fall over Tiana Savino (ESU) (TF 11-0)
Tiana Savino (2nd place, 2-1)
- won by injury default over Dusti Casperson (Southern Virginia) (Inj. 3:00)
- won by decision over Ryleigh Hayes (University of the Cumberlands) (Dec 9-5)
- fell to Emily Klein (ESU) won by tech fall over Tiana Savino (TF 11-0)
117
Isabella Washington-Vasquez (2nd place, 3-1)
- won by fall over Elizabeth Hollett (Huntingdon) (Fall 2:13)
- won by fall over Audrey Smith (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 2:37)
- won by fall over Annika Lopez (D`Youville) (Fall 2:15)
- fell to Jamesa Robinson (Brewton-Parker) (TF 12-0)
Alanna Barberio (1-2)
- won by tech fall over Catherine Head (Lindsey Wilson) (TF 10-0)
- fell to Jamesa Robinson (Brewton-Parker College) by tech fall (TF 10-0)
- fell to Natalia Sanchez (Emory & Henry) (Fall 0:48)
Madeline Ridge (0-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Annika Lopez (D`Youville) (Fall 3:58)
- fell to Catherine Head (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 4:51)
124
Waverly KaneLong (5-1, 3rd place)
- won by fall over Ingrid Penn (Marymount) (Fall 1:19)
- fell to No. 6 Alyssa Mahan (Presbyterian) (Fall 1:11)
- won by tech fall over Dylan Hernandez (University of the Cumberlands) (TF 10-0)
- won by fall over Makenna Dolt (Southern Virginia) (Fall 1:04)
- won by fall over Olivia Palmer (ESU) (Fall 1:19)
- won by tech fall over Reagan Riddick (Presbyterian) (TF 10-0)
Olivia Palmer (2-2)
- won by fall over Andrea Castro (Southern Virginia) (Fall 1:49)
- won by fall over Reagan Riddick (Presbyterian) (Fall 4:54)
- fell to Kamilah Brooks (Lindsey Wilson) (Dec 7-4)
- fell to Waverly KaneLong (ESU) (Fall 1:19)
131
Zoe Gress (2nd place, 3-1)
- received a bye
- won by fall over Alexis Holman (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 0:33)
- won by fall over Tonya Flournory (Pembroke RTC) (Fall 2:51)
- won by tech fall over Makayla Correa (Emmanuel University) (TF 11-0)
- fell to Iyanna Crawford (Pembroke RTC) (Dec 19-17)
Gabrielle Baker (2-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Kassey Daugherty (Presbyterian) (Dec 17-10)
- won by fall over Calista Gibson (Lincoln Memorial) (Fall 0:25)
- won by fall over Alyssa Pace (Southern Virginia) (Fall 1:53)
- fell to Tonya Flournory (Pembroke RTC) (Fall 4:52)
Lanxi Xu (0-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Abigail Vanderheyden (Lindsey Wilson) (Fall 4:24)
- received a bye
- fell to Annastasia Skoda (Montreat) (TF 12-2)
138
Gianna Amendola (2-2)
- fell to Kori Campbell (Lindsey Wilson (TF 12-0)
- received a bye
- won by decision over Carney Wyble (ESU) (Dec 10-6)
- won by fall over Camarie Cunningham (University of the Cumberlands) (Fall 0:58)
- fell to Ruth Rivera (ESU) by decision (Dec 4-3)
Ruth Rivera (2-2)
- received a bye
- won by tech fall over Alexandra Costello (Emory & Henry) (TF 11-0)
- fell to Alessandra Elliott (D`Youville) (TF 12-0)
- won by decision over Gianna Amendola (ESU) (Dec 4-3)
- fell to Kyra Tomlinson (Greensboro) (Fall 2:44)
Angelica Ramos-Oviedo (1-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Kyra Tomlinson (Greensboro) (TF 11-0)
- received a bye
- won by tech fall over Emily Nunez (ESU) (TF 10-0)
- fell to Gracie Blake (Southern Virginia (Fall 0:27)
Emily Nunez (1-2)
- fell to Sofia Vergara (Emmanuel) (Fall 2:02)
- received a bye
- won by fall over Karmen McKnight (Apprentice School) (Fall 0:46)
- fell to Angelica Ramos (ESU) (TF 10-0)
Jessica Ayala (0-2)
- fell to Kathleen Fisher (Brewton-Parker) (TF 12-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Sofia Vergara (Emmanuel) (Fall 0:53)
Carney Wyble (0-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Madison Wellen (D'Youville) (TF 10-0)
- fell to Gianna Amendola (ESU) (Dec 10-6)
145
Angelina Hiller (2-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Josselinne Campos (Lindsey Wilson (Fall 0:28)
- received a bye
- won by fall over Saniyah Ward (D`Youville) (Fall 1:43)
- won by fall over Natalie Giocondo (Emory & Henry) (Fall 1:14)
- fell to Molly Keller (Emory & Henry) (TF 10-0)
Paityn DeLong (2-2)
- won by fall over Genesis Chinchilla (Greensboro) (Fall 0:28)
- won by fall over Eve Beckstead (Southern Virginia) (Fall 0:14)
- fell to Molly Keller (Emory & Henry) (TF 10-0)
- fell to Uriah Peters-Gutierrez (Montreat) (Fall 5:41)
Isabella Burmaster (0-2)
- received a bye
- fell to Shonticia Taft (Lincoln Memorial) (Fall 3:24)
- received a bye
- fell to Uriah Peters-Gutierrez (Montreat) (Fall 1:15)
160
No. 5 Tiffani Baublitz (3rd place, 3-1)
- received a bye
- won by tech fall over Maddie Kubicki (Presbyterian) (TF 10-0)
- fell to No. 7 May Cuyler (Presbyterian) (Fall 2:40)
- won by fall over Ida Pellei (Apprentice School) (Fall 0:41)
- won by tech fall over Jocelyn Yepez (Emmanuel) (TF 10-0)
Jade Huerta (2-2)
- won by fall over Hannah Catungal (Bluefield State) (Fall 5:10)
- fell to Micah Fisher (University of the Cumberlands) (Fall 0:53)
- won by fall over Hayli Carbajal (Greensboro) (Fall 0:52)
- Fell to Ida Pellei (Apprentice School) (Fall 2:30)
207
Brooklynn Ayala (1-2)
- fell to Destiny Vaughans (Greensboro) (Fall 2:55)
- received a bye
- won by decision over Mackenzie Laforest (D'Youville) (Dec 3-1)
- fell to Kaylee Golightly (Marymount ) (Fall 1:47)
Up Next
- ESU is idle for the holiday season until Sunday, Jan. 12 when the Warriors head to the Ursinus Duals. The meet is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.