The Sooners (4-2-0, 2-1-0) won seven bouts on the night, two of which were major decision victories and a fall. Navy (2-3) sustained their third loss of the year.
"We beat a very physical, hard-nosed team tonight," head coach Mark Cody said. "We had the majors where we needed to, which was the difference in this dual. I think we have had a few good days of training and have shored-up a few of the mistakes we have made over the last couple weeks, but we are happy with the win.â€
OU jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the Sooners' tenth ranked Nick Lester downed Navy's Peyton Walsh, 11-7, in the 149 pound match. Lester had two takedowns, three escapes and a reversal in the win.
Matt Lester dropped only his fourth bout of the year in the 157 pound bout. Lester lost an 8-6 decision to the Midshipmen's Bobby Barnhisel.
Bubby Graham regained the lead for OU, 6-3, after the nation's 20th-ranked Sooner defeated Navy's Matt Jackson, 12-5. Graham earned a takedown in the first period. In the second, he earned a quick escape and added two more takedowns. The Sooner from Annapolis, Md., added two more takedowns and 2:31 in riding time. Graham's only points he gave up came on five escapes.
Navy leaped ahead, 7-6, after Oscar Huntley earned a 12-4 victory by major decision over OU's Nolan McBryde.
Luke Robertus, ranked No. 14, defeated the Sooner's 20th-ranked Erich Schmidtke, 5-4, in the 184 pound matchup. Schmidtke led 2-1 at the end of the second period. Schmidtke gave up a takedown and 2-point nearfall in the third.
Trailing 10-6, the Sooners Keldrick Hall earned a 5-4 victory over Navy's Paul Rands. In the bout, Hall had two takdedowns and an escape to earn the win.
At heavyweight, OU's Kyle Colling earned his second dual win of the year over the Midshipmen's Dan Miller, 11-2. The major is Colling's second in a row. Colling earned two takedowns, two nearfalls and an escape.
In the 125 pound matchup, OU's eighth-ranked Jarrod Patterson earned the Sooners' second major of the night after he trounced the Naval Academy's Patrick Prada, 12-4. In the bout, Patterson earned five takedowns and an escape.
OU led 20-10 after Jordan Keller, ranked No. 11, downed Navy's 20th-ranked Aaron Kalil, 4-2. Keller earned an escape and reversal to earn the win.
The Sooners' top-ranked Kendric Maple closed out the match with a pin of Navy's Raymond Borja in 6:29. Maple held a 26-10 lead before the fall. The redshirt freshman had four takedowns, an escape and nearfall.
Up next, the Sooners travel to New York to take on No. 23 Binghamton on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Results:
149 – #10 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Peyton Walsh (N), 11-7 0-3
157 – Bobby Barnhisel (N) dec. #12 Matt Lester (OU), 8-6 3-3
165 – #20 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Matt Jackson (N), 12-5 3-6
174 – Oscar Huntley (N) major Nolan McBryde (OU), 12-4 7-6
184 – #14 Luke Rebertus (N) dec. #20 Erich Schmidtke (OU), 5-4 10-6
197 – Keldrick Hall (OU) dec. Paul Rands (N), 5-4 10-9
HWT – Kyle Colling (OU) major Dan Miller (N), 11-2 10-13
125 – #8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) major Patrick Prada (N), 12-4 10-17
133 –#11 Jordan Keller (OU) dec. #20 Aaron Kalil (N), 4-2 10-20
141 – #1 Kendric Maple (OU) fall Raymond Borja (N), 6:29 10-26
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