YORK, Pa. - The Bethany College women's wrestling team competed at the York Tri-Match hosted by York (Pa.) College where they defeated Muhlenberg (Pa.) College and fell to the host York in Wolf Gymnasium.

Bethany (10-3) was back in action for the first time in 2026 where they dominated Muhlenberg (2-3) by a score of 39-9 to open the tri-match. Four wins by forfeit gave the Bison an early 21-3 lead before sophomore Jasmine Craddock (Chesterfield, Va./Thomas Dale) wrestled in the Green and White's first victory of the day with an 8-6 decision at 138.

Freshman 145-pounder Peyton Gauss (Pemberton, N.J.) and sophomore 160-pounder Shanielah Kirk (Milwaukee, Wis./Martin Luther) each followed Craddock with a one-minute pin in their respective matches to give the Bison a 30-point advantage over the Mules and to secure the dual victory. 

Against the host York (4-1), the Bison faced off in all but one weight class including two exhibition matches. Freshman 103-pounder Ava Paul (Deptford, N.J./Deptford Township) got Bethany started on the right foot with a pin in the second minute. Then, freshman Ashley Campbell (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane) won by fall in the 110 match for her first win of the day to put the Bison up 10-0.

After the Spartans took the next two matches, freshman 131-pounder Rose Mary Dodd (Lake Elsinore, Calif./Temescal Canyon) dominated York's Barbara Hartman in a 13-5 decision for the Green and White's final victory of the dual.

However, Gauss faced off in an extra match where she recorded her second win by fall to finish 2-0 on the day.

The Bison are back in action on Friday, January 9 as they travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Dual Meet Championships where they will face off against No. 23 nationally ranked Aurora (Ill.) University in the first round at 1 p.m. inside the Uni-Dome.