STILLWATER — Dustin Plott took his pictures and made his errors, however he by no means stopped shifting.
Oklahoma State’s 174-pound wrestler fought till the ultimate seconds, incomes a late takedown for a slim choice that sparked the Twelfth-ranked Cowboys on their strategy to a 28-7 victory over No. 23 West Virginia on Sunday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Area.
The Cowboys (7-1, 3-0 Huge 12) benefited from three bonus-point victories, with 184-pound Travis Wittlake and 197-pound Luke Surber getting main selections and 133-pound Daton Repair ending off a third-period pin.
However OSU’s lead was simply 15-7 when Plott went to work in his high-energy match towards West Virginia’s Scott Joll. They have been tied at 6 after one interval of continuous motion, and Plott led 10-9 after two, then secured a pair of third-period takedowns for the 14-11 win.
“If you happen to’re gonna get in that type of a match with Plott, then you definately higher have an enormous ol’ gasoline tank on you,” Repair stated. “He has the gasoline tank on him, and he’s not gonna get drained. He did a great job of staying calm, as a result of generally you get in these sorts of matches and also you panic a bit of bit.
“He stored wrestling his match and he ended up type of breaking that man on the finish.”
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The Cowboys fell behind 4-0 when true freshman 125-pounder Zach Blankenship suffered a 14-4 loss to eighth-ranked Killian Cardinale. It was the second ranked opponent Blankenship has confronted in as many matches after being pressured into motion this weekend due to a health-related situation with OSU’s common 125-pounder, Trevor Mastrogiovanni.
Regardless of Blankenship’s losses towards Northern Colorado and West Virginia this week, coach John Smith has been impressed with the Bixby product’s aggressiveness.
“It begins with a 125-pounder that’s giving us some combat,” Smith stated. “He was notified in the course of the week, ‘Hey, you gotta get right down to weight. You’re wrestling this weekend.’ Even giving up a serious, I like his demeanor and he did what he may on this state of affairs.”
Not realizing the timeline for Mastrogiovanni’s return, Blankenship may stay within the lineup going ahead. He can wrestle in three extra duals and preserve his redshirt standing.
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Smith was notably happy along with his higher weights, beginning with Plott’s thrilling victory, rebounding after being taken down thrice within the first two durations.
“Both your head spins otherwise you keep centered on wrestling — not wrestling the clock, however wrestling your opponent,” Smith stated. “I believe he did a great job of that. I didn’t need him to chop him the final time, however he went forward and lower him and received the takedown that put him up 14-11.
“I like seeing these matches. It’s not a time to scold him as a result of he gave up so many factors. It’s a time to rejoice that he stayed centered within the match.”
That led into Wittlake’s 16-7 main choice at 184 kilos, adopted by Luke Surber’s 15-4 main choice at 197.
“For our group, it was one among our greatest outings this yr,” Smith stated. “I believed we did a great job. It was good to see a handful of them stretch their lungs out. …
“Your physique’s robust, maintain your thoughts robust in these situations. Not the whole lot went easily, however but, we discovered a strategy to handle via it and proceed to attain.”
Sunday’s outcomes
At Gallagher-Iba Area, Stillwater
Oklahoma State 28*, West Virginia 7
125: Killian Cardinale, WV, main dec. Zach Blankenship, 14-4
133: Daton Repair, OSU, pinned Davin Rhoads, 5:47
141: Carter Younger, OSU, dec. Jordan Titus, 5-1
149: Victor Voinovich, OSU, dec. Jeff Boyd, 8-3
157: Kaden Gfeller, OSU, dec. Alex Hornfeck, 5-3
165: Peyton Corridor, WV, dec. Wyatt Sheets, 6-2
174: Dustin Plott, OSU, dec. Scott Joll, 14-11
184: Travis Wittlake, OSU, main dec. Anthony Carman, 16-7
197: Luke Surber, OSU, main dec. Austin Cooley, 14-5
HWT: Konnor Doucet, OSU, dec. Michael Wolfgram, 3-1
*-penalized one group level for a bench warning.