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Sooners Set to Host Pair of Home Matches

Sooners Set to Host Pair of Home Matches

November 17, 2016 | Wrestling

17Oklahoma (0-0)
oklahoma michigan
11Michigan (1-0)
Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. CT | McCasland Field House | Norman, Okla.
Oklahoma Probable Lineup
(with InterMat ranking)
Weight Wrestler Class Record
125 Dalton Duffield Fr. 2-0
133 Trae Blackwell Jr. 0-3
141 Mike Longo Jr. 2-1
149 No. 12 Davion Jeffries So. 1-2
157 No. 12 DaWaylon Barnes Jr. 3-0
165 No. 10 Clark Glass RSr. 2-1
174 Hayden Hansen RFr. 1-2
184 Andrew Dixon Jr. 1-2
197 No. 19 Brad Johnson RSr. 2-1
HWT No. 12 Ross Larson RSr. 2-1

NORMAN – The No. 17 Oklahoma wrestling team begins its home slate this weekend with a pair of matches in McCasland Field House. The Sooners will host  No. 11 Michigan on Friday at 7 p.m. and welcome Big 12 opponent North Dakota State on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The weekend marks the first home competition for new OU head coach Lou Rosselli, as well as assistant coach Keith Gavin and volunteer assistant Hunter Stieber. The Sooners are coming off competition at the Journeymen/ASICS Collegiate Classic in Troy, N.Y., which marked the official start of the 2016-17 season.

Freshman Dalton Duffield went 2-0 in the tournament to win the 125B division and junior DaWaylon Barnes posted a 3-0 record, including a win by fall over No. 15 B.J. Clagon of Rider, to take the 157A crown.

Friday's dual with Michigan will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, while the match with North Dakota State will air live on Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox College Sports Central. Fans can find live results for both duals on TrackWrestling.com or on Twitter at @OU_Wrestling.

MICHIGAN PROJECTED STARTERS

125: No. 18 Austin Assad, RFr. (5-1)
133: No. 10 Stevan Micic, RFr. (4-1)
141: Sal Profaci, RFr. (4-2)
149: Zac Hall, RSo. (4-2)
157: No. 5 Brian Murphy, Sr. (1-0)
165: No. 7 Logan Massa, RFr. (6-0)
174: Myles Amine, RFr. (6-0)
184: Ernest Battaglia, RJr. (0-0)
197: Jackson Striggow, RFr. (3-2)
HWT: Kostya Golobokov, RFr. (2-3)

OU VS. MICHIGAN PROMOTIONS

Friday's dual against Michigan is both Student Appreciation Night and Social Media Night. The first 200 students will receive an OU Wrestling water bottle, and admission is only $4 for fans who follow OU wrestling on Twitter or Facebook. The Sooners will sign autographs after the match.

17Oklahoma (0-0)
oklahoma north dakota state
North Dakota State (1-0)
Nov. 20 | 2 p.m. CT | McCasland Field House | Norman, Okla.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE PROJECTED STARTERS

125: No. 5 Josh Rodriguez, RSr. (4-0, 1-0)
133: Albert Landeros, RJr. (2-3, 0-1)
141: Taylor Nein, Fr. (3-0)
149: Mitch Friedman, RJr. (4-1, 1-0) OR Kyle Gliva, RJr. (0-0)
157: Clay Ream, RJr. (4-0,1-0)
165: No. 18 Andrew Fogarty, RFr. (5-0,1-0)
174: Carter Nielsen, RFr. (0-1,0-1) OR Grant Nehring, RJr. (3-1)
184: Tyler McNutt, RSo. (3-1,0-1)
197: Cordell Eaton, RFr. (4-0, 1-0)
285: Ben Tynan, Sr. (4-0,1-0)

NORTH DAKOTA STATE PROMOTIONS

Sunday's dual against North Dakota State is First Responders Day. Admission is only $4 for first responders.

UP NEXT

The Sooners return to the mat on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. CT in Norman for the first of two Bedlam matches this season. Season ticket packages, which include tickets to each of OU's home duals, are available online now or by calling the ticket office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU.

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