EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Three Tigers scored bonus points as No. 3 Mizzou Wrestling (18-0, 7-0 MAC) defeated SIU Edwardsville (6-13, 4-3 SoCon) on Wednesday night at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center. Mizzou overcame a 9-0 deficit for the second time in three matches to seal the victory, winning eight consecutive bouts to close the dual.
With the win, Mizzou improves to 18-0 on the season, only the second time in program history Mizzou has started a season with 18 consecutive victories, matching the 2014-15 Tigers who finished the season 24-0.
DUAL RECAP
Mizzou dropped the first two matches of the dual, losing a decision match at 125 pounds and a forfeit loss at 133 pounds. The Tigers responded, however, winning eight straight bouts to win the dual, 30-9. Mizzou first took the lead after a 20-5 technical fall in the first period from redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.). The win gave the Tigers an 11-9 lead, and was the first of three Tiger technical falls in the dual, as redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) joined Lavallee with five-point victories.
NOTABLE TIGERS
Lavallee came out firing in the first period, and never let up, as the Tiger senior scored five takedowns and two four-point near-falls in the first period to record a 20-5 technical fall (2:52) over Karsten Van Velsor. The win was the 10th career technical for Lavallee, and his 107th career victory overall. He now ranks tied-for-seventh all-time in program history in career technical falls, and 16th overall in career victories.
Lewis moved into the program top-10 list with his ninth career technical fall, as the Tiger junior continued his perfect season with a 16-0 technical fall (5:49) over Bryce Shewan. The two-time All-American is now 25-0 on the season, and 17-0 in duals, with 22 of his wins coming by bonus points. His nine career technical falls rank tied-for-tenth all-time in program history.
Marriott recorded his fourth technical fall of the season with an 18-3 win (6:26) over Jacob Godinez. The Tiger freshman improves to 22-4 on the season, and 14-3 in duals with the victory.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith
On the positive takeaways from the match…
"The positive I will take away from this match is how well Canten Marriott wrestled. He had lot of offense tonight, and he's been struggling to score takedowns lately. He got a bunch of takedowns, and some back points, I was pleased with that. At 141, Jaydin Eierman had to find a way to win. He made some mistakes, put himself on his back. He found himself down in a crazy match, but found a way to win it. Same with Willie, who scores a takedown with seconds left to win it. Same thing with heavyweight, Wyatt Koelling. He gets a takedown at the end of the match to find a way to win. It may not have been the prettiest day, but we found ways to win, which was good."
UP NEXT
Next, Mizzou closes the regular season with a road dual at old-MAC foe No. 12 Northern Iowa on Saturday. The dual is slated to start at 2 p.m. (CT) for West Gymnasium, with a broadcast available through FloWrestling.
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MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
No. 3 Mizzou 30, SIU Edwardsville 9
125: Zac Gentzler (SIUE) dec. Aaron Assad (MIZ) | MIZ 0, SIUE 3
133: John Muldoon (SIUE) wins by forfeit | MIZ 0, SIUE 9
141: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman dec. Dakota Leach (SIUE): 17-15 | MIZ 3, SIUE 9
149: Alex Butler (MIZ) dec. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE): 3-2 | MIZ 6, SIUE 9
157: No. 4 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) tech. fall Karsten Van Velsor: 20-5 (2:52) | MIZ 11, SIUE 9
165: No. 20 Connor Flynn (MIZ) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE): 13-6 | MIZ 14, SIUE 9
174: No. 3 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) tech. fall Bryce Shewan (SIUE): 16-0 (5:49) | MIZ 19, SIUE 9
184: No. 14 Canten Marriott (MIZ) tech. fall Jacob Godinez (SIUE): 18-3 (6:26) | MIZ 24, SIUE 9
197: No. 4 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. Christian Dulaney (SIUE): 4-3 | MIZ 27, SIUE 9
HWT: Wyatt Koelling (MIZ) dec. Tommy Helton (SIUE): 4-3 | MIZ 30, SIUE 9
