No. 3 Oklahoma State overpowers No. 5 NC State wrestling 34-3 in Stillwater
No. 3 Oklahoma State overpowers No. 5 NC State wrestling 34-3 in Stillwater
The NC State Wolfpack won the first bout in their match against Oklahoma State, but those three points were the only ones NC State would earn all night, as the Cowboys dominated the Pack 34-3 in front of a wild home crowd.
Cael Hughes put the Cowboys on the board first with six huge team points via a pin over two-time All-American No. 7 Kai Orine of NC State; teammates No. 15 Carter Young and No. 14 Caleb Fish also added decisions in the first half of the dual at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. No. 4 Tagen Jamison, meanwhile, added five points at 141 pounds with his fiery tech fall against Tyler Tracy of NC State.
Oklahoma State's 197-pounder Luke Surber headlined the second half of the dual with his technical fall over No. 26 Christian Knop 18-2 for five team points of his own, while all four of his other teammates — No. 6 Cameron Amine, No. 3 Dean Hamiti, No. 3 Dustin Plott and No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson — settled for decisions.
The Pack wrestled Oklahoma State tough, particularly in the heavyweight match where U23 world champion Isaac Trumble had fellow U23 world champ Hendrickson in some trouble, but Hendrickson survived and held on to his undefeated record.
The Cowboys win over NC State gives the program its ninth victory against the Pack and a second dominant ACC win over a top-ten team this season. Oklahoma State will have No. 22 West Virginia and No. 7 Northern Iowa next on the schedule though the match that will be circled on the calendar now is the Cowboys' meeting with the No. 2 Hawkeyes on Feb. 23.
Complete results:
| WEIGHT | BOUT RESULT | TEAM SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | No. 11 Vince Robinson over No. 2 Troy Spratley, 7-3 | 3-0, NC State |
| 133 | Cael Hughes over No. 7 Kai Orine, FALL | 6-3, OSU |
| 141 | No. 4 Tagen Jamison over Tyler Tracy, 21-5 | 11-3, OSU |
| 149 | No. 15 Carter Young over No. 33 Koy Buesgens, 5-2 | 14-3, OSU |
| 157 | No. 14 Caleb Fish over No. 12 Ed Scott, 12-5 | 17-3, OSU |
| 165 | No. 6 Cameron Amine over No. 32 Derek Fields, 5-2 | 20-3 OSU |
| 174 | No. 3 Dean Hamiti over No. 19 Matty Singleton, 8-4 | 23-3, OSU |
| 184 | No. 3 Dustin Plott over No. 11 Dylan Fishback, 5-0 | 26-3, OSU |
| 197 | No. 7 Luke Surber over No. 26 Christian Knop, 18-2 | 31-3, OSU |
| 285 | No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson over No. 4 Isaac Trumble, 10-4 | 34-3, OSU |
285 pounds: No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson outlasts No. 4 Isaac Trumble, 10-4
THIRD PERIOD: Hendrickson chooses down to start the third period, and Trumble's looking to roll him. The Cowboy is on upset watch. Ninety seconds to go as Trumble runs down Hendrickson's riding time. One minute to go. Hendrickson is warned for stalling. Trumble lets Hendrickson go, and the Cowboy is immediately in on another shot. Trumble fights him off. We're scrambling! Stalemate. Thirty seconds. Hendrickson leads 10-4. Riding time is not a factor. Ten seconds. The Cowboy takes the win in anticlimatic fashion, 10-4.
HWT l No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson notches another top-five win, this time 10-4 over No. 4 Isaac Trumble!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Trumble chooses down to start the second period. Hendrickson looks to roll Trumble to his back, and he has him a cradle, but Trumble fights out. Hendrickson leads 9-2 with one minute to go in the second period and 2:15 of riding time. Trumble has Hendrickson in trouble on the edge! The Pack veteran gets the takedown but no back points. Trumble holds Hendrickson down to finish the period on top. Hendrickson still leads 9-4.
FIRST PERIOD: This is the big one. Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson always puts on a show and pinned Trumble in their last meeting, but Trumble is tough. Hendrickson takes the first shot and finishes for an easy three points. NC State challenges for locked hands. No locked hands. Hendrickson goes back to work on top. Trumble escapes. Ninety seconds to go in the period. Takedown Hendrickson. Escape Trumble. Hendrickson will bring his 6-2 lead into the second period.
