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Missouri Wrestling Takes Eighth Place At National Duals
1/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 15, 2006
Cedar Falls, Iowa - Facing a familiar opponent in the seventh-place dual, the eighth-seeded Tigers turned the tables on the Sun Devis, who knocked Missouri into the consolation bracket Saturday morning. Receiving big victories at 141 and 184 pounds, No. 9 Missouri tied No. 18 Arizona State 21-21 to finish in eighth place, losing a tiebreaker of most nearfalls. The National Duals field included eight of the top ten teams in the country, and featured 15 teams among the 16 that took to the mats Jan. 14-15.
Sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) picked up Missouri's first dual points with his fourth victory of the tournament at 133 pounds, beating Adam Hickey 10-3. Ranked No. 16, McCormick picked up two points with 1:06 left in the first period, then added another on an escape early in the second frame. Quickly taking the offensive, McCormick caught Hickey's ankle twice to take a 7-1 lead into the final two-minute set, in which each wrestler scored two points.
Competing at 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Marcus Hoehn (Farmington, Mo.) picked up three bonus points for the Tigers, pinning Elias Johnson in 4:27. Taking down his opponent three times through the first four minutes, Hoehn stayed with a takedown and forced Johnson to his back, stopping the match before regulation time expired.
Once again taking to center mat against No. 11 Patrick Pitsch, No. 4 Matt Pell quickly scored two points in the first 30 seconds, nearly accomplishing a neutral pin during the takedown. Pell, a junior from Luxemburg, Wis, traded escapes with Pitsch throughout the rest of the match, adding an extra point for 3:09 of riding time to earn a 4-1 decision.
Opening his match aggressively, junior Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) took down Alex Pavlenko five times in the first period to build a 10-5 lead. Choosing down to start the second period, the No. 1 ranked Askren escaped Pavlenko's hold, then resumed his offensive onslaught with a takedown 10 seconds later. Trapping Pavlenko's shoulders on the mat, Askren picked up his 23rd fall of the season in 3:49
The holder of two upset victories in the first day of competition at the National Duals, redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C) stepped into battle with No. 8 C.B. Dolloway, fighting to a draw through the first three minutes of the bout. After escaping Dolloway's hold early in the second period, Jordan scored on a takedown, heading into the final frame ahead 3-1. Fighting off several takedown attempts by Dolloway as time wound down, No. 17 Jordan completed a superb weekend with his third upset, 3-2 over the No. 8 competitor at 184 pounds.
Missouri next competes against No. 1 Oklahoma State at home in the Hearnes Center Jan. 22. Aired live on College Sports Television, network channel 610 for Columbia residents, the bout begins at 2 p.m. CST.
Results
125 - #8 Jeremy Mendoza (ASU) dec. #16 Austin DeVoe (MU): 3-2
133 - #16 Tyler McCormick (MU) dec. Adam Hickey (ASU): 10-3
141 - Marcus Hoehn(MU) won by fall over Elias Johnson (ASU): 4:27
149 - Patrick Payne (ASU) dec. Justin Cole: 4-0
157 - #7 Bryan Stith (ASU) dec. Michael Chandler (MU): 11-4
165 - #4 Matt Pell (MU) dec. #11 Patrick Pitsch (ASU): 4-1
174 - #1 Ben Askren (MU) won by fall over Alex Pavlenko: 3:49
184 - #17 Raymond Jordan (MU) dec. #8 C.B. Dolloway: 3-2
197 - #14 Ryan Bader (ASU) won by fall over Joey Garrity: 4:59
HWT -#4 Cain Velasquez (ASU) won by fall over Sean Connole (MU): 5:38
Updated Records - Season (Career)
125: Austin DeVoe - 25-9 (68-40)
133: Tyler McCormick - 19-5 (39-19)
141: Marcus Hoehn - 7-6 (7-6)
149: Justin Cole - 12-9 (12-9)
157: Michael Chandler - 11-10 (11-10)
165: Matt Pell - 24-1 (90-23)
174: Ben Askren - 30-0 (96-8)
184: Raymond Jordan - 26-7 (26-7)
197: Joey Garrity - 16-20 (16-20)
HWT: Sean Connole - 18-17 (18-17)
