#17 Women's Wrestling 10/25/2014 4:38:00 PM

Stars fall short in OCU Duals championship

No. 1-ranked King wins dual tournament

Cody Pfau, ranked No. 1 at 109 pounds, pinned all three of her opponents Saturday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University took runner-up in the Oklahoma City Cliff Keen Duals after falling 27-20 to King (Tenn.) on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena.
The Stars, ranked second in the Women's College Wrestling Association, went to 15-2. Top-ranked King has hung both losses on OCU this season.
OCU's other victories Saturday came against fifth-ranked Wayland Baptist (Texas) 42-4 and 34-12 over third-ranked Lindenwood (Mo.).
Oklahoma City suffered a 32-13 setback to King on Oct. 11 in the Cumberlands Duals.
"We got closer to King, and we have three starters out," OCU coach Archie Randall said. "Our younger girls are closer. They're not at that level yet, but they'll get there. It's important on our journey to the national championship that we win at the end, not at the beginning. In the beginning, we find out our mistakes, we correct and move on. Our girls are really excited about the next time we face King. They're very confident we can overturn this loss. I am too."
In the championship dual, the Stars led 13-7 over defending national champion King once Cody Pfau pinned Breonah Neal in 56 seconds in the 109-pound bout. Heather O'Connor at 191 pounds and Emily Webster at 101 had provided the Stars with technical-fall wins.
King answered with victories in the next five matches. OCU's Kayla Aggio won by fall over Lorrie Ramos in 5:57 for the final margin.
"I'm looking for a promising season," Randall said. "I'm really excited. Sometimes when you lose, you look to what the future is, and our future is really good."
Aggio, a junior from Rohnert Park, Calif., completed the weekend with pins in all eight of her matches. Aggio, ranked third nationally at 143 pounds, posted the fall against ninth-ranked Shamera McTier of Life (Ga.) in 1:35 on Friday.
Pfau, a sophomore from Parachute, Colo., added falls in all three of her matches Saturday. Pfau, the top-ranked 109-pounder in the WCWA, recorded seven pins in the OCU Duals. Neal is the No. 2-rated 109-pounder.
Against Wayland Baptist, Carla Ponce picked up the fall at 130 pounds. O'Connor, Webster, Shelby Morrison and Rachel Archer won in technical falls.
In the Lindenwood dual, Morrison pinned Hannah Padilla in 53 seconds at 116. O'Connor and Sherese Thomas had technical-fall victories. Archer, a sophomore from Winlock, Wash., toppled the third-ranked 123-pounder, Diaysha Moore, 8-8.
OCU competes next in the Jamestown Duals on Friday in Jamestown, N.D.

OKLAHOMA CITY 42
WAYLAND BAPTIST 4
136: Tarkyia Mensah, WBU, dec. Rachel Young, 7-6 (WBU leads 3-1)
143: Heiley Garcia, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 6-3)
155: Kayla Aggio, OCU, pinned Rhina Lopez, 0:54 (OCU leads 11-3)
170: Sherese Thomas, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 16-3)
191: Heather O'Connor, OCU, tech. fall Kierra Boyce, 11-0 (OCU leads 20-3)
101: Emily Webster, OCU, tech. fall Vanessa Smith, 12-2 (OCU leads 24-4)
109: Cody Pfau, OCU, pinned Daysha Woods, 1:39 (OCU leads 29-4)
116: Shelby Morrison, OCU, tech. fall Lauryn Bruggink, 11-0 (OCU leads 33-4)
123: Rachel Archer, OCU, tech. fall Rizpah Torres-Umi, 11-0 (OCU leads 37-4)
130: Carla Ponce, OCU, pinned Jordan Smith, 3:41 (OCU wins 42-4)

OKLAHOMA CITY 34
LINDENWOOD 12
143: Kayla Aggio, OCU, pinned Angelina Fabbri, 1:51 (OCU leads 5-0)
155: Lisa Gonzalez, LU, pinned Yvonne Galindo, 2:54 (Dual tied 5-5)
170: Sherese Thomas, OCU, tech. fall Gabriela Guzman, 10-0 (OCU leads 9-5)
191: Heather O'Connor, OCU, tech. fall Mikayla Mathews, 15-4 (OCU leads 13-6)
101: Emily Webster, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 18-6)
109: Cody Pfau, OCU, pinned Tori Degginger, 4:55 (OCU leads 23-6)
116: Shelby Morrison, OCU, pinned Hannah Padilla, 0:53 (OCU leads 28-6)
123: Rachel Archer, OCU, dec. Diaysha Moore, 8-8 (OCU leads 31-7)
130: Carla Ponce, OCU, dec. Rachel Factora, 8-7 (OCU leads 34-8)
136: Monica Ramirez, LU, tech. fall Rachel Young, 10-0 (OCU wins 34-12)

KING 27
OKLAHOMA CITY 20
170: Julia Salata, KU, pinned Sherese Thomas, 1:21 (KU leads 5-0)
191: Heather O'Connor, OCU, tech. fall Brenda Perez, 12-1 (KU leads 6-4)
101: Emily Webster, OCU, tech. fall Marina Doi, 12-1 (OCU leads 8-7)
109: Cody Pfau, OCU, pinned Breonah Neal, 0:56 (OCU leads 13-7)
116: Haley Augello, KU, tech. fall Shelby Morrison, 10-0 (OCU leads 13-11)
123: Sarah Hildebrandt, KU, tech. fall Rachel Archer, 10-0 (KU leads 15-13)
130: Jessi Kee, KU, tech. fall Carla Ponce, 10-0 (KU leads 19-13)
136: Forrest Molinari, KU, tech. fall Rachel Young, 12-1 (KU leads 23-14)
143: Amanda Hendey, KU, tech. fall Heiley Garcia, 12-2 (KU leads 27-15)
155: Kayla Aggio, OCU, pinned Lorrie Ramos, 5:57 (KU wins 27-20)

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Players Mentioned

Kayla Aggio: 143; 5' 5"; Junior

Rachel Archer: 116; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Yvonne Galindo: 143; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Heiley Garcia: 155; 5' 1"; Sophomore

Shelby Morrison: 116; 5' 5"; Junior

Heather O'Connor: 191; 5' 9"; Senior

Cody Pfau: 109; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Carla Ponce: 130; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Emily Webster: 101; 4' 9"; Senior

Rachel Young: 136; 5' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Kayla Aggio
: 5' 5"; Junior
: 143

Rachel Archer
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: 116

Yvonne Galindo
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: 143

Heiley Garcia
: 5' 1"; Sophomore
: 155

Shelby Morrison
: 5' 5"; Junior
: 116

Heather O'Connor
: 5' 9"; Senior
: 191

Cody Pfau
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: 109

Carla Ponce
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: 130

Emily Webster
: 4' 9"; Senior
: 101

Rachel Young
: 5' 3"; Junior
: 136