Coleman Scott started the double dual with a technical fall in the first match of the night. It was all OSU after that as the Cowboys won 14 of the 17 matches wrestled.
"It was hard to tell how we responded," head coach John Smith said afterward. "I can give you that answer after we wrestle Missouri on Sunday. I did like the effort from Nathan Morgan and Zack Esposito wrestling better. I also like the fact that we scored bonus points and got to use different wrestlers. It was good to see Ethan Kyle get a win tonight."
The highlight of the evening came in just the second match of the night when OSU's fourth-ranked Morgan met high school teammate third-ranked Darrell Vasquez of Cal Poly. Morgan got on the board first with a takedown in the first period. Morgan's lead was 3-1 heading into the third period.
Morgan was aggressive from the top position riding Vasquez for much of the third period to assure him of a riding time point. With eight seconds left in the match, Vasquez escaped and got a takedown which sent the match into overtime. It was Morgan who showed the superior takedown skills in the sudden victory period by shooting a double leg takedown and securing the victory with 15 seconds left in the period.
"He (Morgan) has been solid for us," Smith said. "This is just a rollover from the way he has been wrestling. Obviously, he let up with 10 seconds left, but it would have been easy to drop your head in overtime. He didn't and picked up the takedown to win the match. It was pleasing to see."
Esposito put the Cowboys up 14-4 in the dual with Cal Poly with a first period fall over Jeff Owens.
Kevin Ward and Johny Hendricks both followed with major decisions and Brandon Mason added a technical fall in 3:59 to put the Cowboys up 27-4.
Jack Jensen added a decision and Steve Mocco closed out the dual with a fall to make the final score 36-8 over Cal Poly.
The dual with Fresno State was uneventful as the Bulldogs forfeited three matches to Oklahoma State.
Zack Esposito and Jake Rosholt recorded falls as OSU cruised to a 44-3 dual victory over Fresno State. It was the most dual points the Cowboys had scored this season.
The Cowboys will return to action on Sunday when they travel to Columbia, Mo., to wrestle Missouri at 2 p.m. The dual will be televised live by CSTV or can be heard via the internet at okstate.com.
No. 1 Oklahoma State 36, No. 20 Cal Poly 8
Stillwater, Okla. * Gallagher-Iba Arena
Attendance: 3,367
125- Coleman Scott (OSU) TF5 John Hanks (CP), 17-2; 6:00
133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Darrell Vasquez (CP), 6-4 SV
141- David Roberts (CP) MD Ethan Kyle (OSU), 13-3
149- Zack Esposito (OSU) Fall Jeff Owens (CP), 2:11
157- Kevin Ward (OSU) MD Ryan Williams (CP), 15-5
165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) MD Rob Maxwell (CP), 13-5
174- Brandon Mason (OSU) TF5 Nick Hernandez (CP), 17-1, 3:59
184- Ryan Halsey (CP) MD Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 12-4
197- Jack Jensen (OSU) Dec. Yuri Kalika (CP), 4-0
285- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Arturo Basulto, 1:45
No. 1 Oklahoma State 44, Fresno State 3
Stillwater, Okla. * Gallagher-Iba Arena
Attendance: 3,367
125- Coleman Scott (OSU) Dec. Cory Borges (FSU), 8-2
133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) MD Sean Carlson (FSU), 13-3
141- Ethan Kyle (OSU) Dec. Garrett Spooner (FSU), 5-2
149- Zack Esposito (OSU) Fall Dustin Rocha (FSU), 3:57
157- Kevin Ward (OSU) Win by Forfeit
165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) Win by Forfeit
174- Brandon Mason (OSU) Win by Forfeit
184- Greg Gifford (FSU) Dec. Jack Jensen (OSU), 9-7
197- Jake Rosholt (OSU) Fall Miguel Rodreguez (FSU), 1:09
285- Steve Mocco (OSU) MD Cody Parker (FSU), 13-4
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