“It feels good and I'm happy with the turnout,†head coach Mark Cody said. “I have to keep in mind that this is our first match and it's early. OCU came out, wrestled hard and there was no fear in their eyes. They got after us and now we know what we need to work on.â€
Junior Jarrod Patterson started off the Sooner with an 8-2 victory over OCU's Kidd Gomez in the 125 pound showdown. The reigning OU All-American held a 2-1 lead going into the second, where he added an escape and takedown. In the third, Patterson added another takedown and 1:31 of riding to cement the win.
Jordan Keller, a senior from Wichita, Kan., gave Oklahoma its first bonus points of the night after he pinned OCU's Gage Harrison in two minutes.
After redshirting last year, Kendric Maple (141 pounds) opened the season with nine takedowns in the first period. He finished off the, 23-8, technical fall victory over the Stars' Eric Waggoner by adding two near falls.
With the Sooners holding a 14-0 advantage OU's Nick Lester added four more points after he disposed of OCU's Cameron Ream. In the match, Lester had three takedowns, two reversals, eight-points off near falls and added 1:59 of riding time to earn the 20-8 win.
OU suffered its first loss of the evening in the 157 pound bout between the Sooners Matt Lester and OCU's Nik Turner. Turner led 2-1 going into the third period, where Lester attempted his comeback but fell shy, 5-4.
Newcomer Patrick “Bubby†Graham (165) earned his first win as a Sooner after he downed Kevin Hardy of Oklahoma City, 7-1. After a scoreless first, Graham had a takedown and two-point near fall in the second. He capped off the match with a reversal in the third and added 2:38 of riding time.
The Stars struck again in the 174 pound bout between OU's Nolan McBryde and OCU's Derek Peperas. Peperas, a transfer from OU, stole a 2-0 lead from McBryde and finished the match with an 8-5 win.
Erich Schmidtke squeaked by Oklahoma City's Andrew Pontikes at 184 pounds. Schmidtke held a 6-5 advantage going into the second period where Pontikes rode-out Schmidtke. However, Schmidtke returned the favor in the third to close-out the victory.
OU led 24-6 going into the 197 pound match, which pitted Oklahoma's Keldrick Hall against the Star's Cody Siversten. Hall held a 4-1 advantage before earning the pin in just 0:38. With the bonus points the Sooners led 30-6 going into the final bout.
In the heavyweight match, OU's Elijah Madison earned a 3-2 victory by decision over OCU's Michael Brown. In the match, Madison had a takedown and escape to Brown's two escapes.
Next up, the Sooners travel to Brockport, N.Y., in search of their 13th-straight Brockport/Oklahoma Gold title on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Results:
125 - Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Kidd Gomez (OCU), 8-2
133 - Jordan Keller (OU) fall Gage Harrison (OCU), 2:00
141 - Kendric Maple (OU) tech. fall Eric Waggoner (OCU), 23-8
149 - Nick Lester (OU) MD Cameron Ream (OCU), 20-8
157 - Nik Turner (OCU) dec. Matt Lester (OU), 5-4
165 - Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Kevin Hardy (OCU), 7-1
174 - Derek Peperas (OCU) dec. Nolan McBryde (OU), 8-5
184 - Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Andrew Pontikes (OCU), 6-5
197 - Keldrick Hall (OU) fall Cody Siversten (OCU), 0:38
285 - Elijah Madison (OU) dec. Michael Brown (OCU), 3-2
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