"I'm glad we got a win tonight, because we didn't wrestle that good," UCO head coach Todd Steidley said. "I think some of our guys had their chances to score a lot more points and we need to work on those things. But overall, it's always good to get a win."
UCO had a 6-0 lead as soon as the match started following a forfeit at 125 pounds by Oklahoma City. Blake Dauphin then made it 9-0 after a 7-2 decision at 133 pounds. Dauphin beat OCU's Michael Sanchez for the third time in his career, and first of this season.
Rio Zamora scored a 3-0 decision at 141 pounds to make it 12-0. Will Steltzlen made it three decisions in a row for the Bronchos at 149 pounds, beating Matt Landgraff 8-2. Bryan Dutton grabbed a major decision at 157 pounds, with an 8-0 win over R.J. Walker to keep the Broncho mat dominance rolling.
Mason Thompson found himself in the toughest match of the dual at 165 pounds against OCU's RJ Walker. Thompson was down 2-1 in the first period, and 4-3 in the second, before taking a 5-4 lead into the third period. Thompson pulled ahead 6-4, but surrendered a takedown with just 10 seconds left in the third that tied the match 6-6. Walker earned a sudden victory decision with a takedown in the opening seconds of the overtime period.
Miguel Barreras and Chase Vincent followed at 174 pounds and put together the highest scoring match of the dual. Barreras earned a slight 5-4 advantage after one period, then held an 8-4 advantage heading into the final period. Vincent made it tough, but following an injury timeout by Barreras, the UCO sophomore finished off the win 13-10 to give the Bronchos a 22-3 lead, clinching the dual and the 27th consecutive win for Central.
Reid Rodich scored just two points in the first period and none in the second of his 184-pound match against Andres Villa. However, the senior racked up nine third-period points to grab a 12-3 major decision.
Caleb Cotter capped off the dominating performance for the Bronchos, winning by major decision, 9-1, at heavyweight over Bryson McGowan. It was Cotter's second victory over McGowan in the past two seasons.
The Bronchos head to Nebraska-Kearney this weekend for the UNK Holiday Inn Open at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds beginning Saturday morning.
Results:
125: Tim Null, UCO, by forfeit
133: Blake Dauphin, UCO, dec. Michael Sanchez, 7-2
141: Rio Zamora, UCO, dec. Coulton Parker, 3-0
149: Will Steltzlen, UCO, dec. Matt Landgraff, 8-2
157: Bryan Dutton, UCO, major dec. RJ Walker, 8-0
165: Brok Williams, OCU, dec. Mason Thompson, 8-6 (SV)
174: Miguel Barreras, UCO, dec. Chase Vincent, 13-10
184: Reid Rodich, UCO, major dec. Andres Villa, 12-3
197: Brian Bruser, OCU, by forfeit
Hvy: Caleb Cotter, UCO, major dec. Bryson McGowan, 9-1
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