NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma City University picked up its first match wins in a dual against Oklahoma in a 30-16 loss Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center.

John Lynch and Will Shelton recorded pins, and Kidd Gomez added a major-decision win as the Stars avoided a fourth consecutive shutout against Oklahoma, ranked 11th in the NCAA by the coaches. OCU, ranked ninth in the NAIA, went to 2-3 after falling to North Carolina State 36-8.

“Our style is continuous wrestling and attacking,” OCU coach Archie Randall said. “That is what you have to do. They wore them down. “We're wrestling a lot better as far as competing against NCAA Division I competition. We wrestled a little flat against N.C. State, and that's because we wrestled so well against OU. N.C. State wrestles differently on top, and we don't see that style. It's East-Coast wrestling. We have to be ready to face anybody. If we want to win on our level, we have to compete against any level.”

Lynch held a 5-1 advantage in the third period of the 141-pound bout against OU's Richard Immel. Lynch, a freshman from Lakin, Kan., had takedowns towards the end of the first period and early in the second. Lynch rode Immel to earn a stalling point, then caught Immel and put him to his back. Lynch finished Immel off at 6:38.

“Lynch is our backup 141-pounder, and he's stepped in with Jeremy Garner hurt,” Randall said. “Lynch is wrestling unbelievably. He is in every single match.”

Shelton grabbed Nick Burnham by the head and pressured him into the fall at 6:03. Shelton, a junior from Sperry, Okla., recorded two takedowns and an escape in the first period, then added a second-period escape at 149.

“Willie Shelton has had problems in our past couple of duals,” Randall said. “He would be the outstanding wrestler. He's come out of his shell. He is one of our best athletes, and he let it go today. He did an outstanding job.”

At 125, Gomez rolled to a 12-4 win using four takedowns and a near fall. Gomez, a freshman from Noble, Okla., put Greg Cannon on his back as time was running out on the first period.

“Our freshmen wrestle hard,” Randall said. “They don't understand the difference between Division I and NAIA. Our older guys have to start performing.”

Cameron Ream, ranked No. 1 at 133 in the NAIA, forced overtime against Alex Ekstrom with four third-period points. Ream, a freshman from Wentzville, Mo., nailed a takedown with 1:31 left in regulation, then earned a stalling point with 59 seconds remaining. Ream stayed on top of Ekstrom through most of the third to pick up riding time and make the score 9-9.

Ekstrom responded with a takedown 29 seconds into the sudden-victory period for the 11-9 win.

Ream kept himself alive, avoiding the fall and squirming out of danger with 14 seconds left in the first period.

At 157, Shane Vernon of Oklahoma beat Nik Turner 14-6. Turner, ranked second at 157 in the NAIA, kept working for a takedown late in the match, but failed to finish off a shot to keep from giving up a major decision.

At 165, Mark Meyer increased the action in the final period by scoring three third-period points, but Oklahoma's Derek Peperas ended with a 7-4 win.

Corey Johnson, ranked sixth at 285 in the NAIA, fell 7-3 to Nathan Fernandez, ranked 14th in NCAA Division I.

Oklahoma had beaten OCU 49-0, 44-0 and 47-0 in the previous meetings between the two teams.

Against N.C. State, Shelton used two takedowns and an escape to take the lead in the second period of his 149-pound match. Shelton tacked on a takedown and two-point near fall in the third to finish off a 15-6 major-decision win over Brett Farina.

At 165, Meyer notched an 8-0 win over Kasey Young. Meyer had two takedowns, a near fall, an escape and riding time.

At 125, Taylor Cummings of N.C. State used a second-period three-point near fall to key a 10-1 victory.

The Stars take on Colorado State-Pueblo at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. Mountain time) Wednesday in Pueblo, Colo. The dual will be available via live video by clicking here.

OKLAHOMA 30

OKLAHOMA CITY 16
133: Alex Ekstrom, OU, dec. Cameron Ream, 11-9 (SV)
141: John Lynch, OCU, pinned Richard Immel, 6:38
149: Will Shelton, OCU, pinned Nick Burnham, 6:03
157: Shane Vernon, OU, maj. dec. Nik Turner, 14-6
165: Derek Peperas, OU, dec. Mark Meyer, 7-4
174: Jeff James, OU, pinned Andrew Pontikes, 2:15
184: Erich Schmidtke, OU, tech. fall Jake Mabry, 19-4
197: Eric Lapotsky, OU, by forfeit
285: Nathan Fernandez, OU, dec. Corey Johnson, 7-3

125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, maj. dec. Greg Cannon, 12-4

NORTH CAROLINA STATE 36

OKLAHOMA CITY 8
133: Darrius Little, NCSU, tech. fall Cameron Ream, 19-4
141: Dale Shull, NCSU, maj. dec. John Lynch, 13-5
149: Will Shelton, OCU, maj. dec. Brett Farina, 15-6
157: Bobby Ward, NCSU, tech. fall Nik Turner, 19-2
165: Mark Meyer, OCU, maj. dec. Kasey Young, 8-0
174: Quinton Godley, NCSU, dec. Andrew Pontikes, 9-5
184: Jonathan Becker, NCSU, pinned Jake Mabry, 1:54
197: Andrew Tumlin, NCSU, pinned Marvin Lewis, 1:23
285: Eloheim Palma, NCSU, dec. Corey Johnson, 9-4