Men's Wrestling 11/27/2013 4:20:00 PM

OCU bests Missouri Baptist 25-10

Stars improve to 2-1 in duals

Cody Sivertsen won at 197 pounds against Missouri Baptist.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University toppled Missouri Baptist 25-10 Wednesday at Abe Lemons Arena in a matchup of two top-20 squads in NAIA wrestling.
The Stars, ranked No. 18 in the NAIA, won seven of the 10 matches and cruised to the 25-10 victory over No. 17 Missouri Baptist. OCU is now 2-1 in duals this season.
Freshman Adrian Gaines gave OCU an early seven-point lead when he pinned Demarcus Gurrly in six minutes and 53 seconds at 125 pounds. Missouri Baptist was assessed an unsportsmanlike penalty and docked one team point after the match.
After a loss at 133, freshman James Landoll posted a 15-2 major decision over Jerry Kennedy at 141 to stretch the OCU lead to 10-4.
Freshman Ricky McCarty won 7-5 over Espen Conley at 149 and senior Hunter Muskrat won 8-2 over Matt Behr at 157 to increase the Stars' advantage to 16-4.
At 165, sophomore Zach Skates defeated Cameron Ream 5-2. Junior Jared Bass followed with a 6-4 decision over Ryan Thomas to give OCU a 22-4 lead.
Missouri Baptist picked up wins at 184 and 285, but junior Cody Sivertsen notched an 8-4 decision over Lucas Keene at 197 and the Stars took the dual 25-10.
OCU will return to action against Central Baptist (Ark.) at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Abe Lemons Arena.

OKLAHOMA CITY 25
MISSOURI BAPTIST 10
125: Adrian Gaines, OCU, pinned Demarcus Gurrly, 6:53 (MBU deducted team point for misconduct)
133: Chris Padilla, MBU, tech. fall Alvie Killingsworth, 19-4
141: James Landoll, OCU, maj. dec. Jerry Kennedy, 15-2
149: Ricky McCarty, OCU, dec. Espen Conley, 7-5
157: Hunter Muskrat, OCU, dec. Matt Behr, 8-2
165: Zach Skates, OCU, dec. Cameron Ream, 5-2
174: Jared Bass, OCU, dec. Ryan Thomas, 6-4
184: Weston Keleher, MBU, dec. Derek Sivertsen, 12-6
197: Cody Sivertsen, OCU, dec. Lucas Keene, 8-4
285: Julius Anglickas, MBU, dec. Destin Theus, 13-6

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