FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – No. 6 Mizzou Wrestling completed a perfect 2-0 outing during day one of the South Beach Duals, downing No. 21 Lehigh, 21-12, Saturday afternoon. After going 2-0 on the day, Mizzou has now won 28 consecutive duals, a streak that dates back to the 2016-17 season. The win was Mizzou's third over a top-25 opponent this season; Mizzou downed No. 17 Illinois to open the year and beat No. 14 Virginia Tech on Nov. 16.
Coupled with Mizzou's 44-0 win over Kent State to open the weekend, Mizzou won 15 of 20 bouts on the day, winning the two duals by a combined score of 65-12. The team did not allow a bonus point win by its opponents on Saturday and earned nine bonus point wins in 20 bouts.
Below is breakdown of the Lehigh dual:
RESULTS
- 125 Pounds – Dack Punke (3-3) vs. Jaret Lane – W, 9-2 | 3-0
- 133 Pounds – No. 9 John Erneste (9-2) vs. Brandon Paetzel - L, 5-2 | 3-3
- 141 Pounds – No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (12-1) vs. Luke Karam – W, 21-5 Technical Fall (6:47) | 8-3
- 149 Pounds – Brock Mauller (18-1) vs. Cortlandt Schuyler – W, 9-5 | 11-3
- 157 Pounds – Jarrett Jacques (15-5) vs. No. 20 Josh Humphreys – W, 5-4 | 14-3
- 165 Pounds – No. 13 Connor Flynn (11-3) vs. Gordon Wolf – W, 12-3 Major Decision | 18-3
- 174 Pounds – No. 4 Daniel Lewis (13-1) vs. Jordan Kutler – W, 8-1 | 21-3
- 184 Pounds – Dylan Wisman (11-5) vs. Ryan Preisch – L, 9-2 | 21-6
- 197 Pounds – Wyatt Koelling (9-7) vs.Kyle Gentile – L, 5-2 | 21-9
- Heavyweight – No. 11 Zach Elam (15-2) vs. Jordan Woods – L, 2-0 | 21-12
Mizzou has a huge day on tap tomorrow as it will wrap up action at the South Beach Duals against No. 8 Cornell and No. 13 Purdue. The match with the Boilermakers will be at 10 a.m. (CT) while the Cornell dual will be at noon (CT).
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