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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling

Helen Maroulis, shown pinning her Japanese opponent, won her third straight match of the day, helping turn around the dual as the USA beat Poland, 5-3. Ikuo Higuchi photo.


ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The United States came back in the evening session with a 5-3 win over a game Poland team, to finish 2-1 in Group A and advance to Sunday’s third-place match against Mongolia at the Women’s World Cup.


In the morning session, the USA beat Azerbaijan, 4-4 on criteria, then dropped a 3-5 match to World champion Japan. With a dominant 6-2 win over Azerbaijan in the second session, Japan has advanced to the gold-medal match on Sunday.


Against Poland, the USA got off to a slow start in the light weights, dropping the first two matches by pin. At 48 kg, Victoria Anthony of the USA led 5-0, scoring on takedown and ankle lace turns over veteran Iwona Matkowska. However, Matkowska’s headlock was effective and ended the match at 1:35.


Next up was Poland’s Roksana Zasina, who led Whitney Conder of the USA 4-0 at the break. Zasina kept up the pressure, putting Conder to her back late in the second period and getting the pin call from the officials, rather than a technical fall.


As she had done all day, two-time World medalist Helen Maroulis changed the momentum in the dual meet, coming out and putting away Katarzyna Krawczyk of Poland in the first period. It was a rematch of the 2014 World Championships bronze-medal bout, also won by Maroulis.


In her best match of the day, two-time World Team member Alli Ragan got an early lead, hit a great double leg to put Aleksandra Wolczynska on her back for a pin in 2:25 at 58 kg


2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell also picked up her game, beating Agniezska Krol 4-2 at 60 kg, giving the USA a 3-2 team lead. The Polish team tied it up when multiple World medalist Monika Michalik took the lead in the first and went on to beat Erin Clodgo, 6-1 at 63 kg


The USA closed it out well in the last two weights. In her first match of the day, 2012 World champion and four-time World medalist Elena Pirozhkova, now competing up at 69 kg, defeated Olympic bronze medalist Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus, 7-2. Finishing with her third big win of the day, two-time World champion Adeline Gray was put on the shot clock, then hit a sweet hiptoss to pin Daria Osocka in 2:15.


“It wasn’t a great day. We came to win. We are hesitating in a lot of situations in a lot of different matches. We are respecting our opponents too much and not respecting ourselves enough. The hesitation is hurting us. We aren’t taking the first punches. Some of us today didn’t want to be in the battle. If you aren’t willing to battle, we won’t win. We were a little better against Poland tonight. We are trying to win easy. The ability to dig deep, we never showed that today. And it cost us,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner.


Steiner is looking forward to facing Mongolia on Sunday, a chance to get the team competing at an even higher level.


“They will come at us. They are fighters. We have to rise up. If we come home with the bronze, we will build from that. When you can’t get the top prize, you get the best prize you can. Third place is the best we can do now,” said Steiner.


Despite a first-round loss to Ukraine, host Russia emerged from a three-way race in Group B as to make the finals against Japan.

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

At St. Petersburg, Russia, March 7, 2015



Evening Session match



USA 5, Poland 3

48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Iwona Matkowska (Poland) pin Victoria Anthony (USA), 1:35

53 kg/116.5 lbs. –Roksana Zasina (Poland) pin Whitney Conder (USA), 5:15

55 kg/121 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (USA) tech. fall Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland), 10-0

58 kg/130 lbs. – Alli Ragan (USA) pin Aleksandra Wolczynska (Poland), 2:25

60 kg/132 lbs. – Kelsey Campbell (USA) dec. Agnieszka Krol (Poland), 4-2

63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Monika Michalik (Poland) dec. Erin Clodgo (USA), 6-1

69 kg/152 lbs. - Elena Pirozhkova (USA) dec. Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus (Poland), 7-2

75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray (USA) pin Daria Osocka (Poland), 2:15

Morning Session Matches


USA 4, Azerbaijan 4

(Classification points 16-16, technical points 42-39 to USA)

48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Maria Stadnyk (Azerbaijan) tech. fall Alyssa Lampe (USA), 10-0

51 kg/112.25 lbs. –Angela Dorogan (Azerbaijan) dec. Katherine Fulp-Allen (USA), 7-1

55 kg/121 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (USA) tech. fall Natalya Shinishin (Azerbaijan), 11-0

58 kg/128 lbs. –Irina Netreba (Azerbaijan) dec. Alli Ragan (USA), 6-1

60 kg/132 lbs. – Yulia Ratkevich (Azerbaijan) tech. fall Kelsey Campbell (USA), 10-0

