Mules take Senior Night dual



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Seniors: Willie Ressel, Scott Neumann, David Nicolaescu, & Russell Naylor


University of Central Missouri Mules’ Wrestling (2-9) took a 26-15 win Tuesday evening over Hannibal-LaGrange in the only home dual match of the season at the UCM Multipurpose Building. Prior to the match, the Mules honored their four seniors, Russell Naylor, Scott Neumann, David Nicolaescu and Willie Ressel.

Ty Balty (Rogersville, Mo.) got the Mules on the board, winning by forfeit at 125 pounds to put the Mules in front 6-0. David Nicolaescu (Jefferson City, Mo.) increased the Mules lead to 12-0 after winning by forfeit at 141 pounds to set-up the first contested match of the evening, featuring Scott Neumann (Raymore, Mo.) and the Trojan’s Tommy Pickens at 149 pounds. Neumann won the match on a convincing 17-2 technical fall over Pickens to put the Mule lead at 17-0. Russell Naylor (Spring Hill, Kan.) increased the Central Missouri advantage to 23-0, winning at 157 pounds by forfeit. Todd Brier (Nevada, Mo.) battled Hannibal-LaGrange’s Bryce Alexander in the 165 pound match and came up just short, falling on a 7-4 decision, making the overall score 23-3 in favor of the Mules. The 174 pound match featured the Mules Willie Ressel (Springfield, Mo.) and the Trojan’s Nathan Downs. In the closest match of the evening, Ressel pulled off a thrilling 4-2 decision over Downs and put Central Missouri up 26-3 heading into its final three matches. Marcus Sundee (Harrisonville, Mo.) took on Ian Taylor in the 184 pound match and struggled, falling to Taylor on a 7-1 decision, making the overall score 26-6. Derick Sanders (Blue Springs, Mo.) faced Dan Capp of Hannibal-LaGrange in the final contested match of the meet at 197 pounds. Sanders battled hard but came up short, falling on a 5-2 decision to put the dual meet score at 26-9, in favor of UCM. The Trojan’s Jake Hare won the heavyweight match on a Central Missouri forfeit, making the final dual meet score 26-15, Mules.

Complete results are listed below as are results from the four exhibition matches that took place following the dual meet.

The Mules are right back in action Friday night, traveling to Little Rock, Arkansas to take on the Ouachita Baptist Tigers in a dual meet at 7 p.m.

Central Missouri 26, Hannibal-LaGrange 15

125 – Ty Balty (UCM) wins by forfeit, UCM 6-0

133 – Double forfeit

141 – David Nicolaescu (UCM) wins by forfeit, UCM 12-0

149 – Scott Neumann (UCM) tech fall Tommy Pickens (HLC), 17-2, UCM 17-0

157 – Russell Naylor (UCM) wins by forfeit, UCM 23-0

165 – Bryce Alexander (HLC) dec. Todd Brier (UCM), 7-4, UCM 23-3

174 – Willie Ressel (UCM) dec. Nathan Downs (HLC), 4-2, UCM 26-3

184 – Ian Taylor (HLC) dec. Marcus Sundee (UCM), 7-1, UCM 26-6

197 – Dan Capp (HLC) dec. Derick Sanders (UCM), 5-2, UCM 26-9

285 – Jake Hare (HLC) wins by forfeit, UCM 26-15