Oklahoma City University Athletics - No. 1 OCU bests third-ranked Missouri Valley 24-16, 34-10

MARSHALL, Mo. – Carrie Clark made the difference for Oklahoma City University in a 24-16 women’s wrestling dual victory over Missouri Valley on Tuesday at the Burn’s Athletic Center.

The top-ranked Stars also defeated third-ranked Missouri Valley 34-10 to improve to 9-3-1.

In the first dual, Clark, a freshman from Cedar Park, Texas, took a 3-0, 6-0 decision win over Katie McClanahan in the 82-kilogram match. Clark’s win put OCU up 19-16 in the dual.

OCU overcame 16-10 and 13-9 deficits.

At 72 kilos, OCU’s Lacey Novinska defeated Venus Barron 4-0, 5-0 to forge a 16-16 tie in the dual. Novinska, ranked No. 1 at 82, beat third-ranked Barron. Novinska improved to 9-2 on the season.

At 67, Sara Hilliard beat Zinna Anyanwuh 3-0, 2-0 to cut the Stars’ deficit to 16-13.

In the second dual, Sheila McCabe and Melissa Simmons picked up wins by fall to key the Stars.

OCU wrestles next in the Dave Schultz Tournament on Feb. 7 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

OKLAHOMA CITY 24

MISSOURI VALLEY 16

44 kg: Lene Wood, OCU, dec. Norine Cruz, 6-0, 9-2

48: Angelee Homma, MVC, pinned Julie Huang, 1:57

51: Erica Torres, OCU, tech. fall Bethany Courkamp, 6-0, 8-2

55: Courtney Martell, MVC, dec. Emma Mercer, 7-1, 6-3

59: Samantha Fee, MVC, dec. Samantha Phillips, 2-0, 6-0

63: Emily Rinehart, MVC, dec. Sheila McCabe, 2-0, 1-2, 4-0

67: Sara Hilliard, OCU, dec. Zinna Anyanwuh, 3-0, 2-0

72: Lacey Novinska, OCU, dec. Venus Barron, 4-0, 5-0

82: Carrie Clark, OCU, dec. Katie McClanahan, 3-0, 6-0

95: Karon Scott, OCU, by forfeit

OKLAHOMA CITY 34

MISSOURI VALLEY 10

44: Stephanie Waters, OCU, pinned Vanessa Nordstrom, 2-0, 0:31

48: Nicole Woody, OCU, dec. Tanya Miyasaki, 1-1, 4-0

51: Jennifer Peabody, OCU, dec. Bethany Courkamp, 1-0, 6-0

55: Ashley Hudson, OCU, dec. Rachel Pike, 3-0, 2-0

59: Jennifer Germany, MVC, by forfeit

63: Sheila McCabe, OCU, pinned Karen Howe, 1:51

67: Amberlee Ebert, MVC, dec. Ashley Sword, 1-1, 0-3, 1-1

72: Melissa Simmons, OCU, pinned Venus Barron, 1:20

82: Carrie Clark, OCU, tech. fall Katie McClanahan, 8-1, 7-0

95: Karon Scott, OCU, by forfeit