Live Blog: Oklahoma State Takes on Nebraska for Third at National Duals Invitational

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TULSA — The Cowboys are back in the 918 on Sunday morning, as they renew a rivalry with the Hawkeyes in the National Duals Invitational.

Oklahoma State and Iowa get going at 10 a.m. The other semifinal features Nebraska taking on Ohio State. Winners advance to the finals, obviously, and losers will meet in the third-place bout at noon.

Just like yesterday, we’ll keep you up to date on the action here, so get to working that refresh button.

Oklahoma State vs. Iowa

125: No. 2 Troy Spratley vs. No. 10 Dean Peterson

First Period: After getting poked in the eye shortly after the whistle, Spratley secures the match’s first takedown to take a 3-0 lead.

Peterson gets a reversal and nearly stuck Spratley. Officials awarded only a 2-point reversal, but the Iowa corner challenges. The officials came back and it looked like stuck with his initial call, but now another guy is looking at the replay. The Brands brother are not happy, I think it’s fair to say.

So after all that, it’s 3-2 Spratley. Peterson is on top, but Spratley has 1:25 in riding time.

Peterson rides out the period, pushing Spratley’s riding time down to 58 seconds.

Second Period: Spratley escapes to start the second, pushing his advantage to 4-2 with 52 seconds of riding time.

Peterson gets hit with a stall warning after an exchange on the edge of the mat. That’s how the period ends, with Spratley still up 4-2.

Third Period: Peterson elects neutral to start the third, in need of a takedown.

Spratley picks up his first stall warning with 28 seconds left.

Spratley gets taken down in the final 10 seconds, and Iowa opens the dual with a big win.

Team Score: Iowa 3, Oklahoma State 0

133: Ronnie Ramirez vs. No. 2 Drake Ayala

Ramirez gets the call again for the Cowboys after Arizona State transfer Richard Figueroa started the first two duals of the season.

First Period: Ramirez scores the match’s first takedown with about 15 seconds to go in the period. Ayala escapes, and we go to the second with the Cowboy freshman leading 3-1.

Second Period: Ayala escapes to start the second, cutting Ramirez’s lead to 3-2. Ramirez picks up a stall warning with about a minute to go in the period.

Third Period: Ayala lets Ramirez up to start the third. The Cowboy leads 4-2.

Ramriez gets dinged on two stalls to tie the match with 45 seconds to wrestle. It’s tied. We’ll go to sudden victory.

Sudden Victory: Ayala gets a takedown and wins it 7-4.

Team Score: Iowa 6, Oklahoma State 0

141: No. 20 Sergio Vega vs. No. 9 Nasir Bailey

First Period: Scoreless after one.

Second Period: Vega selects neutral, and nobody scores.

Third Period: Now Bailey selects neutral. Weird match.

Still no score. More sudden victory.

Sudden Victory: After bouncing on a leg for much of the frame, Vega wiggles lose and finishes a takedown to win it 3-0.

Team Score: Iowa 6, Oklahoma State 3

149: No. 3 Casey Swiderski vs. Ryder Block

First Period: Swiderski picks up a takedown midway through the period to go up 3-0. Block escapes after 12 seconds of riding time — 3-1.

Block gets in on a leg and finishes with five seconds left in the period. He keeps Swiderski to run the clock out, as Ryder takes a 4-3 lead into the second.

Second Period: Block escapes to start the second, increasing his lead to 5-3. That’s how the period ends.

Third Period: In need of a takedown anyway, Swiderski picks neutral to start the third.

Block fends off a series of shots from Swiderski and wins it 5-3.

Team Score: Iowa 9, Oklahoma State 3

157: No. 5 Landon Robideau vs. Victor Voinovich

Voinovich was once a Cowboy before transferring to the Hawkeyes.

First Period: Voinovich gets an early stall warning. Robideau now playing catch and release, with a pair of takedowns in quick succession. The Cowboy freshman leads 10-3 after one.

Second Period: After another neutral start, Robideau scores another takedown to make it 13-3. After building up some riding time, he lets Voinovich up. The period ends with the Cowboy up 13-4.

Third Period: Robideau starts the third on bottom. He scores on a reversal and wins 16-5 — a major decision.

Team Score: Iowa 9, Oklahoma State 7

165: No. 6 Dee Lockett vs. No. 2 Mikey Caliendo

Big bout here, as we’ll get an early look at where Lockett is in the national landscape.