197 pounds: No. 7 Luke Surber techs No. 26 Christian Knop 18-2
THIRD PERIOD: Knop chooses neutral to start the third period. Surber shoots in again. Knop defends. Ninety seconds to go. Shot from Surber again — takedown. The Cowboy cuts Knop. He's looking for the tech. Surber shoots again and scores. He leads 13-2 and is now working for a turn. Four back points for Surber. He finishes with a 18-2 technical fall.
197 l Luke Surber explodes in the third period for an 18-2 tech fall over No. 26 Christian Knop!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Surber chooses down to begin the second period and escapes quickly. He leads 7-1. Surber goes in for another takedown, but Knop sprawls out. Fifteen seconds. As offensive as Surber has been, Knop has fought tough against the Cowboy while still trailing by six.
FIRST PERIOD: Luke Surber picks up a quick takedown to secure the three-point lead. He's showing more offense earlier in the match than his last three teammates. He's in control of this bout. Knop escapes. Surber adds another takedown and carries a 6-1 lead into the second period.
184 pounds: No. 3 Dustin Plott shuts out No. 11 Dylan Fishback, 5-0
THIRD PERIOD: Plott chooses down to start the third period and puts himself on the board first with the escape. Fishback is in on a shot on the edge, but Plott holds him off. One minute to go. Plott is on upset watch here, but Oklahoma State has found a way to get those short-time takedowns. Plott is in on a shot, and he pulls Fishback back in the circle. Ten seconds. Takedown Plott. He wins the match 5-0.
184 l Dustin Plott holds off No. 11 Dylan Fishback in the third period and takes the match, 5-0!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Fishback chooses down to start the second period. Plott rides him for over a minute and isn't letting him up. Plott finishes the period on top and carries two minutes of riding time into the third period.
FIRST PERIOD: This is an upset NC State would love to have, as the Pack now trail by 20 points with three more matches to go, but Plott is going to be a tough guy to take down on that quest. The first two minutes of the period end scoreless, but Plott picks up the pace with one minute to go. Shot from Plott, but he didn't finish. Stall warning against Fishback. The first period ends scoreless.
174 pounds: No. 3 Dean Hamiti takes down No. 19 Matty Singleton, 8-4
THIRD PERIOD: Singleton chooses neutral to start the third period. Hamiti works Singleton out of bounds. One minute to go. Shot from Singleton, but Hamiti works around and turns the move into his offensive strength. The Cowboy leads 8-3 with 25 seconds to go. Escape from Singleton. Ten seconds. Hamiti hangs on for the 8-4 lead after a far more competitive match than expected.
174 l Dean Hamiti adds another takedown in the third and beats No. 19 Matty Singleton, 8-4!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Hamiti chooses down to start the second period and is out quickly. He now leads 5-3. Shot from Hamiti, but Singleton works out of it. Ninety seconds to go. One minute left. Shot from Singleton, but Hamiti is too flexible and runs out the period on the edge.
FIRST PERIOD: NC State's Matty Singleton makes a statement with an early takedown against No. 3 Dean Hamiti to take the 3-0 lead, but Hamiti escaped quickly. Singleton is back in on a shot. Stalemate. Hamiti's turn now, and he picks up the three-point takedown. He's in the lead now for the first time in this match, 4-3. He's working for a turn now. Ten seconds. Hamiti will enter the second period ahead by one point.
No. 6 Cameron Amine tops No. 32 Derek Fields 5-2
THIRD PERIOD: Fields chooses down to start the third period, and Amine holds him down and pushes riding time up over a minute. Fields escapes. With five seconds left in the period, Fields nearly picks up a takedown, but Amine's takedown will stand be the lone takedown of match. The Cowboy takes the win 5-2.
165 l Cam Amine tallies another W as he beats No. 32 Derek Fields, 5-2!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Amine chooses bottom after the NC State deferral, and he escapes within 20 seconds. Stalemate. Forty-five seconds left. Ten seconds. Amine maintains his 4-0 lead into the third period.
