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Wrestling

No. 8 Missouri Too Much for Huskies

Alijah Jeffrey scores pin fall victory at 133

DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University wrestling team suffered a 40-6 setback to No. 8 Missouri at the Duke Ellington Ballroom Friday night.

"I'm not impressed with the way we competed," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "I thought Missouri came out and had a little more pluck to them. They came out and set the tone in most cases. We just have to pick ourselves back up. Tomorrow's a new day and we'll focus on getting better tomorrow.

"We don't have much time to feel sorry for ourselves, we have Ohio coming in [Sunday]. Our guys know we're better than that. They're not very happy right now. I expect them to be very motivated moving forward."

Alijah Jeffery (Marion, Iowa/Linn Mar) provided the lone highlight for the Huskies (5-7, 1-3) on the night. With NIU trailing, 3-0 after a loss in the first match of the night, the Huskie senior posted a second period pin fall win over Cameron Valdiviez.

Unfortunately for NIU it was all Tigers from there. Three pin fall victories, two maj. dec. wins and a tech fall were too much to overcome. Mason Kaufman put up a fight at 157, battling Jarrett Jacques to a 3-1 setback.

The Huskies return to action Sunday, Jan. 27 when NIU plays host to Ohio in conjunction with the NIU gymnastics team for the "Beauty and the Beast" event. The match will take place in the main arena of the Convocation Center and starts at 1 p.m..

No. 8 Missouri 40, NIU 6

125: Dack Punke (MIZZOU) dec. Bryce West (NIU), 6-1

133: Alijah Jeffery (NIU) fall Cameron Valdiviez (MIZZOU), 4:51

141: Jaydin Eierman (MIZZOU) fall Drew West (NIU), 5:53

149: Brock Mauller (MIZZOU) tech fall McCoy Kent (NIU), 18-0 2:23

157: Jarrett Jacques (MIZZOU) dec. Mason Kauffman (NIU), 3-1

165: Connor Flynn (MIZZOU) maj. dec. Kenny Moore (NIU), 10-1

174: Luke Fortuna (MIZZOU) dec. Caden McWhirter (NIU), 8-2

184: Daniel Lewis (MIZZOU) maj. dec. Brit Wilson (NIU), 12-3

197: Wyatt Koelling (MIZZOU) fall Will Feldkamp (NIU), 1:33

285: Zach Elam (MIZZOU) fall Caleb Gossett (NIU), 0:39

 

 -NIU- 
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Players Mentioned

Caden McWhirter

Caden McWhirter

Redshirt Sophomore
Will Feldkamp

Will Feldkamp

Redshirt Freshman
Caleb Gossett

Caleb Gossett

Redshirt Junior
Alijah Jeffery

Alijah Jeffery

Redshirt Senior
Mason Kauffman

Mason Kauffman

Redshirt Freshman
McCoy Kent

McCoy Kent

Redshirt Junior
Kenny Moore

Kenny Moore

Redshirt Junior
Bryce West

Bryce West

Redshirt Freshman
Drew West

Drew West

Redshirt Freshman
Brit Wilson

Brit Wilson

Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Caden McWhirter

Caden McWhirter

Redshirt Sophomore
Will Feldkamp

Will Feldkamp

Redshirt Freshman
Caleb Gossett

Caleb Gossett

Redshirt Junior
Alijah Jeffery

Alijah Jeffery

Redshirt Senior
Mason Kauffman

Mason Kauffman

Redshirt Freshman
McCoy Kent

McCoy Kent

Redshirt Junior
Kenny Moore

Kenny Moore

Redshirt Junior
Bryce West

Bryce West

Redshirt Freshman
Drew West

Drew West

Redshirt Freshman
Brit Wilson

Brit Wilson

Redshirt Freshman