“That was a good win for us,†UCO head coach Todd Steidley said. “I don't know if we wrestled our best, but we dug in and got some wins and I think that will help us moving forward. Newman was tough, we had some really good matches tonightand I'm happy with the way it turned out.â€
Central improved to 13-0 all-time against Newman with the win and extended its home-dual winning streak to 13 dating back to the 2015-16 season.
Eli Hale continued his dominance on the mat at 125 pounds to get the match started for the Bronchos. The Miami, Okla. native cruised to a 24-7 technical fall over Tyler Lawly to give UCO a 5-0 win. Hale's ninth-straight win was also his fifth-straight bonus-point win.
Blake Dauphin edged out a tough 1-0 decision at 133 pounds to make it 8-0. And after Rio Zamora did the same at 141 pounds, Will Steltzlen kept it going with another decision at 149 pounds and UCO was quickly up 14-0.
Newman earned three of its points with a 4-3 decision at 157 pounds. Bryan Dutton was as close to scoring a takedown as you can get without grabbing the two points with the match tied 3-3 in the third period. Newman's Tyler Mies soon escaped though and took the 4-3 win and three dual points.
Mason Thompson didn't waste much time putting UCO back on track. The Broncho senior tallied his team-high 14th fall of the season at 165 pounds to extend the Central lead to 20-3.
Miguel Barreras then won his ninth-straight match with a 15-4 major decision at 174 pounds over Newman's Nate Papagakis. Barreras has seven bonus-point wins during his streak. He cruised to a win Wednesday with four takedowns and two nearfalls.
Newman took its final three points with another close call at 184 pounds. Noel Torres, ranked eighth in the country at 184, edged Joel Dixon 6-5 to make it 24-6.
Colton Looper then pinned Sage Eckman in 2:13. And sixth-ranked Caleb Cotter finished off the win with a 4-1 (TB1) decision over eighth-ranked Dalton Weidl at heavyweight. Cotter's win put the senior at 19-1 on the season. The Sapulpa, Okla. native has won 10 consecutive matches.
UCO is back in action Sunday. The Bronchos host another MIAA foe, Lindenwood, at 2 p.m. in Hamilton Field House.
Results:
125: Eli Hale, UCO, tech. fall Tyler Lawley, 24-7
133: Blake Dauphin, UCO, dec. Vincent Eremita, 1-0
141: Rio Zamora, UCO, dec. Brandon Conrad, 4-2
149: Will Steltzlen, UCO, dec. Mario Rodriguez, 11-8
157: Tyler Mies, NU, dec. Bryan Dutton, 4-3
165: Mason Thompson, UCO, pinned Forlanda Parker, 4:18
174: Miguel Barreras, UCO, major dec. Nate Papagakis, 15-4
184: Noel Torres, NU, dec. Joel Dixon, 6-5
197: Colton Looper, UCO, pinned Sage Eckman, 2:13
Hvy: Caleb Cotter, UCO, dec. Dalton Weidl, 4-1 (TB1)
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