OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- After rolling through pool play yesterday, the top-ranked King University women's wrestling team didn't let up on Saturday as they repeated as champions of the Cliff Keen Duals. The Tornado started the day with a 28-15 victory over No. 10 University of the Cumberlands before topping No. 6 Simon Fraser University 33-10 in the semifinals. King then faced No. 2 Oklahoma City University in the finals for the second consecutive tournament, topping the Stars 27-20.
Forrest Molinari and Amanda Hendey got the Tornado off to a great start against No. 10 Cumberlands as Molinari took a 10-0 technical fall victory over Angelica Hernandez at 136 pounds and Hendey earned a win by fall in 0:38 over Kristin Yamasaki at 143 pounds. Julia Salata extended the King lead with a 10-0 technical fall victory at 170 pounds before Cumberlands earned back-to-back victories. However, Ashley Iliff (109) and Haley Augello (116) teamed up for consecutive wins. Iliff earned a win by fall in 2:52 over Angelo Enos before Augello topped Alex Campbell 10-0 on a technical fall. Jessi Kee capped the 28-15 victory with a win by fall in 1:29 over Ashley Talaro-Potter at 130 pounds.
Hendey continued the roll as she started the match against sixth-ranked Simon Fraser with a win by fall in 3:36 over Francesca Giorgio at 143 pounds. Salata again took a 10-0 technical fall win at 170 pounds, this time defeating Monika Podgorski, before the Clan took the second victory of the dual. Following that win, the Tornado rolled off six straight victories to take the match 33-10. Marina Doi earned a 3-0 win at 101 pounds while Breonnah Neal took an 8-2 decision at 109 pounds. Augello, Sarah Hildebrandt and Kee all took 10-0 technical fall wins to move King into the championship bout.
Salata got King off to a good start, defeating Sherese Thomas on a fall in 1:21 at 170 to put the Tornado ahead of No. 2 Oklahoma City, but the Stars bounced back with three straight wins to take a 13-7 lead in the match. However, Augello brought momentum back to the Tornado side of the mat as she took a 10-0 technical fall win over Shelby Morris at 116 pounds. Hildebrandt followed with a 10-0 technical fall win at 123 pounds over Rachel Archer to put King ahead 15-13. At 130 pounds, Kee followed with a 10-0 technical fall win before Molinari topped Rachel Young 12-1 on a technical fall at 136 pounds to give the Tornado a commanding lead. Hendey capped King's scoring with a 12-2 technical fall victory at 155 pounds over Hailey Garcia. The Stars took the final bout on a fall to make the final score 27-20 in favor of the Tornado.
King will be in action again on November 8 when they travel to the NYAC Open in New York City.
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