Men's Wrestling 1/15/2014 11:14:00 PM

Ouachita Baptist edges Stars 26-22

Late comeback stuns OCU

Cody Sivertsen picked up a 4-1 decision at 197 pounds against Ouachita Baptist.

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Oklahoma City University narrowly fell to Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 26-22 Wednesday at Bill Vining Arena.
OCU rallied and took an 18-14 lead after falling behind early, but the 13th-ranked team in NCAA Division II mounted a comeback and edged the Stars by four points. The loss moves OCU to 5-7 in duals on the season.
Jamie Shawver put OCU on the scoreboard after losses in the first two matches. The sophomore from Del City, Okla., pinned Jacob Andrews at 165 pounds to make the score 9-6 in favor of the Tigers.
Freshman Derek Sivertsen, of Moore, Okla., immediately followed with a pin of Joey Hutchens at 174 and gave OCU a 12-9 lead.
Cody Sivertsen, a junior from Moore, Okla., earned a 4-2 decision at 197 and Teagan Franco, a senior from Spanaway, Wash., picked up a 5-2 decision at 285 to give OCU its largest lead of the dual at 18-14.
Ouachita Baptist got pins from Garrett Evans and Nathan Rodriguez at 125 and 133 and regained the lead at 26-18 with one match remaining.
At 141, James Landoll, a freshman from Marysvillie, Kan., notched a 10-2 major decision over Seth Hutchinson, but it wasn't enough and Ouachita Baptist took the 26-22 victory.
The Stars will return to action in the Missouri Valley Invitational Saturday in Marshall, Mo.

OUACHITA BAPTIST 26
OKLAHOMA CITY 22
149: Zachary Matthews, OBU, dec. Travon Smith, 4-1
157: Bobby Williams, OBU, pinned Zach Skates, 1:40
165: Jamie Shawver, OCU, pinned Jacob Andrews, 3:30
174: Derek Sivertsen, OCU, pinned Joey Hutchens, 4:00
184: Dallas Smith, OBU, tech fall Jared Bass, 19-3
197: Cody Sivertsen, OCU, dec. O'Dell Lee, 4-2
285: Teagan Franco, OCU, dec. Nathan Jackson, 5-2
125: Garrett Evans, OBU, pinned Adrian Gaines, 6:59
133: Nathan Rodriguez, OBU pinned Alvie Killingsworth, 1:30
141: James Landoll, OCU maj. dec. Seth Hutchinson, 10-2

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