MARQUETTE, Mich. – Oklahoma City University's Lacey Novinska and Melissa Simmons pinned their opponents, but the Stars dropped two duals to the U.S. Olympic Educational Center 16-12 and 16-13.
Novinska, a junior from Fennimore, Wis., defeated Katie Crouch by fall. She won the first period of her 72-kilogram match 2-0, then pinned Crouch in 1:23 of the second period. Novinska is the No. 1 collegiate wrestler at 72 kilos.
Simmons, a sophomore from Ridgefield, Wash., also pinned Crouch in 1:18 in the first period. Simmons is ranked second in the nation at 72.
OCU went to 3-3 in duals.
Other victories for OCU were notched by Ashley Sword at 67, Samantha Phillips at 59 and Briana Conway at 67.
Sword knocked off Lindsey Brooks 3-1, 3-1. Sword, a junior from West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly wrestled at the U.S. Olympic Educational Center located at Northern Michigan. She is ranked second in the nation.
Phillips beat Amber Miracle 0-1, 4-0, 2-0 in the second dual.
Conway defeated Brooks 6-0, 6-4 also in the second dual. Conway is rated fifth at 67.
Nicole Woody and Lene Wood lost in bouts featuring highly-ranked wrestlers. Alyssa Lampe, the top-ranked individual at 48, defeated Woody 6-0, 5-0. Woody is ranked fourth.
Lampe also beat Wood 6-0, 3-1. Wood wrestled up a weight as she is the second-ranked wrestler at 44 kilos.
The Stars also challenged the third-ranked wrestler at 59, Shyla Iokia. Iokia defeated Phillips 2-0, 1-1.
Whitney Conder, ranked fourth at 55, defeated the Stars' Emma Mercer 7-0, 6-0.
The Stars wrestle in the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals on Jan. 12 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

USOEC 16, OCU 12
48kg Alyssa Lampe (USOEC) defeated Nicole Woody (OCU) - (6, 0) (5,0)
51kg Sadie Kandea (USOEC) defeated Erica Torres (OCU) - (5, 4) (4, 4)
55kg Beth Johnson (USOEC) defeated Ashley Hudson (OCU) - (1, 1) (7, 2)
59kg Shyla Iokia (USOEC) defeated Samantha Phillips (OCU) - (2, 0) (1, 1)
63kg Schuyler Brown (USOEC) defeated Briana Conway (OCU) - (3, 0) (6, 3)
67 kg Ashley Sword (OCU) defeated Lindsey Brooks (USOEC) – (3, 1) (3, 1)
72kg Lacey Novinska (OCU) defeated Katie Crouch (USOEC)   - (2, 0) (pin 1:23)
 
USOEC 16, OCU 13
48kg Alyssa Lampe (USOEC) defeated Lene Wood (OCU) (6, 0) (3, 1)
51kg Sadie Kaneda (USOEC) defeated Jennifer Peabody (OCU) (7, 0) (4, 2)
55kg Whitney Conder (USOEC) defeated Emma Mercer (OCU) (7, 0) (6, 0)
59kg Samantha Phillips (OCU) defeated Amber Miracle (USOEC) (0, 1) (4, 0) (2, 0)
63kg Schuyler Brown (USOEC) defeated Sheila McCabe (OCU) (6, 0) (6, 0)
67kg Briana Conway (OCU) defeated Lindsey Brooks (USOEC) (6, 0) (6, 4)
72kg Melissa Simmons (OCU) defeated Katie Crouch (USOEC) pin: 1:18