Tigers Defeat Huskers, 31-11

The 20th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team got early wins from Dominick Moyer and Chris Oliver, but second-ranked Missouri defeated the Huskers, 31-11, Sunday at the HearnesCenter in Columbia, Mo.

Moyer gave NU an early four-point lead by earning a major decision win at 141 pounds over Ashtin Primus, 15-2.  Moyer took control of the match early with a takedown of Primus 40 seconds into the match.  Moyer rode Primus for the rest of the period and earned a pair of three-point nearfalls.

 

Two matches later, Oliver would give Nebraska a 7-6 lead three matches into the dual with his 4-3 victory over Michael Chandler at 157 pounds.  Oliver tied the match at 3-all with a takedown with four seconds remaining in the second period, then took the lead for good with an escape 48 seconds into the third period after starting the final stanza down.

Missouri won the next five duals in the match to build an 18-point lead with two matches remaining.  At 174 pounds, Marc Harwood fell to top-ranked Ben Askren by major decision, 20-9.  Harwood scored an escape and a takedown midway through the second period to draw within two at 8-6, but Askren would score five takedowns in the final three minutes to earn the major decision.

 

At 125 pounds, Paul Donahoe broke Missouri’s winning streak with a 19-7 major decision win over John Olanowski.  Donahoe took control of the match in the second period.  After notching six points in the first 38 seconds of the stanza, Donahoe would earn two more takedowns to build a 9-2 lead heading to the third period, in which he would score four more takedowns on his way to victory.

Nebraska (7-5) is next in action at home against fourth-ranked OklahomaState on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at the NU Coliseum.  The dual will be part of Nebraska’s Dollar Days promotion, including $1 admission, hot dogs and Pepsi products.

 

#2 Missouri 31, #20 Nebraska 11
Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007
Hearnes Center, Columbia, Mo.
141-#8 Dominick Moyer (NU) maj. dec. #17 Ashtin Primus (MU), 15-2
149-#9 Josh Wagner (MU) by fall over Robert Sanders (NU), 1:03
157-Chris Oliver (NU) dec. #14 Michael Chandler (MU), 4-3
165-#7 Matt Pell (MU) maj. dec. Stephen Dwyer (NU), 12-2
174-#1 Ben Askren (MU) maj. dec. Marc Harwood (NU), 20-9
184-#5 Raymond Jordan (MU) maj. dec. Levi Wofford (NU), 13-5
197-#1 Maxwell Askren (MU) maj. dec. #8 Craig Brester (NU), 11-3
HWT-Mark Ellis (MU) dec. Cameron Browne (NU), 10-5
125-#15 Paul Donahoe (NU) maj. dec. John Olanowski (MU),19-7
133-#4 Tyler McCormick (MU) win by forfeit