Needing a win to give Missouri the dual win, No. 15 Jeff Foust (Blue Springs, Mo.) took down Joe Curran with a minute left in the first period at 197 pounds. The two wrestlers fought to a 3-3 tie after the second period, bringing the bout and the dual down to the final two minutes. A takedown for Foust tied the match at 6-6, then took down Curran with just six seconds left in the bout to get the win.
Wrestling in the dual meet's most anticipated matchup at 165 pounds, No. 5 junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg,Wis.) opened his match with an early takedown of No. 9 Travis Paulson. The two grapplers traded a pair of escapes in the second period, heading into the third period with Pell leading 3-1. An escape by Paulson shortened the lead to one, but Pell countered a takedown attempt by Paulson as time ran out and added 1:17 of riding time to win the bout.
No. 1 Ben Askren, a junior from Hartland, Wis., picked up two takedowns in the first two minutes of the 174-pound bout, establishing a 4-1 lead heading into the second frame. Pressing the action with a series of shots at his opponent's legs, Askren socred six more points in the second two-minute period. Needing eight points to pick up a bonus point with a major decision, Askren took down David Bertolino twice, adding a point for riding time to get his 35th win in a row by major decision, 15-6.
After Iowa State took the first bout at heavyweight, senior Austin DeVoe (Columbus, Kan.) earned the Tiger's first team points of the day with a 1-0 victory over Ben Hanisch. DeVoe picked up the only point of the match after his opponent was called for stalling midway through the second period, then rode out Hanisch in the third to seal the victory.
Ranked No. 17 in the nation at 133 pounds, sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) took down Jesse Sundell midway through the first period to establish a 2-0 advantage. Sundell was able to tie the bout with a reversal early in the second, but a pair of escapes, a takedown and 1:28 of riding time proved to be the difference in a 7-3 victory for McCormick.
Missouri finishes off their road trip Monday, Feb. 13 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, facing off against No. 25 Northern Iowa.
Results
HWT - Richard Schopf (ISU) dec. Sean Connole (MU): 4-2
125 - #18 Austin DeVoe (MU) dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU) 1-0
133 - #17 Tyler McCormick (MU) dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU): 7-3
141 - #1 Nate Gallick (ISU) dec. Chris McCormick (MU): 8-2
149 – Jason Knipp (ISU) dec. Marcus Hoehn (MU): 5-1
157 – #2 Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. Michael Chandler (MU): 10-3
165 - #5 Matt Pell (MU) dec. #9 Travis Paulson (ISU): 6-2
174 - #1 Ben Askren (MU) maj. dec. #20 David Bertolino (ISU): 15-6
184 - #8 Kurt Backes (ISU) dec. #15 Raymond Jordan (MU): 2-0
197 –#15 Jeff Foust (MU) vs. Joe Curran (ISU)
Updated Records
125 – Austin DeVoe: 26-12 (69-43)
133 – Tyler McCormick: 22-6 (42-20)
141 – Chris McCormick: 26-9 (77-51)
149 – Marcus Hoehn: 8-8 (8-8)
157 – Michael Chandler: 13-11 (13-11)
165 – Matt Pell: 26-2 (92-24)
174 – Ben Askren: 34-0 (100-8)
184 – Raymond Jordan: 28-8 (28-8)
197 – Jeff Foust: 10-5 (80-34)
HWT – Sean Connole 18-20 (18-20)
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