With the victory, the Tigers have now won 28 consecutive MAC duals, dating back to Jan. 25, 2014. In those duals, Mizzou has outscored its conference opponents, 812-258.
The dual began at 184 pounds, with redshirt senior 184-pounder Matt Lemanowicz (Lee's Summit, Mo.) taking the mat for the Tigers. The Tiger senior took a 2-1 lead heading into the third period and increased his lead with two takedowns and a near-fall in the final period to increase to win, 10-4, over Bryce Gorman.
Senior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) was up next against No. 12 Shawn Scott. Facing his ninth ranked opponent of the season, Cox defeated the Huskie wrestler, 16-4, recording his 13th win by bonus points this season. The major decision was the 29th of his career, moving him ahead of UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley for third-most major decisions in program history.
Following Cox, Mizzou picked up back-to-back decision wins from redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers (Alexandria, Ky.) and redshirt junior 125-pounder Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio). With a 13-0 lead already, Erneste and Eierman quickly extended the lead to 25-0 with back-to-back pins. First, Erneste, with a 4-0 lead in the third period, got Alijah Jeffery on his back for the fall. Next, Eierman had an 8-2 lead in the second period when he got Anthony Rubino's shoulders to the mat for another six points.
In the second matchup of the day featuring two ranked opponents, No. 2 Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) needed a late stall call to defeat No. 10 Steve Bleise, 2-1. Mayes forced Bleise to back up on the edge of the mat with time running out to initiate the stall call, the second of the match on Blesie.
Redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) was next for the Tigers against Caden McWhirter. Lavallee executed a takedown and a near-fall in the second period, followed by two more takedowns in the third to earn a 13-3 major decision. Lewis closed out the scoring for Mizzou in the 165 pound bout, pinning Shaun'Qae McMurty in the first period at 2:23. The fall for Lewis was a team-leading seventh on the season.
Mizzou will next face Northern Iowa on Sunday, Feb. 12. The dual will start at 2 p.m. CT inside the Hearnes center, and will be for the MAC regular season championship, as both teams enter the dual with an unblemished record in conference duals.
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Results:
184: Matt Lemanowicz (MIZ) dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU): 10-4
197: No. 1 J'den Cox (MIZ) major dec. No. 12 Shawn Scott (NIU): 16-4
HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) dec. Caleb Gossett (NIU): 7-5
125: Aaron Assad (MIZ) dec. Brock Hudkins (NIU): 5-3
133: No. 10 John Erneste (MIZ) fall Alijah Jeffery (NIU): 5:14
141: No. 9 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall Anthony Rubino (NIU): 3:21
149: No. 2 Lavion Mayes (MIZ) dec. No. 10 Steve Bleise (NIU): 2-1
157: No. 5 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) maj. dec. Caden McWhirter (NIU): 13-3
165: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) fall Shaun'Qae McMurty (NIU): 2:27
174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. Dylan Wisman (MIZ): 6-1
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