Women's Wrestling 1/8/2020 10:41:00 AM CU Athletics

Lady Tigers earn No. 1-seed and receives bye to begin NWCA National Duals this weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A record 92 college teams will be participating in Mat Mayhem this coming weekend at the Kentucky Exposition Center at the NWCA's annual National Duals and Campbellsville University has two teams in the field.

The 2020 U.S. Marine Corps NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships presented by ARMS Software and Defense Soap hosted by NUWAY takes place January 10-11 with Louisville as the host for the second straight year.

Of the 92 teams, 65 are nationally ranked, including the top-ranked teams in five of the six Divisions. Of the 92 squads competing, 12 different schools will have both their men's and women's wrestling teams in action Campbellsville University is one of the 12.

The Lady Tigers are the overall No. 1-seed and have a women's division title after winning the first in program history in 2018.

CU will have an opening-round bye before facing the winner between No. 8 Lyon and Midland. The first match for the Lady Tigers will be at 6 p.m. ET on Friday night on Mat 1 at Freedom Hall. If the Lady Tigers win, they'll wrestler again on Saturday at 10:30 but a loss would move them into the consolation bracket on Friday night at 7:30.

The Lady Tigers have 12 individuals ranked and are the second-ranked team in the country. Led by No. 1 Abby Nette and No. 2 McKayla Campbell, CU has the second-most ranked wrestlers in the country.

Life, which was seventh in the Women's Division last year, is seeded second and will have a bye before wrestling either No. 7 Providence or Missouri Valley, one of the pioneer programs of women's wrestling.

Third-seeded Menlo, last year's WCWA and NAIA invitational champions, will face five-time Women's Division champion Oklahoma City in the quarterfinals as both teams have opening-round byes.

Fourth-seeded Wayland Baptist will face two-time winner and fifth-seeded U. of the Cumberlands in the quarterfinals.

Lady Tiger rankings:

No. 1 Abby Nette (130 lbs.)
No. 2 McKayla Campbell (109 lbs.)
No. 3 Katlyn Pizzo (116 lbs.)
No. 3 Kenya Sloan (170 lbs.)
No. 6 Mhina Oseitutu (143 lbs.)
No. 6 Cassandra Smith (155 lbs.)
No. 7 McKenzie Bacich (101 lbs.)
No. 7 Jacquelin Ghent (123 lbs.)
No. 8 Charlotte Fowler (123 lbs.)
No. 8 Liliana Vergara (191 lbs.)
No. 9 Randi Robison (136 lbs.)
No. 9 Mariah Harris (191 lbs.)

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Players Mentioned

McKenzie Bacich: Senior; Stockton, Calif.

McKayla Campbell: Junior; Wauseon, Ohio

Charlotte Fowler: Senior; Katy, Texas

Mariah Harris: Senior; Johnstown, Pa.

Katlyn Pizzo: Junior; Madison Heights, Mich.

Kenya Sloan: Sophomore; Knoxville, Tenn.

Abby Nette: 5' 3"; Senior; St. Rose, La.

Mhina Oseitutu: 5' 5"; Freshman; Katy, Texas

Randi Robison: 5' 3"; Freshman; East Peoria, Ill.

Cassandra Smith: 5' 6"; Freshman; Cincinnati, Ohio

Players Mentioned

McKenzie Bacich
: Senior; Stockton, Calif.

McKayla Campbell
: Junior; Wauseon, Ohio

Charlotte Fowler
: Senior; Katy, Texas

Mariah Harris
: Senior; Johnstown, Pa.

Katlyn Pizzo
: Junior; Madison Heights, Mich.

Kenya Sloan
: Sophomore; Knoxville, Tenn.

Abby Nette
: 5' 3"; Senior; St. Rose, La.

Mhina Oseitutu
: 5' 5"; Freshman; Katy, Texas

Randi Robison
: 5' 3"; Freshman; East Peoria, Ill.

Cassandra Smith
: 5' 6"; Freshman; Cincinnati, Ohio