OSU wrestles to 30-6 win over Northern Iowa

The notes:

Oklahoma State hosted Northern Iowa and dominated with a final tally of 30-6. You would think after such a wide margin, head coach John Smith might be feeling good about the duel. But not necessarily. After the match Smith remarked, “I felt like we came out a little flat-footed tonight. They kind of slowed us down. They got our head tied up and got our arms tied up and we didn’t seem too excited.”

Strong words from a coach who expects nothing less than the best from his squad. And his point was indeed seen on the mat. The majority of the matches were slow and very defensive minded by the Panthers, which made scoring come in quick bursts between periods of slow and steady grappling. The exception to this description would be the fall that redshirt freshman Jordan Oliver notched over Joey Lazor just 2:45 into the first period of action.

This win comes days before the last road trip of the season - a trek to Missouri – before finishing off the regular season with three duels in the home confines of Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The results:

125: No. 9 Chris Notte (OSU) dec. Caleb Flores (UNI); 9-3
133: No. 6 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Joey Lazor (UNI); 2:45
141: Charlie Ettelson (UNI) dec. Tyler Shinn (OSU); 4-0
149: Trent Washington (UNI) dec. Jake Peck (OSU); 6-2
157: No. 14 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Tyson Reiner (UNI); 3-2
165: No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. David Bonin (UNI); 8-4
174: No. 10 Mike Benefiel (OSU) MD Jarion Beets (UNI); 11-2
184: No. 10 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD Scott Hazen (UNI); 14-5
197: No. 5 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Dustin Bauman (UNI); 7-3
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) MD Christian Brantley (UNI); 10-2