UTICA, NY - Utica University's women's wrestling team looks to wrap up the first portion of its season by traveling to Hiram College in Ohio to compete in the Terrier Round Robin. Action is set to begin at 12:00 pm in the Price Gymnasium. This event will be the final of the 2025 calendar year for the squad.
Follow Along: The event will provide a video stream for each of their two mates, with both of those feeds available HERE. Results will be found HERE.
Muhlenberg Must-Knows: The Pioneers enter the weekend after a productive showing at the Muhlenberg Novice Tournament, where multiple wrestlers earned victories across several weight classes.
Jackie Mace (Montour Falls, NY/Odessa-Montour) delivered one of the standout performances of the early season with three wins by fall at 138 pounds.
Hannah Kusmierczak (Rome, NY/Holland Patent) added two wins at 145, highlighted by a 23-second pin against West Chester. At 124 pounds,
Dakoda House (Oneonta, NY/Cherry Valley Springfield) picked up two falls of her own. In the upper weights,
Paityn Billard (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) earned a fall against Rutgers at 180, and
Evelyn Enriquez (Mastic Beach, NY/Miller Place) opened her day with a 16-second pin in her bracket. At 207 pounds,
Natalie Enriquez (Mastic Beach, NY/William Floyd) added another victory by fall against a Rutgers opponent, rounding out a weekend that showcased the team's continued progress and depth across multiple divisions.
Early Season Standouts: Through the first month of competition, several Pioneers have put together strong statistical starts across multiple tournaments and duals. Mace leads the team in total victories with five wins on the season, all coming by fall, including a dominant 3-1 day at Muhlenberg and additional pins at both the Ithaca Invitational and the NJCU Quad. Kusmierczak has produced one of the most efficient seasons in the lineup, recording four total wins, highlighted by a technical fall at Wilkes, a forfeit win at NJCU, and a lightning-fast 23-second pin at Muhlenberg. At 124 pounds, House has emerged as one of Utica's most consistent scorers, compiling four wins by fall and recording victories in three different events (Wilkes, NJCU Quad, and Muhlenberg).
Evelyn Enriquez (Mastic Beach, NY/Miller Place) owns two falls on the year, including a 16-second pin that stands as one of Utica's fastest of the season, while
Natalie Enriquez (Mastic Beach, NY/William Floyd) has added two wins, both by fall, against opponents from Rutgers and Columbia. Collectively, Utica has accumulated 15 wins by fall this season, with at least one fall recorded in every event on the schedule.
Up Next: The event concludes the team's 2025 calendar year schedule. The Pioneers return to action in a tri-meet on January 4th, at 1:00 pm. Utica, as well as Ithaca College's team, will travel to Buffalo State's Sports Arena for the meet. Utica will have a busy start to 2026, as the women's wrestling team is scheduled for five events in January, concluding with a home tri-meet on January 31st.
