New College of Florida Women's Wrestling won 15 bouts Saturday at the Eagle Madness Open in Marietta, Georgia, the first individual tournament in program history.
Ariel Goble led the Mighty Banyans by reaching the consolation semifinals at 117 pounds. Kamilliah Rice and Shamari Smith matched Goble with three victories apiece, and seven of NCF's eight wrestlers won at least one bout.
The Mighty Banyans combined for a 15-16 individual record across seven weight classes.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
GOBLE REACHES CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS: Goble went 3-2 at 117 pounds, opening with a fall in 56 seconds against Lincoln Memorial's Leah Adraianse. After a quarterfinal loss to the Cumberlands' Shammilka Miranda, Goble pinned Life's Andelynn Stephensen in 2:11 and earned an 11-0 technical fall against Wayland Baptist's Addison Polk. Goble's run ended with a 12-3 decision against Life's Mariana Gonzalez in the consolation semifinals.
RICE WINS THREE STRAIGHT IN CONSOLATIONS: Rice finished 3-2 at 131 pounds. After dropping her opening bout, Rice earned an 11-3 decision against Campbellsville's Cami Bird, pinned Lillian Malloy in 2:03 and pinned Emory & Henry's Kailyn Pond in 29 seconds. Rice fell to Life's Julia Kay in Consolation Round 5.
SMITH ADVANCES TO THE QUARTERFINAL: Smith went 3-2 at 138 pounds, opening with an 11-0 technical fall against Lindsey Wilson's Natalie Vergara and a 9-6 decision against the Cumberlands' Sophia Satterfield. After a 7-4 quarterfinal loss to Missouri Baptist's Demetria Higgins, Smith earned a 10-0 technical fall against the Cumberlands' Lydia Alley. Smith closed her tournament with a 9-4 loss to Life's Jaelyn Unpingco in Consolation Round 5.
MARTIN AND DIETER WIN TWO APIECE: Martin finished 2-2 at 110 pounds, earning an 8-2 decision against Huntingdon's Aryiana Reid and a 12-3 decision against Campbellsville's Kiley McNerney. Martin reached Consolation Round 4. Dieter went 2-2 at 145 pounds, opening with a 10-0 technical fall against Emory & Henry's Natalie Giocondo and adding a 14-9 decision against the Cumberlands' Giselle Mendez before bowing out in Consolation Round 3.
ESPINAL AND ESCORCIA MEET AT 124 POUNDS: Espinal earned a 3-0 decision against teammate Genesis Escorcia in Consolation Round 2. Espinal finished 1-2 after falling to Emory & Henry's Natalia Sanchez in the next round. Escorcia finished 0-2 after opening against Wayland Baptist's Isabella Arevalos.
CALIDINIO PINS PINKSTON TO REACH THE QUARTERFINALS: Calidinio went 1-2 at 180 pounds, pinning Lindsey Wilson's Alyssa Pinkston in 4:23. Calidinio dropped a 4-0 decision to Wayland Baptist's Jaclyn Daley in the quarterfinals before falling to Emmanuel's Gemma Templeman in Consolation Round 4.
BY THE NUMBERS
6 wins by decision.
5 wins by fall.
4 wins by technical fall.
UP NEXT: New College of Florida travels to Clinton, South Carolina, for the Blue Hose Challenge, hosted by Presbyterian College on Sunday, Nov. 15.
