Cowboy Wrestling Wraps up Road Stretch at West Virginia and Pitt

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Dual Details
Opponent(s): West Virginia  (2-9 2-2), Pittsburgh  (8-0, 0-0)
Date/Time: Jan. 18, 2019/7:00 p.m. CT, Jan. 19, 2019/12:00 p.m. CT
Location: WVU Coliseum/Fitzgerald Field House
Series: OSU leads WVU, 13-0/OSU leads Pitt, 4-1
Watch: MoutaineerTV  (WVU)/ACC Network Extra (Pitt)
Radio: WVU - 93.7 KSPI-FM/Pitt – Pete-94.3 FM/780 AM
Live Stats: Trackwrestling.com

Cowboy Quick Hits
The third-ranked Cowboys moved to 7-0 this season at No. 25 Princeton and No. 24 Rutgers a week ago. Each Cowboy starter is ranked at his respective weight this week, with seven landing inside the top 10 and four in the top five. Derek White and Daton Fix are the highest-ranked Cowboys, both coming in at No. 2. Nick Piccininni (125) and Fix (133) remain undefeated this season and have five ranked wins apiece.

The Basics
Oklahoma State wrestling rounds out a grueling month-long road schedule at West Virginia and No. 14 Pittsburgh on Friday and Saturday, respectively. It marks OSU's 14th meeting with the Mountaineers and sixth all-time dual with Pittsburgh, the most recent taking place in 2016 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. West Virginia's lineup features three top-20 wrestlers at 133, 149 and 165 pounds. Gfeller's bout with Monserrat marks his third ranked match in a week. This week's NWCA/USA Today DI Coaches poll positions the Cowboys at No. 3 after Penn State and Ohio State, respectively. The Cowboys have a ranked wrestler at each weight, with seven of those landing in the top 10 and four of those among the top five. Friday's contest in Morgantown is at 8 p.m. EST and the dual at Pitt starts at 1 p.m. EST.

WVU Series Notes
Friday's meeting marks the 14th meeting between the two wrestling programs, the first taking place in 1927. The Cowboys have never lost a dual to West Virginia, making John Smith undefeated against the Mountaineers. Duals between WVU and OSU have been held in Stillwater eight times, Morgantown three times and in neutral sites twice. Tim Flynn has never beaten the Cowboys and three of his teams at Edinboro competed against OSU.

Pitt Series Notes
Saturday's dual is the sixth to take place between the Panthers and Cowboys. The teams met for the first time in 2013 in Stillwater. OSU's lone loss to Pittsburgh came in 2014. The teams wrestled three times in Gallagher-Iba Arena and twice in Pittsburgh. Keith Gavin is in his second season with the Panthers and has recorded a 12-11 record in that time.

Last Time Out
Cowboy Daton Fix defeated No. 3 Nick Suriano in a packed Rutgers Athletic Center, helping the Cowboys to a 26-5 defeat of the Scarlett Knights on Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma State won eight of 10 bouts to secure the win. Fix's 3-2 double-tiebreaker lasted more than 30 minutes. After a scoreless first period, the pair scored only escapes in regulation, sending the bout to overtime. Rutgers coaches challenged for a locked hands call on Fix but were unsuccessful. A locked hands call on Suriano was then overturned. In SV2, Fix won the 3-2 decision after a hands to the face call on Suriano. The win pushed Fix to 20-0 on the season. OSU capped off the dual with back-to-back wins at 197 and heavyweight. Dakota Geer won a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Matt Correnti, and Derek White took his bout with Christian Colucci, 4-2, also. Each team was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the match at 149 pounds.

No. 3 Oklahoma State 26, No. 24 Rutgers 5
Jan. 13, 2019  | Rutgers Athletic Center  |  Piscataway, N.J.
Attendance: 7,545
125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Shane Metzler (RUTG), 16-0
133: No. 4 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 3 Nick Suriano (RUTG) TB2 3-2
141: No. 12 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Pete Lipari (RUTG), 9-6
149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (RUTG) dec. No. 6 Kaden Gfeller (OSU), 10-7
157: No. 15 John Van Brill (RUTG) dec. Jonce Blaylock (OSU), 4-3
165: No. 18 Andrew Shomers (OSU) dec. Stephan Glasgow (RUTG), 5-4
174: No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Joe Grello (RUTG), 9-6
184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) MD Willie Scott (RUTG), 14-5
197: No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Matt Correnti (RUTG), 4-2
285: No. 3 Derek White (OKST) dec. Christian Colucci (RUTG), 4-2

Cowboy Wrestling Wraps up Road Stretch at West Virginia and Pitt

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Players Mentioned

Jonce Blaylock

Kaid Brock

Daton Fix

Dakota Geer

Kaden Gfeller

Nick Piccininni

Andrew Shomers

Jacobe Smith

Joe Smith

Derek White

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