The Cowboys got off to a fast start against Army with major decisions by Coleman Scott and Nathan Morgan and a tech. fall by Daniel Frishkorn at 141 to take a commanding 13-0 dual lead after just three matches.
Zack Esposito kept the string of bonus point victories alive with a major decision over Patrick Simpson. Kevin Ward recorded a major decision to give OSU a 21-0 lead halfway through the dual.
The Cowboys continued to roll with a major decision by Brandon Mason as OSU won all 10 matches with nine of them being by bonus points. The Cowboys recorded 7 major decisions in the first dual of the evening, and they also saw a fall and a tech. fall in the dual.
OSU kept it going against Northern Iowa winning the first three matches to go up 10-0.
B.J. Jackson wrestled for OSU at 149 for Esposito, who suffered a minor injury in his first match. Jackson recorded three takedowns in his first dual match of the season to defeat Northern Iowa's Colby Goetsch.
Moza Fay ended OSU's streak of 14 consecutive matches with a fall over Ward at 157. Ward was leading the dual 6-1 in the third period but Fay took him down to his back and tied the match. Fay continued to work from top and turned Ward over again and this time ended it with a fall.
Hendricks got the Cowboys back on track with a decision over sixth-ranked Nick Baima.
After a decision by Mason, Rusty Blackmon thrilled the crowd with a fall over the Panthers' De'Andre Nunn in 31 seconds.
Jake Rosholt and Steve Mocco closed out the evening with a major decision and fall, respectively. Mocco pinned Tyler Rhodes in just 16 seconds.
"I do not think we have fully recovered from our training over the holiday break," head coach John Smith said afterward. "I thought we looked a little flat footed even though we won 19 of the 20 matches.
"I liked some situations in these dual meets. I liked Nathan Morgan coming back to score eight straight points after being down 2-1 after the first period. I liked the major decisions that we picked up as well. Overall, we had a good night and I am pleased with the effort we showed tonight."
OSU won 19 of 20 matches on the evening and improved its record to 5-0. Head coach John Smith now has 225 wins for his career trailing Tommy Chesbro's school mark of 227.
The Cowboys will return to action on Saturday night when they travel to Iowa City, Iowa to face the seventh-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at 7:30 p.m. The dual will be broadcast live on 98.1 FM.
Oklahoma State 42, Army 0
Gallagher-Iba Arena * Stillwater, Okla.
Attendance: 3,251
125- Coleman Scott (OSU) MD William Simpson (Army), 9-1
133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) MD Whitt Dunning (Army), 16-5
141- Daniel Frishkorn (OSU) TF5 Tyler Howard (Army), 16-0 (5:37)
149- Zack Esposito (OSU) MD Patrick Simpson (Army), 20-9
157- Kevin Ward (OSU) MD Brandon Benson (Army), 13-1
165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) Dec. Chad Marzec (Army), 11-4
174- Brandon Mason (OSU) MD Brent Smith (Army), 14-0
184- Rusty Blackmon (OSU) MD Luke Calvert (Army), 10-1
197- Jake Rosholt (OSU) MD Todd Wisman (Army), 12-3
285- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Michael Sprigg (Army), 3:52
Oklahoma State 35, Northern Iowa 6
Gallagher-Iba Arena * Stillwater, Okla.
Attendance: 3,251
125- Coleman Scott (OSU) MD Seth Wright (UNI), 10-2
133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Chris Helgeson (UNI), 9-4
141- Daniel Frishkorn (OSU) Dec. C.J. Ettelson (UNI), 3-2
149- B.J. Jackson (OSU) Dec. Colby Goetsch (UNI), 8-5
157- Moza Fay (UNI) Fall Kevin Ward (OSU), 6:44
165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) Dec. Nick Baima (UNI), 5-2
174- Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. Curt Zinnel (UNI), 3-1
184- Rusty Blackmon (OSU) Fall De'Andre Nunn (UNI), :31
197- Jake Rosholt (OSU) MD Jeff Knoll (UNI), 16-3
285- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Tyler Rhodes (UNI), :16
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