Sunday, December 10
Columbia, Mo.
1 p.m.
University of Missouri
vs
Ohio
No. 4 @MizzouWrestling Continues Homestand with Ohio
12/8/2017 12:49:00 PM | Wrestling
Mizzou has not lost to Ohio since joining the MAC
| Mizzou Host Ohio Sunday | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| Ohio | Hearnes Center. | Sunday, Dec. 10 | 1 p.m. CT | Mizzou Network | Stats |
MATCH NOTES
MIZZOU CONTINUES HOMESTAND WITH OHIO
- Mizzou continues its two-dual homestand on Sunday as the Tigers host Ohio at the Hearnes Center. The dual will start at 1 p.m. CT, and will be streamed live on the Mizzou Network through MUTigers.com.
- Mizzou looks to capture the MAC Dual title in 2017 after coming up just short a season ago. Since joining the Mid-American Conference prior the 2012-13 season, Mizzou has won the MAC Dual and Tournament Championship each season with the exception of 2016-17 when Northern Iowa upset Mizzou on the final dual of the conference slate. (Mizzou was not eligble for the dual title in its first year in the conference, 2012-13, but was eligible for the MAC Tournament Title) At the 2017 MAC Championships, Mizzou captured its sixth consecutive conference tournament title by posting a conference record 154.5 points.
- Mizzou enters the dual ranked No. 4 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, and has now been ranked in the top-10 in 64 consecutive polls dating back to Nov. 12, 2013, when it was ranked No. 11. Beginning the year at No. 5, Mizzou has now been ranked in the preseason top-10 ranking for four straight seasons. Mizzou checked in at No. 6 in the 2014 preseason poll, No. 9 in 2015 poll and No. 5 in the 2016 poll.
- The Tigers' 7-0 start to the season is the ninth 7-0 start under head coach Brian Smith and the 11th overall 7-0 start in program history.
- Mizzou and Ohio last met on Dec. 11, 2016 when the Tigers traveled to Athens, Ohio to face the Bobcats for a road dual. Six Tigers scored bonus points in the dual, as Mizzou rolled to a 35-7 victory.
- Just over a month into the season, Mizzou's middlewights have been dependable spots in the lineup, as redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman, redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee and redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis are all still currently undefeated. Up a weight class from the previous two seasons, Lewis has dominated his competition to this point of this season as he will enter the dual with a record of 11-0 (7-0 in duals) while leading the team with 34 dual points. The two-time All-American has recorded bonus point wins in nine of 11 matches this season. Lavallee, a returning NCAA Finalist, has been solid once again for Mizzou, as he currently holds a record of 10-0 (6-0 in duals). Lavallee has been tough to score on the season, as no opponent has scored more than four points on the Tiger senior. In his second season as an attached wrestler, Eierman picked up right where he left off, as he has posted a record of 10-0 (5-0 in duals), and has recorded five falls, two major decisions and one technical fall on the season.
MIZZOU OPENS MAC COMPETITION WITH WIN OVER ODU
- Mizzou Wrestling opened its conference schedule with a 36-3 win over Old Dominion on Dec. 2. After dropping the opening the match, Mizzou rolled out nine straight victories, and received bonus point wins in the dual from redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth, redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis and redshirt heavyweight Austin Myers.
- In the 149 pound bout, Leeth record the first official pin of his career when he put Kenan Carter on his back in the third period (Leeth had four falls during his redshirt season at Duke in 2014-15). After beginning the year unranked in the individual rankings, Leeth has skyrocketed to as high as No. 12 by FloWrestling, and is now 9-2 on the season and a perfect 6-0 in dual competition.
- Lewis posted his ninth win by bonus points this season with his first technical fall of the season, as the two-time All-American defeated No. 20-ranked Seldon Wright, 15-0 in 6:05. Lewis was dominant from the first whistle, as he scored a takedown 11 seconds into the match and then recorded two four-point near falls before the end of the first period. Lewis finished off the technical fall with a third period takedown to record his sixth career technical fall.
- In the final match of the dual, Myers put the hammer down on Ali Wahab, winning the match by major decision, 13-2. Myers controlled the bout from the start, scoring a takedown 30 seconds into the match, then growing his lead to 10-0 with two four-point near falls before the end of the period. The deficit was too much for much for Wahab to come back, as Myers recorded his first major decision on the season.
TOP-10 STREAK
- Mizzou checked in at No. 4 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll on Dec. 5, the 64th consectuive poll that the Tigers have been ranked in the Top-10. The last time Mizzou was not ranked in the top-10 was Nov. 12, 2013, when the Tigers ranked No. 11.
- Before being out of the top-10 for two polls (No. 13 on Nov. 2, 2013 and No. 11 on Nov. 12, 2013), Mizzou was ranked in the top-10 for the 17 consecutive polls. Since Feb. 14, 2012, Mizzou has been ranked in the top-10 for 81 of the last 83 Coaches Polls.
- During this top-10 streak, Mizzou has been ranked in the top-five of the Coaches Poll for 33 weeks, including its ascension to No. 1 in the Feb. 24, 2015 poll after Mizzou defeated No. 1-ranked Iowa to capture the 2015 NWCA National Duals title.
