Men's Wrestling 1/7/2012 8:28:00 PM

OCU edges Missouri Valley 20-17 in NWCA National Duals

Fourth-ranked Stars face No. 1 Great Falls at 11 a.m. Sunday

Michael Brown, ranked fifth among NAIA 285-pounders, won twice Saturday for OCU.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Michael Brown's overtime win brought Oklahoma City University a 20-17 victory over Missouri Valley on Saturday at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in the NWCA National Duals.
Brown, a freshman from Noble, Okla., won 6-1 over Carl Lawrence in the 285-pound match to propel OCU into the NWCA National Duals semifinals. The Stars, ranked fourth in NAIA men's wrestling, takes on top-ranked Great Falls (Mont.) at 11 a.m. Sunday.
The Stars (5-2) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 34-3 rout of 16th-rated Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Saturday morning.
Derek Peperas provided OCU a 17-8 cushion with an 11-2 major-decision victory over Jamaal Bufford at 174 pounds.
Ninth-ranked Missouri Valley responded with Josh Manu's pin over Andrew Pontikes at 184 and Jesse Alter's 9-5 win over Mitchell Eichenauer at 197.
OCU's Nik Turner produced an 18-8 major-decision win over Brandon Perkins at 157.
Kidd Gomez, ranked fourth among NAIA 125-pounders, edged seventh-ranked Paulie Hansen 10-6.
Against Dakota Wesleyan, Gomez of the Stars triumphed 21-4 over Zach Nelson at 125.
Turner, ranked second at 157, overwhelmed ninth-ranked Trever Devestern 25-10.
Hardy, top-ranked at 165, stuck a pin against Danny Hutcheson in 56 seconds.

OKLAHOMA CITY 20
MISSOURI VALLEY 17
125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, dec. Paulie Hansen, 10-6
133: Brian Bitney, MVC, maj. dec. Matt Kennedy, 10-0
141: Gage Harrison, OCU, dec. Willie Essex, 5-4
149: Shay Shive, MVC, maj. dec. Will Shelton-Delk, 14-4
157: Nik Turner, OCU, maj. dec. Brandon Perkins, 18-8
165: Kevin Hardy, OCU, dec. Damon Jackson, 11-5
174: Derek Peperas, OCU, maj. dec. Jamaal Bufford, 11-2
184: Josh Manu, MVC, pinned Andrew Pontikes, 2:42
197: Jesse Alter, MVC, dec. Mitchell Eichenauer, 8-4
285: Michael Brown, OCU, dec. Carl Lawrence, 6-1 (OT)

OKLAHOMA CITY 34
DAKOTA WESLEYAN 3
125: Kidd Gomez, OCU, tech. fall Zach Nelson, 21-4
133: Richard Rios, DWU, dec. Matt Kennedy, 5-0
141: Eric Waggoner, OCU, dec. Dusty Paulsen, 6-4
149: Will Shelton-Delk, OCU, dec. Raymond Rickenbach, 6-2
157: Nik Turner, OCU, tech. fall Trever Devestern, 25-10
165: Kevin Hardy, OCU, pinned Danny Hutcheson, 0:56
174: Derek Peperas, OCU, dec. Tyler Sarringar, 9-5
184: Andrew Pontikes, OCU, dec. Kyle Hoisington, 9-7
197: Mitchell Eichenauer, OCU, dec. Shea Klooster, 6-3
285: Michael Brown, OCU, maj. dec. Eric Gruis, 10-1

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