Missouri handled most of the first half of the lineup, taking three decisions en route to a 9-7 lead at the intermission. No. 8 Alan Waters topped Purdue freshman Camden Eppert at 125 pounds, 6-0, 17th-ranked junior Todd Schavrien took a 6-4 sudden victory from Purdue senior Akif Eren at 141 pounds, and freshman Kyle Bradley earned a 3-1 decision against Boilermaker senior Sam Patacsil at 149 pounds.
Junior Jake Fleckenstein put the Boilermakers on the board at 133 pounds, taking down favored Missouri sophomore Nathan McCormick, 4-2. McCormick took the early lead, reversing Fleckenstein in the second period, but an escape in the second and another to start the third knotted the count at 2-2. The match appeared headed for sudden victory, but Fleckenstein got his offense working at the right time, scoring a takedown in the last 20 seconds and riding McCormick out for the win.
The Boilermakers secured the first bonus points of the day at 157 pounds as 15th-ranked senior Colton Salazar reeled off a 12-4 major decision over Tiger junior Danny Gonsor. Salazar turned in a dominant display in the contest, scoring five takedowns and never really taking much of a threat from Gonsor after the two collided heads in the first frame and the Tiger junior took the brunt of it. Salazar moves to 189 career takedowns with the effort, now just one shy of the Boilermakers' all-time leaderboard.
The second half of the lineup favored the Boilermakers on paper and they held true, winning three of five matches, including a pair of major decisions to build the margin of victory. Ninth-ranked Zach Toal pushed the Missouri lead to 12-7 at 165 pounds, taking a 7-3 decision over Purdue freshman Kyle Mosier. Mosier worked hard on top and scored a slick reversal in the third period on the Tiger freshman, but was unable to put him on his back in the loss.
The Old Gold and Black proceeded to erase the deficit and rallied a six-point lead with three straight wins at 174, 184 and 197 pounds. In the only contest of the day to feature ranked grapplers on both sides, No. 15 senior Luke Manuel worked for a hard-fought 2-1 decision over 17th-ranked Dorian Henderson at 174 pounds. The pair traded escapes in the match, but Manuel's tough ride to start the third period was the difference as the Boilermakers earned three much-needed team points. No. 12 Purdue junior A.J. Kissel had the most thrilling match of the day at 184 pounds, using a late burst to earn a 10-2 major decision. Missouri sophomore Mike Larson wrestled Kissel tough for the first five minutes, allowing just one takedown to the Boilermaker, and refusing to go to his back. Kissel took bottom position to start the third and after an escape, worked for a takedown and then turned Larson for three back points to grab the bonus tallies. Ninth-ranked senior Logan Brown put on a dominant display at 197 pounds, rolling out six takedowns en route to a 13-5 major decision over Missouri sophomore Jake Glore. Brown now has a team-best 51 takedowns on the season and 291 for his career, good for seventh all-time.
The Boilermakers open Big Ten Dual competition next Sunday, traveling to n Fifth-ranked junior Dom Bradley could only go for a tie for the Tigers, needing six points to clear the lead, but Purdue senior Roger Vukobratovich wrestled a solid match and held it to a decision, 7-3.
The Boilermakers open Big Ten Dual competition next Sunday, traveling to ninth-ranked Illinois for a 1 p.m. (ET) start time. Visit PurdueSports.com this week for The Scott Hinkel Show and a full preview of next weekend's event.
Results:
125- Alan Waters (Missouri) DEC Eppert, Camden (Purdue University) 6-0
133- Fleckenstein, Jake (Purdue University) DEC Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 4-2
141- Todd Schavrien (Missouri) SV Eren, Akif (Purdue University) 6-4
149- Kyle Bradley (Missouri) DEC Patacsil, Sam (Purdue University) 3-1
157- Salazar, Colton (Purdue University) MD Dan Gonsor (Missouri) 12-4
165- Zach Toal (Missouri) DEC Mosier, Kyle (Purdue University) 7-3
174- Manuel, Luke (Purdue University) DEC Dorian Henderson (Missouri) 2-1
184- Kissel, A.J. (Purdue University) MD Mike Larson (Missouri) 10-2
197- Brown, Logan (Purdue University) MD Jake Glore (Missouri) 13-5
285- Dominque Bradley (Missouri) DEC Vukobratovich, Roger (Purdue University) 7-3
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