No. 20 Oklahoma (5-1) needed no such late heroics Friday night at Hamilton Field House in Edmond, soundly beating the defending Division II national champions, 27-6.
"This was really a nice effort against a great UCO team tonight," head coach Jack Spates said. "I was pleased with the way our guys bounced back after a loss."
True freshman Joey Fio put points on the board first for the Sooners with an 11-5 decision over Tyler Zukerman at 125 pounds. Brian Shelton at 133-pounds also scored a 6-1 decision over Trey Branscum to make the team score 6-0.
No. 11 Zack Bailey took care of Kyle Evans in the 141-pound bout with an 8-7 decision, and No. 9 Will Rowe won in a 12-5 decision at 149 pounds over Colby Robinson.
Shane Vernon was defeated in a 2-1 decision by Jason Leavitt in the 157-pound dual, and No. 13 Max Dean posted the only pin of the day over Cody Rowell at 165 pounds. The Sooners lead after the first six matches, 18-3
Jeff James topped Tommy McCarty at 174 pounds by a 4-1 decision, and No. 9 Joshua Weitzel made the team score 24-3 with a 6-0 decision over Heath Jolley. No. 5 Joel Flaggert won in a 6-1 decision over Jarrett Edison at 197 pounds, and heavyweight Nathan Fernandez, ranked No. 18, was defeated by UCO's Dustin Finn by a 2-1 decision.
"We still have plenty of room for improvement," Spates said. "This was a great way to go into the holiday break, but we still have a lot of work to do."
The Sooners take a break for the holidays before resuming competition at the Lonestar Duals on Jan. 5 in Arlington, Texas.
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