Oklahoma City, OK – The Simon Fraser University women's wrestling team was ranked No. 5 in the Women's College Wrestling Association preseason rankings but after its first weekend matches it is performing more like No. 1. The Clan swept through the Cliff Keen Duals in Oklahoma City Friday and Saturday undefeated, starting the season 8-0.

The Clan defeated No. 1 ranked Campbellsville (Ky.) and No. 3 Oklahoma City followed by a repeat victory over McKendree of Illinois, the sixth ranked team in the preseason, to win the tournament.

Five Clan wrestlers went undefeated in the 24-team tournament: Darby Huckle at 101-pounds, Mallory Velte at 143-pounds, Abby Lloyd at 116-pounds, Francesca Giorgio at 136-pounds and Kendall Reusing at 191-pounds.

"Unfortunately in our first match at 155 lbs Monika Podgorski was winning 8 to 0 over Alexis Porter when she landed awkwardly and dislocated an elbow," said Clan head coach Mike Jones. "This made for a possible 11 or 12 point swing in team scores and I thought we had little chance of victory.

"But the team stepped up and our only loss in nine other weights was a forfeit at 109," said Jones. "It was a great start to the season and although we are further ahead than I thought we were we still have considerable ground to cover."

Three other Clan wrestlers, Dominique Parrish, Jennifer Anderson and Payten Smith, only lost once during the tournament, posting 7-1 records.

SFU hosts the Clan International Oct. 31 and November 1 at the SFU West Gym beginning at 9 AM each day with the championship finals scheduled for 3:30 PM.

SIMON FRASER 35 OKLAHOMA CITY 12
143: Mallory Velte, SFU, tech. fall Rachel Young, 12-2 (SFU leads 4-1)
155: Monika Podgorski, SFU, pinned Margaret Douma (SFU leads 9-1)
170: Payten Smith, SFU, pinned Jackie Quinones (SFU leads 14-1)
191: Kendall Reusing, SFU, dec. Monica Mason, 9-5 (SFU leads 17-2)
101: Darby Huckle, SFU, by forfeit (SFU leads 22-2)
109: Cody Pfau, OCU, by forfeit (SFU leads 22-7)
116: Abby Lloyd, SFU, tech. fall Shelby Morrison, 11-1 (SFU leads 26-8)
123: Dominique Parrish, SFU, tech. fall Rachel Archer, 10-0 (SFU leads 30-8)
130: Carla Ponce, OCU, tech. fall Aliocha Perriard Abdoh, 10-0 (SFU leads 30-12)
136: Francesca Giorgio, SFU, pinned Natalia Hinojo (SFU wins 35-12)

Simon Fraser defeated McKendree Black 30-14
155 - Alexis Porter (McKendree Black) over Monika Podgorski (Simon Fraser) Inj 5:46
170 - Payten Smith (Simon Fraser) over Alexandria Glaude (McKendree Black) TF 10-0
191 - Kendall Reusing (Simon Fraser) over Stephanie Pantoja (McKendree Black) Fall 1:55
101 - Darby Huckle (Simon Fraser) over Kayla Walker (McKendree Black) TF 10-0
109 - Tayler Resuriz (McKendree Black) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
116 - Abby Lloyd (Simon Fraser) over Alyssa Gonzalez (McKendree Black) Dec 8-8
123 - Jennifer Anderson (Simon Fraser) over Hailee Lilly (McKendree Black) TF 16-6
130 - Dominique Parrish (Simon Fraser) over Gabrielle Weyhrich (McKendree Black) Dec 5-2
136 - Francesca Giorgio (Simon Fraser) over Olivia Seppinni (McKendree Black) Dec 8-2
143 - Mallory Velte (Simon Fraser) over Jasmine Bailey (McKendree Black) TF 10-0

Results vs Campbellsville (Ky.) unavailable

Women's College Wrestling Association Team Rankings
1. Campbellsville (Ky.)
2. King (Tenn.)
3. Oklahoma City
4. Lindenwood (Mo.)
5. Simon Fraser (British Columbia)
6. McKendree (Ill.)
7. Cumberlands (Ky.)
8. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
9. Missouri Baptist
10. Life (Ga.)
11. Adrian (Mich.)
12. Menlo (Calif.)
13. Missouri Valley
14. Lyon (Ark.)
14. Pacific (Ore.)
14. Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.)
17. Southwest Oregon
18. Jamestown (N.D.)
19. Ottawa (Kan.)
20. Waldorf (Iowa)
21. Warner Pacific (Ore.)
22. Midland (Neb.)
23. Ferrum (Va.)
24. Emmanuel (Ga.)