OSU was trailing the dual 6-0 after the Spartans got victories from fifth-ranked Franklin Gomez at 125 and top-ranked Nick Simmons at 133. Simmons defeated OSU's third-ranked Coleman Scott.
Morgan put the Cowboys on the board with his victory over Andy Simmons. Morgan got a first period takedown and then rode out the second period to take a commanding lead in the match. Morgan went to win by a score of 5-1.
The Cowboys went on to win the next four matches following Morgans's victory, including a win by Ryan Freeman in his first career varsity match. Freeman gave OSU the lead for good in the dual with a 10-4 decision over Eddie Skowneski, which put the Cowboys up 6-5.
Newly McSpadden added a decision before Johny Hendricks put the dual out of reach for the Spartans. Hendricks cruised to a dominating 16-3 major decision over Rocky Cozart that made the dual 13-5.
Joe Williams ended OSU's string of victories with a decision over Jack Jensen. Jensen had four of the five takedowns in the match, but he gave up five points on his back and lost 10-9.
Jared Shelton followed at 197 and clinched the dual for the Cowboys. Shelton got a first period takedown and went on to defeat MSU's Nick Palmieri, 4-0, to put the Cowboys up 19-8 with one match remaining. Jared Rosholt closed out the dual with a 4-1 victory over Alan O'Donnell.
The Cowboys travel to Omaha, Neb., for the UNO Open all day on Saturday. Several nationally ranked teams will be competing, including rivals Iowa and Minnesota.
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