Sophomore J'den Cox stole the show in front of his hometown crowd, as he pinned Brett Dempsey to improve to 27-0 this season. Cox's eighth fall of the season also pushed his NCAA leading match winning streak to 47 straight.
The Tigers opened up strong against the visiting Eagles, as they took home wins in four of the first five matches. Redshirt senior Alan Waters improved to 24-0 this season after a 5-0 decision over No. 17 David Terao. Redshirt sophomores Zach Synon and Lavion Mayes followed that with close decision wins, as they defeated their opponents 2-1 and 3-1, respectively.
Up next, redshirt junior Le'Roy Barnes cruised to an 11-4 decision at 149 pounds. The victory improved Barnes to 16-6 for the 2014-15 campaign, and a perfect 6-0 record in dual competitions.
After dropping the 157 pound contest, the Tigers got back on track to begin the second half of competition at Hearnes. Redshirt senior Mikey England turned in the team's first bonus points victory of the day after defeating Brad Mutchnik by 14-3 major decision.
Redshirt senior Johnny Eblen followed the bonus win with a major decision of his own, as he dominated Nick Carey with a 12-2 victory. The major decision trend continued for the Tigers at 184 pounds with a 13-3 triumph from redshirt freshman Willie Miklus.
Redshirt senior Devin Mellon wrapped up the afternoon with yet another Tiger major decision victory, as he tallied a 13-1 win over his American opponent.
With today's win, Mizzou moves onto the 2015 NWCA National Duals Finals next weekend. The event will be held from Feb. 21-22 at the University of Iowa. The eight winners of the NWCA Regionals will be reseeded according to next week's USA Today / NWCA Division I Coaches Poll.
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Results:
125: No. 1 Alan Waters (M) def. No. 17 David Terao (A) by 5-0 decision
133: Zach Synon (M) def. Josh Terao (A) by 2-1 decision
141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (M) def. Michael Sprague (A) by 3-1 decision
149: Le'Roy Barnes (M) def. Tom Page (A) by 11-4 decision
157: John Boyle (A) def. No. 9 Joey Lavallee (M) by 3-2 decision
165: Mikey England (M) def. Brad Mutchnik (A) by 14-3 major decision
174: No. 4 Johnny Eblen (M) def. Nick Carey (A) by 12-2 major decision
184: No. 9 Willie Miklus (M) def. Jeric Kasvnic (A) by 13-5 major decision
197: No. 1 J'den Cox (M) def. Brett Dempsey (A) by fall (5:11)
HWT: No. 11 Devin Mellon (M) def. Chris McDermand (A) by 13-1 major decision
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