Sooners Drop Bedlam Dual

Sunday, December 15

Norman, Okla.

2:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Photo by: Josh Gateley

December 15, 2019 | Wrestling

Results

By: Athletics Communications

Dec. 15 | McCasland Field House | Norman, Okla.

⁹ Oklahoma State

²¹ Oklahoma

OU vs. OSU Final Results
125	No. 4 Nick Piccininni	Maj. Dec. 14-2	Christian Moody (OU)
133	Reece Witcraft (OSU)	Dec. 6-5	No. 16 Anthony Madrigal (OU)
141	No. 3 Dom Demas (OU)	Dec. 6-4	Dusty Hone (OSU)
149	No. 4 Boo Lewallen	Maj. Dec. 12-4	Jacob Butler (OU)
157	No. 19 Justin Thomas (OU)	Dec. 5-3	Wyatt Sheets (OSU)
165	No. 14 Travis Wittlake (OSU)	Dec. 3-2	Sam Dover (OU)
174	No. 11 Anthony Mantanona (OU)	SV-1 10-8	Andrew Shomers (OSU)
184	No. 24 Anthony Montalvo (OSU)	Maj. Dec. 13-5	Darrien Roberts (OSU)
197	No. 6 Dakota Greer (OSU)	Dec. 4-2	No. 9 Jake Woodley (OU)
HWT	Austin Harris (OSU)	Dec. 6-2	Josiah Jones (OU)

NORMAN - The No. 21/22/22 Oklahoma Sooners (1-2 overall, 0-1 Big 12) were defeated by No. 9/8/10 Oklahoma State (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12), 23-9, Sunday in their 2019-20 home opener at McCasland Field House.

At 141, Dom Demas grabbed Oklahoma's first victory of the day, while Justin Thomas (157) and Anthony Mantanona (174) also earned three team points each for OU.

Christian Moody opened the match for the Sooners at 125 pounds, dropping a major decision, 14-2, to Oklahoma State's No. 4 Nick Piccininni. No. 16 Anthony Madrigal was defeated in a close bout, 6-5, by Reece Witcraft, allowing OSU to jump to an early 7-0 lead.

No. 3 Demas started strong against OSU's Dusty Hone with a pair of first-period takedowns, including his second, which was awarded after a Sooner challenge. The redshirt sophomore picked up another pair of points in the second to claim a 6-4 decision over Hone and secure the Sooners' first three points of the match.

The win was Demas' 15th of the season, good for the team lead.

The Cowboys picked up their second major decision of the day with No. 4 Boo Lewallen's 12-4 victory over redshirt freshman Jacob Butler.

In the final match before intermission and with OU trailing 11-3, No. 19 Justin Thomas beat the clock with a last-second takedown to end the second period and take a 4-2 lead. Thomas finished out the bout, winning 5-3, to cut the Cowboys' lead to 11-6.

As the teams left the mat for intermission, Oklahoma State was penalized one point, to bring the Sooners within four.

Out of the break, OSU's No. 14 Travis Wittlake outlasted Sooner freshman Sam Dover, 3-2. It was Dover's dual debut for Oklahoma, and only his fourth match of his collegiate career.

At 174, Anthony Mantaona built an early 4-1 lead, but OSU's Andrew Shomers battled back to take a 5-4 lead into the third period. Mantanona tallied a two-point reversal to regain the lead, 6-5, before Shomers responded with his own to make it 7-6. After a stalling point was awarded to Shomers, Mantanona tied it up at 8-8 with a takedown in the third period's final seconds.

In sudden-victory overtime, Mantanona struck first, taking the bout, 10-8, and bringing the McCasland Field House crowd of 2,042 to life. The decision brought the Sooners within four team points, 13-9.

"Anothony (Mantanona) is really talented," said OU head coach Lou Rosselli. "I think that it was a big win for him. Just learning how to get through a match and overtime. He hasn't had to before... I think winning a tough match like that was definitely a good move for him."

The Cowboys took the rest of the dual's matches, scoring ten unanswered dual points.

At 184, No. 24 Anthony Montalvo picked up a 13-5 major decision over true freshman Darrien Roberts. In a top-10 matchup at 197, Oklahoma State's No. 6 Dakota Geer topped No. 9 Jake Woodley in a tight battle, 4-2. In the dual's final bout, Cowboy Austin Harris earned a 6-2 decision over Oklahoma's Josiah Jones.

Up Next

The Sooners head to the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Ill., for their fourth tournament of the season.

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