Sooners Narrowly Fall to Pittsburgh

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OU vs. Pittsburgh Final Results
125	No. 17 Christian Moody (OU)	forfeit	Open
133	No. 11 Dom Forys (Pitt)	maj. dec.	Jake Rubio (OU), 12-3
141	No. 17 Nick Zanetta (Pitt)	dec.	Mike Longo (OU), 10-8
149	Davion Jeffries (OU)	dec.	Robert Lee (OU), 4-0
157	No. 18 Taleb Rahmani (Pitt)	dec.	Justin Thomas (OU), 1-0
165	Dawaylon Barnes (OU)	dec.	Jake Wentzel (Pitt), 4-0
174	No. 13 Yoanse Mejias (OU)	dec.	Austin Bell (Pitt), 9-4
184	Gregg Harvey (Pitt)	dec.	Hayden Hansen (OU), 6-3
197	Andrew Dixon (OU)	dec.	Kellan Stout (Pitt), 4-3
HWT	No. 15 Ryan Solomon (Pitt)	fall	Connor Webb (OU), 3:51

PITTSBURGH – The No. 18 Oklahoma wrestling team dropped a close 19-18 contest with Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon inside Fitzgerald Field House.

The Sooners held an 18-13 lead with one bout remaining, but a late pin at heavyweight sealed the match for the Panthers.

Oklahoma opened the dual with a 6-0 lead after Pitt forfeited at 125 pounds to No. 17 Christian Moody. However, the Sooners trailed 7-6 after losses in the next two bouts.

Davion Jeffries put OU back on top, 9-7, with a 4-0 decision over Robert Lee at 149 pounds. The Sooner recorded a takedown, an escape and the riding time point to claim the win.

With the Sooners trailing after intermission, Dawaylon Barnes reclaimed the lead for OU. He defeated Jake Wentzel, 4-0, at 165 pounds, claiming a takedown in the first period and adding on two penalty points in the third.

No. 13 Yoanse Mejias extended OU's lead by taking down Austin Bell in a 9-4 decision. Mejias recorded two escapes in the first and third periods and posted an escape in the second.

At 197 pounds, Andrew Dixon earned three more points for the Sooners with a 4-3 decision over Kellan Stout. Entering the final period with a 2-0 deficit, Dixon escaped and took his opponent down to regain the lead. He sealed the match with the riding time point.

Jake Rubio dropped a 12-3 major decision to No. 11 Dom Forys at 133 pounds. At 141 pounds, Mike Longo narrowly fell to No. 17 Nick Zanetta by 10-8 decision. In the 157-pound match, Justin Thomas was downed by No. 18 Taleb Rahmani, 1-0. In his first match of the season, Hayden Hansen dropped a 6-3 decision to Gregg Harvey. At heavyweight, freshman Connor Webb was pinned in 3:51 by No. 15 Ryan Solomon.

The Sooners are back in action on Jan. 12-13 (Friday-Saturday) at the Virginia Duals in Virginia Beach, Va.

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Dawaylon Barnes

Andrew Dixon

Hayden Hansen

Hayden Hansen

Davion Jeffries

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Yoanse Mejias

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Jake Rubio

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