{"id":170,"date":"2005-01-23T18:02:32","date_gmt":"2005-01-24T00:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=170"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"cowboys-illini-advance-to-nat-duals-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w170\/cowboys-illini-advance-to-nat-duals-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys, Illini Advance to Nat Duals Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowboys, Illini Advance to Cliff Kleen Finals<\/a><\/p>\n

Top two nationally ranked teams to settle it on the mat on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Jan. 22, 2005 <\/p>\n

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Oklahoma State’s wrestling team advanced to the finals of the NWCA\/Cliff Keen National Duals with a 20-16 victory over No. 5 Lehigh (14-2) on Saturday night at the CSU Convocation Center in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n

Steve Mocco recorded a fall over Tom Curl in the final match of the night to give the Cowboys the decisive edge. Mocco was put in a position where he had to win after Jake Rosholt fell to third-ranked Jon Trenge 10-8, and he came through in a big way for the Cowboys. It was the first loss of the season for Rosholt.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys (11-0) will face Illinois (10-0) in the finals, who defeated Minnesota 20-15 in the other semifinal match.<\/p>\n

Jack Jensen, Clay Kehrer’s back up at 184 for most of the season, was thrust into a key situation with OSU trailing 13-11 in the dual. Jensen controlled Matt Cassidy early on, and gave the Pokes the lead that helped set the stage for the final two matches.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma State got key victories from some unlikely people to help carry them into the finals. Sam Lewnes picked up a 6-0 victory at 165 against Cornell to tie the dual at 9.<\/p>\n

Nathan Morgan fell twice on the day to two highly ranked wrestlers. He lost a 5-2 decision to No. 1 Travis Lee of Cornell, and in the night cap against Illinois he lost 3-2 on two seconds of riding time to sixth-ranked Matt Ciasulli.<\/p>\n

Zack Esposito was another Cowboy who lost his first match of the season, but they were picked up by some of the reserves that came up with big wins.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys won nine of 10 bouts in their preliminary dual against The Citadel. Eight of the nine wins were scored with bonus points as OSU handled the Cadets 45-3.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma State had a tussle with No. 11 Cornell, before finally dispatching the Big Red 22-12. The match was tied at 12 heading into the final two matches, which put the Cowboys in a good position with the two top ranked wrestlers at 197 and heavyweight. Jake Rosholt gave OSU the lead with a fall, and Steve Mocco recorded a technical fall to close out the match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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