Men's Wrestling 1/18/2012 10:30:00 PM

OCU stomps Ouachita Baptist 29-10

Fifth-ranked Stars overcome 7-3 deficit, improve to 7-5 in duals

Kidd Gomez, ranked fourth in the NAIA at 125 pounds, started OCU off with a 3-1 win Wednesday.

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Oklahoma City University thumped Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 29-10 on Wednesday at Benson-Blackmon Fieldhouse.
The Stars, ranked fifth in NAIA wrestling, moved to 7-5 in duals this season.
OCU's Michael Brown and Kevin Hardy pinned their opponents. Hardy, a senior from Solon, Ohio, finshed off Tyler Graham in 2:16. Hardy, the top-ranked 165-pounder in the NAIA, provided the Stars a 16-7 advantage.
Brown, a freshman from Noble, Okla., defeated Taylor Poe in 2:49. Brown, ranked seventh among NAIA 285-pounders, finished off the OCU rout.
Hunter Muskrat cut OCU's deficit to 7-6 with a 5-3 win over Dexter Carter at 149. Nik Turner posted a 10-1 victory over Bobby Williams to put OCU in front 10-7. Turner, a senior from Norman, Okla., holds the No. 1 ranking at 157.
Derek Peperas gave OCU a 19-7 lead with a 10-4 win over Gabe Musser at 174. Mitchell Eichenauer of the Stars beat C.J. Hays in a 20-5 technical fall at 197.
The Stars compete next in the Missouri Valley Invitational on Jan. 21 in Marshall, Mo.

OKLAHOMA CITY 29
OUACHITA BAPTIST 10
125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, dec. Garrett Evans, 3-1
133: Seth Hutchison, OBU, dec. Alvie Killingsworth, 11-5
141: Josh Myers, OBU, maj. dec. Eric Waggoner, 17-5
149: Hunter Muskrat, OCU, dec. Dexter Carter, 5-3
157: Nik Turner, OCU, maj. dec. Bobby Williams, 10-1
165: Kevin Hardy, OCU, pinned Tyler Graham, 2:16
174: Derek Peperas, OCU, dec. Gabe Musser, 10-4
184: Dallas Smith, OBU, dec. Andrew Pontikes, 11-4
197: Mitchell Eichenauer, OCU, tech. fall C.J. Hays, 20-5
285: Michael Brown, OCU, pinned Taylor Poe, 2:49

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