Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Wrestling Set for Busy Weekend
February 01, 2005 | Cowboy Wrestling
The Cowboys (14-0, 2-0) will face No. 19 Missouri on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. On Saturday, OSU has a double dual against Oregon state and Oregon. The Oregon State dual is scheduled for 5 p.m., with the Oregon dual set for 7 p.m.
Missouri comes to Gallagher-Iba Arena with a 13-3 record, 0-1 in the Big 12. The Tigers lost their conference opener to Nebraska, 26-12. There will be some intriguing matchups on Friday night, highlighted by No. 1 Chris Pendleton vs. No. 2 Ben Askren.
Oregon State comes to Stillwater with a 9-6-1 record. The Beavers are currently 4-2-1 in the Pac-10. Oregon State's 165-pounder Matt Ellis wrestled for Oklahoma State, and transferred following the 2001-02 season.
Oregon is 5-7 on the season, which is a vast improvement from its 2-11 record last season. The Ducks boast fifth-ranked Scott Barker at 197, and Shane Webster was ranked third at 174, but will wrestle at 184 this weekend.
OSU will take to the road again next week with a Thursday night dual at Nebraska followed by a double dual at Lehigh and Hofstra on Sunday.
