Women’s Wrestling Performs Strongly in Inaugural Meet at East Stroudsburg
Purple Knights total 12 victories; Lindsey Rywolt earns fifth place at 124-lbs.
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Highlighted by 12 total wins and a fifth-place individual performance, the University of Bridgeport's women's wrestling team made its 2025-26 season debut on Sunday at the East Stroudsburg Open. UB finished tied for 17th out of 32 programs.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
The Purple Knights turned in a strong showing in their first-ever competition, earning a total of 12 victories.
Sophomore Lindsey Rywolt made program history with UB's first-ever win and went on to place fifth at 124 lbs, finishing with a 6-1 record that included five falls and one technical fall. She picked up a trio of victories over regionally ranked opponents, including Elmira's Megan Edwards (#2) and Sacred Heart's Lauren Nguyen (#4).
Freshman Jelene Lainez also recorded multiple wins, going 2-2 at 145 lbs with one fall and one technical fall.
Fellow freshmen Idalia Lopez, Hoshena Gemme, Olivia Hopkins, and Linette Diaz each added victories to round out a promising day for the Purple Knights in their debut competition.
FULL RESULTS
103 lbs
Jocelyn Sanchez (0-2)
Lost to No. 1 seed East Stroudsburg's Olivia Klein (VFA 0:27 0-4)
Lost to Delaware State's Milena Chavarria (injury)
124 lbs
Lindsey Rywolt (5th Place, 6-1)
Defeated No. 4 Seed Elmira's Megan Edwards (VFA 0:42 4-4)
Lost to Montreat's Alanna Garner (VFA 4:14 10-5)
Defeated East Stroudsburg's Kara Rosado (VFA 2:25 8-1)
Defeated Lehigh's Avery Hines (VSU 10-0 2:06)
Defeated Frostburg's Ella Mcdonald (VFA 1:12 6-0)
Defeated No. 8 Seed Sacred Heart's Lauren Nguyen (VFA 2:03 4-2)
Defeated No. 4 Seed Elmira's Megan Edwards (VFA 1:08 8-0)
145 lbs
Jelene Lainez (2-2)
Defeated East Stroudsburg's Riley Dunn (VSU 10-0 1:31)
Lost to No. 5 Seed Lehigh's Julia Fongaro (VFA 1:54 4-2)
Defeated East Stroudsburg's Paige Ward (VFA 0:34 4-0)
Lost to No. 4 Seed York College's Maura White (VFA 2:21 8-0)
Idalia Lopez (1-2)
Defeated Penn State-Altoona's Aliana Romero (VFA 1:21 6-1)
Lost to Unattached Lina Lockard (VSU 10-0 1:12)
Lost to Mount Olive's Savannah Chesney (VSU 12-2 2:52)
160 lbs
Hoshena Gemme (1-2)
Lost No. 10 Seed King University's Stella Steigler (VSU 10-0 3:32)
Defeated Mount Olive's Jailah Wilson (VSU 10-0 1:41)
Lost to Frostburg's Reise Roach (VFA 0:36 4-0)
Olivia Hopkins (1-2)
Lost to Alvernia's Elizabeth Adebola (VSU 10-0 3:36)
Defeated Kean's Kaylee Borge (VFA 0:26 5-0)
Lost to York's Ashley Knapp (VFA 3:32 6-2)
180 lbs
Linette Diaz (1-2)
Defeated No. 7 Seed Montreat's Audrey Gribble (VFA 1:51 4-0)
Lost to No. 2 Seed Sacred Heart's Madeline Hodges (VSU 11-0 1:42)
Lost to NJCU's Fabiana Josa (VSU 10-0 3:35)
UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will return to action next Sunday at the Western New England Duals.