FORT WORTH, TX - Texas Wesleyan Wrestling made a huge first impression at the Sid Richardson Center Saturday as the men beat both Schreiner 34-15 and Wayland Baptist 31-9 - the first two victories of the season after losing the season opener in Oklahoma City on Halloween. The women played their first contests of the season, dropping the first matchup with Wayland Baptist 29-14, but bounced back with their first victory of the inaugural season against Schreiner 24-14.

"It felt pretty good," said Ashley Molina, 191, who won both of her matches on the day. "It's a pretty good accomplishment to be the first team in the first home dual to get the first win. It's complete dedication and effort."

Molina, along with Clarissa Archuleta, 130, took both their opponents down - Archuleta by fall and forfeit and Molina by a quick win 37 seconds in and a close 5-2 decision. Alexandra Magana, 116; Alexis Saldivar, 123; Zammariea Brandon, 155 and Karestin Andrews, 170, all earned triumphs in the dual. Andrews' victory was particularly nerve-racking - a 23-19 decision - in a high scoring affair.

On the men's side, six different wrestlers earned sweeps of their opponents. Of the six, Zane Miller, 285, earned the quickest fall - 53 seconds - along with a 5-2 decision. Enis Ida, 141, won by a single point - 8-7 - before earning a fall against Schreiner competitor Bobby Espinoza in the nightcap.

"It's exciting making history, being the first ever 184-pounder from Texas Wesleyan - it's like the start of a legacy, starting off strong too," said Ja'Marcus Thomas, who won by fall and 10-6 during the dual. "Everyone here I know, basically. All the people from school came to watch, my parents from home, other teammates parents. It's Texas Wesleyan Wrestling and it's a good team."

Richland College comes to town to take on the Rams and Lady Rams next week.

Results - Women

109 - Nina Pham (Wayland Baptist University) over Madison Brown (Texas Wesleyan) by forfeit
109 - Alicia Messer (Schreiner University) over Madison Brown (Texas Wesleyan) by forfeit
116 - Kayla Fitts (Wayland Baptist University) over Alexandra Magana (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 2:00
116 - Alexandra Magana (Texas Wesleyan) over Unknown (Unattached) by forfeit
123 - Alexis Saldivar (Texas Wesleyan) over Angelina Vitola (Schreiner University) Fall 3:00
123 - Gabriela Ramos-Diaz (Wayland Baptist University) over Alexis Saldivar (Texas Wesleyan) TF 10-0
130 - Clarissa Archuleta (Texas Wesleyan) over Amanda Alvarado (Wayland Baptist University) Fall 4:46
130 - Clarissa Archuleta (Texas Wesleyan) over Unknown (Unattached) by forfeit
155 - Kaylynn Albrecht (Wayland Baptist University) over Zammariea Brandon (Texas Wesleyan) TF 12-1
155 - Zammariea Brandon (Texas Wesleyan) over Unknown (Unattached) by forfeit
170 - Mikayla Mata (Schreiner University) over Karestin Andrews (Texas Wesleyan) Dec 8-4
170 - Karestin Andrews (Texas Wesleyan) over Breanna Jennings (Wayland Baptist University) Dec 23-19
191 - Ashley Molina (Texas Wesleyan) over Olivia Ricci (Wayland Baptist University) Fall 0:37
191 - Ashley Molina (Texas Wesleyan) over Miriam Delagarza (Schreiner University) Dec 5-2
 

Round 1

• Wayland Baptist University defeated Schreiner University 31-5.

Round 2

• Wayland Baptist University defeated Texas Wesleyan 29-14.

Round 3

• Texas Wesleyan defeated Schreiner University 24-14.

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Results - Men

125 - Juan Castellanos (Texas Wesleyan) over Unknown (Unattached) by forfeit
125 - Gabe Gray (Wayland Baptist) over Juan Castellanos (Texas Wesleyan) Dec 8-5
133 - Kobe Nelms (Texas Wesleyan) over Saul Rocha (Wayland Baptist) Maj 15-5
133 - Kobe Nelms (Texas Wesleyan) over Unknown (Unattached) by forfeit
141 - Enis Ida (Texas Wesleyan) over Bryan Pena (Wayland Baptist) Dec 8-7
141 - Enis Ida (Texas Wesleyan) over Bobby Espinoza (Schreiner) Fall 2:04
149 - Jason Chambers (Texas Wesleyan) over Joseph Rios (Wayland Baptist) Dec 3-2
149 - Jason Chambers (Texas Wesleyan) over Naikoa Simao (Schreiner) Dec 6-2
157 - Kye Fahrenbacher (Wayland Baptist) over Rusty Bowman (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 0:00
157 - Jhael Jose (Schreiner) over Rusty Bowman (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 2:36
165 - Don Doyle Jr. (Texas Wesleyan) over Abednigo Sagomba (Wayland Baptist) Fall 4:31
165 - Dustin Basham (Schreiner) over Don Doyle Jr. (Texas Wesleyan) Dec 11-5
174 - Dracius McKee (Texas Wesleyan) over Matthew Alejandro (Wayland Baptist) Dec 12-10
174 - Dracius McKee (Texas Wesleyan) over Alex Alberto (Schreiner) Maj 15-3
184 - Ja'Marcus Thomas (Texas Wesleyan) over Brodey Beckman (Schreiner) Fall 4:40
184 - Ja'Marcus Thomas (Texas Wesleyan) over Hunter McCarty (Wayland Baptist) SV-1 10-6
197 - Bryce Marsh (Schreiner) over Cameron Gregg (Texas Wesleyan) Fall 2:15
197 - Cameron Gregg (Texas Wesleyan) over Justin Vargas (Wayland Baptist) Dec 10-5
285 - Zane Miller (Texas Wesleyan) over Brandon Bennett (Wayland Baptist) Fall 0:53
285 - Zane Miller (Texas Wesleyan) over TiRyek West (Schreiner) Dec 11-10

Round 1

• Wayland Baptist defeated Schreiner 34-21.

Round 2

• Texas Wesleyan University defeated Wayland Baptist 31-9.

Round 3

• Texas Wesleyan University defeated Schreiner 34-15.

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New to Wrestling?  Here are some helpful terms identified.

Dual Meet Team Scoring
    Fall (or pin), Forfeit, Default, Disqualification - 6 team points
    Technical Fall (getting ahead of your opponent by 15 points; ends the match) - 5 team points
    Major Decision (winning the match by 8 - 14 points) - 4 team points
    Decision (winning the match by fewer than 8 points) - 3 team points

There are five ways to score points in a wrestling match:
1 – Takedown - (2 points) You score two points for taking your opponent down to the mat and controlling him/her.
2 – Escape - (1 point) You score one point for getting away or getting to a neutral position when your opponent has you down on the mat.
3 – Reversal - (2 points) You score two points when your opponent has you down on the mat and you come from underneath and gain control of your opponent.
4 – Near Fall (Back Points) - (2 or 3 points) You get near fall points when you almost but not quite get your opponent pinned. A near fall (near pin) is when...

• both shoulders are held for two seconds within four inches of the mat, or...
• one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat, or...
• the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows.

      If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points. If a near fall lasts for 5 seconds, you get 3 points.
5 – Penalty Points - (1 or 2 points) a player is awarded points if other player commits various infractions such as: illegal holds, technical violations, unnecessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct, flagrant misconduct, stalling, and incorrect starting position of false start.