Day 1 Results

Three of Lourdes five wrestlers each picked up a victory on Friday at the Missouri Valley Open helping the Gray Wolves score 11.5 points total on the day inside of the Burns Athletic Complex in Marshall, Mo.
 
As a team, the Gray Wolves are in 27^th place in a field of 38 schools heading into the final day of competition.
 
After an opening round bye, Mari Romo (Houston, Texas/Foster H.S.) scored a 10-10 decision at 116 pounds against the University of the Ozarks, winning on the third criteria of scoring last.  She then dropped her third round contest as well as her consolation match.
 
A 130 pounds, Kylah Holka (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls H.S.) suffered a setback in her first match of the day before bouncing back registering a fall just 43 seconds into the consolation contest against William Penn.  She then was eliminated in the subsequent consolation match.
 
Phoenix Waters (Manchester, Mich./Manchester H.S.) opened her tournament at 143 pounds with a bye before scoring a 10-0 tech fall against Saint Mary (Kan.) in round two.  She dropped her round three match before suffering another setback in the consolation round.
 
Keyocean Perkins (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ypsilanti H.S.) dropped both of her matches at 101 pounds while Madeleine Wadesisi (Cleveland, Ohio/Central Catholic H.S.) fell in her lone match of the day in the 235-pound weight class.  Wadesisi will return to the mat on Saturday for her second match of the tournament.
 
"We see more improvement each week," head coach Kate Ray said afterwards.  "I'm very pleased with some of the adjustments we made this week.  I am excited to see what Wadesisi can accomplish tomorrow."
 
King holds the lead in the team standings with 142 points after day one, 1.5 points ahead of second place McKendree.
 
Action will return on Saturday for the final day of competition at 10 a.m. EST.