Sooners Buck Bronchos, 27-6

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Central Oklahoma took OU down to the wire in last year's match in Norman on Nov. 29, 2006. The Sooners eventually prevailed only by a small margin, 20-18.

No. 20 Oklahoma needed no such late heroics Friday night at Hamilton Field House in Edmond, soundly beating the defending Division II 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 for the Sooners first 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 work to do."

The Sooners take a break for the holidays before resuming competition at the Lonestar Duals on Jan. 5 in Arlington, Texas.

Weight-by-Weight Results
125: Joey Fio (OU) dec Tyler Zukerman (UCO), 11-5
133: Brian Shelton (OU) dec. Trey Branscum (UCO), 6-1
141: Zack Bailey (OU) dec. Kyle Evans (UCO), 8-7
149: Will Rowe (OU) dec. Colby Robinson (UCO), 12-5
157: Jason Leavitt (UCO) dec.Shane Vernon (OU), 2-1
165: Max Dean (OU) Fall Cody Rowell (UCO), 5:36
174: Jeff James (OU) dec. Tommy McCarty (UCO), 4-1
184: Joshua Weitzel (OU) dec. Heath Jolley (UCO), 6-0
197: Joey Flaggert (OU) dec. Jarrett Edison (UCO), 6-1
285: Dustin Finn (UCO) dec. Nathan Fernandez (OU), 2-1

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