First Period: Lockett powers through a blast double, but Caliendo is able to recover in time to fight off the takedown.

It’s scoreless after one.

Second Period: Lockett starts the second on bottom. He escapes after 49 seconds to take a 1-0 lead.

Lockett hits on a duck under but Caliendo quickly reverses. It’s 4-2 Lockett after an exciting exchange. That’s how the period ends. Caliendo has 1:18 in riding time.

Third Period: Caliendo starts the third on bottom. Caliendo escapes with exactly a minute on the riding time clock. It’s 4-3 to Lockett.

Lockett secures a takedown as time expires to win it 7-3. Officials are reviewing.

It’s ruled no takedown and now OSU tosses its challenge brick. Coaches are all over the mat. Chaos.

After further, further review, a takedown is awarded. Lockett wins 7-3.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 10, Iowa 9

174: No. 17 Alex Facundo vs. No. 2 Patrick Kennedy

First Period: Facundo fights off a prolonged takedown attempt. Scoreless after one.

Second Period: Facundo escapes to start the second, taking a 1-0 lead. That’s how the period ends.

Third Period: Kennedy quickly ties it up with an escape. That’s how the period ends. More OT.

Sudden Victory: Kennedy finishes a shot and takes it 4-1.

Team Score: Iowa 12, Oklahoma State 10

184: No. 4 Zack Ryder vs. No. 3 Angelo Ferrari

This is obviously a big match in the national title picture for the weight class.

First Period: Scoreless with not a ton of action.

Second Period: Ryder gets out after 39 seconds, but Ferrari scores on a takedown shortly thereafter, giving the Hawkeye a 3-1 lead. Ryder escapes again, keeping Ferrari’s riding time at 50 seconds. The period ends with Ferrari leading 3-2.

Third Period: Ryder commits to a bit of a ride before letting Ferrari loose with just over a minute to go, making in 4-2 in favor of the Hawkeye.

Ferrari fights off Ryder’s takedown attempts and wins it 4-2.

Team Score: Iowa 15, Oklahoma State 10

197: No. 10 Cody Merrill vs. No. 16 Massoma Endene

First Period: Scoreless.

Second Period: Merrill is injured and picks up a penalty point for Endene continuing after the whistle. Merrill is favoring a knee but gets to his feet to continue.

Merrill escapes to make it 2-0. That’s how the period ends.

Third Period: Endene gets on the board with an escape. It’s 2-1, Merrill.

Endene lands a takedown to go up 4-2. Merrill escapes, making it 4-3. Endene holds on and wins it, essentially ending the dual.

Team Score: Iowa 18, Oklahoma State 10

HWT: Iowa Forfeits

With the result in hand, Iowa forfeits the heavyweight bout.

Team Score: Iowa 18, Oklahoma State 16

Oklahoma State vs. Nebraska

The Cowboys and Cornhuskers will wrestle for third. Nebraska got walloped 33-3 in its semifinal by Ohio State.

125: No. 2 Troy Spratley vs. Alan Koehler

First Period: Spratley scores on an early takedown. Koehler escapes just to get taken down again. This takedown comes with back points and a fall.

Hot start for the Pokes.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 6, Nebraska 0

133: Ronnie Ramirez vs. Kael Lauridsen

First Period: Ramirez scores on a takedown. Lauridsen gets up, making it 3-1 to the Cowboy.

Lauridsen taking some injury time after a scramble. That gives Ramirez the opportunity to go on bottom with just under a minute left in the frame. Ramirez is unable to escape, though. He takes a 3-1 lead into the second.

Second Period: They start in neutral, and no one scores. Still 3-1 after two.

Third Period: Ramirez lets him up to start the third and scores on a takedown. The Cowboy freshman let’s him up again, making it 6-3 to Ramirez. After fighting off a takedown, Ramirez lands another and wins it 9-3.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 9, Nebraska 0

141: No. 20 Sergio Vega vs. No. 2 Brock Hardy

First Period: Vega gets a takedown with eight seconds to go in the period and leads the reining national finalist 3-0 after one.

Second Period: Hardy escapes after Vega gets his riding time up to 31 seconds.

Vega scores on another takedown, increasing his lead to 6-1. He rides out the rest of the period. Vega up to 1:09 in riding time.

Third Period: The period starts in neutral, and Vega takes Hardy down again, increasing his lead to 9-1. Vega lets him up, making it 9-2.

