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    Oklahoma set to face Virginia Tech, Lehigh

    NORMAN, Okla. -- The 10th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling squad will host a pair of top 20 opponents this weekend, beginning with No. 23 Virginia Tech in the fifth annual "Beauty and the Beast" event at the Lloyd Noble Center on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Following Friday's dual, the Sooners return to the McCasland Field House to battle 15th-ranked Lehigh on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12 p.m.

    On Friday, the wrestlers will compete alongside the No. 5-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team who will take on No. 20 North Carolina State, while the Sooners' (10-2, 3-1) wrestling squad will take on Virginia Tech (6-3) for the first time in program history.

    “I'm excited about the opportunity to compete in the same gym as our women's gymnastics team,” Mark Cody said. "They have a great program and are coming off a third-place finish at NCAA's last year. It will be a lot of fun for our fans to come out because they have the opportunity to watch very technical individual sports side-by-side."

    “Virginia Tech is going to be a tough opponent and will be a great match for our fans to watch,” Cody explained.

    Following Beauty and the Beast, OU turns its attention to No. 14 Lehigh (8-4) on Sunday.

    “We are expecting a very competitive dual against Lehigh, which is what we are looking for this time of the year," Cody said. "I think the more we challenge ourselves at this time of the year the better off we will be in March at the NCAA tournament. Lehigh is going to bring a good solid team and it will be a very competitive dual and will be a lot of fun for the fans to come out and watch."

    Oklahoma is 7-1 since the holiday break and is riding a seven match win-streak that includes wins over Arizona State (33-7), Iowa State (19-16), Harvard (28-9), Appalachian State (41-0), Utah Valley (43-0, then-No. 24 Binghamton (20-15) and Navy (26-10).

    Following this weekend's action, Cody's squad will travel to Columbia, Mo., to battle No. 15 Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m.

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