Missouri Valley College dual results in PDF
The Maryville wrestling team, ranked No. 19 in the latest NCAA Division II poll, took eight of 10 matches to score a 35-6 win over Missouri Valley College. The match was contested at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Mo.
"We are proud of our guys for rebounding and putting together a great performance against the No. 2 ranked team in NAIA," Saints head coach Mike Denney said. "We feel like every guy performed well tonight."
Brandon Oshiro posted a 6-5 decision to put the Saints ahead but the Vikings bounced back to tie the match. Darick Lapaglia recorded a pin at the 4:38 mark of his match at 141 to start a run of six straight wins. Joey Moorhouse and Greg Hegarty posed wins at 149 and 157, respectively, before Dimitri Willis recorded Maryville's second fall of the night. Zeb Wahle edged out a win at 174, and Nick Burghardt dominated at 184 with a 15-0 tech fall at 3:42.
Missouri Valley finally ended the Saints run with a win before Donnell Walker picked up a measure of revenge as he recorded a fall from a rematch from two weeks in the heavyweight class. He pinned his foe at 3:01 to close out the Maryville victory.