Sophomore J'den Cox produced his sixth fall of the season after pinning his opponent in the third period. With the victory, Cox improved his NCAA leading winning streak to 41 consecutive matches.
Redshirt sophomore Zach Synon received a win by forfeit at 133 pounds to open Sunday's dual. Redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes and redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt followed that up with consecutive wins at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively.
After dropping his first match of the season yesterday against Central Michigan, Mayes rebounded nicely today with a 9-4 decision victory. Houdashelt picked up his fourth major decision of the year immediately after with a 11-2 triumph.
The visiting NC State Wolfpack closed the gap with wins at 157 and 165 pounds to make it a 13-7 advantage for the Tigers. However, Mizzou responded in a big way and piled up wins at 174, 184 and 197 pounds.
Redshirt senior Johnny Eblen started the attack with an 8-2 decision victory over No. 14 Pete Renda. The next two matches resulted in bonus points for the Tigers, as redshirt freshman Willie Miklus produced a dominating 13-5 major decision and Cox brought the home crowd to their feet with a pin at 6:37.
The Tigers then dropped their heavyweight bout, but redshirt senior Alan Waters ended the afternoon on a positive note with his 7-2 decision win.
Mizzou continues their home schedule next Friday, Jan. 23 against No. 8 Oklahoma State. Wrestling is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. (CT), and will be viewable online at ESPN3.com.
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Results:
125: No. 1 Alan Waters (M) over Joe DeAngelo (NC) by 7-2 decision
133: Zach Synon (M) over (NC) by forfeit
141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (M) over Sam Speno (NC) by 9-4 decision
149: No. 2 Drake Houdashelt (M) over Sam Melikian (NC) by 11-2 major decision
157: Chad Pyke (NC) over No. 10 Joey Lavallee (M) by 11-3 major decision
165: Max Rohskopf (NC) over Mikey England (M) by 5-3 decision
174: No. 6 Johnny Eblen (M) over No. 14 Pete Renda (NC) by 8-2 decision
184: No. 9 Willie Miklus (M) over Michael Macchiavello (NC) by 13-5 major decision
197: No. 1 J'den Cox (M) over Michael Boykin (NC) by fall at 6:37
HWT: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC) over No. 10 Devin Mellon (M) by 5-2 decision
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