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No. 17 Mizzou Wrestling Falls to No. 24 Cornell
12/30/2019 11:43:00 AM | Wrestling
Cornell wins dual’s final four bouts to rally from down 18-3 to secure win
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – No. 17 Mizzou Wrestling dropped a tough dual to No. 24 Cornell, 19-18, Monday morning (Dec. 30) in its third dual of the annual South Beach Duals. The Tigers led the dual 18-3 following a Peyton Mocco pin at 165 pounds, but lost the next four bouts, including a fall at 197 and a major decision at heavyweight, allowing Cornell to come all the way back to complete the win. Mizzou falls to 5-3 on the season and 2-1 at the South Beach Duals. The Tigers will wrestle No. 14 Lehigh at noon (CT).
Sophomore 125-pounder Dack Punke got Mizzou off to a fast start, claiming a 5-2 decision over Dominic LaJoie to start the dual. Mizzou won five of the dual's first six bouts, including four-straight after Allan Hart dropped a 6-3 decision to No. 6 Charles Tucker at 133 pounds. Mizzou won the next four bouts by a combined score of 20-7 with a fall from 165-pounder Mocco, who needed just 4:35 to pin Mike Dawkins. It was his fifth pin of the season.
That gave Mizzou an 18-3 lead heading into 174 pounds, but Cornell came roaring back. Jeremiah Kent saw his 13-bout winning streak come to an end at 174 pounds as he dropped a 10-8 decision to No. 15 Brandon Womack. At 184 pounds, Dylan Wisman then dropped a crazy 16-10 bout to Jonathan Loew to pull Cornell back within nine with two bouts remaining.
At 197, Cornell really made things interesting with a pin from Ben Darmstadt over Mizzou's Wyatt Koelling in 1:11. That pulled the Big Red within three heading into the dual's final bout. Cornell heavyweight Brendan Furman then picked up the bonus point that the Big Red needed to complete the comeback, tallying a 14-6 major decision over Rodrigo Diaz. That gave Cornell the dual at 19-18 after the four-point win.
- 125: Dack Punke (9-6) vs. Dominic LaJoie – W, 5-2 | 3-0
- 133: Allan Hart (9-5) vs. #6 Charles Tucker – L, 6-3 | 3-3
- 141: #9 Grant Leeth (4-2) vs. Noah Baughman – W, 6-2 | 6-3
- 149: #2 Brock Mauller (13-1) vs. Hunter Richard – W, 6-1 | 9-3
- 157: #12 Jarrett Jacques (16-1) Adam Santoro – W, 8-5 | 12-3
- 165: Peyton Mocco (11-7) vs. Mike Dawkins – W, Fall (4:35) | 18-3
- 174: Jeremiah Kent (15-3) vs. #15 Brandon Womack – L, 10-8 | 18-6
- 184: #22 Dylan Wisman (8-3) vs. Jonathan Loew – L, 16-10 | 18-9
- 197: #22 Wyatt Koelling (12-2) vs. Ben Darmstadt – L, Fall (1:11) | 18-15
- HWT: Rodrigo Diaz (10-8) vs. Brendan Furman – L, 14-6 Major Decision | 18-19
Mizzou will wrestle No. 14 Lehigh later this afternoon in its final dual on South Beach. That contest is scheduled to being at 12 p.m. (CT).
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