Jordan Oliver struggled to get his offense going in a 4-1 loss to Jason Nolf in a freestyle match in the main event of Rumble on the Rooftop exhibition Sunday in Chicago.
Oliver, a two-time NCAA champion and three-time finalist at Oklahoma State, was active with level changes and creating space in the first period but trailed 1-0 at the break after not scoring on the shot clock. Early in the second period, he tied the match 1-1 against the three-time NCAA champ from Penn State when Nolf didn’t score while on the shot clock. Later in the period, Oliver was again placed on the shot clock and did not score, giving Nolf a 2-1 lead.