Women's Wrestling Captures Five Podium Finishes at First-Ever Bridgeport Open
Purple Knights host their first-ever home meet inside the Wheeler Recreation Center.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Competing in their first-ever home meet at the Bridgeport Open, UB's women's wrestling team delivered two bracket titles and five total podium finishes on Saturday inside the Wheeler Recreation Center.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
Sophomore Lindsey Rywolt (124 lbs), fresh off her title at the Millersville Open, continued her dominant stretch by winning another bracket on Saturday. She went 2-0 on the day, earning a pin in her opener before securing a tech fall in the final, improving her season record to 14-1 with six pins and eight tech wins.
At 160 lbs, Hoshena Gemme also claimed her second straight bracket championship, pinning both of her opponents to push her winning streak to five.
The Purple Knights added several more podium performances, highlighted by Callisto Banks (131 lbs), who recorded three pins in her run.
Jelene Lainez (145 lbs) turned in a strong outing with both a tech fall and a pin, while Olivia Hopkins (145 lbs) padded the team's win total with a pair of pins.
FULL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS – 2025 BRIDGEPORT OPEN
124 lbs
Lindsey Rywolt – First Place, 2-0
Def. Sacred Heart's Callan Drake (F 3-0 2:57)
Def. Springfield Tech's Nevaeh Santiago (TF 11-0 2:03)
131 lbs
Callisto Banks – Third Place, 3-2
Def. Maine Maritime's Kylie Coxon (F 2-0 0:11)
Def. Bridgeport's Sky Hernandez (F 4-4 2:46)
Lost to Emmanuel's Logan Murray (F 5-2 3:23)
Def. Johnson & Wales' Alyssa Patane (F 8-2 2:07)
Lost to UConn's Jasmine Whitfield (F 4-0 0:40)
Sky Hernandez (1-4)
Lost to UConn's Jasmine Whitfield (F 8-0 0:51)
Lost to Bridgeport's Callisto Banks (F 4-4 2:46)
Def. Maine Maritime's Kylie Coxon (F 10-0 1:00)
Lost to Emmanuel's Logan Murray (F 7-0 1:51)
Lost to Johnson & Wales' Alyssa Patane (F 2-0 0:53)
145 lbs
Idalia Lopez (2-2)
Def. Maine Maritime's Mary Smith (F 4-0 1:03)
Lost to Bridgeport's Jelene Lainez (F 6-6 1:43)
Def. Maine Maritime's Daniela Myers (FOR 0-0)
Lost to Bridgeport's Olivia Hopkins (F 2-0 1:31)
Jelene Lainez – Second Place, 2-1
Def. Sacred Heart's Adriana Haskin (TF 10-0 2:13)
Def. Bridgeport's Idalia Lopez (F 6-6 1:43)
Lost to Sacred Heart's Selena Sifuenteas Shaffer (F 3-0 1:11)
Olivia Hopkins – Third Place, 3-1
Def. Maine Maritime's Daniela Myers (FOR 0-0)
Lost to Sacred Heart's Selena Sifuenteas Shaffer (F 6-0 0:01)
Def. Maine Maritime's Mary Smith (F 6-4 4:23)
Def. Bridgeport's Idalia Lopez (F 2-0 1:31)
160 lbs
Hoshena Gemme – First Place, 2-0
Def. Maine Maritime's Isabelle Tjesing (F 10-2 2:19)
Def. Sacred Heart's Kelly Aspras (F 4-0 2:09)
180 lbs
Linette Diaz (0-2)
Lost to Springfield Tech's Tiana Roy (F 12-1 2:11)
Lost to Unattached's Kayli Morris (TF 10-0 2:00)
UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will enjoy Thanksgiving Break prior to competing in the Muhlenberg Tournament on Dec. 7.