The Tigers won the first three matches in jumping out to a stunning 13-0 lead before UCO roared back to win six of the final seven bouts, getting falls in three of those.
OBU led 17-16 going into the 197-pound match, but Henshaw’s fall just 12 seconds ahead of the second-period buzzer put the Bronchos on top 22-17 and Dauphin sealed the deal with a first-period pin in his season debut.
UCO improved to 2-0 on the season with its 12th straight victory dating back to last season while stretching its home winning streak to 17 in a row.
“It was a tough match and we were fortunate to win,” head coach David James said. “We put ourselves in a bad position early and had to dig our way out of a big hole. We got some big falls at the end and obviously the last two guys did a great job coming through the way they did.”
OBU had a major decision and fall in taking the big early lead, picking up a major upset at 133 when Nate Rodriguez routed two-time All-American and No. 5-ranked Casy Rowell 9-1.
Second-ranked Jordan Basks finally got the Bronchos on the scoreboard with an 11-3 major decision at 149, securing that four-point team win on a takedown with seven seconds left, and No. 1 Cory Dauphin picked up his 28th consecutive win with a tough 4-3 decision at 157.
No. 2-rated Chris Watson made it three in a row for UCO with a 5-3 triumph at 165 and Colton Gallo’s second-period fall at 174 gave the Bronchos their first lead at 16-13. Gallo was up 5-0 entering the second stanza when he took Elyjah Crumpler down and quickly put him on his back to get the pin at the 3:35 mark.
The Tigers went back in front 17-16 on top-ranked Dallas Smith’s 17-6 major decision, but Henshaw and Dauphin’s late heroics ended OBU’s hopes of the upset.
Henshaw broke a scoreless deadlock with an escape early in the second period and the redshirt freshman drove O’Dell Lee straight to his back on a takedown with 17 seconds left before getting the fall five seconds later.
The third-ranked Dauphin, seeing his first action of the season because of injury, got a takedown with 1:36 left in the opening period and quickly turned Nathan Jackson over to end it at the 2:02 mark.
UCO travels to Hays, Kan. Saturday for the Fort Hays State Open.
Results:
125 – Garrett Evans, OBU, dec. Cooper Finch, 7-2.
133 – Nate Rodriguez, OBU, major dec. Casy Rowell, 9-1.
141 – Josh Myers, OBU, pinned Kaleb Cradduck, 3:13.
149 – Jordan Basks, UCO, major dec. Sawyer Smith, 11-3.
157 – Cory Dauphin, UCO, dec. Bobby Williams, 4-3.
165 – Chris Watson, UCO, dec. Jacob Andrews, 5-3.
174 – Colton Gallo, UCO, pinned Elyjah Crumpler, 3:35.
184 – Dallas Smith, OBU, major dec. Kyle Buckley, 17-6.
197 – Garrett Henshaw, UCO, pinned O’Dell Lee, 4:48.
Hvy – Cody Dauphin, UCO, pinned Nathan Jackson, 2:02.
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