Missouri jumped out to an early edge with a 19-3 technical fall victory by No. 5 Alan Waters over Pat Rollins to open the night. It was the season debut for Waters, who missed the first two duals with an injury. Waters moved quickly on Rollins, scoring a takedown and a nearfall in the first period to take the 5-0 advantage. After starting down in the second, Waters quickly escaped and hit another takedown, taking an 8-0 lead into the final period. Rollins chose neutral to start the third, and Waters immediately went to work, scoring a takedown 22 seconds into the period. He would proceed to cut Rollins several times and landed three more takedowns in the frame to help put the Tigers up 5-0.
Junior Nathan McCormick improved to 3-0 on the season with a 9-3 decision over James Roberts, putting the Tigers up 8-0 after a pair of matches. McCormick hit a takedown in each of the first two periods to take a 4-2 lead into the final frame. After starting on bottom in the third, McCormick reversed Roberts to go up 6-2. He would allow an escape, but McCormick hit a takedown with 19 seconds left to go with his riding time, securing the decision.
At 141 pounds, Missouri senior Brandon Wiest took No. 5 Mike Mangrum to the wire, but Mangrum pulled out a 7-5 decision in sudden victory. Mangrum scored the first takedown in the match with 2:23 left in the first period, but Wiest worked a reversal a little over a minute later. Mangrum was able to escape with three seconds left in the first, taking a 3-2 lead. Mangrum chose bottom to start the second and escaped in 12 seconds, but Wiest landed a takedown with 51 seconds left in the period to even the score. Mangrum escaped again 30 seconds later, taking a 5-4 lead into the final frame. Mangrum would ride Wiest for over a minute in the third, but Wiest was able to escape with just under a minute left to send it to overtime. Wiest took a shot on Mangrum with under 30 seconds left in overtime, but Mangrum turned it into his takedown, securing the match for the Beaver grappler and cutting into the Missouri lead, 8-3.
Oregon State cut the Tiger lead to 8-6 with a victory by decision at 149. No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi pulled out an 8-5 win over No. 15 Kyle Bradley for the second straight victory for OSU. Bradley struck first, hitting a takedown with just over a minute left in the opening period, but Sakaguchi would finish the frame with the lead, escaping 10 seconds later and hitting a takedown of his own with 20 seconds left in the first. In the second, Sakaguchi chose down and picked up an early escape. He'd follow that with a takedown, but Bradley would reverse him to cut the lead to 6-4. Sakaguchi scored another escape before the period ended and allow only a third period escape to Bradley while also securing the riding time point.
Drake Houdashelt got Missouri back on the winning side of things with an 11-7 decision at 157 pounds over RJ Pena, extending the Tiger lead to 11-6. Houdashelt led 2-1 after the first period, and took control of the match in a wild second period. He escaped after starting down, but was hit with his second stalling of the match with 37 seconds left in the frame. He was then taken down by Pena, but quickly reversed him and landed a three point nearfall. Hit hit another takedown in the third and secured riding time for his second win of the season.
Strong riding skills were showcased at 165 pounds, as Zach Toal pulled out a 3-1 decision over Cody Weishoff to help put the Tigers up 14-6. Toal scored the only takedown of the match with 1:18 left in the first period, but a technical violation on Toal helped the OSU wrestler trim the lead to 2-1 heading to the second. Weishoff rode Toal out in the second, but Toal returned the favor in the third and amassed riding time in the process to give him the win and put the team up 14-6.
Senior Dorian Henderson made it three straight wins for the Tigers, as he edged Ty Vinson by a 5-2 decision. The Missouri grappler, ranked No. 5 in the nation at 174 pounds, hit a second period takedown and scored an escape early in the third to take the 3-2 lead. Vinson, looking for the upset, was in deep on a shot late in the final period that would've given him the advantage, but Henderson turned it into his takedown to close out the victory, extending Missouri's lead to 17-6.
At 184, Mike Larson scored a flurry of third period points to secure his first bonus victory on the season, defeating John Tuck by an 8-0 major decision. Larson led 2-0 heading to the third, where he scored an escape, a takedown and a two point nearfall to suddenly go up 7-0. Larson's riding time advantage gave him the 8-0 major decision for Missouri, securing the dual victory.
Oregon State closed out the evening by winning the last two matches by fall. Oregon State's Taylor Meeks scored a defensive pin over No. 12 Brent Haynes in the second period at the 197 pound match. Starting down, Haynes hit a reversal to go up 2-0 in the second, but Meeks would eventually expose Haynes' back to the mat as he attempted a reversal of his own, getting the pin in the process. At heavyweight, No. 8 Clayton Jack took Devin Mellon down with just over a minute left in the first period and turned Mellon to his back seven seconds later.
Missouri looks for their second straight win over a top-25 opponent on Sunday, Nov. 27 as they head to Stanford to face the No. 25 Cardinal at 2 p.m. CT. For more information, stay tuned to mutigers.com or check out the Mizzou Wrestling Twitter page, @MizzouWrestling.
Results:
125: No. 5 Alan Waters (MU) tech. fall Pat Rollins (OSU), 19-3 (6:40)
133: No. 13 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. James Roberts (OSU), 9-3
141: No. 5 Mike Mangrum (OSU) dec. Brandon Wiest (MU), 7-5 (SV)
149: No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. No. 15 Kyle Bradley (MU), 8-5
157: Drake Houdashelt (MU) dec. RJ Pena (OSU), 11-7
165: No. 13 Zach Toal (MU) dec. Cody Weishoff (OSU), 3-1
174: No. 5 Dorian Henderson (MU) dec. Ty Vinson (OSU), 5-2
184: Mike Larson (MU) major dec. John Tuck (OSU), 8-0
197: Taylor Meeks (OSU) fall No. 12 Brent Haynes (MU), 4:23
HWT: No. 8 Clayton Jack (OSU) fall Devin Mellon (MU), 2:05
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