The Cowboys (1-0 overall) fell behind early by losing the first three bouts, but a 4-3 win by OSU freshman Luke Silver at 149 pounds started a string of Oklahoma State victories as the Cowboys won each of the final seven matches.
"I was worried. I looked up and saw 9-0, and I wondered if anyone was going to do anything," Oklahoma State coach John Smith said. "They won the first three. We need to win at least five, so where are those five going to come from? I do not know if I have seen three matches that bad in a row in my life. I know I am going to have to be patient. I just did not realize how patient I would have to be. Nothing is going to be easy. It does not matter who we are dualing against."
Oklahoma State senior Brandon Mason claimed a 5-4 win in the second tie-break period over No. 16 Chris Brown of Old Dominion at 165 pounds to tie the dual at 9-9, then OSU 174-pounder Kyle Griffin set the tone for the remainder of the day by picking up a two-point nearfall and a three-point nearfall in the third period of his 10-4 win over Eric Decker.
The final three matches were no contest with OSU wrestlers recording three straight pins to put the dual out of reach. Cowboys Jared Shelton (41 seconds), Clayton Foster (2:05) and Jared Rosholt (4:26) each recorded falls in dominating fashion to slam the door on the Monarchs.
125 pounds: Oklahoma State senior Obenson Blanc was not able to upset No. 5 James Nicholson in a slow match to begin the afternoon. Nicholson scored the lone takedown of the match with eight seconds remaining in the second period. Two stall points were awarded to both wrestlers during the match. Blanc was not able to overcome the takedown as Nicholson took a 5-3 decision.
133 pounds: No. 12 Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion claimed a 4-2 win over Tyler Shinn by keeping Shinn on the defensive throughout the match. No points were scored in the first period, but Hutter made the big moves when they were needed, scoring a key reversal in the second period and sealing his victory with a takedown with only nine seconds on the clock in the third period.
141 pounds: Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Jamal Parks looked like he was well on his way to a big victory over No. 14 Ryan Williams after scoring two first period takedowns, but Williams regrouped to take Parks down with 1:19 left in the second period and ride him out to seal his victory. Williams scored an escape early in the third and fought off Parks' repeated takedown attempts. When his riding time advantage was factored in, Williams kept the Cowboy freshman at a safe distance.
149 pounds: Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Luke Silver won an exciting match over Old Dominion's Joey Metzler. Tied at 3-3 going into the third period, Silver took a 4-3 lead with an early escape, then kept Metzler at arm's length for the rest of the bout to seal his win.
157 pounds: No. 12 Newly McSpadden continued his winning ways with a convincing 6-1 win over Old Dominion junior Kaylen Baxter. A quick takedown and 2:34 of riding time in the first period gave McSpadden the early edge. He followed that up with a second-period escape and a third-period takedown that put the bout out of reach for Baxter.
165 pounds: No. 10 Brandon Mason set the Gallagher-Iba Arena crowd into a frenzy when he escaped with less than one second left in the second tie-break period of his 5-4 win over No. 16 Chris Brown. Mason's win gave the Cowboys their third straight match victory, tying the dual at 9 points apiece.
174 pounds: Oklahoma State sophomore Kyle Griffin gave the Cowboys their first convincing victory of the day when he scored a third-period reversal and followed it with a three-point nearfall and a two-point nearfall against Eric Decker.
184 pounds: It took just 41 seconds for Jared Shelton to pin Old Dominion freshman Joe Budi. Shelton took Budi down at the 2:25 mark, then pinned him six seconds later. The pin gave Oklahoma State an 18-9 lead in the duel.
197 pounds: No. 18 Clayton Foster pinned Old Dominion junior Jesse Strawn in 2:05 to seal the team victory for the Cowboys. Foster took Strawn down at the 1:19 mark, then turned Strawn to his back for the pin 25 seconds later.
285 pounds: No. 1 Jared Rosholt closed things out with a third straight pin for the Cowboys. Rosholt held a 2-1 lead after the first period, then chose the down position to start the second period. He escaped three seconds into the second stanza, then bagged a takedown at the 1:16 mark before turning Roy Dragon III to his back and scoring the fall at 4:26.
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