OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Ouachita Tigers traveled to Oklahoma City to take on the Oklahoma City Stars on Wednesday. The Tigers, who are ranked ninth in Division II, defeated the Stars, ranked 13^th in NAIA, by an overall score of 32-9.

Ouachita started with three straight victories, beginning with Garrett Evans. Evans, who is currently ranked fourth in Division II's 125-pound class according to InterMat Wrestling, recorded a 3-1 victory over Aaron LaFarge to put the Tigers head 3-0.

Nate Rodriguez immediately followed Evans by pinning Adrian Gains just over four minutes into the match. Rodriguez, ranked third in Division II's 133-pound class, gave Ouachita a 9-0 before Josh Myers extended the lead to 14-0 on a 17-2 victory over James Landoll. Myers is currently ranked as the number-one wrestler in the 141-pound class.

Following a 14-0 start to the dual, the Tigers dropped back-to-back matches in the 149 and 157-pound classes. Ouachita's Connor Loderhose was pinned by Aaron Guery just under two minutes into the match, and Zach Skates earned a 3-2 decision-win over Dakota Head. The two losses brought the overall score to 14-9.

The Tigers responded after the losses with five consecutive victories. Dexter Carter began the streak with a 7-2 decision-win over Ricky McCarty. Payne Hatter then claimed an 11-1 major decision-victory over Jared Bass in the 174-pound match. Dallas Smith, InterMat Wrestling's second-ranked wrestler in the 184-pound class, then joined in on the action with an 8-1 victory over Derek Sivertsen to give Ouachita a commanding 24-9 lead.

In the final two matches, Ouachita's O'Dell Lee and Blake Andrews each earned major decision-wins and beat their opponents by a combined score of 28-8. The two victories by Lee and Andrews sealed the 32-9 win for the Tigers.