EDMOND (Feb. 21) -- Seniors Cole Province, Shawn Silvis and Jason Tapia all
ended their home dual careers with falls as No. 2-ranked Central Oklahoma
hammered hapless Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 45-2 Saturday afternoon at
Hamilton Field House.
The Bronchos had five pins, a forfeit and three shutout wins in the rout
while losing only at 149 when back-up 133 John Province bumped up to fill in
for injured Jerod Goodwin.
UCO finished the dual campaign 15-3, the second-most wins in school history,
and the Bronchos now point to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional it will
host next Sunday, Feb. 29.
Province, Silvis and Tapia made their final home dual appearance and each
dominated.
Province built a 12-0 lead over Steve Chico at 133 before scoring a fall in
4:18 for his 21st straight win as he improved to 29-1 on the year.
Silvis opened up a quick 9-2 advantage over Matt Oliva at 165 prior to
getting the pin in 2:25 for his team-high 35th win of the season and Tapia
needed just 2:29 to dispose of Pat Healy at 174 for his team-leading 16th
fall of the year.
Those three seniors are a combined 90-10 this season and have won 297
matches during their UCO careers.
The Bronchos also got quick first-period pins from 125 Chris Saferite and
heavyweight Chris Finn, while 141 Wade Bramlitt picked up a forfeit.
UCO got shutout wins from 157 Shea Timothy, 184 Bryan Tapley and 197 Kevin
Lochner.
John Province, who has seen action only at 133 this season, moved to 149 for
the dual and lost a 6-2 decision to Joe Ruzawitz, who got the clinching
takedown with just five seconds remaining.
UCO 45, SIU-Edwardsville 2
125: Chris Saferite, UCO, pinned Scott Audo, 1:16.
133: Cole Province, UCO, pinned Steve Chico, 4:18.
141: Wade Bramlitt, UCO, won by forfeit.
149: Joe Ruzawitz, SIUE, dec. John Province, 6-2.
157: Shea Timothy, UCO, dec. Matt Warren, 3-0.*
165: Shawn Silvis, UCO, pinned Matt Oliva, 2:25.
174: Jason Tapia, UCO, pinned Pat Healy, 2:29.
184: Bryan Tapley, UCO, dec. Brandon Lorek, 2-0.
197: Kevin Lochner, UCO, dec. Sean Tyus, 3-0.
Hvy: Chris Finn, UCO, pinned Chris Moore, 1:21.
*-SIUE deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct.
