With the win, Mizzou improves to 12-0 on the season, just the third time in program history Mizzou has reached that mark. The 2017-18 campaign joins Mizzou's 15-0 season in 1967-68, and its 24-0 season in 2014-15.
Redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) provided the biggest win of the weekend, as he knocked off Cornell's No. 1-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis, 9-6. Eierman trailed in the bout, 5-3, with 30 seconds remaining when he took the top-ranked wrestler down and brought him to his back for a four-point near-fall to seal the match.
DUAL RECAPS
After dropping the opening bout, Mizzou won seven of the next eight matches against Rider to take control of the dual. Five Tigers recorded bonus point victories, as redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) recorded a fall, while Eierman, redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) and redshirt senior 197-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) recorded technical falls, and redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) posted a major decision.
The Tigers came out of the gates firing against Cornell, as Mizzou claimed victories in the first seven bouts, including a forfeit to start the dual at 125 pounds. Lewis posted his second fall of the day against No. 10 Brandon Womack, while Lavallee recorded a major decisions against Adam Santoro.
NOTABLE TIGERS
Five Tigers won all four of their bouts in sunny Southern Florida, as Eierman, Lavalle, Lewis, redshirt junior 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.) and redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) all went 4-0. In addition to his win over the top-ranked Diakomihalis, Eierman recorded a 19-3 technical fall over Rider's Tyson Dippery in his first match.
Lavallee defeated Rider's No. 6-ranked BJ Clagon by 19-3 technical fall in his first bout of the day, then Cornell's Adam Santoro by 16-5 major decision in his second match. Lavallee won all four of his matches by bonus points after recording a fall and technical fall yesterday. With his two technical falls, Lavallee now has nine career technical falls, tied for ninth-most in program history.
Lewis recorded two falls on the day over Rider's Dean Sherry and Cornell's No. 10-ranked Brandon Womack, both which occurred in the first period. The Tiger junior has now recorded 31 career technical falls, surpassing Mark Ellis' 30 for the sixth-most in program history.
After two decision wins yesterday, Leeth recorded a 7-1 win over Rider's Gino Fluri and a 6-5 win over Cornell's William Koll. Erneste recorded two decision wins on the day, defeating Rider's No. 16-ranked Anthony Cefolo, 8-6, and Cornell's No. 17-ranked Chaz Tucker, 6-2. Erneste defeated three ranked opponents in his four victories this weekend after also defeating North Carolina's No. 18-ranked Zach Sherman yesterday.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith
On the team's performance over the weekend…
"Our wrestlers wrestled aggressivly this weekend. We came down to the tournament with small goals like get the first takedown and getting more bonus point wins, and I really saw a lot of that. We are not perfect at anything, so we will continue to work to get better as we move along in the season.
UP NEXT
Mizzou will now return home for its final two home duals of the season, as the Tigers host Buffalo on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. (CT) and Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Noon (CT). Both duals will be broadcast on the Mizzou Network through MUTigers.com.
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No. 4 Mizzou 31, No. 22 Rider 8
125: JR Wert (RID) SV-1 No. 17 Barlow McGhee (MIZ): 6-4 | MIZ 0, RID 3
133: No. 6 John Erneste (MIZ) dec. No. 16 Anthony Cefolo (RID): 8-6 | MIZ 3, RID 3
141: No. 5 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) tech. fall Tyson Dippery (RID): 19-3 | MIZ 8, RID 3
149: No. 12 Grant Leeth (MIZ) dec. Gino Fluri (RID): 7-1 | MIZ 11, RID 2*
157: No. 4 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) tech. fall No. 6 BJ Clagon (RID): 19-3 | MIZ 16, RID 2
165: No. 3 Chad Walsh (RID dec. No. 25 Connor Flynn (MIZ): 10-4 | MIZ 16, RID 5
174: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) fall Dean Sherry (RID): 2:36 | MIZ 22, RID 5
184: Canten Marriott (MIZ) major dec. Mike Fagg-Daves (RID): 11-2 | MIZ 26, RID 5
197: No. 2 Willie Miklus (MIZ) tech. fall Ethan Laird (RID): 18-2 | MIZ 31, RID 5
HWT: Mauro Corrneto (RID) dec. Rodrigo Diaz (MIZ): 5-2 | MIZ 31, RID 8
* - Rider deducted team point during match for unsportsmanlike conduct
No. 4 Mizzou 27, No. 12 Cornell 11
125: No. 17 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) wins by forfeit| MIZ 6, CU 0
133: No. 6 John Erneste (MIZ) dec. No. 17 Chaz Tucker (CU): 6-2 | MIZ 9, CU 0
141: No. 5 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) dec. No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (CU): 9-6 | MIZ 11, CU 0*
149: No. 12 Grant Leeth (MIZ) dec. William Koll (CU): 6-5 | MIZ 14, CU 0
157: No. 4 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) major dec. Adam Santoro (CU): 16-5 | MIZ 18, CU 0
165: No. 25 Connor Flynn (MIZ) dec. No. 13 Jon Jay Chavez (CU): 5-3 | MIZ 21, CU 0
174: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) fall No. 10 Brandon Womack (CU): 1:30 | MIZ 27, CU 0
184: No. 10 Max Dean (CU) dec. Canten Marriott (MIZ): 4-3 | MIZ 27, CU 3
197: Ben Darnstadt (CU) major dec. No. 2 Willie Miklus (MIZ): 9-0 | MIZ 27, CU 7
HWT: No. 24 Jeramy Sweany (CU) major dec. Rodrigo Diaz (MIZ): 10-2 | MIZ 27, CU 11
* - Mizzou deducted team point during match for control of unsportsmanlike conduct
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