"I was pleased with tonight's win," Head Coach Brian Smith said. "Bucknell is a good team and they showed us where some of our weaknesses are. We'll have to go back into the practice room and really work hard to get ready for the National Duals coming up next week."
Starting the night at 125 pounds, sophomore John Olanowski (Virginia Beach, Va.) notched a 16-1 win by technical fall over Jose Matos in 5:41. Earning his seventh win of the season and second in four bouts by technical fall, Olanowski dominated Matos in the first period, outscoring the Bison, 10-1.
Next with a Tiger victory was 15th-ranked senior Josh Wagner (Milton, Wis.) at 149 pounds. Coming off of a third-place showing at the Midland Championships, Wagner shutout Kevin LeValley, 13-0, to help Missouri regain its team lead, 9-6. The shutout was Wagner's third of the season and gives him 78 career wins.
Thirteenth-ranked junior Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) improved to 15-1 on the season after besting Brantley Hooks, 14-3. All three of Hooks points came by escape, with Chandler totaling six takedowns and 3:09 of riding time for the win.
The second bout of the night to feature two ranked wrestlers proved a close match between No. 3 Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) and No. 20 Andy Rendos of Bucknell. Marable was first to score, earning a takedown with 1:33 left in the first period but Rendos escaped to end the period at 2-1. Choosing down to start the second period, Marable escaped in 22 seconds to take the lead and eventual 3-2 win.
Junior co-captain Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) continued his dominating ways on the mat, securing an 18-3 technical fall victory over David Thompson at 184 pounds. Marking his fifth straight win of the campaign, eight of Jordan's 14 victories this year have been won by major decision, fall or technical fall. Competing against Thompson, Jordan took the Bison to his back three times, collecting nine points by nearfall.
Making his first career start in the Missouri lineup, redshirt freshman Josh Skurnik (Kirkland, Wash.) earned his first dual victory with a 9-4 decision of Charlie Wonsettler. Wrestling at 197 pounds, Skurnik scored a takedown 12 seconds into the match, taking the Bison to his back less than one minute later. Throughout the match Skurnik controlled his opponent, riding Wonsettler for 2:54.
Missouri's final win of the evening came from sophomore Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) at heavyweight. Recording his eighth fall of the season and doubling his previous career high pins mark, Ellis stuck George Hingson in 5:31.
The Tigers will return to the mat next Saturday, Jan. 12, when they compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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