Down six points after suffering a loss by fall at 125 pounds, Missouri true freshman Taylor Crane (Columbia, Mo.) brought the Tigers within one point of the Vikings with his 24-6 win by technical fall in 5:32 over Jesse Knott. Crane recorded five takedowns in the first period alone, tacking on two more before the close of the match as well as a reversal, two point nearfall and three point nearfall. With 2:58 of riding time, the match was whistled to an early close and Crane improved to 19-10 in his first season at Missouri.
The Tigers suffered back-to-back losses at 141 and 149 pounds, but won out the remaining six matches of the dual. Senior Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) collected his fourth win in five bouts when he blanked Joe Cornejo, 14-0 at 157 pounds. The win by shutout was Chandler's first of the season and falls one day short of matching the last time he held an opponent scoreless, Jan. 19, 2008, when he bested then-No. 15 Newly McSpadden of Oklahoma State.
Missouri All-American Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Ten.) saw his match with Jacob Guernsey come to an early end at 165 pounds. Marable took Guernsey to the mat and the Viking grappler was forced to withdraw with an injury default.
Sixth-ranked Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) took a fast lead in his bout with Alex McKinney at 174 pounds and pinned the Viking in 1:35. Jordan recorded five takedowns cutting his opponent each time for an 8-4 advantage. On his final takedown, with 2:15 left on the clock, Jordan turned and stuck his eighth opponent of the year.
Senior John Andrews (McLean, Va.) won the first dual of his collegiate career when he topped NAIA's eighth-ranked grappler at 184 pounds, Charlie Gibbs, 12-5. Andrews held a 5-0 lead entering the third period and Gibbs chose neutral to begin the final two minutes of action. Gibbs landed a shot and took Andrews to the mat with 1:10 left on the clock. Andrews escaped and took down his Viking opponent earning three back points but was reversed with 18 seconds on the clock. With 2:59 of riding time built up, Andrews earned the win by decision.
Wrestling up one weight class, redshirt freshman Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) became the second Tiger of the day to win by shutout, 6-0, at 197 pounds. Scoreless through the first period, Henderson chose down to start the second and escaped in eight seconds. Henderson ended the period with a 3-1 lead over Chad Williams. Williams signaled for a neutral start to begin the third and was hit with stalling shortly before being takedown down by Henderson. Henderson was one of four Missouri grapplers to accumulate over one minute of riding time for the win.
Last on the mat for Missouri was heavyweight redshirt freshman Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.). Bradley pinned Travis Ewart in 2:04, his second win by fall this season. Bradley managed three takedowns before sticking Ewart.
Prior to Missouri's dual, the Mocs and Vikings squared off at center circle with Chattanooga earning the 28-21 win.
Next up for the Tigers are the Chattanooga Mocs beginning at 5:30 p.m. (CT).
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