DENTON, Texas – Oklahoma City University rolled to a 35-8 victory over Texas Woman's on Monday evening at Kitty Magee Arena. 

The Stars, ranked 15th in NAIA women's wrestling, posted five falls, their most since during the 2016-17 season. OCU closed its 2022-23 dual slate with a 6-3 record.  

Oklahoma City previously collected five pins in a 43-0 win over Bacone on Dec. 8, 2016 at Abe Lemons Arena. 

Destiny Lyng delivered OCU's fastest fall of the evening in the 143-pound contest. Sophia Smith at 130 pounds, Bryce White (136), Irene Sanchez (155) and Eseta Sepeni (191) racked up pins. 

Lyng, a graduate student working towards a master's degree in non-profit leadership from La Mesa, Calif., pinned Pooma Babu in 1:08. Lyng, ranked sixth nationally at 143 pounds, improved to 11-6 this season. 

Smith, a junior philosophy major from Janesville, Wis., finished the 130-pound match in 1:18, while Sanchez, a senior mathematics major from Madrid, Spain, ended the 155-pound contest in 1:35. 

At 116, Avery Ashley from OCU dispatched of Mercedes Nerios 17-0 in 39 seconds. Ashley, a freshman from Lucas, Texas, scored two four-point moves. 

Oklahoma City gets back onto the mat Feb. 4 in the Grand View Open in Des Moines, Iowa. 

OKLAHOMA CITY 35 

TEXAS WOMAN'S 8 

101: Alana Garcia, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 5-0) 

109: Mackenzie Peterson, TWU, pinned Nadia Alejandres, 3:12 (Dual tied 5-5) 

116: Avery Ashley, OCU, tech. fall Mercedes Nerios, 17-0 (OCU leads 9-5) 

123: Double forfeit (OCU leads 9-5) 

130: Sophia Smith, OCU, pinned Chanya Tipmanee, 1:18 (OCU leads 14-5) 

136: Bryce White, OCU, pinned Kira Phillipa, 3:03 (OCU leads 19-5) 

143: Destiny Lyng, OCU, pinned Pooma Babu, 1:08 (OCU leads 24-5) 

155: Irene Sanchez, OCU, pinned Jermariah Ferguson, 1:35 (OCU leads 29-5) 

170: Sheanareial Neal, TWU, dec. Angelina Adams, 8-5 (OCU leads 30-8) 

191: Eseta Sepeni, OCU, pinned Faith Perez, 4:00 (OCU leads 35-8)