Mizzou's outstanding 2014-15 campaign surpasses three previous Tiger teams who each accumulated 18 wins in a season. The previous single seasons win mark was held by the 1967-68, 2001-02 and 2008-09 Tiger squads.
Seven Tiger grapplers recorded bonus points victories against the Bulls, highlighted by pins from redshirt sophomore Cole Baumgartner, redshirt junior Le'Roy Barnes, redshirt junior Cody Johnston, and redshirt freshman Willie Miklus.
Other bonus points wins Friday evening included a major decision from sophomore Joey Lavallee, technical fall from sophomore J'den Cox and major decision from senior Devin Mellon.
Cox's 17-0 shutout against James Benjamin improved his season record to 25-0, and the Columbia, Mo. native pushed his NCAA leading winning streak to 45 consecutive matches.
Redshirt seniors Alan Waters and Mikey England each tallied decision wins in their respective matchups to round out Mizzou's impressive night. Waters' victory kept his undefeated record intact, as he now stands at 23-0 this season.
Mizzou travels to Eastern Michigan this Sunday, Feb. 8 for their final MAC contest of the 2014-15 season. The Tigers and Eagles are set for a 12 p.m. (CT) start time at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Results:
125: Alan Waters (M) over Max Soria (B) by 8-2 decision
133: Sean Peacock (B) over (M) by forfeit
141: Cole Baumgartner (M) over Colt Cotton (B) by fall (2:06)
149: Le'Roy Barnes (M) over Rocco Russo (B) by fall (2:25)
157: Joey Lavallee (M) over Danny Graham (B) by 18-4 major decision
165: Mikey England (M) over Rrok Ndokaj (B) by 5-3 decision
174: Cody Johnston (M) over Wally Maziarz (B) by fall (5:29)
184: Willie Miklus (M) over Austin Weigel (B) by fall (2:29)
197: J'den Cox (M) over James Benjamin (B) by 17-0 technical fall (6:28)
HWT: Devin Mellon (M) over Ian James (B) by 10-1 major decision
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