Southern Oregon is in second with 107.5 points and Missouri Valley falls to third with 103 points. McKendree and Dickinson round out the top five in the tournament.
Day Two Recap
The Lions have five wrestlers still in the hunt for a championship. Matt Cauley (Fort Zumwalt) (174), Ray Stephens (133), Sam Schmitz (149), Jeremy Powell (157) and John Murray (165) and all were victorious in the semifinals.
Powell collected another pin today and won his first match 3-2 by decision. He has three pins in the tournament.
The 133 pound semifinal featured Lindenwood's Stephens and Jon Lloyd battling it out to make the finals. The first round was a stalemate with the two grapplers fighting for any edge they could. Stephens broke out in the second earning eight points to Lloyd's three. A Stephen's pin ended the match.
Schmitz used his raw aggression combined with skillful finesse to move on to the finals. Schmitz was down 4-1 before taking down Missouri Valley's Brian Graham twice. Schmitz scored a near fall good for three points. He won the match 8-4 by decision.
Cauley won by major decision defeating North Western's Tom Eaton 19-9. He defeated Oklahoma City's Dillion Blackmon by pin in the quarterfinals.
Murray defeated teammate Chris Chionuma (165) by decision.
Lloyd, Chionuma and Ryan Moyer (149) compete in the consolation round tomorrow.
Brian Oechsner (157), Alptekin Oziclic (141) and Neil Kemp (184) won both matches in the consolation round before falling in the second round, all by one point.
Elliot Martin (125) was defeated by pin.
Eight Lions moved on to the semifinals earlier in the day. Ray Stephens (133), Jon Lloyd (133), Ryan Moyer (149), Sam Schmitz (149), Jeremy Powell (157), John Murray (165), Chris Chionuma (165) and Matt Cauley (174).
Day One Recap
Lindenwood has eight wrestlers move on to the quarterfinals in the first day of action. Ray Stephens (133), Jon Lloyd (133), Ryan Moyer (149), Sam Schmitz (149), Jeremy Powell (157), and John Murray (165) all won two matches, while Chris Chionuma (165) and Matt Cauley (174) each won once after a first-round bye.
Powell had the best day collecting two pins and Schmitz ended his matches early with a technical fall. Stephens and Murray each had one fall and one major decision, Cauley had a pin, and Moyer had a major decision.
Elliot Martin (125), Alptekin Oziclic (141), Brian Oechsner (157), and Neil Kemp (184) all won their first matches of the day before falling. All four losses were close decisions in low scoring matches.
Powell and Stephens both won by pin, Cauley won by major decision.
The remaining Lions wrestle tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. with the consolation matches. The championship round begins at 6:30 p.m.
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