Tigers Toppled by No. 5 OSU

Friday, February 4

Stillwater, Okla.

7:00PM

University of Missouri

Oklahoma State

2/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

Feb. 4, 2011

STILLWATER, Okla. - The No. 12 Missouri wrestling team (12-7, 0-2 Big 12) couldn't overcome an early deficit against No. 5 Oklahoma State (11-2-1, 2-0 Big 12), as the Tigers dropped their second straight match, losing 28-6 to the Cowboys on Friday night.

No. 5 Oklahoma State 28, No. 12 Mizzou 6

Wt.	Result	MU	OSU
125	No. 6 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 7 Alan Waters (MU), 3-1	3	7
133	No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) major dec. Nathan McCormick (MU), 12-3	3	11
141	No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 10 Todd Schavrien (MU), 8-3	3	14
149	No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Kyle Bradley (MU), 10-4	3	17
157	No. 15 Neil Erisman (OSU) tech fall. Nick Gregoris (MU), 15-0 (7:00)	3	22
165	No. 9 Zach Toal (MU) dec. No. 9 Dallas Bailey, 3-2	6	22
174	No. 17 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. No. 19 Dorian Henderson (MU), 9-7 (SV)	6	25
184	No. 7 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 12 Mike Larson (MU), 3-1	6	28
197	No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) major dec. No. 13 Brent Haynes (MU), 16-5	0	4
HWT	No. 3 Dom Bradley (MU) dec. Tyson Yoder (OSU), 6-3	3	4

Updated Records		Season	Dual
125	Alan Waters	35-3	19-2
133	Nathan McCormick	17-13	10-11
141	Todd Schavrien	23-5	18-3
149	Kyle Bradley	12-12	10-10
157	Nick Gregoris	15-10	3-8
165	Zach Toal	19-8	14-7
174	Dorian Henderson	19-7	12-5
184	Mike Larson	20-10	10-8
197	Brent Haynes	24-7	6-5
HWT	Dom Bradley	21-3	17-3

The Cowboys won eight of the 10 matches, with three of those coming by bonus points.

The match started at 197, marking this the first time all season that the Tigers have started at a weight class other than 125. After No. 2 Clayton Foster won by major decision to put the Cowboys up 4-0, No. 3 heavyweight Dom Bradley defeated Tyson Yoder by a 6-3 decision, cutting the OSU lead to 4-3. Bradley scored a pair of first period takedowns and a third period reversal to pace his victory.

Oklahoma State would go on to win the next five matches, including one by major decision and one by technical fall, before redshirt freshman Zach Toal broke the streak at 165 pounds. Toal, ranked as high as No. 9 in the country, knocked off Dallas Bailey, who also ranks in as high as No. 9 in the major polls, by a 3-2 decision. Toal scored a late first period takedown and an escape in the third period while giving up only a pair of escapes on his way to his 19th win of the season.

Missouri looks to bounce back tomorrow afternoon when they take on No. 10 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., at 3 p.m. CT.