Vega takes him down AGAIN. It’s 12-2.

Vega wins it 13-2, beating a reigning national finalist.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 13, Nebraska 0

149: No. 3 Casey Swiderski vs. Nikade Zinkin

First Period: Swiderski picks up a takedown and 12 seconds of riding time before Zinkin escapes. They head to the second with the Cowboy leading 3-1.

Second Period: Zinkin gets a takedown to take a 4-3 lead. Swiderski escapes to tie it at 4. That’s how the period ends.

Third Period: Swiderski lets Zinkin up to start the third. The Cowboy will chase a takedown.

He gets it with a little over a minute left. Swiderski gets a stall warning but leads 7-5.

Swiderski lets Zinkin up on a restart, cutting his lead to 7-6.

Wild scramble to end the match, but Swiderski denies a takedown and wins it 7-6.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 16, Nebraska 0

157: No. 5 Landon Robideau vs. Dez Gartrell

First Period: Robideau gives up an early takedown before getting up and scoring a takedown of his own. He leads 4-3. Robideau rides out the rest of the period. He’s got 1:22 in riding time with his 4-3 lead.

Second Period: Robideau starts the frame with an escape to increase his lead to 5-3. He then scores another takedown, now leading 8-3.

That’s how the period ends. Robideau up to 2:29 in riding time.

Third Period: Robideau let’s Gartrell up to start the third. It’s 8-4 in the Cowboys’ favor.

Robideau gets another takedown to go with four nearfall points. The lead is up to 15-5 after Robideau lets him up again.

Another takedown makes it 18-6 after an escape then Robideau closes it out with another big takedown to earn a 21-6 tech.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 21, Nebraska 0

165: Nebraska Forfeits

Don’t worry, Dee Lockett still did his dance.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 27, Nebraska 0

174: No. 17 Alex Facundo vs. No. 4 Chris Minto

First Period: Facundo was close on a couple of takedown attempts, but the first period ends scoreless.

Second Period: Facundo escapes after 43 seconds to take a 1-0 lead. He gets in on a shot late, but time expires before he can finish it.

Third Period: Facundo lets Minto up. It’s 1-1 and these two will battle for a match-deciding takedown.

No one can get it. We’re headed to OT.

Well actually, the OSU corner threw a challenge brick for (I believe) a dangerous hold. And the Cowboys got it. Facundo wins in an anticlimactic finish.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 30, Nebraska 0

184: No. 4 Zack Ryder vs. No. 6 Silas Allred

First Period: Scoreless after one.

Second Period: Allred starts the second with a reversal to take a 2-0 lead. Ryder escapes, making it 2-1. That’s how the period ends.

Third Period: Ryder escapes, tying the bout at 2. Riding time not a factor, as of now.

Allred picks up a stall warning.

We’re headed to OT with the match tied at 2.

Sudden Victory: Allred scores an early takedown to win it 5-2.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 30, Nebraska 3

197: No. 10 Cody Merrill vs. No. 6 Camden McDanel

First Period: Scoreless after one.

Second Period: Merrill escapes quickly and takes a 1-0 lead. And that’s how the period ends.

Third Period: Merrill makes him work for it, but McDanel gets an escape to tie it at 1.

Merrill gets close on a takedown, but McDanel scrambles enough to deny it. OSU throws its challenge brick.

After review, no takedown.

The period ends tied. More sudden victory upcoming.

Sudden Victory: Wild scramble at the end of sudden victory doesn’t initially yield point, but now Nebraska tosses its challenge brick out there.

No points. Headed to tiebreakers.

Tiebreakers: Merrill rides the full 30 seconds.

McDaniel lets Merrill up and will got for a takedown or a stall call.

He can’t get it. Merrill wins it.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 33, Nebraska 3

HWT: No. 9 Konner Doucet vs. No. 2 AJ Ferrari

Doucet takes on a former OSU national champ.

First Period: Doucet gets warned for stalling. No score in the first.

Second Period: Ferrari escapes to take a 1-0 lead. That’s how the period ends.

Third Period: Ferrari puts on a ride, but Doucet eventually breaks free to tie it at 1 with 40 seconds left. Ferrari has 1:09 in riding time, so Doucet needs to score.

Ferrari holds him off and wins 2-1.

Team Score: Oklahoma State 33, Nebraska 6