IOWA CITY, Iowa.-  The Lakers faced the University of Iowa at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night, January 18th, 2025. The event drew an attendance of 4,054 fans. In the women's wrestling competition, Iowa's team fought hard but ultimately fell short, losing 7-35.

"It was a great opportunity to wrestle at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. We got to experience a lot of different energy. I thought we had a handful of women who went out there and competed really hard and battled and fought for us." stated Head Coach Jake Short. 

"We have work to do and so we're right back to the drawing board. Gotta get ready for March. You know there's no step backwards. We're just gonna take that and collect data and move forward." added Coach Short. 

(103) No.5 Rayana Sahagun (GV) decision over No.4 Sterling Dias (Iowa). Dec 6-4.

(110) Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by forfeit on the Grand Valley States side. 

(117) No.1 Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) tech fall over Kiley Tabadlo (GV). TF 11-0 

(124) No.6 Cali Leng (Iowa) over No.4 Aspen Blasko (GV). Dec 2-2 

(131)  Emmily Patneaud (Iowa) fall over Hannah Palise (GV). Fall 2:18

(138) No.2 Katerina Lange (GV) decision over Nanea Estrella (Iowa) Dec. 4-2

(145) No.1 Macey Kilty (Iowa) tech fall over No.8 Elleni Johnson (Grand Valley State). TF 10-0

(160) No. Kennedy Blades (Iowa) fall over No.20 Clarissa Agostini (GV). Fall 0:38

(180) No.1 Kylie Welker (Iowa) tech fall over Emily Medford (GV). TF 10-0

(207) No.7 Alivia White (Iowa) decision win over Aaliyah Grandberry (GV). Dec. 5-0

"I think for me, it was really nostalgic to come back to the old Iowa wrestling room and then to compete against the girls. I think it was a great opportunity for our girls to get exposure to awesome competition." said Assistant Coach Marlynne Deede

"Carver is truly unlike anything else and you know I hope next year, we can be a little bit more competitive."  added Assistant Coach Deede.

The Lakers will be back in action on Sunday, January 19th, competing in the Alma Open. Stay tuned for more details! For live updates on women's wrestling, follow @gvsuwomenswrestling on Instagram and @gvsuwwrestling on Twitter.