No. 13 UNI Wrestling to Host No. 3 Missouri

Saturday, February 17

West Gym

2 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

#3 Missouri (Senior Day)

No. 13 UNI Wrestling to Host No. 3 Missouri

2/14/2018 4:41:00 PM | Wrestling

No. 3 Missouri (17-0 / 7-0 MAC) at No. 13 UNI wrestling (6-4 / 3-2 Big 12)
2 p.m. CT Feb. 17, 2018
West Gym; Cedar Falls, Iowa
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A top-20 matchup is expected in half the matches when UNI wrestling hosts No. 3 Missouri in the final dual of the season 2 p.m. Saturday.

Missouri (17-0 / 7-0 MAC) will compete in a midweek matchup with SIU Edwardsville tonight.

UNI (6-4 / 3-2 Big 12) will be looking for its first back-to-back win against Missouri since the 2003 season, when the Panthers beat Mizzou twice in the same season. UNI continues to lead the series, 20-11.

Last year, No. 19 UNI wrestling cranked out wins in the first three matches to win the regular-season MAC title and roll No. 7 Missouri, 25-10.

The Panthers will honor the lone senior in the program, Jake Hodges.

MISSOURI VS. UNI MATCHUPS (NCAA rankings):

125 – Barlow McGhee or Aaron Assad vs. No. 17 Jay Schwarm / UNI's Jay Schwarm has met both wrestlers. Schwarm is 1-0 against Aaron Assad, winning by a 16-0 tech fall in 3:17 last season at the Southern Scuffle. Schwarm and Barlow McGhee are 1-1, with both matches last year. McGhee won the first one 13-5 at the Southern Scuffle and Schwarm won 5-1 in dual.
133 – No. 8 John Erneste vs. Jack Wagner or Rudy Yates
141 – No. 3 Jaydin Eierman vs. No. 8 Josh Alber
149 – No. 3 Grant Leeth vs. No. 8 Max Thomsen
157 – No. 4 Joey Lavallee vs. Logan Ryan
165 – No. 24 Connor Flynn vs. Dan Kelly or Isaiah Patton
174 – No. 4 Daniel Lewis vs. No. 7 Taylor Lujan
184 – No. 16 Canten Marriott vs. No. 10 Drew Foster
197 – No. 7 Willie Miklus vs. No. 14 Jacob Holschlag
285 – Jake Bohlken or Wyatt Koelling vs. Carter Isley

PANTHER FACTS

Jay Schwarm's 51-second fall in UNI's last dual pushes him into the top-10 for most falls among all Division I wrestlers with nine in 16 minutes, 53 seconds.
Max Thomsen is on an eight-match win streak.
Drew Foster is on a seven-match win streak. His last loss was to No. 1 Bo Nickal of Penn State. Foster has won 13 of his last 14 matches.

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST MIZZOU

RESULTS #19 UNI 25, #7 Missouri 10

285 – Jared Bartel (UNI) dec. Austin Meyers (MU), 4-3
125 – Jay Schwarm (UNI) dec. #20 Barlow McGhee (MU), 5-1
133 – #9 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. #12 John Erneste (MU), 5-3
141 - #10 Jaydin Eierman (MU) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 8-4
149 - #9 Max Thomsen (UNI) dec. #3 Lavion Mayes (MU), 9-2
157 - #5 Joey Lavalle (MU) dec. Paden Moore (UNI), 8-3
165 - #11 Bryce Steiert (UNI) pinned #5 Daniel Lewis (MU), 2:23
174 - #14 Taylor Lujan (UNI) maj. dec. #32 Dylan Wisman (MU), 14-3
184 - #14 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Matthew Lemanowicz (MU), 6-3
197 - #1 J'Den Cox (MU) tech. fall Jacob Holschlag (UNI), 18-1 (6:03)

SERIES CAPSULE WITH MIZZOU

1934    W      20.5-6.5    H
1935    W      20.5-8.5    H
1937    W      32-0          H
1981    W      24-15        H
1982    W      27-11        A
1983    W      20-19        A
1984    W      18-17        H
1985    L       23-21        A
1986    W      35-12        H
1987    L       22-21        A
1988    W      37-7          H
1989    W      27-16        A
1990    W      35-8          H
1991    W      19-18        A
1992    W      24-16        H
1995    L       37-6          A
1996    L       27-12        H
1997    W      20-19        A
1998    L       23-14        H
1999    W      29-12        A
2000    W      31-2      H
2003    W      21-16    N
2003    W      18-15    N
2006    L       26-10    H
2007    L       36-13    A
2011    L       27-9      H*
2013    L       27-9      H
2014    W      24-10    H
2015    L       33-6      A
2016    L       24-19    H
2017    W      25-10    A
*National Duals in UNI-Dome

In Cedar Falls            11-6
In Columbia              7-5
Neutral                     2-0
Schwab vs. Missouri 2-4