MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Tomorrow night will be a historic setting for the fifth-ranked Presbyterian College women's wrestling team, accepting an invite to the inaugural "Throwdown on the Yorktown" where they'll take on Campbellsville for their first dual of the young season.

One of six duals to take place on the day, Friday's event will be hosted on the flight deck aboard the renowned USS Yorktown CV-10 Essex-class aircraft carrier anchored in the Charleston Harbor.

Presbyterian/Campbellsville is the only scheduled women's match that will occur, joining the men's programs from The Citadel, Army, Virginia, Gardner-Webb, Lander, and Newberry.

The #5 Blue Hose will tangle with the Tigers at approximately 7:30 PM, with an estimated 1,100 fans in attendance for this first-time-ever event.


 
GAMEDAY INFO – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
"Throwdown on the Yorktown"
#5 Presbyterian vs. Campbellsville | 7:30 PM
WHERE: USS Yorktown CV-10 | Mount Pleasant, S.C.
WATCH: Flo Wrestling
LIVE RESULTS: Track Wrestling


 
PRIDEFUL IN PRINCETON
 
- PC and head coach Brian Vutianitis showcased exactly why their preseason projection was so towering, bringing 16 wrestlers to the season-starting Princeton Open last Sunday and taking home a large pile of trophies.

- Given their highest-ever preseason ranking at number five, the Blue Hose had four 1^st-place winners and three silver runner-ups in the northeast over the weekend, combining for 49 individual victories and 23 pins.

- Of Presby's 16 entrees, 10 collected at least a bronze medal as the Scotsmen put together arguably their best-ever collective performance in a tournament atmosphere.

- Chiara Barbieri (103), Chloe Dearwester (110), Cassia Zammit (131), and May Cuyler (160) were the ones to take home gold, adding up for a 15-0 record between them.

- Four out of the six nationally-ranked wrestlers on PC's roster suited up in Princeton, gaining a laundry list of praise over the past two seasons and keeping that train at high speed.


 
LAST TIME vs. CAMPBELLSVILLE
 
- Presbyterian also went up against Campbellsville last season in a true road affair, ending up on the losing end of a 31-16 decision in Kentucky.

- The Tigers are one of the premier women's wrestling clubs at the NAIA level, ranked number six in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) preseason poll.

- Zammit, Alyssa Mahan, Ella Beam, and Henlee Haynes all picked up personal wins in the Campbellsville dual last January, collecting a pair of pins that both needed less than two minutes to materialize.

- Fast-forwarding to this season, and the Tigers are in a similar boat to PC (beginning their campaign in tournament play prior to this dual). CU competed at the Tiffin Open in Ohio last weekend, matching Presby's production in Princeton with four championship-winners.


 
ALWAYS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
 
- The nation's first Division I university to sponsor women's wrestling, Presbyterian has been front-and-center at some of the most groundbreaking events that this growing sport has presented.

- Mostly a male-centric tournament, the Blue Hose have wrestled at the famed Midlands Championships in Chicago each of the past two years (a tournament that holds nearly as much prestige as Nationals).

- In November of 2023, PC participated in the "Trailblazer Duals" in Iowa City, joining Sacred Heart, Lindenwood, and the Iowa Hawkeyes for a triple threat involving the first four Division I schools to enact women's wrestling.

- Now, another history-making event will have Presbyterian in the mix. Tomorrow's Yorktown Throwdown is the first of its kind, a scenic view of the Charleston Harbor as PC represents one half of the debut women's wrestling match on a naval battleship.