MARIETTA, Ga. – Rita Carey and Kylee Tait placed third, while Lexiana Garcia and Gaby Perez added fourth-place finishes as No. 16 Campbellsville opened its 2026-27 season Saturday at the Eagle Madness Open hosted by Life University.

• Carey combined volume with bonus points at 138 pounds, earning two falls and one 10-0 technical fall among her three documented victories en route to third place.
• Tait was efficient at 160, pinning Gracie Rogers in 1:13 before edging Mackenzie Schultz 7-6 on her way to a third-place finish.
• Perez demonstrated two different paths to victory at 145, overwhelming Savannah Chao by a 10-0 technical fall in 1:19 and shutting out Faith Bane 3-0 before finishing fourth.
• Campbellsville recorded six falls in the documented results, with Olivia Messerly and Rebecca Deyo each finishing an opponent in 53 seconds.
• The Tigers added four technical falls, three by Carey and Perez, with Carey accounting for two 10-0 victories.
• Several bouts were decided in tight margins, including Tait's 7-6 decision, Addison Messerly's 4-2 setback, and Perez's 3-0 victory.

Carey's route to third included three bonus-point victories. After dropping a 10-0 technical fall to Julian Smith, Carey pinned Christina Jaen in 5:27 and defeated Aenaya Vines by a 10-0 technical fall in 5:24. Following another 10-0 technical-fall setback against Demetria Higgins, Carey closed her tournament by pinning Jaelyn Unpingco in 3:55.

Tait began her run at 160 pounds with a first-period fall over Rogers, securing the pin in 1:13. She then advanced with a narrow 7-6 decision over Schultz before earning her third-place finish.

At 145 pounds, Perez rebounded from a fall against Kamilah Nana by scoring five takedowns in a 10-0 technical fall over Chao. Perez followed with a controlled 3-0 decision against Bane and finished fourth in the division. Garcia also placed fourth for Campbellsville.

The Tigers secured additional bonus-point victories throughout the lineup. At 131 pounds, Olivia Messerly used three four-point sequences to pin Isabella Ferraro in 53 seconds. Rebecca Deyo matched that time at 160, pinning Narvena Sallom after scoring a four-point maneuver. Lizbeth Banderas-Rodriguez added a 2:34 fall over Kenlee Fish.

Kiley McNerney fell 12-3 to Sydney Martin at 110 pounds, while Addison Rudolph dropped a 9-2 decision to Andelynn Stephensen at 117. Addison Messerly came up short in a 4-2 decision against Kennedy Russell at 124.

Judea Higgins-Morris sustained a 52-second fall against Bane and a 10-0 technical fall against Nella Honkaniemi at 145. At 160, Meghan Werbrich fell to Fish and Kinley Wallace, while Aubree Avery dropped bouts against Schultz and Fish. Desi Lee's tournament at 180 ended with a first-period fall against Zorah Lee.

Campbellsville returns to competition Friday at the Missouri Valley Open in Marshall, Missouri.