The Sooners moved to 6-5 overall with the victory. Fourth-year OU head coach Mark Cody said his squad’s attitude was where it needed to be coming into Sunday’s match despite a 24-10 loss to NC State on Friday night.
“We had a heart-to-heart after that match and had a pretty good practice yesterday and worked on some of the basics I think they were missing, but mostly we capitalized on getting the extra point stuff,” Cody explained. “I said, ‘Guys, you can’t be happy with just a win. You’ve got to get a major decision.’ I guess it wasn’t the difference in today’s dual, but it could have been.”
The Mountaineers (6-7 overall, 0-2 Big 12) jumped out to an early lead in the dual as freshman Zeke Moisey topped OU freshman Ryan Millhof in the second tiebreaker period, 7-3, at 125 pounds.
In his first match since Dec. 7, redshirt junior Cody Brewer rolled to a 17-5 major decision of West Virginia sophomore Cory Stainbrook at 133 pounds. Brewer, ranked No. 2 according to InterMat, tallied a total of seven takedowns in the bout and accumulated 4:34 riding time.
“It gives us a good spark to have him (Brewer) back in the lineup,” Cody shared. “That’s been a very difficult situation, but now that he’s back in there we feel that we’re more solid as a team. I believe in momentum, and we have him in there at 133, and with how aggressive he is, when the guys see that, that’s how aggressive they need to be.”
At 141 pounds, OU freshman Trae Blackwell’s upset bid of No. 11 Michael Morales fell just short. With the score tied at 7 after regulation, the bout entered sudden victory where Morales recorded a takedown to win by decision, 9-7.
The Sooners then rattled off four straight wins, starting with a fall at 149 pounds as redshirt freshman Shayne Tucker caught redshirt freshman Louis Colonna in the third period, pinning him in 5:47. The fall was Tucker’s third of the season.
No. 12 Justin DeAngelis kept OU on the winning track, recording a 12-3 major decision of junior Tim Wheeling to move to 16-3 overall on the season, including a 10-1 mark in dual competition. The redshirt senior recorded five total takedowns in the bout while surrendering none.
At 165 pounds, redshirt sophomore Clark Glass downed junior Ross Renzi by decision, 2-0. Redshirt sophomore Matt Reed dominated at 174 pounds, posting a 10-0 major decision of redshirt freshman Parker VanEgidy after scoring two takedowns, a couple of two-point nearfalls and adding 4:57 riding time.
“I’m just shocked he’s not in the rankings yet,” Cody said of Reed. “Our schedule has been so tough and he’s wrestled so many top-ranked guys and sometimes that will keep you out of the rankings. He’s gotten in there, and I really wouldn’t call it knocked off guys, but he’s wrestled with his ability. If he does everything right, the sky is the limit for him. He’s got a lot of ability.”
West Virginia then answered with wins at 184 and 197 pounds as junior Bubba Scheffel defeated OU freshman Brooks Climmons by 10-0 major decision and freshman Andrew Dixon fell to West Virginia sophomore Jake A. Smith by decision, 4-0.
In the heavyweight bout, redshirt sophomore and 11th-ranked Ross Larson posted an 11-2 major decision of junior A.J. Vizcarrondo. The win avenged Larson’s 9-7 loss to Vizcarrondo last season in Morgantown, W.Va.
The Sooners have a couple of weeks off before returning to competition at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 31, when they host No. 13 Iowa State for a Big 12 contest. OU will then welcome No. 21 Oregon State to McCasland Field House at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1. Tickets are available online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU.
Results:
125 Zeke Moisey dec. Ryan Millhof, 7-3 (TB-2)
133 No. 2 Cody Brewer maj. dec. Cory Stainbrook, 17-5
141 No. 11 Michael Morales dec. Trae Blackwell, 9-7 (SV-1)
149 Shayne Tucker fall Louis Colonna, 5:47
157 No. 12 Justin DeAngelis maj. dec. Tim Wheeling, 12-3
165 Clark Glass dec. Ross Renzi, 2-0
174 Matt Reed maj. dec. Parker VanEgidy, 10-0
184 Bubba Scheffel maj. dec. Brooks Climmons, 10-0
197 Jake A. Smith dec. Andrew Dixon, 4-0
HWT No. 11 Ross Larson maj. dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo, 11-2
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