ST. LOUIS – It was a successful weekend hosting the Missouri Baptist University Duals on Saturday as the 17^th-ranked Spartan women's wrestling program was victorious three times including wins over NJCAA Trinidad State College, NCAA DIII Westminster College (Mo.), and Central Methodist University.
 
MoBap improved its dual record to 5-2 and landed its second ranked win in as many weeks with a convincing 34-14 win against No. 18 Central Methodist. Last weekend at the William Jewell Duals, the Spartans defeated NCAA No. 15-ranked Lindenwood by a score of 33-20.
 
The MBU Duals served as the final competition of 2023. When the Spartans return from Winter Break, they will jump right back into thick of their schedule with the NWCA/USMC National Duals on Jan. 5-6. While MBU's opponents have not yet been determined, the strength of competition will not be lacking.
 
(17) Missouri Baptist def. Trinidad State, 46-1 [Exhibition]
To start things off on Saturday, the Spartans overpowered NJCAA foe Trinidad State College in an exhibition yielding just one point to the Trojans.
 
Six Spartans recorded pins including four with less than 30 seconds off the clock. At 101, Alyssa Quezaire pinned Alana Espinoza in 29 seconds, Tiyahna Askew pinned Alexandra Martinez in 28 seconds at 143 pounds, and Faith Macharia pinned Valeria Davila in 30 seconds at 191. In the extra exhibition match at 191, Emma Schreiber wasted little time getting her pin, putting Celeste Sisneros on her back in nine seconds. Other Spartans with pins included Abigail Mattson and Anastasia Hardin.
 
Alyssa King [109 lbs], Juliana Diaz [123 lbs], and Lillian McCollum [exh – 101 lbs] all won 10-0 via tech fall, while Andrea Karagiannis was the only match that went the distance. Karagiannis, who was on the verge of a victory by superiority in the first period, held on to win against a surging Giana Roskam in a marathon 19-18 decision.
 
(17) Missouri Baptist def. Westminster, 43-5
With Westminster traveling just four wrestlers, the Spartans' second match of the day was a quick one.
 
MBU started off with a 20-0 lead with default wins at 101 (Quezaire), 109 (King), 116 (Karagiannis), and 123 (Diaz). The Spartans would get 10 more points from forfeited wins at 143 (Cheng) and 191 (Schreiber).
 
MoBap won three of the four contested matches with wins at 130, 155, and 170. At 130 pounds, Riley White battled back from a 6-2 deficit to pin Westminster's Lila Eckert. Josette Partney and Anastasia Hardin both logged 10-0 tech fall victories.
 
(17) Missouri Baptist def. (18) Central Methodist, 34-14
In the much anticipated dual with 18^th-ranked Central Methodist, the difference maker was the Spartans' strength at the bottom of the lineup.
 
Following a forfeited win at 101, the Spartans doubled their lead with an Alyssa King pin [2:09]. In the only match on Saturday between ranked opponents, No. 7-ranked Juliana Diaz got the best of No. 14 Allison Hynes in a 10-0 tech fall win and moved to 15-5 on the year.
 
The Eagles tied the match at 14-14 with back-to-back wins at 130 and 136, however, Tiyahna Askew reversed the momentum in MBU's favor for good. Askew recorded her second pin of the day defeating Emma Cole in 43 seconds. Josette Partney and Anastasia Hardin followed suit with pins at 1:12 and 0:27 in their respective matches.

Other Results
(18) Central Methodist def. Westminster, 26-18
(18) Central Methodist def. Trindidad State, 30-9
Trinidad State def. Westminster, 30-5