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    Missouri starts season strong with dominant win over SIUE

    EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Mizzou Wrestling opened the 2015-16 season in shinning fashion on Friday evening, defeating SIU Edwardsville, 36-7. The Tigers began the dual strong, jumping out to a 15-0 lead with three major decisions to open the night. Redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) both picked up pins on the night to earn six points for Mizzou.

    Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee got the Tigers started on the right foot, posting seven takedowns in a 16-5 major decision win over Troy Gassaway. Following McGhee, redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon earned a major decision win over Dakota Leach, 10-2. Redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.) led Angelo Silvestro 11-4 late in the third period before a near-fall and riding time gave Manley a 16-4 major decision and Mizzou its third consecutive major decision to start the dual.

    Redshirt junior Lavion Mayes (Masoutah, Ill.) led John Fahy 7-6 in the third period before an escape and a takedown pushed the match out of reach. Riding time gave the win to Mayes, 11-6. Grabbing the first fall of the season for #Tigerstyle was Lewis, who pinned Eric Travers at 0:58. Last season as a redshirt, Lewis earned pins in 15 of 21 wins.

    Following the pin from Lewis, the Miklus brothers picked up back-to-back victories with ease. First up was the younger Miklus, redshirt freshman 174-pounder Tim Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), who defeated Clayton Bass by way of a major decision, 15-5. T. Mkilus fell behind 2-0 early in the first period, but roared back to take a commanding 7-2 lead by the end of the period, soaring to the 15-5 major decision. Older brother W. Miklus was next, and he did his best to outdo younger brother and pinned Derek Nagel in the first period at 2:49, earning six points for the black and gold.

    Junior J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) earned the final win of the night for the Tigers, picking up a win over Jake Tindle by way of technical fall, 25-10. Tindle was the only NCAA qualifier a year a year ago for SIU Edwardsville.

    More than 30 #TigerStyle wrestlers will hit the mat again tomorrow at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Mo. The tournament will begin at 9 a.m.

    For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    Results:
    125 - Barlow McGhee (Missouri) over Troy Gassaway (SIUE) (MD 16-5)
    133 - Zach Synon (Missouri) over Dakota Leach (SIUE) (MD 10-2)
    141 - Matt Manley (Missouri) over Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) (MD 16-4)
    149 - Lavion Mayes (Missouri) over John Fahy (SIUE) (Dec 11-6)
    157 - Nate Higgins (SIUE) over Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri) (MD 13-4)
    165 - Daniel Lewis (Missouri) over Erik Travers (SIUE) (Fall 0:58)
    174 - Timothy Miklus (Missouri) over Clayton Bass (SIUE) (MD 15-5)
    184 - Willie Miklus (Missouri) over Derek Nagel (SIUE) (Fall 2:49)
    197 -J'den Cox (Missouri) over Jake Tindle (SIUE) (TF 25-10 6:33)
    285 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) over James Romero (Missouri) (Dec 5-0)

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