FIRST PERIOD: Quick shot from Amine, but he's still feeling out Derek Fields. A single leg from Amine gives him the 3-0 lead, and now he's going to work on top. Amine rides out Fields for the remainder of the period and carries his 1-0 lead into the second period.
157 pounds: No. 14 Caleb Fish overpowers No. 12 Ed Scott 12-5
THIRD PERIOD: Fish leads 4-2 with 90 seconds to go. Shot from Scott, and we're scrambling! Takedown Scott, and he takes the 5-4 lead with less than a minute to go in the third. Fish escapes. The match is tied. Thirty-eight seconds to go. Takedown Fish with back points. He had Scott in real danger there and will walk away with the 12-5 win.
157 l BIG TIME FINISH.
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
Caleb Fish breaks the tie with a seven-point move late in the third period and beats No. 12 Ed Scott, 12-5!
SECOND PERIOD: Fish chooses down to start the second period, and he escapes within ten seconds. Takedown Fish. He's on the board first and now in control. Scott escapes, and we're back to neutral. Fish carries his 4-1 lead into the third period.
FIRST PERIOD: This one is already funky. Ed Scott went for an upperbody move, but Fish held him off. Scott goes for a fireman's carry and pulls Fish back in bounds to fight for the takedown. Stalemate. First period ends scoreless but not for a lack of action and effort.
149 pounds: No. 15 Carter Young survives No. 33 Koy Buesgens, 5-2
THIRD PERIOD: Young chooses down to start the third period and escapes almost immediately before going into another shot. Takedown Young. NC State throws the brick as Buesgens fights for a reversal. Refs review the takedown call. No takedown. Young leads 5-2 with less than a minute to go in the third period. Buesgens has picked up the pace and is looking for his match-winning takedown. Shot from Buesgens. Young defends. Fifteen seconds. Stalemate. Ten seconds. Five seconds. Carter Young survives with the 5-2 win.
149 l Carter Young adds to our lead, beating No. 33 Koy Buesgens by a 5-2 decision!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Buesgens chooses down to start the third period and escapes quickly, narrowing Young's lead 3-2. Young enters the third period with a 4-2 lead after Buesgens was hit for a second stall call.
FIRST PERIOD: After a scoreless 90 seconds, Carter Young puts himself on the board first with a smooth takedown. Buesgens escapes after 45 seconds and generates the second blood time break in a minute. Young goes in for a shot in the final seconds, but time runs out.
141 pounds: No. 4 Tagen Jamison techs Tyler Tracy
THIRD PERIOD: Tracy chooses down to start the third and escapes to narrow Jamison's lead to 15-4. One minute to go. One takedown and one point gives Jamison the tech, and he's looking for the takedown aggressively. Takedown Jamison. The Cowboy leads 18-4. Jamison cuts him with 20 seconds to go. Takedown Jamison. He secures the tech. Oklahoma State leads 11-3.
141 l Tagen Jamison scores a late takedown to beat Tyler Tracy by a 21-5 tech fall!
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Jamison chooses down to start the second period and picks up a quick reversal to extend his lead 5-0. Tracy picks up an escape point to put the score at 5-1. One minute to go in the period. Jamison goes in on another shot and secures an easy takedown. He's in major decision territory now, and he's in a position for a cradle. He puts Tracy on his back, looking for the fall. Tracy rolls out, and Jamison is awarded four back points. NC State throws the brick, potentially for a head gear call against Jamison. Tracy is awarded a penalty point for Jamison's head gear pull. Jamison leads 12-2 with 30 seconds to go in the second period. Takedown Jamison. He now leads 15-3 with ten seconds to go in the second period.
FIRST PERIOD: Tagen Jamison is on the board first with a double-leg takedown within the first 75 seconds of the dual. He looks powerful on top now, too. He's building on Hughes' momentum well. Jamison finishes the period on top and carries his 3-0 lead into the second period.
133 pounds: Cael Hughes pins No. 7 Kai Orine
THIRD PERIOD: Hughes chooses down to start the third period and reveres Orine for the fall. The freshman takes down the Wolfpack All-American!
IT'S A MADHOUSE IN GIA. l
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
SECOND PERIOD: Orine chooses down to start the second period — Hughes holds him down for the first minute, giving him the first bit of momentum in this dual so far. Hughes has Orine in danger on the edge, looking for backpoints, but the refs do not give him any points. The refs review the call. No near fall. The wrestlers go back to the center. Orine can't escape. Big period of riding for Hughes.
