After dropping two of the first three bouts, the Sooners tallied seven straight victories to improve to 3-0 on the season.
"We beat a really good team this afternoon," head coach Jack Spates said. "Really, we dominated them by most of our guys rising to the challenge and turning in a good, strong performance."
Senior David Armstrong posted OU's first win of the day at 133 pounds by recording an 11-5 decision over No. 12 Kyle Hutter. The Cleveland State transfer had five takedowns in the upset win to improve to 4-2 on the year.
"My coaches are always telling me to trust myself on the mat," Armstrong said. "That is what I did today. I went out and trusted myself and turned in a good performance."
After a win at 141 pounds by ODU, Kyle Terry started the Sooner rally with a 9-1 major decision over Joey Metzler at 149 pounds. Terry, a redshirt junior from Midwest City, Okla., extended his win streak to five matches and gave OU its first lead of the dual, 7-6. Shane Vernon then narrowly defeated 157-pound Kaylen Baxter, scoring a takedown with eight seconds remaining in the final period to win by a 3-1 final.
A pin by redshirt freshman Ryan Smith at 165 pounds over Chris Brown in the first period extended the Sooner lead to 16-6. The Prineville, Ore., native picked up his fifth win and his first pin this season.
Jeff James then posted a 3-2 decision over Eric Decker at 174 pounds, followed by another decision by 184-pound Pat Flynn over Joe Budi, 7-3. Flynn built his lead in the first, scoring a takedown and two nearfalls.
Sooner Eric Lapotsky, ranked No. 10 nationally, trailed, 3-4, headed into the third period of the 197-pound bout. The junior chose the down position and scored an escape to even the match, followed by a takedown with one minute remaining to post the victory and give Oklahoma a 25-6 team lead.
Redshirt sophomore Nathan Fernandez closed out the Sooner victory with a 5-3 decision over Roy Dragon. The Lawton, Okla., native scored a reversal in the first and a takedown in the third to pick up his fifth win this season.
Old Dominion's two wins came at 125 and 141 pounds. ODU's James Nicholson, ranked No. 4, defeated Joey Fio, 5-2, and No. 14 Ryan Williams won by a 6-5 decision in the final seconds over No. 9 Zack Bailey.
The Sooners will next be in action when they host the Oklahoma Open this weekend, Nov. 29, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
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