Opening the Tigers' second match with a victory at 125 pounds, senior Austin DeVoe (Columbus, Kan.) earned a 9-1 major decision over CMSU's Cory Bloodgood. Picking up a takedown early in each of the first two periods, DeVoe carried a 4-0 advantage into the third period. Taking advantage of a neutral start to open the final frame, DeVoe was able to score five points on a pair of takedowns and 3:34 of riding time to pick up one bonus point and give Missouri an early 4-0 lead. Continuing the Tigers' run with a major decision of his own No. 14 sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) pushed the lead to 8-0 with a 12-1 defeat of Michael Hansen. Dominating the match throughout, McCormick scored on two nearfalls and picked up 2:29 of riding time.
Picking up his second victory of the day, redshirt freshman Marcus Hoehn (Farmington, Mo.) earned his biggest victory of the season over Keaton Baker, scoring 12 points in the first two periods and allowing just two to his opponent. Baker escaped to open the third and attempted a single-leg takedown of the Tigers grappler, but Hoehn countered the move and turned it into a takedown of his own, holding on for Missouri's third straight major decision, 15-6.
Making his first start of the season at 149 pounds, sophomore Justin Cole (Gladstone, Mo.) stretched Missouri's lead to 18-0 with a pin at the end of the first period. Fending off multiple takedown attacks by CMSU's Seth Robison, Cole grappled his opponent to the floor and pinned him with 12 seconds left in the opening period.
After a CMSU victory at 157 pounds, No. 4 Matt Pell (junior, Luxemburg, Wis.) shook hands at center circle with Travis Barbarick at 165 pounds, then exploded at the sound of the whistle with a takedown and two three-point nearfalls in the first 1:30 of the bout. After scoring on two more takedowns, Pell picked up his second fall of the day by pinning Barbarick with 35 seconds left in the first period. Following Pell's fall with one of his own, No. 1 Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) increased the Tiger lead to 27 points with a victory over Jesse Sheets in 2:10. The win gave the junior 20 falls for the season, tying the record he set in 2005-06, as well as his 26th consecutive triumph, also tying a record he set last year.
Taking down Jeremy Hudson three times in the first period to wrestle to a 6-3 advantage, redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) chose down to start the second period and promptly escaped and took down his opponent to enter the final period with a six point lead. Needing two points to score bonus points with a major decision, Jordan executed a single-leg takedown that with 1:15 of riding time gave him a 14-5 victory at 184 pounds.
Taking down Dan McGee 1:50 into the match at 197 pounds, redshirt freshman Joey Garrity (Orion, Ill.) was able to score on a three-point nearfall with 4 seconds left in the opening frame. Garrity, a natural 174-pounder, kept the advantage with a reversal and his second three-point nearfall to open a 10-0 lead heading into the final period. Scoring six points in the third frame, Garrity added 2:50 of riding time to his 16-0 score for a technical fall in his first career victory as a starter.
Finishing off the day with a victory, freshman Sean Connole (Erie, Penn.) scored on a reversal late in the second period and a takedown with 36 seconds left in the match to post a 4-1 victory.
The Tigers make a trip to the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jan. 14-15, a tournament at which 9 of the top 10 teams in the nation will be present.
Results
125 - # 16 Austin DeVoe (MU) maj. dec. Corey Bloodgood (CMSU), 9-1
133 - # 14 Tyler McCormick (MU) maj. dec. Michael Hansen (CMSU), 12-1
141 - Marcus Hoehn (MU) maj. dec. Keaton Baker (CMSU), 15-6
149 - Justin Cole (MU) pinned Seth Robison (CMSU), 2:48
157 - Vince Bertucci (CMSU) dec. John Andrews (MU), 6-4
165 - # 4 Matt Pell (MU) pinned Travis Barbarick (CMSU), 2:25
174 - # 1 Ben Askren (MU) pinned Jesse Sheets (CMSU), 2:10
184 - # 15 Raymond Jordan (MU) maj. dec. Jeremy Hudson (CMSU), 14-5
197 - Joey Garrity (MU) tech. fall. Dan McGee (CMSU), 17-0
HWT - Sean Connole (MU) dec. Danny Perez (CMSU), 4-1
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