Victoria Francis (Photo/T.R. Foley)Francis scored an impressive 16-6 technical fall in the bronze-medal bout over Francy Radelt of Germany, giving Team USA its third bronze medal of the women's tournament.
Francis was very effective with her counter defense, stopping Radelt's double leg attacks and spinning behind for multiple takedowns. Radelt scored one four-point double leg to tighten up the match in the first period, but Francis continued her effective wrestling, reaching the 10-point lead as time ran out. Read full story ...
U.S. Women's freestyle performance on Friday
48 kilos/105.5 pounds -- Cody Pfau, Brush, Colo. (OKCU Gator RTC), dnp/21st
LOSS Milana Dadisheva (Russia), pin 0:36
55 kilos/121 pounds -- Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla. (Choctaw WC), 8th
WIN Anastassia Krasanova (Estonia), pin 2:32
LOSS Tetyana Kit (Ukraine), 4-4
LOSS Amber Maschke (Canada), pin 0:41
63 kilos/138.75 pounds -- Alexis Porter, Ballston Lake, N.Y. (New York AC), dnp/12th
WIN Signe Fidje (Norway), 6-2
LOSS Burneebaatar Nyamgerel (Mongolia), 2-7
72 kilos/158.5 pounds -- Victoria Francis, Litchfield, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Lindenwood), 3rd
WIN Pooja (India), pin 0:39
LOSS Anzhela Kataeva (Russia), 2-9
WIN Gracelynn Doogan (Canada), 9-1
WIN Francy Radelt (Germany), tech. fall 16-6
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