Jolley, a fifth-place national finisher at 197 pounds last year who is dropping to 184 this season, piled up a 7-1 lead before pinning Scott Cayton in 2:29 as the Blue used the late rally to overcome a 16-8 deficit.
The defending national champion Bronchos, ranked No. 1 in the preseason NCAA Division II poll that came out Tuesday, showcased the 2007-08 team with 12 matches. UCO will have another intrasquad dual Nov. 1 in Norman and officially opens the season Nov. 11 at the Central Missouri Open.
"I saw a lot of good things, but it's obviously early and we've got a long road ahead of us," said 26th-year head coach David James. "Our conditioning wasn't as good as I'd like it to be and there were some places where we weren't aggressive enough, but overall it was a pretty good outing and I liked what I saw."
Three of UCO's four returning All-Americans were in action and neither was tested.
In addition to Jolley's fall, returning national champion Kyle Evans at 141 and Tyler Zukerman at 125 – both ranked No. 1 in the preseason – rolled to easy wins.
Evans had four near-falls and two takedowns in a 15-0 shutout that ended early in the second period and Zukerman racked up four takedowns and two near-falls in a 16-3 rout.
The Blue team also got major decisions from brothers Jarrett and Jordan Edison, with freshman Jordan a 10-1 winner at 141 and redshirt freshman Jarrett a 10-2 victor at 197.
The Bronze led 16-8 after Brent Sarette's 10-7 win over Luke Elmore at 149, but the Blue won the next five matches to pull out the win. Kelly Henderson started the rally with an 8-6 victory at 157, Alvin Metcalf and Zach Sikes won back-to-back matches at 165 and Tommy McCarty prevailed at 174 before Jolley ended the streak with his fall.
125: Tyler Zukerman, Bronze, major dec. Nick Rice, 16-3.
141: Jordan Edison, Blue, major dec. Zack McClure, 10-1.
141: Kyle Evans, Bronze, tech. fall Dale McClure, 15-0 (3:19).
149: Colby Robinson, Bronze, major dec. Corby Ray, 11-3.
149: Brent Sarette, Bronze, dec. Luke Elmore, 10-7.
157: Kelly Henderson, Blue, dec. Conner Robinson, 8-6.
165: Alvin Metcalf, Blue, dec. Cody Rowell, 10-5.
165: Zach Sikes, Blue, pinned Kelson Phillips, 6:31.
174: Tommy McCarty, Blue, dec. Kenny Meredith, 3-0.
184: Heath Jolley, Blue, pinned Scotty Cayton, 2:29.
197: Jarrett Edison, Blue, major dec. Jon Wechter, 10-2.
285: Reggie Douglas, Bronze, dec. Braden Land, 4-1.
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