Perhaps the most notable bout of the day came at 197 pounds, where No. 6 Eric Lapotsky of Oklahoma was a 10-4 winner over No. 8 Alan Gelogaev of Oklahoma State. That bout swung the momentum in favor of the Sooners and OSU wasn�t able to fully recover until Jordan Oliver and Jamal Parks picked up consecutive wins at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively, to give the Cowboys a 16-13 lead heading into the final bout of the day.
With unranked Cowboy Quinten Fuentes going toe-to-toe with reigning Big 12 champion and fifth-ranked Kyle Terry in the finale, it was imperative that Fuentes did not allow any kind of bonus points. In the end, Fuentes provided enough sock to not only fight off bonus points, but nearly pull the shocking upset of the Sooners� top star. Terry was able to escape with the 6-3 win to send the two teams home with a draw.
Clayton Foster turned in the most dominant win of the night for the Cowboys with a 17-5 major decision over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds, but other than that, the rest of OSU�s wins came by decision.
The Cowboys return to action when they host Minnesota at 7 p.m. Friday.
No. 3 Oklahoma State 16, No. 12 Oklahoma 16
157: No. 14 Shane Vernon (OU) dec. No. 8 Neil Erisman (OSU); 3-1
165: No. 14 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. Tyler Caldwell (OU); 5-1
174: No. 6 Jeff James (OU) MD Chris McNeil (OSU); 14-5
184: No. 10 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD Erich Schmidke (OU); 17-5
197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 10-4
285: No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 11 Nathan Fernandez (OU); 3-3 RT TB4
125: Jared Patterson (OU) dec. No. 8 Chris Notte (OSU); 6-3
133: No. 11 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Alex Ekstrom (OU); 8-2
141: No. 16 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 12 Zack Bailey (OU); 5-3
149: No. 5 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU); 6-3
Match-by-Match:
157 pounds: Oklahoma�s Shane Vernon scored a takedown with only six seconds remaining to take a 3-1 decision over Neil Erisman. After a scoreless first period with very few scoring opportunities for either wrestler, Erisman started the second on top and rode Vernon for 25 seconds before he slipped free for the only point of the second period. Erisman took the down position to start the third and broke free at the 1:26 mark to tie the score at one and make it so riding time would not be a factor. A scramble situation later in the period was won by Vernon, who was eventually credited with the takedown with six ticks remaining.
165 pounds: Alex Meade claimed a 5-1 win over Tyler Caldwell behind the strength of two takedowns. The first period was mostly uneventful until Meade broke the ice with a thunderous double-leg takedown with 17 seconds left and rode Caldwell out for the remainder of the period. Caldwell took the down position to start the second stanza and escaped just seven seconds in for his only point of the match. Meade extended his lead to 3-1 with an escape 12 seconds into the third period then put the match out of reach with a low single that led to an inside trip and takedown at the 21-second mark.
174 pounds: The first bonus points of the dual came at 174 pounds where Oklahoma�s Jeff James was a 14-5 winner over Chris McNeil. James got on the board first with a double-leg takedown at the 1:57 mark of the first period. He rode McNeil for 10 seconds before cutting him loose. He struck again with a low single at the 23-second mark and rode McNeil out for the rest of the period. James started the second period in the down position and escaped at the 1:41 mark to extend his lead to 5-1. He took McNeil down two more times in the second period to go into the third with a 9-3 lead. McNeil started the third in the down position and escaped quickly to bring the score to 9-4, but two more James takedowns plus riding time brought the final to 14-5.
184 pounds: A dominating first period in which Clayton Foster recorded four takedowns set the tone for the Cowboy junior�s 17-5 major decision win over Erich Schmidtke. The lead was extended in the second period when Foster bagged another takedown and recorded a three-point nearfall to go up 13-4 going into the final stanza. An escape, a takedown and his riding time point brought the final score to 17-5.
