No. 1 Bronchos Tame Tigers

EDMOND (Jan. 26) – Points came early and often for offensive-minded Central Oklahoma as the top-ranked Bronchos steamrolled No. 17 Fort Hays State 41-6 Thursday night at Hamilton Field House.

UCO racked up 25 takedowns and 13 near-falls – 10 of those four-pointers – in scoring 105 match points. The Bronchos notched three technical falls, two falls, two major decisions and a forfeit in winning their 15th straight home dual.

"We took care of business tonight," head coach Todd Steidley said. "I thought our guys were aggressive from the opening whistle and they did a great job getting guys on their back.

"It's getting toward the end of the season and we just need to keep moving forward. Our guys come to practice every day looking to get better and we need to continue that mindset."

UCO started and ended the mismatch with falls. Studd Morris got the Bronchos started with a second-period pin at 125 pounds and Shawn Streck's first-period fall at heavyweight polished off the rout.

Garrett Steidley (133), Brik Filippo (149) and Anthony DesVigne (174) had technical falls, while 157 Gabe Johnson and 184 Alex Kauffman added major decisions and 141 Josh Taylor earned a forfeit.

Morris took control early and had a 9-1 lead when he ended his match at the 4:21 mark, then Steidley had a trio of four-point near-falls in a 16-0 shutout that ended early in the second period.

Filippo finished off his technical fall a second ahead of the first-period buzzer, collecting three near-falls and two takedowns in a 16-1 romp to earn his 90th career win. Johnson followed with an 11-2 romp behind a four-takedown attack.

DesVigne also had a first-period technical fall, scoring four near-falls in an 18-1 shellacking that ended 2:40 into the match. Kauffman tallied three takedowns and a near-fall in an easy 12-2 victory.

Streck continued his season-long takedown onslaught in the final match, racking up six takedowns in the first two minutes before getting his seventh fall at the 2:12 mark.

FHSU's two wins came against a pair of backups. Garrett Messimore dropped a hard-fought 7-6 decision at 165, while Emmanuel Skillings battled fourth-ranked Tereus Henry tough in a 10-5 loss.

The Bronchos improved to 10-1 on the season and 2-0 in MIAA action with the win. UCO travels to Warrensburg, Mo. Sunday for a 2 p.m. conference contest against Central Missouri, then is home again next Friday, Feb. 3, to host No. 8 Adams State.

UCO 41, Fort Hays State 6
125 – Studd Morris, UCO, pinned Kevin Honas, 4:21.
133 – Garrett Steidley, UCO, tech. fall Corbin White, 16-0 (3:46).
141 – Josh Taylor, UCO, won by forfeit.
149 – Brik Filippo, UCO, tech. fall Cody Lambert, 16-1 (2:59).
157 – Gabe Johnson, UCO, major dec. Clint Herrick, 11-2.
165 – Cody Hicks, FHSU, dec. Garrett Messimore, 7-6.
174 – Anthony DesVigne, UCO, tech. fall Hunter Schroeder, 18-1 (2:40).
184 – Alex Kauffman, UCO, major dec. Bryce Westmoreland, 12-2.
197 – Tereus Henry, FHSU, dec. Emmanuel Skillings, 10-5.
Hvy – Shawn Streck, UCO, pinned Tony Caldwell, 2:12.

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Players Mentioned

Anthony DesVigne: 5' 11"; Junior

Brik Filippo: 5' 8"; Senior; 149

Gabe Johnson: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

Alex Kauffman: 5' 10"; Senior

Garrett Messimore: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Studd Morris: 5' 0"; Junior

Emmanuel Skillings: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman

Garrett Steidley: 5' 5"; Redshirt Freshman

Shawn Streck: 6' 1"; Junior; 285

Josh Taylor: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anthony DesVigne
: 5' 11"; Junior

Brik Filippo
: 5' 8"; Senior; 149

Gabe Johnson
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

Alex Kauffman
: 5' 10"; Senior

Garrett Messimore
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Studd Morris
: 5' 0"; Junior

Emmanuel Skillings
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman

Garrett Steidley
: 5' 5"; Redshirt Freshman

Shawn Streck
: 6' 1"; Junior; 285

Josh Taylor
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Freshman