Baker rolls past Missouri Baptist in NAIA opener

Baker piled up five falls and won seven of 10 bouts on its way to a 31-13 women’s wrestling dual win at Missouri Baptist.

The Wildcats did most of their damage in the middle of the lineup, with four pins from 117 to 145 around a decision. Aileya Sath had the quickest fall of the night, pinning Lily Lemmons in 1:07 at 131. Chloe Herrick (117) stuck Andrea Karagiannis in 1:18, Francesca Lara (124) pinned Lindsay Rampani in 2:23 and Lucia Henriquez (145) finished Talia Reed in 1:32.

Canyon Burtis opened the dual for Baker with a 1:20 fall over Janiya Fleming at 103.

Missouri Baptist answered right away at 110. Sophomore De’yton Young won by technical superiority over Sophia Castillo 10-0 in 51 seconds.

At 138, Audrey Darnell beat Demetria Higgins 8-1. Higgins was making her collegiate debut and went the distance, scoring enough to earn the Spartans a team point. At 160, Hailee Crosland outlasted Kenlee Fish 12-6 in one of the dual’s higher-scoring bouts. Fish’s six points added another team point for Missouri Baptist.

The Spartans won the final two bouts. Lexington Johnson, also in her college debut, scored two takedowns and shut out Jenna Tuxhorn 4-0 at 180. Sophomore Mckenzie Mills then won by technical superiority over Finnley Kellerman 10-0 in 1:11 at 207.

Results:
103: Canyon Burtis (Baker) pinned Janiya Fleming (Missouri Baptist), 1:20
110: De’yton Young (Missouri Baptist) tech. Sophia Castillo (Baker), 10-0 0:51
117: Chloe Herrick (Baker) pinned Andrea Karagiannis (Missouri Baptist), 1:18
124: Francesca Lara (Baker) pinned Lindsay Rampani (Missouri Baptist), 2:23
131: Aileya Sath (Baker) pinned Lily Lemmons (Missouri Baptist), 1:07
138: Audrey Darnell (Baker) dec. Demetria Higgins (Missouri Baptist), 8-1
145: Lucia Henriquez (Baker) pinned Talia Reed (Missouri Baptist), 1:32
160: Hailee Crosland (Baker) dec. Kenlee Fish (Missouri Baptist), 12-6
180: Lexington Johnson (Missouri Baptist) dec. Jenna Tuxhorn (Baker), 4-0
207: Mckenzie Mills (Missouri Baptist) tech. Finnley Kellerman (Baker), 10-0 1:11