Nov. 27, 2010

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The 16th ranked Mizzou wrestling team (5-3) picked up three wins in four matches at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, held in Albany, N.Y. on Saturday. Missouri knocked off American by a 23-15 to open the day, and after a loss to No. 24 Rutgers by a 19-16 score, bounced back to defeat No. 11 Lehigh, 21-10, and Maryland, 18-12.

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Opening the day with the American Eagles, who are ranked as high as No. 8 by W.I.N. Magazine, the Tigers jumped out to a 12-0 lead after three matches and held on for a 22-15 win. Freshman Alan Waters kicked action off with a 2-0 decision, and sophomore Nathan McCormick followed with a win by fall at 5:53. Senior Todd Schavrien edged out his opponent by a 6-5 decision for the early lead.

After the Eagles cut the lead to 12-9, the Tigers bounced back with three straight victories to lock up the match. Redshirt freshman Zach Toal scored a 9-3 win over Patrick Graham at 165, and Patrick Wright scored a major over Phillip Barreiro, winning 10-0. Junior Dorian Henderson moved up to 184 and registered Mizzou's second straight win with bonus points, as he scored a 24-9 technical fall over his opponent, giving the Tigers a 23-9 lead at the time.

In Mizzou's second match of the day, the Tigers got up early on No. 24 Rutgers with a 10-0 lead after three matches, as Waters and McCormick scored decisions and Schavrien won by a 9-1 major decision. However, the Scarlet Knights fought back with three wins of their own, getting their wins by decision, major decision and fall to take a 13-10 lead. Henderson beat his opponent 6-4 to tie the score, but Rutgers bounced back with a decision of their own to regain the lead. Mike Larson defeated Michael Wagner at 197, 3-1, to pull the score back even, but Rutgers' heavyweight D.J. Russo, ranked fifth in the country, edged No. 2 Dom Bradley by a 4-3 score, giving the Scarlet Knights the match by a 19-16 score.

The Tigers jumped back after the tough loss, however, and got an impressive 21-10 victory over No. 11 Lehigh. Mizzou won the first seven matches, all by decision, on their way to the win. Waters won the opening match, 7-3, and McCormick followed with an 11-6 final. Schavrien picked up his third win of the day, edging his opponent 5-4, and redshirt freshman Kyle Bradley picked up his first win, defeating Joseph Napoli by a 5-3 score. Junior Danny Gonsor defeated his opponent by the same score, and Mizzou then followed with two wins over ranked opponents. Toal, who ranks 14th, defeated No. 13 Brandon Hatchett, 3-2. Henderson, who ranks in at No. 15, beat No. 16 Austin Meys by a 3-1 final.

In the fourth and final match of the day, Missouri took down the Maryland Terrapins by an 18-12 final. The Tigers got out to a 12-0 lead after four matches and held off Maryland's rally to pick up their fifth win of the season.

Waters improved to 18-0 on the season and 8-0 in dual matches with his 7-1 decision over Shane Gentry. McCormick closed out his perfect day with an 11-4 win, and Schavrien finished his 4-0 day off with a 6-0 record. Kyle Bradley increased the Tiger lead to 12-0 after beating Joey Boone, 6-0.

After Maryland scored four straight decisions of their own, Mizzou closed the day with back-to-back wins to fend off the Terps. Larson, at 197, edged out a win against his opponent, winning by a 5-4 score. Bradley bounced back and knocked off Spencer Myers, 4-1.

Missouri comes back home next weekend as they'll take on Kent State at the Hearnes Center on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. CT. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.