CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The #9-ranked New Jersey City University women's wrestling team closed out its two-day trip to the Midwest on Saturday morning, Jan. 6, with a matchup against #11 Gannon University as part of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)/USMC National Duals, which were hosted over the last couple of days at the UNI Dome on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa.

NJCU (3-12) suffered the 34-15 loss at the hands of the Golden Knights (2-5), but did pick up three victories in the process. Top grapplers junior Izabella Frezzo (East Rutherford, N.J./Becton Regional) and senior captain Sandy Guerrero (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) earned wins by forfeit at 116 and 191 pounds, respectively, while freshman 155-pounder Apryl Coffman (Sayreville, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas) earned a shutout, 10-0 technical fall over her opponent, Ariana Gonzalez. Frezzo (20-2) and Guerrero (21-1) end the weekend topping the 20-win mark for the season and are ranked #6 and #3 nationally in their respective weight classes, while the tech fall victory is the first of its kind for Coffman in her rookie collegiate season — her eighth win overall.

Up Next:
The Gothic Knights return to action next Sunday, Jan. 14, in Collegeville, Pa., for the Will Abele Women's Open, hosted by Ursinus College. NJCU's wrestlers have had a massive amount of success in tournament competition this season and look to continue that next weekend.