197 pounds: Oklahoma State�s Alan Gelogaev suffered his first defeat of the year when he lost a 10-4 decision to Eric Lapotsky. Gelogaev made the most of a scramble situation early in the first period and eventually circled his way into the first takedown of the bout at the 2:37 mark. Lapotsky escaped almost immediately, then secured a takedown of his own with a low single. Lapotsky rode Gelogaev until about the 10 second mark, when Gelogaev nearly bagged a reversal. However, Lapotsky used Gelogaev�s momentum against him and turned the Cowboy�s effort into a two-point nearfall of his own as time expired. Gelogaev started the second period in the down position, but was ridden out and surrendered a stalling point as well to go behind, 6-2. With a neutral start to the third, Gelogaev struck with a takedown at the 1:25 mark but was reversed 15 seconds later. From there, Lapotsky rode Gelogaev out and added a second stall point and riding time to seal his win.
285 pounds: Jared Rosholt won a 3-3 decision over Nathan Fernandez with riding time in four tiebreak periods. No takedowns were scored in the bout and the lone points were off escapes to start periods. An uneventful first period produced no scoring and no serious takedown attempts from either wrestler. Rosholt opened the scoring with an escape four seconds into the second period for the only point of the stanza. Fernandez escaped 55 seconds into the third period to tie the score at one and make it so riding time would not be a factor working in Rosholt�s favor. The first sudden victory overtime yielded no strong takedown attempts on either side. Rosholt started the first tiebreak period on top but allowed a quick escape from Fernandez. Rosholt escaped quickly in the second tiebreak period, then shot in for a takedown attempt. Fernandez wiggled free and nearly turned it into a takedown of his own before time ran out on his attempt. The second sudden victory period started with Rosholt going for a low single, but Fernandez�s leg slipped free and Fernandez went for a shot that Rosholt then blocked off. In the third tiebreak period, Rosholt escaped nine seconds in. The fourth tiebreak period saw Rosholt ride for 23 seconds before allowing an escape. He then held off Fernandez for good.
125 pounds: In a dramatic change from their previous meeting at the Oklahoma City Open earlier in the year, Chris Notte lost a 6-3 decision to Jared Patterson. Notte was a 15-3 major decision winner in their first clash, but things got off to a bad start for the Cowboy senior Tuesday when he was taken down at the 2:09 mark of the first period and allowed 1:22 of riding time before escaping to bring the score to 2-1. With Notte on top to start the second, Patterson was unable to muster any real threat of an escape and was ridden out for the duration of the period. Notte held a 38 second riding time advantage going into the third period and chose the down position to start. At the 1:43 mark, Notte broke free to even the score at two. Patterson got in on Notte�s leg and eventually bagged the decisive takedown with eight seconds left. He allowed a quick Notte escape, but when Notte dove in for a desperate takedown in the waning seconds, Patterson circled to get a takedown of his own with time expiring.
133 pounds: With the dual in serious jeopardy for the Cowboys, Jordan Oliver picked up an 8-2 win over Alex Ekstrom. Working for a first-period pin, Oliver recorded two first-period takedowns to take a 4-2 advantage into the second. Oliver recorded an escape 12 ticks into the second period and added a takedown at the buzzer to lead 7-2 heading to the third period. With the two wrestlers starting the third in the neutral position, neither was able to muster a takedown and Oliver�s riding time point was the only remaining point.
141 pounds: The Cowboys took a 16-13 lead in the dual after Jamal Parks� 5-3 win over Zack Bailey. Parks opened the scoring with a takedown 15 seconds into the bout, then after a quick Bailey escape, Parks bagged his second takedown at the 1:47 mark. Bailey wiggled free immediately to trim Parks� lead to 4-2 and cap the first period scoring. Bailey started the second period in the down position and escaped six seconds in for the only point of the second period. Holding a 4-3 lead to start the third period, Parks started in the down position and escaped 27 seconds in.
149 pounds: Clinging to a three-point lead in the dual, unranked Cowboy Quinten Fuentes faced Oklahoma�s top wrestler in No. 5-ranked Kyle Terry. Fuentes had the first good takedown opportunity of the bout, but Terry got free before Fuentes could finish the attempt. Terry then secured a takedown of his own before Fuentes surged back with a reversal to deadlock the score at two. Terry escaped to cap the first-period scoring. Fuentes took the down position to start the second and escaped with 1:14 on the clock to bring the score to 3-3. The third period started with Terry in the down position and Fuentes nearly secured back points, but Terry rolled free to escape with 58 seconds left and take a 4-3 lead. Terry then scored a takedown with 12 seconds left to cap his 6-3 win.
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