MANHEIM, Pa. — For the first time in program history, the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has selected a New Jersey City University women's wrestling team member as one of its Regional Wrestlers of the Month. NJCU junior 116-pounder Izabella Frezzo (East Rutherford, N.J./Becton Regional) was selected as the NWCA Region 1 Wrestler of the Month, the organization announced today, Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Frezzo, currently ranked #6 in the nation at 116 pounds, has an outstanding 20-2 overall record to this point in the season. For the month of December, she compiled a perfect 7-0 mark, going 4-0 at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) Northeast Regional Duals on Dec. 3, including two wins by fall and two technical falls. Additionally, after winning a pair by forfeit at NJCU's home quad on Dec. 15 at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC), Frezzo and the #9-ranked Gothic Knights took on #17 East Stroudsburg University in the final dual of the day. The third-year Green and Gold grappler took on the #8-ranked 116-pounder in the nation and quickly dispatched her with a 10-0 technical fall.

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As mentioned, Frezzo is the first-ever Gothic Knight to earn this award from the NWCA. She and the rest of the NJCU women's wrestling team return to action on Sunday, Jan. 14, in Collegeville, Pa., for the Will Abele Women's Open, hosted by Ursinus College beginning at 10:00 a.m.