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February 5, 2012
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WRESTLING KNOCKS OFF NO. 10 OKLAHOMA, 25-12
COLUMBIA, Mo. –
With four big wins to close out the dual – two of those with bonus points – the No. 13 Missouri Tigers (12-3, 3-2 Big 12) defeated the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners (12-3 (2-2 Big 12) by a
25-12 final on Sunday. The big win came on Senior Day, where the Tigers recognized Jacob Guerrant, Dorian Henderson, Brandon Wiest and Patrick Wright for their contributions to the Missouri wrestling program.
Just as they did on Saturday, the Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 lead with wins in the first two matches. Sophomore Alan Waters picked up his second win of the weekend over a ranked
opponent, knocking off No. 8 Jarrod Patterson with a 7-0 shutout. Waters was 0-2 in his career against Patterson before Sunday’s victory.
At 133, No. 8 Nathan McCormick earned a crucial victory against No. 10 Jordan Keller, winning 5-3. Keller took the early lead with a reversal in the second period but McCormick reversed him back 30 seconds later, evening the score at 2-2. In the third, McCormick
landed another reversal and rode Keller down to one second left to secure the riding time point. The win over Keller was the second on the season for McCormick, as he defeated the Sooner by a 2-1 score in Norman.
Oklahoma evened things up with a late third period pin by No. 3 Kendric Maple at 141 pounds, but a sudden victory win by Kyle Bradley over No. 9 Nick Lester put the Tigers back
ahead. The two were scoreless after regulation, as each grappler rode the other out in the second and third periods. With seven seconds left in sudden victory, Bradley fought off a deep shot by Lester and turned it into his own score to clinch the match.
The Sooners took their first lead of the day with back-to-back wins at 157 and 165. No. 14 Matt Lester beat No. 15 Drake Houdashelt by a 6-1 decision, while Bubby Graham
pulled out a 4-3 win over No. 20 Zach Toal to take a 12-9 lead.
From that point on, however, it would be all Missouri, as they were victorious in the final four matches of the afternoon. No. 18 Dorian Henderson put the Tigers back in the
lead with an 11-0 major decision over Kyle Detmer. Scoreless after the first, Henderson reversed Detmer in the second period and turned him for a pair of three-point near falls with under two seconds left in the period. He’d land another takedown in the third
and added the riding time point, putting Missouri up 13-12.
Junior Mike Larson extended the Tiger lead to 19-12 with a huge pin over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds. The two familiar foes battled to a 1-1 score in the third, when Larson
landed a takedown and turned Schmidtke to his back for two more. Larson was able to hook the leg and stick Schmidtke for the fall with just 12 seconds left to give Missouri some breathing room. Larson had lost his last three contests to Schmidtke before Sunday’s
win.
At 197, junior Brent Haynes used his strong riding abilities and a big third period to pull out the 6-3 win over Keldrick Hall. Haynes hit the first takedown of the match but
Hall would escape in the second and scored a takedown of his own at the buzzer to go up 3-2. In the third, Haynes evened things up with an escape and took Hall down again with under a minute to go. He secured the extra point after accumulating 3:35 in riding
time.
Devin Mellon closed the match at heavyweight with a 3-2 victory over Kyle Colling, as he scored a late third period takedown on a double-leg, putting Colling to the mat. Mellon
improves his record to 17-8 on the year with the win.
Next weekend, Missouri will travel to Rutgers for the first round of the NWCA National Duals. Along with host Rutgers, the Tigers will be joined by Cal Poly, Kent State, Michigan
and Minnesota in Piscataway, N.J. The winner of the regional will advance to the NWCA National Duals Final Four the following weekend. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.
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Wt. |
Result |
MU |
OU |
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125 |
No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 7-0 |
3 |
0 |
|
133 |
No. 8 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 10 Jordan Keller (OU), 5-3 |
6 |
0 |
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141 |
No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) fall Nicholas Hucke (MU), 6:21 |
6 |
6 |
|
149 |
Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. No. 11 Nick Lester (OU), 2-0 (SV) |
9 |
6 |
|
157 |
No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 6-1 |
9 |
9 |
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165 |
Bubby Graham (OU) dec. No. 20 Zach Toal (MU), 4-3 |
9 |
12 |
|
174 |
No. 18 Dorian Henderson (MU) major dec. Kyle Detmer (OU), 11-0 |
13 |
12 |
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184 |
No. 15 Mike Larson (MU) fall Erich Schmidtke (OU), 6:48 |
19 |
12 |
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197 |
No. 11 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 6-3 |
22 |
12 |
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HWT |
Devin Mellon (MU) dec. Kyle Colling (OU), 3-2 |
25 |
12 |
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Updated Records |
Season |
Dual |
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125 |
Alan Waters |
22-1 |
13-0 |
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133 |
Nathan McCormick |
13-2 |
9-2 |
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141 |
Nicholas Hucke |
14-10 |
2-6 |
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149 |
Kyle Bradley |
19-8 |
9-6 |
|
157 |
Drake Houdashelt |
22-5 |
11-4 |
|
165 |
Zach Toal |
20-5 |
12-2 |
|
174 |
Dorian Henderson |
18-7 |
8-5 |
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184 |
Mike Larson |
18-4 |
10-2 |
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197 |
Brent Haynes |
18-4 |
9-4 |
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HWT |
Devin Mellon |
17-8 |
9-6 |
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Steven Keers
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications – Media
Mizzou Athletics
Office: 573.882.2531
Cell: 815.600.4606