MINOT, N.D. -- The Chadron State College women's wrestling team won eight of the nine matches they wrestled in and went 2-0 on Thursday, defeating Dakota Wesleyan and Minot State in Minot, North Dakota.
 
The Eagles defeated Dakota Wesleyan 35-5 before beating the hosts 37-10 to improve their record to 7-5 overall.
 
In the dual against Dakota Wesleyan, CSC took an immediate 15-0 match lead with forfeits by the Tigers at 101, 109 and 116 pounds.
 
After a double forfeit at 123 pounds, Ana Rojas-Zamora won the first match of the day. Rojas-Zamora, a sophomore from Sweeny, Texas, pinned her opponent to add five more points to CSC's team score.
 
Another double forfeit occurred at 136 pounds before Karstin Hollen, a junior from Mesa, Arizona won by fall at 143 pounds for CSC.
 
The Eagles lone loss of the day occurred at 155 pounds against Dakota Wesleyan.
 
Maria Arellano, a sophomore from Fresno, California, concluded the matches wrestling with another pin in Chadron State's favor at 170 pounds.
 
The Eagles received another forfeit victory at 191 pounds.
 
In the 37-10 victory over Minot State, the Beaver's 10 team points occurred by CSC forfeits at 130 and 136 pounds.
 
Mana Chanthasone, a freshman from Liberal, Kansas and Brianna Vollendroff, a sophomore from Oroville, California, both won by forfeit for the second time to finish 2-0 at 101 and 109 pounds, respectively.
 
Cassandra Witte, a freshman from Rapid City, South Dakota, overcame a 6-0 deficit to pin her opponent at 116 pounds in 5:25.
 
Rojas-Zamora won once again with another pin, at 123 pounds.
 
After the two forfeits by the Eagles, they responded with three tech falls and another forfeit victory.
 
Hollen and Emma Meadows, a freshman from Roseville, California, both defeated their opponents 10-0 in the first round.
 
Arellano received a forfeit victory at 170 pounds before Kamila Montenegro, a senior from Las Vegas, won at 191 with a second round 11-0 tech fall.
 
The Eagles will begin to prepare for the RMAC Championships on February 3.

CSC teams on road again this weekend

CHADRON, Neb. -- Both Chadron State College basketball teams are on the road again this weekend, playing Friday night at Colorado-Colorado Springs and Saturday night at Regis in Denver.
             
The Eagles hosted those teams this season in the final games before Christmas, The Chadron State men won both games—77-73 over Regis and 91-84 over Colorado Springs.  However, both Colorado quintets downed the CSC women. Regis won 83-48 and Colorado Springs prevailed 70-54.
             
The Colorado Springs men are 9-9 overall and 5-7 in the RMAC.  They had won their last four games, including a big upset of Fort Lewis 79-70 and a 72-68 decision of the potent Metro State Roadrunners, before being stopped by Colorado Mines 71-59 last Saturday night.
             
The Regis men are 8-9 for the season and 5-6 in the conference. They have lost four of their last five, one of them a narrow 81-80 verdict to Fort Lewis.
             
The Colorado Springs women are 11-7 and 8-4. They had won five consecutive contests until Colorado Mines stopped the Mountain Lions 77-68 last Saturday night. 
             
The Regis women's team is a powerhouse. It is 14-3 overall and 9-2 in the RMAC.  The Lady Rangers have won seven straight conference games, including a 93-74 threshing of Colorado Mines in Golden last Friday night.  That was the Lady Orediggers' first RMAC setback.
             
Both Chadron State teams are 1-6 in games played in foreign gyms this season. The CSC men are 9-8 overall and 6-5—still in fourth place--in the RMAC.  The women are 5-10 and 3-8.  
             
The CSC men may be at full strength again. Starting center Porter Anderson, who has not played in any of the five games in 2024 because of a hip injury, said he practiced this week and expects to be available.