The No. 7 Lindenwood wrestling team (5-4, 2-1 GLVC) lost 26-11 to No. 2 McKendree (7-2, 3-0 GLVC) on Thursday night in Lebanon, Ill.
 
DUAL OVERVIEW
The night began with one of the most highly anticipated matches in the country, as No. 3 Carlos Jacquez faced longtime opponent No. 2 Marcus Povlick.  Jacquez and Povlick wrestled close, but the Bearcats came out victorious to take a 3-0 lead.  No. 10 Tanner Hitchcock beat Christian Mejia to even the match at 3-3.
 
No. 6 Colby Smith dominated Jet Tryon and nearly earned a pin in the second period, but earned the technical fall 17-1 as time expired at the end of the period to give Lindenwood five team points and an 8-3 lead.  McKendree went on to win the next six matches to take a commanding 26-8 lead.  No. 6 Courvoisier Morrow closed out the night with a powerful 8-3 decision victory over #7 ranked Caleb Gossett.
 
RESULTS
125 | No. 3 Carlos Jacquez lost to No. 2 Marcus Povlick | Dec 5-2
133 | No. 10 Tanner Hitchcock def Christian Mejia | Dec 4-2
141 | No. 6 Colby Smith def Jet Tryon | TF 17-1
149 | No. 4 Danny Swan lost to Juwan Edmond | Dec 9-4
157 | Nate Trepanier lost to No. 9 Nate Smalling | Maj 13-2
165 | Austin Stofer lost to No. 1 Nick Foster | Maj 8-0
174 | Abner Romero lost to No. 3 Joshua Jones | Maj 13-2
184 | Elijah Mahan lost to Michael Aldrich | Dec 8-4
197 | Jared McKindley lost to No. 1 Ryan Vasbinder | TF 16-0
285 | No. 6 Courvoisier Morrow def No. 7 Caleb Gossett | Dec 8-3
 
UP NEXT
The Lions will compete in the Missouri Valley Open on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. in Marshall, Mo.