CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Oklahoma City University advanced to the semifinals of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Saturday at the UNI Dome.

The Stars, ranked second in the nation, swept all but one of the matches to beat fifth-rated Menlo (Calif.) 34-4. Ashley Hudson and Carrie Clark stuck pins for the Stars.

Hudson, a freshman from Wildwood, Mo., won the 55-kilogram bout by putting Carla O’Connell on her back 1:09 into the second period. Hudson is ranked fifth in the nation at her weight class, while O’Connell is ranked eighth at 51.

Clark, a freshman from Cedar Park, Texas, took the 95-kilo match, beating Matril Ford in 1:42. Clark, top-ranked at 82 kilos, knocked off Ford, ranked third at 95.

Unranked Samantha Phillips posted a 3-0, 5-0 upset in the 59-kilo bout, beating Shareese Mulholland, who was eighth at 55 kilos.

Lene Wood, Melissa Simmons, Ashley Sword and Lacey Novinska each beat ranked opponents.

OCU will take on third-ranked Missouri Valley at 9 a.m. Sunday.

OKLAHOMA CITY 34

MENLO 4

44: Lene Wood, OCU, def. Maria Henriquez, 7-0, 5-1

48: Stephanie Waters, OCU, by forfeit

51: Katherine Fulp-Allen, Menlo, def. Erica Torres, 6-0, 4-1

55: Ashley Hudson, OCU, pinned Carla O’Connell, 3-2, 1:09

59: Samantha Phillips, OCU, def. Shareese Mulholand, 3-0, 5-0

63: Briana Conway, OCU, def. Leann Michel, 4-0, 6-0

67: Ashley Sword, OCU, def. Ashlee Evans-Smith, 4-0, 2-0

72: Melissa Simmons, OCU, def. Monique Cabrera, 4-0

82: Lacey Novinska, OCU, def. Brittany Caoile, 4-0

95: Carrie Clark, OCU, pinned Matril Ford, 1:42