BUFFALO, N.Y. – No. 9 Mizzou Wrestling (6-2, 4-0 MAC) won eight of 10 bouts, including the first seven, to cruise to a 28-8 win over Buffalo (6-4, 1-2 MAC) on Thursday in Mid-American Conference action. Two Tigers – redshirt freshman 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) – recorded bonus point victories as Mizzou improved to 5-0 all-time against the Bulls.
The Tigers jumped out to a 25-0 lead thanks to seven straight wins to open the dual, beginning with redshirt junior 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), who got the scoring started with a 3-2 decision win over Justin Patrick. With time running out in the third period, McGhee had to defend off a takedown attempt from Patrick to preserve the win. The call went to video review, but showed no takedown, giving the 3-2 advantage to McGhee.
In the only bout of the night featuring two ranked wrestlers, redshirt sophomore 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.) defeated No. 17 Bryan Lantry by decision, 8-5. Erneste, ranked No. 12, earned his third dual win and second win over a ranked opponent this season. Next up was Eierman, who matched up against reigning MAC wrestler of the week Jason Estevez. In the third period, it appeared the Tiger freshman would win by major decision or technical fall, but Eierman was able to turn Estevez to his back and pick up the six-point fall at 6:12, giving Mizzou a 12-0 lead after three matches.
The lead increased to 18-0 following decision wins from redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) and redshirt freshman 157-pounder Phyllip DeLoach (Alton, Ill.). DeLoach's 7-4 win over Alex Smythe was the first dual win of his career.
At 165 pounds, Lewis quickly scored a takedown and two near-falls in the opening period against Austin Weigel. He led 8-0 heading into the second period and increased his lead to 12-0 over the next two periods to record his 12th bonus point win of the season. The Tiger sophomore is now 15-2 on the season with four major decisions, two technical falls and six falls.
Next for the Tigers was redshirt freshman 174-pounder Dylan Wisman (Winchester, Va.), who earned his fourth dual win of the season with a 8-3 win over Muhammed McBryde. After Buffalo wins at 184 and 197 pounds, redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers (Alexandria, Ky.) closed out the scoring for Mizzou with a 6-1 win over Jake Gunning. Myers scored a takedown in the first period, an escape in the second, a two-point near-fall in the third and riding time to yield the 6-1 decision. The win could become a major factor in seeding at March's MAC Wrestling Championships, as Gunning entered the dual ranked first in the January MAC rankings.
Mizzou will continue its three-dual road trip with a dual against No. 7 Cornell on Saturday. Wrestling from Ithaca, N.Y., is slated to begin at Noon (CT). Following Saturday's dual, the Tigers will make a quick turnaround and wrestle at Eastern Michigan in a MAC dual on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. (CT)
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Match-by-Match Results
125: No. 17 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) dec. Justin Patrick (UB): 3-2
133: No. 12 John Erneste (MIZ) dec. No. 17 Bryan Lantry (UB): 8-5
141: No. 9 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) dec. Jason Estevez (UB): 6:12
149: No. 4 Lavion Mayes dec. (MIZ) Colt Cotten (UB): 8-3
157: Phyllip DeLoach (MIZ) dec. Alex Smythe (UB): 7-4
165: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) maj. dec. Austin Weigel (UB): 12-0
174: Dylan Wisman (MIZ) dec. Muhamed McBryde (UB): 8-3
184: Brett Perry (UB) dec. Matt Lemanowicz (MIZ): 2-1
197: No. 16 Nate Rose (UB) tech. fall Jayden Bears (MIZ): 17-0 (4:57)
HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) dec. Jake Gunning (UB): 6-1
