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Steve Woltmann

Women's Wrestling

North Central Opens Season with Ranked Win Over Northern Michigan

Results

Nov. 2, 2026 – Opening their season with a ranked match-up against No. 19 Northern Michigan University, the fourth-ranked North Central College women's wrestling team delivered a commanding 31-11 win over the Wildcats Monday evening.

Northern Michigan scored the first points of the dual as Lilee Denson defeated Zurri Zamora 12-1 via technical fall at 103 pounds. Zamora notched a step-out early on to score in her match to thwart the shutout and putting the Cardinals on the board as Northern Michigan led 4-1 after the first bout. 

Sixth-ranked Kaelani Shufeldt was awarded the forfeit win at 110 pounds, putting North Central ahead in team points, 6-4. At 117 pounds, Mikayla Garcia battled Cheyenne Frank to a 6-6 decision win via criteria, scoring three team points to give North Central a 9-5 cushion. 

Bella Bolek added three points to the team score after scoring a 5-3 decision over Kandice Spry at 124 pounds, extending the Cardinals' lead to 12-6.

After leading 6-0 over Zhivanna Magdaleno, Carissa Qureshi finished off her 131-pound bout with a pin, moving North Central to a 17-6 advantage. 

At 138 pounds, Grace Stem locked up her opponent's leg early and converted it into a four-point slam before finishing off a 10-0 tech fall over Youstina Hanna, adding four points to the Cardinal's team total. 

No. 6 Taylor Graveman defeated Belicia Manuel via a 17-7 technical fall at 145 pounds to put the Cardinals up 25-7. Northern Michigan got three points back as No. 7 Sophia Bassino took down Elizabeth Rosenstiel in an 8-0 decision. 

North Central rounded out the last two weight classes with a pair of decisions as Jael Miller defeated Kanata Richardson via a 6-0 decision and No. 3 Caroline Ward battled for the 2-1 decision over Mickaela Keane to seal the 31-11 win over Northern Michigan. 

The Cardinals are back in action on Saturday, Nov. 7 for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointer Open. 
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Players Mentioned

Bella Bolek

Bella Bolek

124
Senior
Mikayla Garcia

Mikayla Garcia

117
Junior
Taylor Graveman

Taylor Graveman

145
Senior
Jael Miller

Jael Miller

180
Sophomore
Carissa Qureshi

Carissa Qureshi

131
Senior
Elizabeth Rosenstiel

Elizabeth Rosenstiel

160
Sophomore
Kaelani Shufeldt

Kaelani Shufeldt

110
Fifth Year
Grace Stem

Grace Stem

131
Fifth Year
Caroline Ward

Caroline Ward

207
Senior
Zurri Zamora

Zurri Zamora

103
Junior

Players Mentioned

Bella Bolek

Bella Bolek

Senior
124
Mikayla Garcia

Mikayla Garcia

Junior
117
Taylor Graveman

Taylor Graveman

Senior
145
Jael Miller

Jael Miller

Sophomore
180
Carissa Qureshi

Carissa Qureshi

Senior
131
Elizabeth Rosenstiel

Elizabeth Rosenstiel

Sophomore
160
Kaelani Shufeldt

Kaelani Shufeldt

Fifth Year
110
Grace Stem

Grace Stem

Fifth Year
131
Caroline Ward

Caroline Ward

Senior
207
Zurri Zamora

Zurri Zamora

Junior
103