MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The lead changed hands seven times on Friday night as the fifth-ranked Presbyterian College women's wrestling team dueled Campbellsville on the renowned USS Yorktown CV-10 Essex-class aircraft carrier, with the Blue Hose prevailing in a wild sequence 23-21.

The main event of the "Throwdown on the Yorktown" – a special first-of-its-kind event aboard the Charleston Battleship that involved six other men's programs – PC was lifted to the victory by 207-pounder Ella Beam who notched a 10-0 tech in just over three minutes.

For #5 Presbyterian and head coach Brian Vutianitis, the one-point W is their closest dual win in the program's short history. They gained a measure of revenge over the Tigers after stumbling in this matchup last spring, winning five bouts on Thursday.

While PC and Campbellsville split the 10 matches on the Battleship, the Blue Hose were able to squeak by thanks to four of their wins by either pin or technical.

The entire contest was played within a five-point window, as the Scotsmen closed the dual on a 9-4 sprint. Beam and freshman May Cuyler (160) made up those nine points with a fall and a tech, two ultra-clutch moments that proved huge down the stretch.


 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- It was the epitome of a back-and-forth battle with a raucous audience in attendance, as both PC and Campbellsville just had one instance of two straight wins.

- The Tigers found their largest lead of the night near the midway portion of the dual, a 10-4 decision that saw them assume an 11-6 advantage in the team count.

- At that moment, the lone Blue Hose victory had come via newbie Chloe Dearwester in a TF over Gabrielle Medeiros. That makes the freshman 4-0 after claiming a gold prize in the Princeton Open last weekend (each of those wins have been by either fall or technical).

- In the blink of an eye, 131-pounder Cassia Zammit – ranked 5^th in the nation for her class – plucked the deficit out of thin air with a 3:29 pin over Olivia Messerly.

- With the score now all tied up, Presby kept the momentum surging onward with a 7-1 decision in favor of rookie Carina Giangeruso (138).

- The outcome of the final five matches was different than the one that came before, as Campbellsville answered Giangeruso's W with a 96-second fall that put the Tigers back ahead by a trio.


 
CAMPBELLSVILLE CONQUERED
 
- Cuyler's two-minute pin in class 160 shifted the mood once more and granted the garnet and blue a 19-17 cushion with two matches still left on the docket.

- Once Campbellsville collected a tech in the penultimate tussle, it was up to Beam to secure at least a technical of her own lest PC take a defeat.

- That goal was accomplished by the veteran, taking 3:29 to achieve the 10-zip result and hoist the Blue Hose to a thrilling win over the #6 ranked team in the preseason NAIA poll.


 
RESULTS

 
103 – Riley Banyas (CU) def. Chiara Barbieri (PC) by TF, 12-2 (2:50)

Campbellsville Leads, 4-1

110 – Chloe Dearwester (PC) def. Gabrielle Medeiros (CU) by TF, 10-0 (2:53)

PC Leads, 5-4

117 – Icart Galumette (CU) def. Charlee Shuler (PC) by TF, 10-0 (5:33)

Campbellsville Leads, 8-5

124 – Josie Davis (CU) def. Reagan Riddick (PC) by Dec., 10-4

Campbellsville Leads, 11-6

131 – Cassia Zammit (PC) def. Olivia Messerly (CU) by Fall, 3:29

Team Score Tied at 11-11

138 – Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Gabriella Perez (CU) by Dec., 7-1

PC Leads, 14-12

145 – Emma Walker (CU) def. Paige Wehrmeister (PC) by Fall, 1:36

Campbellsville Leads, 17-14

160 – May Cuyler (PC) def. Sierra Chavez (CU) by Fall, 2:19

PC Leads, 19-17

180 – Liliana Vergara (CU) def. Lexi Fornshell (PC) by TF, 11-0 (1:18)

Campbellsville Leads, 21-19

207 – Ella Beam (PC) def. Carlea Grissom (CU) by TF, 10-0 (3:20)

PC Wins, 23-21