Georges Picks Up First Win Over Spartans

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's wrestling team opened its 2022-23 season tonight with a pair of matches against Quincy University and host Missouri Baptist.

Match One

Quincy def. Fontbonne, 28-2

The Hawks grabbed a 4-1 lead at 123 pounds when Trinity Pendergrass won by technical fall (13-2) over Anastasia Georges. At 155, the Griffins garnered its second point on the night when the Hawks Jazmine Garcia defeated Riley Coleman by technical fall, 13-3.

Caitlynn Evans competed for the first time this year as well, but fell against Ivana Elliott by fall.

Results

101: Open

109: Open

116: Open

123: Trinity Pendergrass (QU) def. Anastasia Georges (FBU) by technical fall, 13-2

130: Abby Rhodes (QU) won by default

136: Madison Wilcox (QU) won by default

143: Open

155: Jazmine Garcia (QU) def. Riley Coleman (FBU) by technical fall, 13-3

170: Alexa Valdez (QU) won by default

191: Ivana Elliot (QU) def. Caitlynn Evans (FBU) by fall

Match Two

Missouri Baptist def. Fontbonne, 34-5

After the Spartans took a 5-0 led, the Griffins evened it up at 123 when Georges picked up her first win on the year knocking off Riley White by fall at 4:49. Coleman was the final Griffin to compete against the Spartans and she fell by technical fall.

Results

101: Open

109: Alyssa Quezaire (MBU) won by default

116: Open

123: Anastasia Georges (FBU) def. Riley White (MBU) by fall, 4:49

130: Taryn Johnson (MBU) won by default

136: Tiyahna Askew (MBU) won by default

143: Josette Partney (MBU) won by default

155: Anastasia Hardin (MBU) def. Riley Coleman (FBU) by technical fall, 11-0

170: Dymeria Guillory (MBU) won by default

191: Shania Gowan (MBU) won by default

Up Next

The Griffins return to action next Friday when they'll compete at the Missouri Valley Open.