Marshall, Minn. – Seven victories, including two bonus point wins led No. 20 Northern State wrestling over No. 23 Southwest Minnesota State on Friday evening. The win was the first NSIC victory of the season for the Wolves.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 25, SMSU 10
Records: NSU 2-2 (1-1 NSIC) SMSU 0-1 (0-1 NSIC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern opened the dual with four straight victories, taking a 16-0 lead
• Landen Fischer kicked things off with an 18-2 technical fall over Ben Emrich, notching one take down, two reversals, and 12 nearfall points
• Teagan Block followed suit, adding his first league victory of the season in a 2-1 decision over Hunter Pfantz
• Robert Coyle III meant business at 141-pounds, working over Hayden Straumann in a 17-1 technical fall which included four takedowns, eight nearfall points and an escape
• Seventh ranked, Wyatt Turnquist tallied a 9-2 decision win over Luke Peterson, his seventh of the 2022-23 season
• Southwest broke through with a decision win at 157 pounds, however Chase Bloomquist quickly answered back
• Bloomquist tallied a 2-1 win over Lucas Hodges, followed by a 6-5 decision victory by Kelby Hawkins, defeating Elijah Sterner
• The Mustangs only ranked wrestler on roster, Caden Steffen tallied a win at 184, leaving the scoreboard reading 22-7 in favor of the Wolves
• No. 3 Cole Huss tallied the final victory of the evening for NSU in the regulation weights, defeating Carter Marx in a 9-4 decision
• Nathan Schauer added a 5-0 decision victory over German Fitzgerald in the 285 extra match, capping off the evening

 
MATCH RESULTS

WT		SMSU	NSU
125	Landen Fischer (NSU) over Ben Emrich (SMSU) (TF 18-2 5:41)	0	5
133	Teagan Block (NSU) over Hunter Pfantz (SMSU) (Dec 2-1)	0	3
141	Robert Coyle III (NSU) over Hayden Straumann (SMSU) (TF 17-1 5:55)	0	5
149	#7 Wyatt Turnquist (NSU) over Luke Peterson (SMSU) (Dec 9-2)	0	3
157	Sean Howk (SMSU) over Izaak Hunsley (NSU) (Dec 2-0)	3	0
165	Chase Bloomquist (NSU) over Lucas Hodges (SMSU) (Dec 2-1)	0	3
174	Kelby Hawkins (NSU) over Elijah Sterner (SMSU) (Dec 6-5)	0	3
184	#2 Caden Steffen (SMSU) over Tyson Lien (NSU) (MD 10-1)	4	0
197	#3 Cole Huss (NSU) over Carter Marx (SMSU) (Dec 9-4)	0	3
285	Jacob Dykes (SMSU) over George Bolling (NSU) (Dec 5-1)	3	0
184	Kevin Bostwick (SMSU) over Samuel Stroup (NSU) (Fall 5:00)	0	0
285	Nathan Schauer (NSU) over German Fitzgerald (SMSU) (Dec 5-0)	0	0
	Team Score:	10	25

 
UP NEXT
Northern State returns to action next Saturday and Sunday from Indianapolis and the Midwest Classic. Competition kicks off at 10 a.m. each day.