Mizzou Wrestling Drops Duel to No. 17 Illinois: The Buzz, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024

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Mar 21, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; Zach Elam of Missouri celebrates his victory over Josiah Hill of Little Rock during the Men’s Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Tre. Smith-Imagn Images / Nick Tre. Smith-Imagn Images

No. 9 Missouri wrestling fell to 1-2 on the season Thursday night, losing 23-14 to No. 17 Illinois on the road. Missouri won four of its 10 matches of the night.

It's the second-straight loss for Missouri, who also fell to No. 7 Virginia Tech last Friday.

Senior Keegan O'Toole won a major decision in the match, just as he did against Virginia Tech. Freshman Aeoden Sinclair upset No. 10 Zac Braunagel of Illinois in the 197 weight class.

Missouri's next match will be a homecoming for O'Toole, a National Champion, as the Tigers take on No. 14 Northern Iowa at O'Toole's alma matter of Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin.

No. 9 Wrestling Falls in Rivalry Dual to No. 17 Illinois

📰 https://t.co/8PxdR1Janm#MIZ🐯 #TigerStyle pic.twitter.com/StNhE4Ua8d

— Mizzou Wrestling (@MizzouWrestling) November 22, 2024

Mizzou's Thursday Results

• Wrestling 14-23 loss at No. 17 Illinois
• Missouri swim and dive wrapped up a successful Day 2 at the Georgia Invitational

Day 2️⃣ wrapped:

M 200 Medley Relay: Grant Bochenski, Logan Ottke, Jan Zubik, Luke Nebrich (3rd place)
W 400 IM: Zoe Schneider (10th place)
W 100 Fly: Paige Striley (5th place)
M 100 Fly: Jan Zubik (3rd place)#MIZ🐯🌊 pic.twitter.com/KwSf101DQQ

— Mizzou Swimming & Diving (@MizzouSwimDive) November 22, 2024

Mizzou's Friday Schedule

• Men's basketball vs. Pacific at 6:30 p.m. — Watch, Listen, Live Stats
• Women's basketball vs. Little Rock at 11:30 a.m. — Listen, Live Stats
• Volleyball at Ole Miss at 6:30 p.m. — Watch, Live Stats
• Swim and Dive at Day 3 of the Georgia Invitation in Athens, Ga. at 8:30 a.m. — Watch

Did you notice?

• Mizzou basketball is hosting a book drive ahead of Friday's game against Pacific. Fans attending the game are encouraged to bring gently-used books that will be collected at the entrances of Mizzou Arena. to be donated to the Heart of Missouri United Way.

• Former Missouri football and current New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock spoke to the New York media Wednesday, expressing confusion as to why Tommy DeVito will be starting over him this weekend. The Giants benched former first-round selection Daniel Jones earlier in the week.

Drew Lock is asked about not being named the starting quarterback after Daniel Jones was benched when he was told he'd be the backup:

"That's a question that I might still have for myself. It was expressed to me that I was going to be QB2. Interesting situation.." pic.twitter.com/gFpj8SA0oc

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) November 20, 2024

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