MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Northern State University wrestling team headed north on I-29 Wednesday to tangle with a tough Minnesota State University-Moorhead Dragon team that had been ranked in the national polls all season long, and fell to the host Dragons by a 35-7 score.

Freshman Chad Gibson won by major decision over Dustin Nagel by an 11-3 score and junior Jared Little earned a victory over Tom Johnson by a 6-1 decision for the Wolves' two victories on the night.

With the loss the Wolves fall to 3-2 in dual meets for the season, and start the conference portion of their schedule out with a 0-1 record.

Match Breakdown:

125-- Joe Werner (MSUM) dec. Corbin Surat (NSU), 2-0
133-- Kelly Janke (MSUM) pinned James Marx (NSU), 1:54
141-- Evan Forde (MSUM) dec. Joe Hirt (NSU), 8-0
149-- Derek Bomstad (MSUM) pinned Ryan Larsen (NSU), 4:09
157-- Tallen Wald (MSUM) pinned Dustin Bonn (NSU), 2:38
165-- Tyler Tubbs (MSUM) maj. dec. over Phillip Downs (NSU), 14-5
174— Jarrett Hall (MSUM) dec. Donnie Bowden (NSU), 3-0
184— Chad Gibson (NSU) maj. dec. over Dustin Nagel (MSUM), 11-3
197— Matt Nelson (MSUM) dec. Brent Fosheim (NSU), 4-0
285— Jared Little (NSU) dec. Tom Johnson (MSUM), 6-1

The Wolves take the I-29 trip south tomorrow evening when they travel to Brookings, S.D. to take on the South Dakota State Jacks.  The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.

Northern State University is an NCAA Division II affiliated school participating in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

**GO WOLVES**