With its two wins Friday, Oklahoma State improved to 10-2-1 on the year. Wyoming fell to 6-3 overall. For the most part, the dual was close, with six bouts decided by four points or less.
In the one weight class where Wyoming was favored going into the dual, OSU 184-pounder Clayton Foster was a 10-5 winner over sixth-ranked and returning All-American Joe LeBlanc in sudden victory. With Foster holding a 2-0 lead and in the top position to start the third period, LeBlanc scored a reversal to tie the score at two. Foster escaped to go up, 3-2 and then things got wild. LeBlanc took Foster down to take a 4-3 lead and after Foster was slapped with a stalling point, LeBlanc held a 5-3 edge. With two seconds left, Foster escaped and his riding time point brought the score to 5-5 and sent the bout into overtime. LeBlanc initiated the action in the sudden victory period, but Foster worked and scored a takedown of his own and turned it into a five-point move with a three-point nearfall to claim his most impressive win of the year.
Ninth-ranked Cowboy Chris Notte opened the dual with a tough 3-2 win over 10th-ranked Michael Martinez of Wyoming in one of the dual's featured bouts. Friday's dual marked the third time this season that the two faced each other this season, as Notte claimed a 13-3 major decision win over Martinez in the third round of the Reno Tournament of Champions in December, then came back to pin Martinez in 3:20 in the third-place bout at that same event. It was a lot closer score Friday, but the end result was the same.
In another of the other anticipated bouts of the dual, OSU's Alex Meade picked up an 8-6 win over No. 11 Shane Onufer. Meade raced out to a 7-2 lead and fought Onufer off the rest of the way to claim his win.
Friday night's dual was a matchup of teacher vs. apprentice, with OSU coach John Smith pitting his team against that of former Cowboy champion Mark Branch. In Wyoming's previous time out, Branch's bunch knocked off reigning Big 12 co-champion Nebraska by a comfortable 29-10 margin.
Oklahoma State returns to action when it hosts Northern Iowa at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 4 in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
No. 4 Oklahoma State 31, Wyoming 3
125: No. 9 Chris Notte (OSU) dec. No. 10 Michael Martinez (UW); 3-2
133: No. 6 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Cory VomBaur (UW); 4-3
141: No. 8 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Chase Smith (UW); 8-1
149: Cole Dallaserra (UW) dec. Luke Silver (OSU); 3-0
157: No. 13 Neil Erisman (OSU) MD Jimmy Belleville (UW); 13-0
165: No. 9 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. No. 11 Shane Onufer (UW); 8-6
174: No. 10 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. Brock Smith (UW); 7-3
184: No. 12 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 6 Joe LeBlanc (UW); 10-5 SV
197: No. 6 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Alfonso Hernandez (UW); 3-2
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) fall L.J. Helbig (UW); 2:31
125: Ninth-ranked Cowboy Chris Notte opened the dual with a tough 3-2 win over 10th-ranked Michael Martinez of Wyoming in one of the dual's featured bouts. Martinez stalked Notte throughout the first period, but didn't generate any real offense and was unable to muster any points. Notte opened the scoring with an escape early in the second period. Notte was slapped with a stalling call midway through the second period to even the score at one point apiece. Martinez took the down position to start the third period and Notte was able to get a two-point nearfall before Martinez got free for an escape. Neither wrestler was able to score again and riding time was no factor in Notte's 3-2 win.
133: In a matchup of an OSU freshman vs. a Wyoming senior, youth was served with Jordan Oliver scoring a 4-3 win over Cory VomBaur. Oliver scored a quick takedown in the first period, but VomBaur escaped, then opened the second period with an escape to tie the score at two. Oliver took the down position to start the third period and wasn't able to do anything of note from the down position until he scored the key move of the bout with a reversal at the 13-second mark. VomBaur's riding time point capped the scoring.
141: Tulsa Union HS graduate Jamal Parks was dominant in his 8-1 win over Wyoming's Chase Smith. Parks scored an early takedown and didn't let Smith out for the remainder of the first period, building up 2:15 of riding time in the process. Parks took the down position to open the second period and broke free immediately to take a 3-0 lead. He extended his lead to 5-0 when he converted a single-leg shot into a takedown. Smith elected the top position to start the third period and Parks made him pay for that decision by scoring a quick reversal to extend his lead to 7-0. A Smith escape and Parks' 3:10 riding time advantage brought the final score to 8-1.
