Contact: Anna Fox, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, amfox@noctrl.edu
 
Feb. 6, 2025 - The second-ranked North Central College women's wrestling team destroyed No. 12 Aurora University 38-7 on senior night in Gregory Arena. Sydney Petzinger and Sydney Perry both recorded pins on the night.
 
After honoring 17 Cardinal wrestlers, No. 3 Maddie Avila, of the 103-pound weight class, took the mat to face off against Genesis Ramirez. Avila edged out Ramirez with a nail-biting 3-2 decision. In the 110 class, Leeana Mercado picked up four points for the Cardinals with a 12-2 decision over Mia Moore.
 
Wrestling up a weight class (117), Kendra Ryan worked fast to earn a dominating 10-0 technical fall against Sharon Moreno. Also wrestling up a class was Petzinger, who pinned Bethany Regione in three minutes and 37 seconds in the 124 division. The Cardinals were up 15-2.
 
The Cardinals dropped the 131 bout to a technical fall but stole the momentum from the Spartans right after. Emma Grimm (138) defeated Olga Turiy with a 10-0 technical fall before Perry (145) pinned Makayla Howard (1:12). With just three bouts left, North Central led 25-7.
 
Tiera Jimerson (160) and Shenita Lawson (180) picked up technical falls in their respective weight classes. Jimerson defeated Antonia Phillip 10-0, and Lawson took down Mackenzie Konanz 12-1. Sadie Hill sealed the deal in the 207-weight class by accepting a win by forfeit. North Central won the dual 38-8. 
 
The Cardinals will be back on the mat this weekend, Feb. 8 and 9, for the D3 Quad Cities Invite hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Saturday bouts will begin at 2 p.m., and Sunday bouts will start at 11 a.m.
 
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