University of Missouri
Buffalo
No. 18 Mizzou Wrestling Opens MAC Competition Sunday at Buffalo
12/11/2019 3:05:00 PM | Wrestling
Mizzou has won 14 consecutive MAC duals as it is set to open conference action Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 18 Mizzou Wrestling (2-2, 0-0 MAC) opens Mid-American Conference action this Sunday at Buffalo (2-5, 0-1 MAC) for a 12 p.m. (CT) dual. The Tigers will put their 14-dual MAC winning streak on the line as they wrestle the Bulls, who ranked sixth in the MAC's November conference rankings. Since joining the MAC, the Tigers are 48-2 in dual competition against league foes.
The Tigers will be wrestling in their first dual since Nov. 21 when they swept an in-state doubleheader with Missouri Valley (45-0) and Central Missouri (39-3) at the Hearnes Center. Since then, Mizzou has also performed well at a pair of tournaments, claiming seven individual weight titles at the Lindenwood Open on Nov. 23 and then taking home top honors at the Cougar Clash with 138.5 total team points, including finishing ahead of ninth-ranked Wisconsin. Mizzou saw five wrestlers claim tournament titles at the Cougar Clash.
The Tigers will send four or five ranked wrestlers to the mat Sunday, including undefeated and second-ranked Brock Mauller at 149 pounds. Mauller is coming off of a Cougar Clash Tournament title at 149 pounds last time out. He is ranked No. 2 in FloWrestling.org's top-25 and just took over the No. 1 spot in TrackWrestling.com's rankings at 149.
Below is Mizzou's complete lineup for Sunday:
- 125 – Dack Punke (6-5) vs. Jordan Reyes
- 133 – Cameron Valdiviez (12-4) vs. #12 Derek Spann
- 141 – Alex Butler (7-3) or #9 Grant Leeth (2-1) vs. Marcus Robinson
- 149 - #2 Brock Mauller (10-0) vs. John Arceri or Kyle Todrank
- 157 – #14 Jarrett Jacques (12-1) vs. Hunter Shaut or Michael Petite
- 165 – Luke Fortuna (11-3) vs. #21 Troy Keller
- 174 – Jeremiah Kent (11-2) vs. Jake Lanning or Taylor Cahill
- 184 – #22 Dylan Wisman (5-2) vs. Pete Acciardi
- 197 – #22 Wyatt Koelling (9-1) vs. #25 Sam Schuyler
- HWT – Jacob Bohlken (8-2) vs. Nolan Terrence
Mizzou Wrestling will have live coverage of the dual on its social media feeds (@MizzouWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook), so fans are encouraged to follow the action there.
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