FIRST PERIOD: Cael Hughes has his moment here in Stillwater against two-time All-American Kai Orine, and he's in on an early shot. He puts Orine's leg in the air, but the Pack senior fights him off. Orine looked for a shot in the final seconds of the period but couldn't finish. The period ends scoreless.
125 pounds: No. 11 Vince Robinson upsets No. 2 Troy Spratley
THIRD PERIOD: Robinson chooses down to start the third period and, similar to Spratley in the previous period, escapes within 30 seconds. Once in neutral, Spratley goes in for a shot and initiates a scramble. He’s fighting for points, but Robinson is holding tough. The Wolfpack sophomore works his way around from Spratley’s hold and secures an escape to extend his lead and put the match more out of reach for Spratley. Robinson picks up the 7-3 win to put the Wolfpack up 3-0 in a huge upset for NC State.
Remember the name. Vince Robinson.
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle)
125 | #11 Vince Robinson dec. #2 Troy Spratley (OSU), 7-3
#5 NC STATE 3, #3 Oklahoma State 0 ||
SECOND PERIOD: Spratley chooses down to start the third period and escapes quickly. Robinson's takedown in the first period proves to be the only takedown of the match after five minutes, though Spratley worked for a funky scramble as time ticked down in the period.
FIRST PERIOD: This is a big opportunity for NC State's Vince Robinson, a redshirt freshman with a 13-1 record. Troy Spratley has looked tough all yaer and has pushed his way into the No. 2 spot in the country behind Purdue's Matt Ramos. Neither athlete has scored in the first two minutes, but they've pushed a quick pace.
Robinson gets the first solid shot of the match with one minute left in the period and secures the takedown on the edge to take the 3-0 lead. Spratley picks up a critical escape without giving up too much time. Robinson carries his 3-0 lead into the second period.
How to watch Oklahoma State vs. NC State
Oklahoma State wrestling welcomes NC State to Stillwater on Monday, January 13 at 8 p.m. ET for this top-five contest. The dual was originally scheduled for Sunday, but delayed because of the weather. Live stats will be available .
🚨 Tomorrow’s dual against NC State has been rescheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. 🚨
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling)
It will still be available on ESPN+ and 93.7 KSPI-FM.
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Probable lineups
Monday's dual could feature up to 19 ranked wrestlers across the 10 weight classes. Below are the projected starters for each squad:
| WEIGHT | NO. 3 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS | NO. 5 NC STATE WOLFPACK |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | No. 2 Troy Spratley | No. 11 Vince Robinson OR Louie Gill |
| 133 | No. 18 Reece Witcraft | No. 7 Kai Orine |
| 141 | No. 4 Tagen Jamison | Tyler Tracy |
| 149 | No. 15 Carter Young | No. 33 Koy Buesgens |
| 157 | No. 14 Caleb Fish | No. 12 Ed Scott |
| 165 | No. 6 Cameron Amine | No. 32 Derek Fields OR Luke Ahrberg |
| 174 | No. 3 Dean Hamiti | No. 19 Matty Singleton |
| 184 | No. 3 Dustin Plott | No. 11 Dylan Fishback |
| 197 | No. 7 Luke Surber | No. 26 Christian Knop OR Andrew Macchiavello |
| 285 | No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson | No. 4 Isaac Trumble |
Head-to-head history
Oklahoma State has won all but one of the last nine duals against the Wolfpack dating back to 1990. In the most recent dual between these two teams last January, the Cowboys took the win, 22-12. This year, Oklahoma State will be favored in eight of 10 weights.
Previous results:
- Jan. 5, 2024: Oklahoma State, 22-12
- Jan. 5, 2018: Oklahoma State, 19-16
- Dec. 6, 2015: NC State, 19-15
- Feb. 22, 2015: Oklahoma State, 20-12
- Jan. 27, 2012: Oklahoma State, 35-3
- Jan. 30, 2011: Oklahoma State, 43-3
- Jan. 24, 1999: Oklahoma State 40-0
- Jan. 6, 1998: Oklahoma State, 33-8
- Jan. 12, 1990: Oklahoma State, 29-5
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