BURNABY, B.C. – Chadron State women's wrestling finished on the south end of two duals north of the border, losing 35-11 to Simon Fraser and 27-17 to Menlo College.
 
With the two defeats, Chadron State's dual record dropped to 4-5. The loss to Simon Fraser is the Eagles' first in conference play as CSC is now 2-1 with one RMAC dual remaining. Simon Fraser has clinched the women's wrestling RMAC regular season title with a 4-0 dual record against league opponents. 

Rylee Balcazar was CSC's standout wrestler on the day, earning two victories and a combined nine dual points for the Eagles at 110 pounds. Balcazar earned a tech fall win over Simon Fraser's Gina Bolognese and then pinned Menlo's Kayla McKinley-Johnson in the second dual of the day. 

Chadron State ran into a buzzsaw in Simon Fraser. Balcazar at 110 was CSC's only win on the mat, as the Eagles picked up five points with a forfeit at 103 and single points from losses at 124 and 207. 

The competition was stiff. Three of the 10 wrestlers in SFU's dual lineup were ranked in the top seven in the nation at their respective weights by the NWCA – No. 7 131-pounder Ella Finding, No. 5 145-pounder Liv Weiber and No. 6 207-pounder Jayleen Sekona, who won a high-profile showdown with CSC's Esther Peters (NR by NWCA, No. 8 The Open Mat).

In the Menlo dual, Chadron State jumped out to a 12-0 lead after a tech fall win from Brianna Vollendroff, Balcazar's pin and a 6-0 decision win by Adrianna Lopez at 117 pounds. Menlo roared back to take the next six weight classes, however, earning pins at 131 and 180 and tech falls at 124, 145 and 160. 

Menlo also benefitted at 138 when Nevaeh Leonard had to exit with an injury while trailing 4-2 in a competitive match. The injury default gave a full five points to Menlo. Chadron State got five points back at heavyweight with a forfeit win awarded to Peters.

The Chadron State Eagles have one more dual – on the road against Sioux Falls on January 25 – prior to the RMAC Championships on January 31. While Simon Fraser has the regular season title locked up by dual format, the championships in Colorado Springs will award individual titles at each weight class as well as a team tournament title.