Redshirt sophomore Nick Piccininni got the Cowboys rolling with a 12-2 major decision over No. 20 Jay Schwarm at 125. After a slow start in which Schwarm struck first on a takedown in the first period, Piccininni scored a reversal early in the second and a two-point nearfall to take a two-point advantage into the third. The Cowboy scored a takedown in the final period and took Schwarm to his back twice before time expired, scoring six more points to secure his third major decision of the season.
Third-ranked Kaid Brock added a major decision of his own to the Cowboys' efforts with a 14-6 defeat of Jack Wagner that included nearly three-and-a-half minutes of riding time. Brock scored two takedowns in the first, and within 15 seconds of the start of the second, escaped and scored another. Wagner would get an escape and takedown of his own before Brock scored a reversal and finished off the match with two more takedowns. The win was the Stillwater native's 20th of the season and 12th to come with bonus points.
Getting back on track after a two-match skid, Dean Heil picked up a 4-1 decision over No. 8 Josh Alber on Saturday. After a scoreless first, Heil started in the up position and allowed Alber an escape before he scored a takedown with just more than a minute to go in the second. Heil escaped less than 10 seconds into the third and added a point with 1:15 riding time.
"He needed it," head coach John Smith said. "Those things aren't easy and you can lose if you go out there feeling sorry for yourself. It was good to see him hit a nice counter and hit a hard ride when he needed a hard ride. We've seen those matches with them. He's won a lot of tough matches like that. That's what he needs to remember. About 25 to 30 percent of his matches are close like that."
Boo Lewallen suffered OSU's first loss of the day in sudden victory to No. 8 Max Thomsen. Lewallen and Thomsen traded escapes in the second and third periods to head to wrap up regulation tied at one apiece; however, it was Thomsen that picked up a takedown halfway through sudden victory for the win.
At 157, Jonce Blaylock recorded a 5-2 decision over UNI's Logan Ryan. After two offensively-lacking periods, Blaylock trailed by a point before getting an escape and takedown in the third. Ryan escaped once more, but only for Blaylock to take him down again at the buzzer to polish off the win.
It took tenth-ranked Chandler Rogers ten seconds in sudden victory to secure a 7-5 win against Dan Kelly. Rogers picked up two takedowns to open the match and control the first period. Starting the second on bottom, the Cowboy was charged with a technical violation that wiped out a reversal. Rogers was able to escape later in the frame and took a 5-2 lead into the third, but allowed a takedown and was hit with two stall calls to send the match to sudden victory.
Hestin Lamons stepped in for Jacobe Smith at 174, dropping a 7-4 decision to Taylor Lujan. The seventh-ranked Lujan took Lamons down twice in the first period, with Lamons scoring escapes on both. Unable to convert on a number of aggressive shots in the second and third, Lamons came up just short of the upset.
After Keegan Moore dropped a 12-2 major to No. 10 Drew Foster, Preston Weigel stepped up for the Cowboys to get a 4-3 decision against No. 13 Jacob Holschlag. Weigel went into the final period, leading 3-2 before allowing an escape from the start position to tie the match. His continued dominance from the top position would be the deciding factor in the match as he collected more than two minutes of riding time to pick up the extra point and edge Holschlag.
Heavyweight Derek White capped off the afternoon with a major decision over Carter Isley. The Cowboy collected a takedown in each period and dominated on top with more than three-and-a-half minutes of riding time on his way to his ninth major of the year.
"I was really encouraged by the fact that he picked up a major decision tonight," Smith said. "My message to him was that if you are that many points above your opponent, there needs to be a sense of urgency. When we have guys that we're wrestling that we're confident about beating, there needs to be a sense of urgency…With Derek, he scored at the 2:50 mark in the first, and that was a little bit longer than I wanted to see, but it's been a fantastic year for him."
The Cowboys are back in action at Gallagher-Iba on Feb. 9 as they take on Edinboro at 7 p.m.
Results:
125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD Jacob Schwarm (UNI) 12-2
133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) MD Jack Wagner (UNI) 14-6
141: No. 7 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 8 Josh Alber (UNI) 4-1
149: No. 8 Max Thomsen (UNI) dec. No. 14 Boo Lewallen (OSU) 3-1, SV1
157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) dec. Logan Ryan (UNI) 5-2
165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. Dan Kelly (UNI) 7-5, SV1
174: No. 7 Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. Hestin Lamons (OSU) 7-4
184: No. 10 Drew Foster (UNI) MD Keegan Moore (OSU)12-2
197: No. 5 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. No. 13 Jacob Holschlag (UNI) 4-3
HWT: No. 11 Derek White (OSU) MD Carter Isley (UNI) 8-0
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