63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo (USA) dec. Ragneta Gurbanzade (Azerbaijan), 7-2

69 kg/152 lbs. – Randi Miller (USA) dec. Nadeshda Semen Mushka (Azerbaijan), 7-0

75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray (USA) tech. fall Gozal Zutova (Azerbaijan), 15-4


Japan 5, USA 3

48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Yu Miyahara (Japan) tech. fall Victoria Anthony (USA), 13-2

51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Chiho Hamada (Japan) dec. Whitney Conder (USA), 4-2

55 kg/121 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (USA) pin Hikari Sugawara (Japan), 0:12

58 kg/128 lbs. –Risako Kawai (Japan) tech. fall Alli Ragan (USA), 10-0

60 kg/132 lbs. –Kanako Murata (Japan) tech. fall Kelsey Campbell (USA), 12-2

63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Erin Clodgo (USA) won by forfeit

69 kg/152 lbs. –Kayako Kudo (Japan) tech. fall Randi Miller (USA), 10-0

Sunday’s Medal Round Pairings


GOLD: Japan v. Russia

BRONZE: United States v. Mongolia

5th place: Azerbaijan v. Ukraine

7th place: Poland v. Sweden

Other Group A matches


Azerbaijan 5, Poland 3

48kg: Mariya STADNYK (AZE) df. Anna LUKASIAK (POL) by FALL, 8-0

53kg: Roksana Marta ZASINA (POL) df. Anzhela DOROGAN (AZE), 5-1

55kg: Natalya SINISHIN (AZE) df. Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL), 7-0

58kg: Irina NETREBA (AZE) df. Aleksandra WOLCZYNSKA (POL), 7-3

60kg: Yuliya RATKEVICH (AZE) df. Agnieszka KROL (POL), 10-3

63kg: No.14 Monika Ewa MICHALIK (POL) df. Ragneta GURBANZADE (AZE), 7-0

69kg: Agnieszka WIESZCZEK-KORDUS (POL) df. Nadeshda MUSHKA (AZE) by FALL, 6-4

75kg: Gozal ZUTOVA (AZE) df. Daria Urszula OSOCKA (POL) by FALL


Japan 7, Poland 1

48 kg - Yu MIYAHARA (JPN) df. Iwona Nina MATKOWSKA (POL) by FALL 4-2

53 kg - Chiho HAMADA (JPN) df. Roksana Marta ZASINA (POL), 6-4

55 kg - Hikari SUGAWARA (JPN) df. Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL), 10-4

58 kg – Risako KAWAI (JPN) df. Aleksandra WOLCZYNSKA (POL) by FALL, 9-0

60 kg - Kanako MURATA (JPN) df. Agnieszka Sylwia KROL (POL) by TF, 11-0

63 kg – Monika Ewa MICHALIK (POL) df. Yurika ITO (JPN), by Inj. Def.

69 kg - Kayoko KUDO (JPN) df. Agnieszka Jadwiga WIESZCZEK-KORDUS (POL), 4-2

75 kg – Hiroe SUZUKI (JPN) df. Daria Urszula OSOCKA (POL) by FALL, 9-0


Japan 6, Azerbaijan 2

48kg: No.2 Mariya STADNYK (AZE) df. No.7 Yu MIYAHARA (JPN) by TF, 14-1

53kg: No.1 Chiho HAMADA (JPN) df. Anzhela DOROGAN (AZE), 4-1

55kg: Hikari SUGAWARA (JPN) df. Natalya SINISHIN (AZE), 8-6

58kg: No.9 Risako KAWAI (JPN) df. No.11 Irina NETREBA (AZE) by TF, 12-1

60kg: Kanako MURATA (JPN) df. No.4 Yuliya RATKEVICH (AZE) via criteria, 2-2

63kg: Ragneta GURBANZADE (AZE) by forfeit

69kg: No.17 Nadeshda MUSHKA (AZE) df. Kayoko KUDO (JPN), 6-4

75kg: No. 12 Hiroe SUZUKI (JPN) df. Gozal ZUTOVA (AZE) by FALL

Group B matches


Russia 5 Mongolia 3

48kg: Alina MOREVA (RUS) df. ERDENESUKH Narangerel (MGL), 5-1

53kg: Mariia GUROVA (RUS) df. SUMIYA Erdennechimeg (MGL) by FALL

55kg. SUNDEV Byambatseren (MGL) df. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS), 4-0

58kg: Valeria KOBLOVA (RUS) df. BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL), 7-4

60kg: SUKHEE Tserenchimed (MGL) df. Zhargalma TCYRENOVA (RUS) by FALL

63kg: SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL) df. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) by FALL

