Waldorf falls in Dual at William Penn

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Waldorf University dropped a 45-3 dual decision to William Penn on Friday, with the Warriors opening the night on a high note before the Statesmen seized control in the middle and upper weights.

The dual started in Waldorf's favor as Malachi Aispuro set the tone with an 11-5 decision. Aispuro's offensive output and ability to finish attacks gave the Warriors an early lead and briefly swung momentum to the visitors. His win accounted for Waldorf's lone team points in the dual lineup, staking the Warriors to a 3-0 edge out of the gate.

William Penn responded by taking control in the following bouts, stringing together a run of victories that steadily flipped the team score and put the dual out of reach. The Statesmen capitalized on bonus-point opportunities in the middle weights, using a combination of decisions and higher-margin wins to build a gap Waldorf could not overcome despite several competitive matches down the stretch.

One of the tightest contests of the night came at a lower weight where Waldorf's Noah Avila faced William Penn's Brody Brisker. The bout remained low-scoring and tactical through the first two periods, with both wrestlers trading short flurries and fighting for position. Trailing late, Avila pressed for a decisive takedown in the third period in an effort to flip the match, but his last push fell short and Brisker held on for a 7-3 decision.

At heavyweight, Andy Rodriguez delivered another hard-fought effort for the Warriors. Rodriguez battled William Penn's Skyler Young through three physical periods, beginning to generate offensive momentum in the third as he pushed the pace and worked to close the gap. Despite the late surge, Rodriguez came up just short in a 5-2 loss, narrowly missing out on a key swing match that could have cut into the Statesmen's final margin.

Waldorf will look to build on the positive stretches from Friday's dual as it moves deeper into the heart of the season, focusing on turning late-match opportunities into wins and tightening up positions that swung in William Penn's favor in Oskaloosa.