by TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Aliana Barnoski went 1-1 at 160 pounds on Wednesday night as Northeastern State swept its historic home debut at the NSU Event Center, beating Southeast Community College 33-15 and Murray State 36-10 in front of nearly 3,000 fans.
Barnoski, a senior wrestling at 160 pounds for the RiverHawks in the program’s inaugural season, dropped her first match of the night against Southeast, where Billie Bonwell pinned her in 1:44.
She bounced back in the closing dual against Murray State, pinning Zolie Kurena in 2:47 to help Northeastern State finish the night unbeaten.
The RiverHawks opened the evening with the 33-15 win over Southeast Community College, then closed with the 36-10 win over Murray State. Catherine Dutton added a pin in just 27 seconds at 207 pounds against Murray State’s Jordan Bread.
The sweep moved Northeastern State to 3-0 on the season, following the program-debut win at Hastings on Nov. 1.
Next for the RiverHawks is the Ottawa Open on Saturday in Ottawa, Kansas.
