Junior Marcus Hoehn (Farmington, Mo.) got the ball rolling for Missouri, earning a 9-3 win by decision against Eric McGill at 141 pounds. Hoehn's win made way for senior Josh Wagner (Milton, Wis.), who took the mat at 149 pounds. Earning his 80th career victory, 15th-ranked Wagner won a 14-3 major decision over D.J. Meagher bringing Missouri's team total even with Cornell's, 7-7. Wagner's victory marked the second straight week that a Tiger grappler reached the 80-win mark, with Jordan recording his 80th career victory last week against Oklahoma State's Jack Jensen. In addition, Hoehn and Wagner helped Missouri capture its fourth come-from-behind victory of the year.
The first match of the day to feature two ranked wrestlers came at 157 pounds. Missouri's 14th-ranked Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) exchanged shots and scrambled well with No. 6 Jordan Leen, but it was Leen who came out on top, 4-2.
Second-ranked Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) was credited with his eighth win against a top-20 ranked 165 pound wrestler. A low-scoring bout, Marable held off No. 4 Mack Lewnes, 3-2 for the win. Marable scored first with a takedown 1:30 into the bout and held Lewnes to two escapes for the one point victory.
The Tiger trio of Jordan, Askren and sophomore Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) came up with their fifth back-to-back-to-back wins of the season helping seal Missouri's victory, 21-13. Jordan, ranked fourth in the nation at 184 pounds, won his bout with Mike Moore, 17-6, taking down the Big Red wrestler five times within the final 49 seconds of the match.
"I got off to a slow start in my match," Jordan said. "Then I started to feel better as the match went on. I could tell that Mike was getting tired and I knew I could take him down easier."
Askren, earning his seventh consecutive win of the season, totaled six takedowns in his bout with Taylor Moore, collecting a 16-3 win by major decision.
Last on the mat for Missouri was heavyweight Ellis. Upsetting 10th-ranked Zach Hammond, 2-1, the two went into overtime tied at one. Scoreless through the first one minute sudden victory period, Ellis chose down to start the first 30-second overtime segment and escaped in four seconds. Ellis rode out Hammond in the final 30-second period for his fourth one point win of the year.
Missouri will resume Big 12 action when they take on No. 2 Nebraska, Saturday, Feb. 2 in Lincoln.
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