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Stars beat Menlo 40-5 in National Duals

Three-time all-American Lacey Novinska pinned Moriah Fernandez of Menlo (Calif.).

Lacey Novinska pinned Moriah Fernandez on Saturday.

1/10/2009 8:54:09 PM

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Oklahoma City University opened defense of its NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals championship with a 40-5 victory over Menlo (Calif.) on Saturday in the UNI Dome.

The Stars improved to 18-1 in duals. OCU faces Missouri Valley in the tournament semifinals at 11 a.m. Sunday. The championship dual will be 3 p.m.

Firen Gassman picked up the first of three falls OCU had Saturday. Gassman, ranked fourth at 59, pinned Kayla Garza 32 seconds into the second period.

OCU’s Tessa Plana stuck Monique Cabrera 37 seconds into the second period at 63. Plana is ranked third at her weight, while Cabrera is eighth.

Lacey Novinska, ranked third at 72, overcame losing the first period by getting the fall against seventh-rated Moriah Fernandez in 1:17 in the second.

OKLAHOMA CITY 40

MENLO 5

44: Lene Wood, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 5-0)

48: Nicole Woody, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 10-0)

51: Katherine Fulp-Allen, MC, dec. LeAnn Barney, 2-1,1-0 (OCU leads 11-3)

55: Michaela Hutchison, OCU, dec. Carla O'Connell, 5-1,4-0 (OCU leads 14-4)

59: Firen Gassman, OCU, pinned Kayla Garza, 9-2,0:53 (OCU leads 19-4)

63: Tessa Plana, OCU, pinned Monique Cabrera, 5-6,0:37 (OCU leads 24-4)

67: Stefenie Shaw, OCU, dec. Ashlee Evans-Smith, 2-0,3-0 (OCU leads 27-4)

72: Lacey Novinska, OCU, pinned Moriah Fernandez, 1-3,1:17 (OCU leads 32-4)

82: Karon Scott, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 37-4)

95: Brittany Delgado, OCU, dec. Brittany Caoile, 2-0,10-2 (OCU wins 40-5)