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Bedlam wrestling: Cowboys fall behind, but come back strong for runaway victory over Sooners

By Scott WrightStaff writerswright@oklahoman.comSTILLWATER — With yet another pin, Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni brought the Gallagher-Iba Arena crowd to a frenzied level. Yet such things have become expected of the Cowboys’ 125-pound wrestling standout. What happened before and after Piccininni’s pin were bigger reasons for Oklahoma State’s 27-8 Bedlam wrestling victory on Sunday afternoon. OU pulled off a couple wins in toss-up matches between ranked opponents in two of the first three bouts of the dual, which began at 174 pounds. Heavyweight has been a class of concern for the Cowboys this season, but Austin Harris came through with a 13-5 major decision to give Oklahoma State a lead it would never relinquish. “I looked at maybe using someone different than Harris, but I felt like we really needed the win where we were, losing two of the first three matches,” OSU coach John Smith said.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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