Cyclones fall to Tigers, lose fourth straight-conference dual

Jake Calhoun

ISU wrestling lost its fourth-straight conference dual Sunday when it fell to Missouri, 23-11, in Columbia, Mo.

No. 14 Iowa State (9-9, 0-4 Big 12) won only three of its ten matches against No. 18 Missouri (15-8, 1-4), with Andrew Sorenson, Jon Reader and Jerome Ward as the only Cyclones to have their hands raised.

Sorenson, who is ranked No. 10 at 165 pounds by Intermatwrestle.com, upset No. 9 Zach Toal in a 7-3 decision. The Woden native began the match trailing, 3-1, but a quick takedown with 1:27 to go in the second period knotted the score at 3-3.

From then on, Sorenson proceeded with an escape and another takedown with 1:43 in riding time to boost himself to a four-point win.

No. 1 174-pounder Jon Reader held the Tigers’ Dorian Henderson without a single point en route to a 16-0 technical fall in 5:43.

With the win, Reader improved his record to 31-0 on the season.

In his first match since Jan. 8, senior Chris Drouin dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 12 Todd Schavrien. Drouin, who was Schavrein’s teammate when they both wrestled at Arizona State, failed to score an offensive point in the loss.

The Cyclones’ regular season will end next Sunday against Nebraska. The match will start at 2 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.