Missouri suffered an opening round match, beginning the dual at 184 pounds. Tiger redshirt freshman Brent Haynes (Kansas City, Mo.) brought Missouri even with the Mocs, managing a 15-4 win by decision over Nikolas Brown. Haynes’ win by major decision was the first of two four-point wins for Missouri.
Next to the mat, senior Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) recorded his second fastest win of the season by fall. Ellis was quick to takedown Matt Letnner, squaring his shoulders for the stick in 1:41. His seventh fall of the season, Ellis is two shy of tying his career high for falls, nine.
True freshman Eric Wilson (Centennial, Colo.) made his debut in the Tiger lineup, wrestling at 125 pounds. Wilson suffered a four point loss, 5-1, to Demetrius Johnson, but Missouri held on to a 10-7 advantage.
Redshirt freshman Nathan McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) added to the Tiger team total, besting Josh Statum, 15-5, at 133 pounds. Teammate Nick Hucke (Pewaukee, Wis.) tacked on an additional three team points with his 6-1 win by decision over Moc 141-pounder, Bennett Johnson.
Missouri suffered back-to-back losses at 149 and 157 pounds, and the Mocs pulled within three points of the Tigers. Tiger captain Nicholas Marable, a native of Collierville, Tenn., put on a show for his home state, winning the 165 pound match against Bond Davis, 22-7. The five-point technical fall is Marable’s third of the season, a mark that ties teammates Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.), Haynes and Luke Cherep (Naperville, Ill.) for the most on the team.
The sole match of the evening to pit two ranked wrestlers against each other, No. 10 Henderson held off No. 20 Jake Young, 6-4, for his 18th win of the season and third dual victory.
The Tigers will return to the mat Friday, Jan. 22, when they take on the Hofstra Pride beginning at 6 p.m. (CT) in Hempstead, N.Y. From there, Missouri will make its way south to Philadelphia for duals against George Mason and Nebraska, set for a 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. (CT) start time on Saturday, Jan. 23.
Results:
184 - Jason McCroskey (UTC) - MAJ. DEC.12-1 - Todd Porter (MU) - UTC 4, MU 0
197 - No. 18 Brent Haynes (MU) - MAJ. DEC. 15-4 - Niko Brown (UTC) - Tied, 4-4
285 - No. 7 Mark Ellis (MU) - FALL (1:41) - Matt Lettner (UTC) - MU 10, UTC 4
Unsportsmanlike penalty to Mizzou - MU 9, UTC 4
125 - Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - DEC. 5-1 - Eric Wilson (Mizzou) - MU 9, UTC 7
133 - Nathan McCormick (MU) - MAJ.DEC. 15-5 - Josh Statum (UTC) - MU 13, UTC 7
141 - Nick Hucke (MU) - DEC. 6-3 - Ben Johnson (UTC) - MU 16, UTC 7
149 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - MAJ.DEC. 10-2 - Brandon West (MU) - MU 16, UTC 11
157 - Josh Condon (UTC) - DEC. 2-1 (OT) - No. 16 Patrick Wright (MU) - MU 16, UTC 14
165 - No. 6 Nick Marable (MU) - TF5 22-7 - Bond Davis (UTC) - MU 21, UTC 14
174 - No. 10 Dorian Henderson (MU) - DEC. 6-4 - No. 20 Jake Young (UTC) - MU 24, UTC 14
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