69kg: Natalia VOROBIEVA (RUS) df.OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (MGL), 3-0

75kg: Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) df. OCHIRBAT Burmaa (MGL) by TF, 10-0


Ukraine 6, Sweden 2

48kg: Olga SCHNAIDER (UKR) df. (SWE) by forfeit, 0-0

53kg: Fredrika PETERSSON (SWE) df. Tetyana LAZAREVA (UKR), 6-2

55kg: Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) df. Tetyana LAVRENCHUK (UKR) by TF, 10-0

58kg: Tetiana OMELCHENKO (UKR) df. Szilvia PETER (SWE) by TF, 10-0

60kg: Oksana HERHEL (UKR) df. Johanna MATTSSON (SWE) by FALL, 4-0

63kg: Yuliia TKACH (UKR) df. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE), 5-1

69kg: Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) df. Moa NYGREN (SWE), 10-1

75kg: Kateryna BURMISTROVA (UKR) df. Fanny GRADIN (SWE) by FALL, 5-0


Ukraine 4, Russia 4 (17-16 Classification Points)

48 kg - Nadezhda FEDOROVA (RUS) df. Olga SCHNAIDER (UKR), 6-0

53 kg - Mariia GUROVA (RUS) df. Tetyana LAZAREVA (UKR), 8-0

55 kg - Tetyana LAVRENCHUK (UKR) df. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS), 5-4

58 kg – Valeria KOBLOVA ZHOLOBOVA (RUS) df. Tetiana OMELCHENKO (UKR) by FALL, 9-0

60 kg – Oksana HERHEL (UKR) df. Zhargalma TCYRENOVA (RUS) by FALL, 2-0

63 kg – Yulia TKACH (UKR) df. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) by FALL, 6-4

69 kg – Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) df. Natalia VOROBEVA (RUS), 6-4

75 kg – Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) df. Kateryna BURMISTROVA (UKR), 10-2


Mongolia 6, Sweden 2

48kg: ERDENESUKH Narangerel (MGL) by FORFEIT

53kg: SUMIYA Erdennechimeg (MGL) df. Fredrika Ida PETERSSON (SWE) by FALL

55kg: Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) df. SUNDEV Byambatseren (MGL) by FALL

58kg: BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL) df. df. Szilvia PETER (SWE) by TF, 10-0

60kg: SUKHEE Tserenchimed (MGL) df. Johanna MATTSSON (SWE), 5-4

63kg: Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) df. SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL), 6-0

69kg: OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (MGL) df. Moa NYGREN (SWE) by TF, 15-4

75 kg - Naranchimeg GELEGJAMTS (MGL) df. Fanny GRADIN (SWE) by FALL, 14-3


Russia 6, Sweden 2

48kg: Nadezhda FEDOROVA (RUS) by forfeit

53kg: Mariia GUROVA (RUS) df. Fredrika PETERSSON (SWE) by TF, 10-0

55kg: No.2 Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) df. No.3 Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS), 6-0

58kg: No.2 Valeria KOBLOVA (RUS) df. Szilvia PETER (SWE) by FALL

60kg: No.6 Johanna MATTSSON (SWE) df. Zhargalma TCYRENOVA (RUS), 4-1

63kg: No.5 Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) df. No.12 Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) by TF, 12-0

69kg: No.3 Natalia VOROBEVA (RUS) df. Moa NYGREN (SWE) by TF, 10-0

75kg: No.13 Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) df. Fanny GRADIN (SWE) by FALL


Mongolia 6, Ukraine 2

48kg: No.17 ERDENESUKH Narangerel (MGL) df. Olga SCHNAIDER (UKR), 8-0

53kg: No.8 SUMIYA Erdennechimeg (MGL) df. Tetyana LAZAREVA (UKR) by TF, 10-0

55kg: No. 7 SUNDEV Byambatseren (MGL) v. Tetyana LAVRENCHUK (UKR) by FALL

58kg: No.15 BAATARJAV Shoovdor (MGL) v. Tetiana OMELCHENKO (UKR), 8-0

60kg: No.13 Oksana HERHEL (UKR) df. No.1 SUKHEE Tserenchimed (MGL), 8-6

63kg: No.1 Yulia TKACH (UKR) df. No.3 SORONZONBOLD Battsetseg (MGL) by FALL

69kg: No.7 OCHIRBAT Nasanburmaa (MGL) df. No.20 Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR), 4-4

75kg: No.9 OCHIRBAT Burmaa (MGL) df. Kateryna BURMISTROVA (UKR), 1-0

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