ATHENS, Ohio - Mizzou wrestling began their two day trip to the state of Ohio Saturday evening in Athens, Ohio and walked away with a 25-18 dual win over the No. 25 Ohio Bobcats. Redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt and sophomore Joey Lavallee each earned big wins over ranked foes en route to the Tigers MAC victory.
Redshirt senior Alan Waters kicked things off in a big way Saturday with a 16-0 Tech. Fall victory over Zak Hassan. After a loss at 133 pounds, Mizzou responded with a 19-2 Tech. Fall win at 141 pounds by redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes.
In a Top-10 matchup at 149 pounds, the Tigers came away victorious as Houdashelt defeated No. 8 Tywan Claxton via 6-3 decision. Lavallee added another ranked win immediately after for the Tigers with a 3-1 decision over No. 17 Spartak Chino.
At 174 pounds, redshirt senior Mikey England picked up the last win for Mizzou with a 4-1 decision over Andrew Romanchik.
To end Saturday's dual, the last three weight classes ended via forfeits and Mizzou walked away with the dual victory over the Bobcats.
Match-By-Match Results
125: Alan Waters (Mizzou) over Zak Hassan (Ohio) via Tech. Fall, 16-0
133: Kagan Squire (Ohio) over Matt Manley (Mizzou) via Decision, 4-3
141: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) over Joel Shump (Ohio) via Tech. Fall, 19-2
149: Drake Houdashelt (Mizzou) over No. 8 Tywan Claxton (Ohio) via Decision, 6-3
157: Joey Lavallee (Mizzou) over No. 17 Spartak Chino (Ohio) via Decision, 3-1
165: Harrison Hightower (Ohio) over Cody Johnston (Mizzou) via Decision, 11-4
174: Mikey England (Mizzou) over Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) via Decision, 4-1
184: Johnny Eblen (Mizzou) over (Ohio) via Forfeit
197: No. 13 Phil Wellington (Ohio) over Mizzou via Forfeit
HWT: Zach Parker (Ohio) over Mizzou via Forfeit
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