No. 11 Mizzou wrestling falls in tight match against No. 9 Illinois
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The No. 11 Mizzou wrestling team came within striking distance of its third ranked victory of the season, on Monday night, but fell just short in a 21-16 loss to No. 9 Illinois.
Heading into the final bout, the Tigers only trailed the Fighting Illini by one point, following back-to-back victories from Aeoden Sinclair (184) and Evan Bates (197). However, Jarrett Stoner fell by major decision, 13-3, to the No. 9 wrestler in the 285 class to seal the victory for Illinois.
With the loss, head coach Brian Smith and his team moved to 5-4 on the season, while Illinois improved to 5-2 overall. Tiger Style's all-time record against the Fighting Illini now sits at 16-22 and 6-8 under Coach Smith.
You can find a full list of Monday's results below.
- 125 | Mizzou's No. 25 Mack Mauger over No. 22 Spencer Moore by decision, 5-2 SV1
- 133 | No. 1 Lucas Byrd over Mizzou's No. 20 Kade Moore by decision, 12-9
- 141 | No. 15 Danny Pucino over Mizzou's No. 20 Zeke Seltzer by decision, 12-6.
- 149 | Mizzou's No. 14 Josh Edmond over Will Baysingar by decision, 6-2
- 157 | No. 7 Kannon Webster over Mizzou's No. 20 J Conway by decision, 4-1
- 165 | No. 8 Braeden Scoles over Mizzou's Dominic Bambinelli by major decision, 18-4
- 174 | No. 21 Colin Kelly over Mizzou's Danny Heiser by major decision, 11-2
- 184 | Mizzou's No. 2 Aeoden Sinclair over No. 22 Chris Moore by injury default, 2:01
- 197 | Mizzou's No. 17 Evan Bastes over Cade Lautt by major decision, 14-6
- 285 | No. 9 Luke Luffman over Mizzou's No. 25 Jarrett Stoner by major decision, 13-3
Up next - Mizzou will hit the road for the next two months, beginning by taking on Journeymen Wrestling's Hustle in the Heartland on Friday, Dec. 5 in St. Charles, Missouri.
