The Cowboys (13-2, 8-0 Big 12) piled up seven bonus point wins in nine contested matches on Sunday, including a trio of falls from Kaid Brock, Dean Heil and Chandler Rogers, as well as a tech fall from Nick Piccininni and three major decisions.
At 125 pounds, Piccininni rebounded from a slow start in which Fresno State's Sean Williams scored the opening takedown for an early, 2-0 lead. The Cowboy redshirt sophomore would respond nicely, finishing the period with a takedown of his own to seize control of the lead and head to the second period with a 3-2 advantage. From that point, it was all Piccininni as he escaped from his starting position and added a takedown in the second and three nearfalls in the third to secure the 19-2 tech -- his seventh of the season -- at the buzzer.
Brock got the Cowboys' team score into double digits at 133 pounds with a first-period fall over Trevor Williams in the second bout of the day. Brock opened the match with a pair of quick takedowns before turning Williams to his back for the pin in 1:41.
Heil continued to pour it on for OSU at 141, scoring his sixth fall of the year in the second period against Chris DeLoza. The Cowboy senior lead, 2-0, after one and added a takedown and nearfall in the second period before turning DeLoza again and decking the Bulldog in 4:34.
Boo Lewallen picked up a 9-4 decision over No. 21 Khristian Olivas at 149 pounds to stretch the OSU lead to 20-0. Lewallen prevented Olivas from scoring any offensive points while scoring a reversal, nearfall and takedown in the bout on the way to his 23rd win of the season.
Filling in for an injured Jonce Blaylock at 157 pounds, Tristan Moran used a big third period to defeat Fresno State's Greg Gaxiola, 6-2, and send the Cowboys into the intermission leading, 23-0. With Gaxiola leading, 2-1, heading to the final frame, Moran came out of a scramble in the third with a takedown and nearly took Gaxiola to his back for the pin. The Cowboy instead settled for a two-point nearfall and rode out the remainder of the period to finish off the victory.
With Fresno State forfeiting at 165 pounds, the Cowboys elected to double forfeit the match and bump Chandler Rogers up to 174 to face Dominic Kincaid. Rogers didn't appear to have much trouble with the move, taking down Kincaid and turning him for the fall in 2:20. The pin marked the Cowboy's 10th of the season.
The Cowboys closed out the dual with three-straight major decisions from Keegan Moore, Andrew Marsden and Derek White.
Moore was consistent throughout his bout with Richie Brandt, piling up six takedowns in the match on the way to a 14-5 major decision. It marked the first major of the redshirt freshman's collegiate career.
Like Moore, Marsden had no issue scoring either, dropping Josh Hokit, 12-2. After a takedown in each of the first and second periods, Marsden added a couple more in the third frame to go along with a pair of stall warnings on Hokit for the redshirt sophomore's fourth major of the season.
Finally, Derek White rounded out the shutout for the Cowboys with a nice win over young talent AJ Nevills. White was able to take down Nevills four times while preventing any offensive scoring from the Bulldog on the way to a 10-2 major. The Cowboy leads the team in major decisions with 11.
The Cowboys now turn their attention to the postseason, beginning with the Big 12 Championships, set for March 3-4 at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Tickets are on sale now here.
Results:
125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Sean Williams (FS) 19-2, 7:00
133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) fall Trevor Williams (FS) 1:41
141: No. 6 Dean Heil (OSU) fall Chris DeLoza (FS) 4:34
149: No. 14 Boo Lewallen (OSU) dec. Khristian Olivas (FS) 9-4
157: Tristan Moran (OSU) dec. Greg Gaxiola (FS) 6-2
165: Double forfeit
174: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Dominic Kincaid (FS) 2:20
184: Keegan Moore (OSU) MD Richie Brandt (FS) 14-5
197: Andrew Marsden (OSU) MD Josh Hokit (FS) 12-2
HWT: No. 11 Derek White (OSU) MD AJ Nevills (FS) 10-2
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