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No. 2 ISU Hosts Chattanooga, at No. 5/9 Mizzou
02.10.2009 | Men's Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - The second-ranked Iowa State wrestling team will face UT-Chattanooga Friday at 7 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum and then travel to take on No. 5 Missouri in Columbia, Mo.
Dual 15: UT-Chattanooga
Fri., Feb. 13; 7 p.m.
Ames, Iowa ? Hilton Coliseum
Live Stats and Video available at cyclones.com
Dual 16: Missouri
Sun., Feb. 15; 2 p.m.
Columbia, Mo. ? Hearnes Center
Live Stats available at cyclones.com
Television (Tape Delay): Fox Sports Midwest: 2/21, 4 p.m.; 2/23, 12 p.m.; 2/28, 12 p.m.
Metro Sports: 2/26, 4 p.m.; 2/27, 12 p.m.
KZOU - Columbia: 2/21, 11:30 a.m.
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Newsconference
Cyclone Notebook
? No. 2 ISU hosts Chattanooga Friday before a Big 12 dual at No. 5 Missouri Sunday.
? The second-ranked Cyclones beat UNI, 26-9 Feb. 6, forfeiting the 133-pound match.
? UT-Chattanooga is coached by former ISU NCAA champion Chris Bono.
? The third-ranked Cyclones turned away Big 12 foes Oklahoma and Oklahoma
State Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 in Hilton Coliseum. ISU handled the Sooners 23-15
and beat the Cowboys 24-12. Returning All-American Nick Fanthorpe (133) injury
defaulted in the OU dual and ISU forfeited his weight against OSU.
? No. 3 Iowa State won at Oregon State Jan. 18 in Gill Coliseum, 29-6. The Cyclones won eight of the ten contested matches.
? ISU is currently ranked 2/2 in the Intermat/NWCA and W.I.N. Magazine polls, respectively.
? Iowa State returns six grapplers who earned All-America honors at last year's NCAA Championships: Nick Fanthorpe (133), Nick Gallick (141), Cyler Sanderson (157), Jon Reader (165), Jake Varner (184) and David Zabriskie (HWT).
? The Cyclone wrestling team has won back-to-back Big 12 Conference wrestling titles.
Iowa State vs. UT-Chattanooga Series Notes
? Iowa State leads in the all-time series against UTC, 3-0.
? The Cyclones were victorious in their last meeting with the Mocs, 28-9, in Hilton Coliseum, Jan. 4, 2005.
? The Cyclones faced Chattanooga in three straight seasons (2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05) and handled UT-C by a combined score of 89-25.
Scouting UT-Chattanooga
? Chattanooga (11-8) is coming off a home loss to No. 3 Cornell, 32-7, Feb. 1. The Mocs previously scored victories against The Citadel (29-15) and Campbellsville (34-8) Jan. 30 in their home arena.
? Chris Bono holds a 38-15 record at UT-C in his fourth season.
? Two former Cyclone NCAA champions coach the Mocs. Chris Bono won the 150-pound class in 1996 and Nate Gallick was the 141-pound winner in 2006.
Iowa State vs. Missouri Series Notes
? Iowa State leads in the all-time series against Missorui, 44-4.
? The Cyclones were victorious in their last meeting with the Tigers in Columbia, winning 27-12, Feb. 11, 2007.
? The Cyclones edged MU last season in Hilton Coliseum 18-15, Feb. 17, 2008.
? ISU has won two straight duals against Mizzou and seven of the last 10 meetings.
Scouting Missouri
? Missouri (17-3) is coming off wins at No. 11 OU (18-12) and at No. 12 Oklahoma State (27-9). The Tigers are 2-1 in Big 12 duals this season.
? MU is currently led in wins by senier 174-pounder Raymond Jordan. The Tiger is 27-2 and undefeated in dual action with 20 victories. Missouri
? Brian Smith is 136-63-2 in his 11th year in charge of the Tiger wrestling room. He recently became MU's all-time winningest coach.
No. 2 Cyclones Storm Past UNI, 26-9
? The second-ranked Iowa State Cyclone wrestlers turned away No. 21 Northern Iowa Friday night at Hilton Coliseum by a score of 26-9. ISU did not compete at the 133-pound spot and gave up six forfeiture points to the visiting Panthers. The Cyclones were paced by bonus-point victories by Cyler Sanderson at 157 pounds and Jake Varner at 197 pounds. ISU stayed stout on the feet in the dual, allowing one takedown while scoring 21.
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