OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Texas Wesleyan Women's Wresting faced off against Oklahoma City in a dual Wednesday night at Abe Lemons Arena, falling 41-7 but getting a couple of victories along the way.

Alexandra Magana represented the 116-pound weight class and knocked around OCU's Lauren Calderon to the tune of a 14-4 victory by technical fall, scoring seven, two-point takedowns along the way. Clarissa Archuleta (130) had four takedowns in a 8-2 victory over Mattison Parker, which helped the Lady Rams get within five points of the Stars, 12-7. 

Unfortunately, TXWES couldn't cobble together more victories. Oklahoma City got a couple of pins, a tech fall and a couple of forfeits to round out the night.

The Lady Rams in their first season as a program continue to notch victories, big and small in their first season. The Oklahoma City Stars, who finished second out of 20 at the NAIA Invitational last season, won four NAIA National Championships in four-straight seasons, from 2009-2012. Texas Wesleyan will take some lumps along the way, but continued individual victories and efforts are positive signs for a bright future. 

OKLAHOMA CITY 41, TEXAS WESLEYAN 7
109: Mariah Lomas, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 5-0)
116: Alexandra Magana, TXWES, tech. fall Lauren Calderon, 14-4 (OCU leads 6-4)
123: Monica Mendoza, OCU, pinned Alexis Saldivar, 0:39 (OCU leads 11-4)
130: Clarissa Archuleta, TXWES, dec. Mattison Parker, 8-2 (OCU leads 12-7)
136: Irene Sanchez, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 17-7)
143: Cierra Foster, OCU, pinned Elizabeth Harris, 0:20 (OCU leads 22-7)
155: Destiny Lyng, OCU, pinned Karestin Andrews, 5:28 (OCU leads 27-7)
170: Rachel Watters, OCU, by forfeit (OCU leads 32-7)
191: Nkechinyere Nwankwo, OCU, tech. fall Ashley Molina, 12-0 (OCU leads 36-7)
101: Marissa Gregoire, OCU, by forfeit (OCU wins 41-7)

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New to Wrestling?  Here are some helpful terms identified.

Dual Meet Team Scoring
    Fall (or pin), Forfeit, Default, Disqualification - 6 team points
    Technical Fall (getting ahead of your opponent by 15 points; ends the match) - 5 team points
    Major Decision (winning the match by 8 - 14 points) - 4 team points
    Decision (winning the match by fewer than 8 points) - 3 team points

There are five ways to score points in a wrestling match:
1 – Takedown - (2 points) You score two points for taking your opponent down to the mat and controlling him/her.
2 – Escape - (1 point) You score one point for getting away or getting to a neutral position when your opponent has you down on the mat.
3 – Reversal - (2 points) You score two points when your opponent has you down on the mat and you come from underneath and gain control of your opponent.
4 – Near Fall (Back Points) - (2 or 3 points) You get near fall points when you almost but not quite get your opponent pinned. A near fall (near pin) is when...

• both shoulders are held for two seconds within four inches of the mat, or...
• one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat, or...
• the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows.

      If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points. If a near fall lasts for 5 seconds, you get 3 points.
5 – Penalty Points - (1 or 2 points) a player is awarded points if other player commits various infractions such as: illegal holds, technical violations, unnecessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct, flagrant misconduct, stalling, and incorrect starting position of false start.