At 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) was down by three points with just 38 seconds left before getting an escape and a quick takedown to force a sudden-victory overtime period. Making his move quickly, Chandler took down Scott Loescher of Stanford seconds into the first overtime period to earn a 7-5 victory.
Following a ten-minute intermission, junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) picked up his first victory of the season by beating Ray Blake 9-7 to earn the second of six straight victories for Missouri. Fellow junior Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) pinned Luke Feist in 4:10 to earn his first fall of the season a year after setting a new Missouri record with 20 falls.
The second Tiger to earn the first victory of his collegiate career, redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) pinned Larry Ozawara in impressive fashion, taking just 3:59 to push his Stanford opponent's shoulders to the mat. Jordan opened the match with a takedown in the first period, then chose down to start the second. After escaping Ozawara's hold to earn a 3-0 lead, Jordan took down Ozawara with 1:24 to gain a 5-0 lead. 23 seconds later Jordan had the first pin of his collegiate career.
A native of the area surrounding Kansas City, senior Jeff Foust (Blue Springs, Mo.) picked up a 13-2 major decision over Ian Bork to give the Tigers a 29-8 lead. Foust's win set the stage for freshman heavyweight Sean Connole (Erie, Penn.) to get his fifth win of the season by earning a 9-4 decision over Jared Boyer. Connole picked up four wins at the Lindenwood Open Oct. 29 to take second place.
The Tigers next take to the mat Sunday, Nov. 20 in the sixth annual Missouri Open, an all-day event that attracts over 600 wrestlers to the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now