OTTAWA, Kan. – The No. 16 University of Saint Mary women's wrestling team handled Ottawa on the road Saturday night, with a 24-19 final score.

The Spires are now 2-7 overall and 1-1 in the KCAC.

The Braves took a 4-1 lead early after a tech fall. Brianna Mancillas won with an 8-4 decision over Alessia Cokeley to make the score 5-4. After four straight forfeits, Saint Mary trailed 15-14.

Ottawa regained the lead after Lyric Gonsalves won by tech fall over Charlis Vega. Megan Dougherty tied things up 19-19 after a forfeit victory at the 170-pound weight class. April Penn then sealed the win for the Spires with a win by fall over Maranda Dornan.

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The Spires will travel Fremont, Neb. on Feb. 21 to take on Midland University in their final KCAC dual of the season before the conference tournament.