Cowboys Take Final Four Matches in 20-12 Win Over Oregon State

Sunday, January 8

Corvallis, OR

2 P.M. CT

Oklahoma State University

Oregon State

Cowboys Take Final Four Matches in 20-12 Win Over Oregon State

January 08, 2023 | Cowboy Wrestling

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oklahoma State wrestling team moved to 5-1 on the season as it pulled together four consecutive wins to close out the dual and defeat Oregon State, 20-12, inside Gill Coliseum on Sunday.

"We looked maybe a little lethargic in some of those early matches, just not ready to go punch someone," head coach John Smith said. "Losing at 165, 174, 184 and 197, that wasn't ideal, but I was pleased with Konner Doucet. I was pleased with our Trevor Mastrogiovanni and I was pleased that Daton Fix hammered out the team victory by extending the score to a major decision to put us up by five going into the last match. Carter Young with the win was a nice separation to close it out."

Trailing 12-7 heading into the final four bouts, Doucet turned the momentum in favor of the Cowboys with a 3-2 decision over J.J. Nixon. Doucet's victory ended a run of victories by the Beavers spanning from 165 pounds to 197 pounds.

When the lineup turned over to 125 pounds, Mastrogiovanni scored the only takedown of the match in a 3-2 decision over No. 12 Brandon Kaylor to put OSU up in the team score for good. Fix followed up with a 12-4 major decision over No. 18 Jason Shaner as the second-ranked Cowboy moved to 11-0 on the season. Young sealed the dual for good with a 6-2 decision over No. 23 Cleveland Belton.

With the dual starting at 149 pounds, the Pokes got on the board first behind a 10-2 major decision courtesy of Victor Voinovich. It was the second bonus-point win of the season for Voinovich after earning a major decision at the Southern Scuffle as well. At 157 pounds, Kaden Gfeller moved to 9-3 on the season with a 10-9 decision over Isaiah Crosby.

After the Cowboys went up 7-0, the Beavers responded by winning decisions at 165, 174, 184 and 197, which included No. 4 Dustin Plott suffering his first loss of the season to No. 29 Aaron Olmos at 174 pounds.

Oklahoma State will head to New York City next weekend for a dual with Columbia on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 12 p.m. CT.

No. 14 Oklahoma State 20, Oregon State 12
Jan. 8, 2023 I Gill Coliseum I Corvallis, Ore.
Attendance: 6,764
149: No. 19 Victor Voinovich (OKST) MD Riley Gurr (ORST), 10-2
157: No. 14 Kaden Gfeller (OKST) dec. Isaiah Crosby (ORST), 10-9
165: No. 23 Matthew Olguin (ORST) dec. No. 20 Wyatt Sheets (OKST), SV-1 7-5
174: No. 29 Aaron Olmos (ORST) dec. No. 4 Dustin Plott (OKST), 9-4
184: No. 11 Trey Munoz (ORST) dec. No. 13 Travis Wittlake (OKST), 4-3
197: No. 18 Tanner Harvey (ORST) dec. No. 21 Luke Surber (OKST), 14-9
HWT: No. 26 Konner Doucet (OKST) dec. J.J. Dixon, 3-2
125: No. 17 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OKST) dec. No. 12 Brandon Kaylor (ORST), 3-2
133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OKST) MD No. 18 Jason Shaner (ORST), 12-4
141: No. 31 Carter Young (OKST) dec. No. 23 Cleveland Belton, 6-2

Extra Matches
141: Teague Travis (OKST) MD Nate Aguilar (ORST), 18-5
165: Jalin Harper (OKST) dec. CJ Hamblin (ORST), 6-2
184: Gavin Stika (OKST) dec. Jackson McKinney (ORST), 2-0
HWT: Chuck Hastriter (ORST) MD Hayden Simpson (OKST), 11-3