No. 18 Storm battle No. 10 Wartburg in top-20 showdown
INDIANOLA, Iowa – The No. 18-ranked Simpson College women's wrestling team went toe-to-toe with No. 10 Wartburg in a top-20 American Rivers Conference showdown on Wednesday night, coming away with four match victories in a 29-17 loss.
Layla Phillips delivered one of Simpson's biggest highlights, edging No. 8 Jasmine Luedtke in a thrilling 8-7 decision at 117 pounds. The sophomore led 4-1 after the first period and scored the final two points of the match late after Luedtke had rallied to go front 7-6.
At 124 pounds, No. 7 Ashley Cannon kept momentum on Simpson's side, recording a fall over Gable Hemann in 2:58. No. 9 Annelise Obermark added another big win at 145 pounds, pinning Alex Harswick in 1:17 to pull Simpson (0-1, 0-1 A-R-C) within five, 19-14.
No. 9 Keeley Kehrli closed out the Storm's scoring with an 8-4 decision over May Prado at 160 pounds.
Wartburg (1-0, 1-0 A-R-C) claimed six victories on the night, including a pair by fall and one by technical fall.
DUAL RESULTS
103 - Chloe Sheffield (WAR) win by forfeit
110 - Afftynn Stusse (WAR) fall Sarah Zimmerman, 5:03
117 - Layla Phillips (SIM) dec #8 Jasmine Luedtke, 8-7
124 - #7 Ashley Cannon (SIM) fall Gable Hemann, 2:58
131 - Mackenzie Childers (WAR) fall Vanessa Elexpuru, 0:29
138 - #8 Kylie Rule (WAR) dec Noa Arnold, 8-4
145 - #9 Annelise Obermark (SIM) fall Alex Harswick, 1:17
160 - #9 Keeley Kehrli (SIM) dec May Prado, 8-4
180 - Izzy Strickert (WAR) inj. def. Jenna Joseph, 2:02
207 - #6 Rewa Chababo (WAR) tech fall Savannah Sistad, 10-0
UP NEXT
Simpson continues dual action at the Lindenwood Duals on Nov. 16 in St. Charles, Mo.
