East Stroudsburg, PA. – The Elmira College women's wrestling team opened its season on Sunday at the 2026 East Stroudsburg University Open. The Soaring Eagles finished in seventh place with Emma Vanderhoof (fourth place) and Talia Robles (fourth place) collecting podium finishes in their respective weight classes.

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Vanderhoof competed in the 138 weight-class and posted a 2-2 record on the day. She opened with a bye in the first round before pinning Angel Upright from Wilkes in 1:36. Vanderhoof remained victorious, picking up a medical forfeit against Morgan Lucio before falling just short in her final two bouts of the day. She was seen recording a fourth-place finish in her weight class.

Robles competed in the 160 bout and posted a 2-2 record on the day. She opened with a bye before recording a fall in 2:09 against Fatina Lozier from Kean. In her second match of the day, Robles went head-to-head with Elizabeth Adebola from Alvernia and picked up a 9-1 decision. Robles continued on, meeting with Haylie Briscoe from Delaware State but just missed the mark in a hard-fought 6-1 decision. In her final bout of the day, Robles met with No. 4 ranked Love Daley from Sacred Heart but just fell short. She was still able to obtain a fourth-place podium finish in her weight class.

Kali Bailey competed in the 138 weight-class and posted a 3-2 record on the day. Bailey opened with back-to-back 10-0 tech falls over Autumn Kanas from West Chester then Jessica Kang from Navy. In her third match of the day, she met with No. 10 ranked Ragan Retell from East Stroudsburg. Bailey put up a fight but just missed the mark and fell short in two consecutive matches. In her final match of the day, Bailey faced Sabrina Sedor from Western New England and recorded a 10-0 tech fall.

Joycedeliz Rodriguez Santiago competed in the 103 bout and posted a 1-2 record on the day. Rodriguez Santiago's lone victory of the day came in her second bout against Giana Espinal-Albizu from Sacred Heart. She put up a fight to record the 5-4 decision in her lone win.

Hope Ammarell was seen representing the Soaring Eagles in the 124 weight-class.

Tess Clabaugh was seen representing the Soaring Eagles in the 145 bout.

Alexis Bilka-Durdon was seen representing the Soaring Eagles in the 207 weight-class.

UP NEXT: The Soaring Eagles travel to compete in the Ithaca College Invite on Saturday, November 7.