Sooners Storm the Pack

Nov. 15, 2007

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma scored 30 unanswered points after trailing early to dominate the North Carolina State Wolfpack by a score of 30-9 in Norman.

The Sooners trailed 9-0 after losing the first three matches of the evening. Taylor Cummings won in a 6-4 decision over Greg Cannon at 125 pounds, followed by 133-pound J.R. Roman falling to Ryan Tice by a 13-10 decision. The Wolfpack extended their lead 9-0 after a 5-0 decision by Joe Caramanica over Zack Bailey at 141 pounds.

Will Rowe at 149 pounds started the Sooner comeback with a dramatic fall over returning ACC Wrestler of the Year Darrion Caldwell.

"Will showed his character and got a big fall for us that really turned the tide of the match," head coach Jack Spates said.

The Sooners would not look back, with Chad Terry scoring a 9-2 decision over Ray Ward in the 157-pound match to tie the team score at nine. Max Dean won in dominant fashion over Jalil Dozier in a 15-3 major decision at 165 pounds. Jeff James extended the OU lead to 16-9 by edging Randy Goodman 3-2 at 174 pounds. Joshua Weitzel scored a win at 184 pounds by forfeit.

Joel Flaggert scored the only technical fall of the night in a 24-8 win over Mark Jahad at 197 pounds, followed by the final victory by Nathan Fernandez, scoring a 11-6 decision over Bobby Isola in the heavyweight division.

"I feel good about this team," Spates said. "We are young so we are continuing to learn, but I like the direction we are headed."

Oklahoma wrestlers will next be in action at the Oklahoma Classic, held in Norman at the Lloyd Noble Center on Nov. 24.

125: Taylor Cummings (NCST) dec. Greg Cannon (OU), 6-4
133: Ryan Tice (NCST) dec. J.R. Roman (OU), 13-10
141: Joe Caramanica (NCST) dec. Zack Bailey (OU), 5-0
149: Will Rowe (NEO) fall Darrion Caldwell (NCST), 4:45
157: Chad Terry (OU) dec. Ray Ward (NCST), 9-2
165: Max Dean (OU) maj. dec. Jalil Dozier (NCST), 15-3
174: Jeff James (OU) dec. Randy Goodman (NCST), 3-2
184: Joshua Weitzel (OU) win by forfeit
197: Joel Flaggert (OU) tech. fall. Mark Jahad (NCST), 24-8
HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Bobby Isola (NCST), 11-6

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