Lourdes Defeats No. 19 Oklahoma City, Falls to No. 9 Campbellsville

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Lourdes wrapped up action at the NAIA National Duals on Saturday defeating 19^th-ranked Oklahoma City 27-18 before falling to ninth-ranked Campbellsville 31-13 inside the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
 
“It was great to get a victory while competing on the national stage this weekend,” head coach Dock Kelly III mentioned afterwards.  “Our guys battled hard and found a way to prevail through our adversity.”
 
In the opener towards Oklahoma City, Nick Rodriguez (Toledo, Ohio/Clay H.S.) began the Gray Wolves off with a forfeit victory at 125 kilos.  After the Stars received the subsequent three bouts to construct a 15-6 lead, Derick Coleman (Clyde, Ohio/Clyde H.S.) registered a 3-2 determination over the nation’s 17^th-ranked wrestler at 157 to cease the workforce’s skid.
 
Lourdes then closed the match with 4 straight wins, together with a pair of falls, to rally from behind to earn the victory.  Dominico Migliori (Curtis, Ohio/Clay H.S.) was an 8-5 victory at 174 earlier than William Speight (Bedford, Ohio/Bedford H.S.) pinned his opponent at 184 in simply 1:19. 
 
Carter Kroll (Ontario, Ohio/Ontario H.S.) additionally earned a win over a ranked opponent, pinning the 21^st-ranked 197-pounder in 2:27 to proceed the Lourdes momentum.  Joe Dreisbach (White Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Northern H.S.) closed out the victory with a 5-0 shutout determination.
 
In the finale, Rodriguez began the match with a 17-3 main determination at 125 kilos whereas Tyler Hisey (St. Marys, Ohio/Memorial H.S.) adopted with a 5-2 determination at 133 kilos.  Speight earned the one different victory of the match for the Gray Wolves, capping his excellent weekend together with his third pin of the event at 184 kilos.
 
“This was a grueling weekend of competition, but it was just what we needed,” Kelly added.  “Will Speight continued to dominate, and we are looking forward to him peaking just in time for the postseason.  We will get back to work on Monday, as we must be prepared for this critical juncture of the season that we are in.”
 
Lourdes (5-5) returns to Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference competitors on Thursday night because the Gray Wolves journey to Adrian, Mich. to battle Siena Heights.  The opening bout is about for 7 p.m. contained in the SHU Fieldhouse.

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