"I am very pleased and proud of our team for a hard fought victory," said head coach Jack Spates. "We came in and dug ourselves a big hole to start with but our boys battled back and came up with a big win."
OU last defeated the Cornhuskers, 20-15, in Norman in 2003.
No. 5 Joel Flaggert pulled off the night's biggest upset in the 197 pound match, defeating No. 2 B.J. Padden by a decision of 6-2. Flaggert dominated the entire match only allowing two escapes to Padden.
Another upset came in the 157 pound match with Will Rowe upsetting No. 15 Chris Oliver by a major decision of 15-6. Oliver led the match 5-0 only :38 seconds into the match before Rowe fought back to claim the victory.
At 141 pounds No. 2 Teyon Ware defeated No. 19 Dominick Moyer by a decision of 6-2. At 125 pounds No. 2 Sam Hazewinkel claimed his 99th collegiate victory by defeating No. 9 Paul Donahoe by a decision of 3-0.
Also scoring decisions for the Sooners were No. 5 Jake Hager at heavyweight and No. 7 Matt Storniolo at 149 pounds. Hager defeated No. 19 Jon May, 2-1, in their heavyweight match. Storniolo defeated Robert Sanders by a decision of 7-2.
"Joel (Flaggert) dominated the No. 2 (Padden) wrestler in the country, and Will (Rowe) fought hard and came up with a big major decision" continued Spates. "We're happy to get a win tonight but we need to re-focus and prepare ourselves for a big dual on Sunday with a very talented Hofstra squad."
The Sooners are set to grapple Hofstra on Sunday inside the Ford Center in Oklahoma City as part of the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational.
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