149: Seeing his first varsity action of the year, OSU's Luke Silver lost a 3-0 decision to Cole Dallaserra. Last year's starter at 149 pounds, Silver has been plagued by injuries this year. After an uneventful first period, Dallaserra slapped a hard ride on Silver for the duration of the second period. With Silver on top to start the third, Dallaserra hit a switch and scored a reversal to go up, 2-0. Dallaserra suffocated Silver for the remainder of the bout and when his 2:50 riding time advantage was factored in, Dallaserra was a 3-0 winner.
157: Facing a dangerous freshman, OSU's Neil Erisman was a 13-0 major decision winner over Jimmy Belleville. Erisman opened the scoring with a quick takedown, then turned it into a four-point move when he scored a two-point nearfall. Erisman then hit a cheap tilt and got another two-point nearfall just before the buzzer sounded to end the first period. In the down position to start the second, Erisman added to his lead when he connected on a switch to get a reversal and go up, 8-0. Belleville tried to roll out of Erisman's control, but Erisman caught him and scored another two-point nearfall to extend his lead to 10-0 after two periods. With a neutral start to the third, Erisman scored another takedown to take a 12-0 advantage. When Erisman's 4:34 riding time advantage was added, he was a 13-0 winner.
165: In one of the most anticipated bouts of the dual, OSU's Alex Meade picked up an 8-6 win over No. 11 Shane Onufer. After a slow start, Meade got a hold on Onufer's leg, then grabbed the second leg to finish his takedown and go up, 2-1. Onufer escaped quickly on the restart, but was taken down again by Meade before the end of the first. Meade took the down position to start the second stanza and escaped quickly to go up, 5-1. The third period started with Onufer in the down position and he escaped to bring the score to 5-2. Meade then separated the score with another takedown, but after Onufer escaped, Meade was slapped with a stalling point and Onufer bagged a takedown of his own, Meade's advantage dwindled to 7-6. Onufer cut Meade loose, but was unable to muster any more offense, with Meade leaving as the 8-6 winner.
174: After being taken down early in the bout, OSU's Mike Benefiel regrouped to claim a 7-3 win over Brock Smith. Benefiel escaped quickly, then hit a takedown of his own and added over 1:40 of riding time in the first period to take a 3-2 lead into the second. Benefiel broke free for an early escape to start the second period and extend his lead to 4-2. Neither wrestler had any real offense for the remainder of the period. Smith took the down position to start the third stanza and got loose to get the escape and trim Benefiel's lead to 4-3. Benefiel crushed Smith's chances with a third period takedown that brought the score to 6-3 and when his 3:04 of riding time was added, Benefiel was a 7-3 winner.
184: In the one weight class where Wyoming was favored going into the dual, OSU's Clayton Foster was a 10-5 winner over sixth-ranked and returning All-American Joe LeBlanc in sudden victory. Foster tweaked his already-injured shoulder early in the bout and required injury time. From that point on, he fought off takedown attempt after takedown attempt from LeBlanc for the rest of the first period. Despite the fact that LeBlanc was the aggressor, Foster was able to pitch a first-period shutout. Foster took the down position to start the second period and hit a switch move to score a reversal and go up, 2-0. Foster rode LeBlanc out for the remainder of the period. With Foster on top to start the third, LeBlanc failed in his attempt for a defensive fall, but was able to score a reversal to tie the score at two. Foster escaped to go up, 3-2 and then things got wild. LeBlanc took Foster down to take a 4-3 lead and after Foster was slapped with a stalling point, LeBlanc held a 5-3 edge. With two seconds left, Foster escaped and his riding time point brought the score to 5-5 and sent the bout into overtime. LeBlanc initiated the action in the sudden victory period, but Foster worked and scored a takedown of his own and turned it into a five-point move with a three-point nearfall to claim his most impressive win of the year.
197: In one of the more uneventful bouts of the dual, Alan Gelogaev claimed a 3-2 win over Alfonso Hernandez. Gelogaev scored the lone takedown of the bout in the first period and surrendered an escape to cap the first period scoring at 2-1. The two wrestlers traded escapes to open the second and third periods respectively, and that was it in terms of scoring. Hernandez had his chances to score in the third, but Gelogaev kept him at bay to seal his victory.
285: Top-ranked Jared Rosholt pinned converted 184-pounder L.J. Helbig in 2:31 for his second first-period pin of the day. Rosholt snapped Helbig down in the first period and worked for the fall before eventually securing a full-body press to have the official slap the mat.
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