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