QUINCY, Ill. – The No. 12-ranked Northern Michigan wrestling team went 2-1 in the first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) duals on Sunday.
Northern opened its day with a 33-8 win over Davenport, with seven victories, including two by forfeit, across the 10 weight classes. NMU then lost to No. 2 McKendree 37-6, with
Mickaela Keane picking up the lone victory for the Wildcats. The event ended against Upper Iowa, where NMU won 38-0 with five forfeit wins.
Keane led Northern with a victory in each dual, while
Emma Heslin and
Sophia Bassino also added a pair of wins.
No. 12 Northern Michigan 33, Davenport 8
The first bout against the Panthers came at 138.
Keaton Hood fell in an 11-2 decision, giving Davenport a 3-1 lead.
Northern followed with three straight tech-fall victories.
Alissa Caltagirone won at 145 in just 55 seconds, while
Sophia Bassino followed with a victory at 160 in 1:21. At 180,
Abbie Miles also made quick work of her opponent, claiming her win in 56 seconds. Each win earned the Wildcats four points as they moved ahead 13-3.
Mickaela Keane and
Zhivanna Magdaleno each collected five more points for the Wildcats at 207 and 117 for 10 NMU points.
At 103,
Emma Heslin secured a pin for a 6-2 victory via fall. That gave Northern five more points to lead 28-3.
Jamie Cook tacked on five more points for NMU by securing a pin at 124. The Wildcats forfeited at 131 for the 33-8 final score.
No. 12 Northern Michigan 6, No. 2 McKendree 37
The match started at 103, where Heslin lost by fall, giving the Bearcats a 5-0 lead. A forfeit at 110 by Northern made it 10-0 Bearcats. Magdaleno (117), Cook (124), and Hood (131) also fell. After NMU forfeited at 138, McKendree led 28-0.
Caltagirone (145), Bassino (160), and Miles (180) each picked up a point for NMU despite narrow losses by decision.
Keane ended the dual on a positive note for Northern with a 3-0 win by decision for three points, but McKendree won the matchup 37-6.
No. 12 Northern Michigan 38, Upper Iowa 0
Heslin began the match against the Peacocks with a tech fall win in 1:04. Magdaleno (117), Cook (124), Hood (138), and Caltagirone (145) each added points via forfeit wins to lead 24-0.
At 160, Bassino collected more points when she secured her bout by tech fall in only 58 seconds.
Miles followed with a win by fall in the bout at 180, needing only 36 seconds. At 207, Keane and NMU secured the shutout with another forfeit win.
Up Next
The Wildcats will return to Illinois next weekend, taking part in the North Central Invitational on Sunday, December 14.