WINS OVER TOP-10 OPPONENTS
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Mizzou has beaten nine top-10 ranked opponents, including four on the road, and one against the No. 1-ranked team, Iowa, to claim the 2015 NWCA National Dials title. A breakdown of those Top-10 wins are below:| Opponent | Score | Date |
| at No. 7 Ohio | 25-18 | Dec. 13, 2014 |
| at No. 4 Cornell | 27-9 | Jan. 10, 2015 |
| vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State | 22-10 | Jan. 23, 2015 |
| vs. No. 1 Iowa | 18-12 | Feb. 22, 2015 |
| vs. No. 3 Ohio State | 26-17 | Dec. 12, 2015 |
| vs. No. 7 Oklahoma | 31-12 | Jan. 30, 2016 |
| vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech | 23-19 | Nov. 20, 2016 |
| at No. 7 Cornell | 25-11 | Jan. 14, 2017 |
| at No. 10 Virginia Tech | 22-12 | Nov. 25, 2017 |
MIZZOU'S 7-0 START
With the 36-3 win over Old Dominion (Dec. 2), Mizzou improved to 7-0 on the season, its ninth 7-0 start under head coach Brian Smith and the 11th 7-0 start overall in program history. Below is a breakdown of all the 7-0 starts in program history:| Season | Start | Season's Finish |
| 1967-68 | 15-0 | Big 8 - 5th, NCAA - N/A |
| 1983-84 | 7-0 | Big 8 - 5th, NCAA - 10th |
| 2001-02 | 11-0 | Big 12 - 5th, NCAA - 17th |
| 2003-04 | 10-0 | Big 12 - 4th, NCAA - 13th |
| 2004-05 | 8-0 | Big 12 - 5th, NCAA - 11th |
| 2006-07 | 7-0 | Big 12 - 2nd, NCAA - 3rd |
| 2008-09 | 11-0 | Big 12 - 3rd, NCAA - 7th |
| 2012-13 | 8-0 | MAC T Champs, NCAA - 26th |
| 2014-15 | 24-0 | MAC D/T Champs, NCAA - 4th |
| 2015-16 | 9-0 | MAC D/T Champs, NCAA - 6th |
| 2017-18 | 7-0 | TBD |
BONUS POINT MACHINE
- Redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis has been a bonus point machine since being inserted into the starting lineup in 2015-16. In 68 total wins, Lewis has recorded bonus points in 69.1 percent of his victories (47-of-68).
- In total, Lewis has recorded 25 falls, 16 major decisions and six technical falls in his career. A two-time MAC Champion and two-time NCAA All-American, Lewis needs just three more falls, three more technical falls and eight more major decisions to join the top-10 lists in program history in those categories.
- Lewis has opened the season the 2017-18 season with 11 straight victories, recording bonus point wins in all but two matches, including six falls, five of which occurred in the first period.
- In 2015-16, his first season as an attached wrestler, Lewis went 29-6 and was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships at 165 pounds. He totaled 10 falls, nine major decisions and one technical fall on the season.
- The bonus point victories did not stop in 2016-17, as Lewis went 28-6 and finished sixth at the NCAA Championships at 165 pounds. Lewis totaled 22 wins by bonus points on the season, nine falls, nine major decisions and four technical falls.
LEETH IS BACK
- After missing the entire 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons due to various injuries, redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth returned to the lineup in Mizzou's season opener against Illinois, defeating No. 17-ranked Eric Barone, 6-2.
- Leeth then wrestled at the Lindenwood Open, where he finished fifth following a 3-2 performance.
- The long wait to retun to the mat paid off for Leeth, who was inserted into the individual rankings thanks to his upset-win in his Mizzou debut. Leeth now ranks No. 17 by Intermat, No. 17 by W.I.N. Magazine, No. 15 by The Open Mat, No. 20 by TrackWrestling and No. 12 by FloWrestling.
- Before transferring to Mizzou, Leeth posted a record of 14-4 during a redshirt season at Duke in 2014-15, where he placed in two open tournaments. At Kearney High School in Kearney, Mo., Leeth won three consecutive Missouri state titles between 2012-14.
COACH SMITH RECORDS WIN NO. 250
- With Mizzou's 52-0 win over Missouri Valley on Nov. 12, Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith recorded his 250th victory at Mizzou.
- In his 20th season at Mizzou, Smith has posted a record of 252-93-3 at the helm of the Black & Gold. Smith spent one season as the head coach of Syracuse before taking over in Columbia, and owns a career record of 254-101-4.
- The winningest coach in program history, Coach Smith has coached Mizzou to six straight conference titles (Big 12 in 2012, MAC in 2013-17) and seven NCAA top-10 finishes. Smith has been named the conference coach of the year for six straight seasons as well (Big 12 in 2012, MAC in 2013-17).
- Under Coach Smith's direction, five Tigers have won eight NCAA Titles, and 45 have earned All-America honors.
- Coach Smith has also been recognized nationally for his success at Mizzou, as he was named the 2007 Dan Gable Coach of the Year as the 2017 NWCA Coach of the Year.
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