no. 19 Mizzou Wrestling Secures Crucial Big 12 Victory Over Arizona State, 22-17
Missouri wrestling kicked off its weekend road trip wiht a hard-fought 22-17 victory against conference rival Arizona State on Thursday, January 15, at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. The win elevates the Tigers to a 7-6 overall record and 1-1 in big 12 competition, while the Sun devils remain winless at 0-8 (0-5 Big 12).
The dual meet saw the Tigers claim five of the ten individual matches, with two pivotal falls proving to be the difference on the scoreboard. Notably, three of Missouri’s wins secured bonus points, demonstrating their dominance in key matchups.
The evening began with a setback for Mizzou, as redshirt junior J Conway stepped in to compete at 165 pounds in place of graduate student Max Mayfield, ultimately falling by decision. However,the Sun Devils’ early lead was short-lived. No. 11 ranked Cam Steed swiftly turned the tide, earning a first-period fall to give Missouri the lead. The momentum continued as redshirt freshman and second-ranked Aeoden Sinclair followed with an even faster pin at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, redshirt senior Evan Bates secured a decision against Arizona State’s Colton Hawks, extending the Tigers’ advantage.Arizona State responded with a win at 285 pounds,bringing the score to 15-6 in favor of Missouri at the halfway point.
The final five matches saw a strong start from the Tigers, with redshirt freshman Mack Mauger controlling the 125-pound bout en route to a decisive decision. sophomore gage Walker then made his season debut, having his redshirt pulled to face the sixth-ranked Sun Devil Kyler Larkin, but Larkin secured a win for arizona State. the Sun Devils capitalized with bonus points, narrowing the gap to 18-14
to Orem, Utah, to face the Wolverines of Utah Valley on Saturday, January 17. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. CT and will be livestreamed on UVU’s YouTube page, GoUVU. Mizzou currently holds a 3-0 record against Utah Valley and aims to remain undefeated in the series.
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FULL RESULTS
[19] Missouri, 22 | Arizona State, 17
165 | [14] Nicco Ruiz (ASU) over J Conway (MIZ) by decision, 8-1
174 | [11] Cam Steed (MIZ) over Leo Tukhlynovych (ASU) by fall, 1:49
184 | [2] Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) over [30] Shay Addison (ASU) by fall, 1:14
197 | [16] Evan bates (MIZ) over Colton Hawks (ASU) by decision, 7-3
285 | [18] David Szuba (ASU) over [25] Jarrett Stoner (MIZ) by decision, 7-3
125 | [25] Mack Mauger (MIZ) over Damian Moreno (ASU) by decision, 7-2
133 | [6] Kyler Larkin (ASU) over Gage Walker (MIZ) by decision, 9-3
141 | [29] Pierson Manville (ASU) over Zeke Seltzer (MIZ) by technical fall, 21-5 (5:20)
149 | [18] Josh Edmond (MIZ) over Daniel miranda (ASU) by major decision, 9-1
157 | [2] Kaleb Larkin (ASU) over [15] Teague Travis (MIZ) by decision, 5-1
*Rankings via InterMat
