In a season riddled with new challenges, the Binghamton University wrestling team is still struggling to earn its first win of 2012-13. On Sunday night, the Bearcats (0-6) suffered a 31-9 loss to No. 10 University of Oklahoma at the McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla.

Armed with five nationally ranked wrestlers on their roster, the Sooners (2-0) beat BU in seven of 10 bouts. Three nationally ranked Oklahoma wrestlers, redshirt junior Kendric Maple (No. 1), redshirt senior Patrick Graham (No. 6) and resdshirt freshman Cody Brewer (No. 10), brought defeats to the Bearcats through a tech fail and two major decisions, respectively. Maple defeated senior 141-pound Dan Riggi, Graham beat redshirt freshman 165-pound Vincent Grella, and Brewer took care of senior 133-pound Derek Steeley.

Binghamton senior standouts Donnie Vinson (11-0) and Nate Schiedel (10-0) continued their successful individual seasons, delivering worthy decisions in their respective weight classes to remain undefeated on the year. Ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 149-pound weight class, Vinson defeated No. 5 redshirt junior Nick Lester in a final 9-2 decision. Vinson jumped out to a 4-0 lead after a first-period takedown and a reversal early in the second period. Then, in the third period, Vinson put the finishing touches on the match with a reversal, takedown and riding time. With the win, Vinson improved his collegiate record to an impressive 110-24 with a 60-8 career mark in dual matches.

Ranked No. 7 in the country in the 197-pound class, Schiedel took down Oklahoma redshirt junior Nolan McBryde by a final score of 13-6 to add another victory to his 101-28 career record, which includes a 54-10 dual mark. Two takedowns in the first period got Schiedel off to a quick 5-3 start against McBryde, before another takedown in the second and two more in the third, in addition to riding time, gave him the victory.

BU 184-pound redshirt junior Cody Reed pulled through with a 7-5 decision against Oklahoma freshman Greg Wilson in the third overtime period. A quick takedown to begin the third period was enough for Reed to clinch the match after a scoreless first overtime period and a second overtime period in which each wrestler escaped.

Next up for the Bearcats is a meet against Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. The meet is set to take place at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Dillon Gymnasium.