Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 21 Northern State University wrestling team will face a pair of top-25 opponents in NSIC action this week. The Wolves travel to No. 2 St. Cloud State for a 7 p.m. dual on Friday and welcome No. 20 UMary for a 2 p.m. dual on Saturday.
 
FAN INFORMATION

• Live video and result links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com
• Students that attend home NSU wrestling duals and have their ticket scanned will be entered into an $8,000 2022 fall scholarship raffle courtesy of Chrystal's Bar in Redfield
  • The winner will be drawn following the conclusion of Sunday's match

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the final week of the regular season with a 9-2 record overall and 5-2 mark in the NSIC
• Northern secured two top-25 victories over Upper Iowa (23-15) and Minnesota (30-13) a weekend ago
• NSU is ranked No. 21 in the most recent NWCA Poll with Wyatt Turnquist and James Burks sitting at No. 8 in their respective weights
• Turnquist leads the team with a 14-2 record on the year and 7-0 mark in the NSIC
• Cole Huss is also undefeated in league action, holding a 3-0 record this season
• Kolton Roth holds two upset victories this season, defeating No. 12 Brandon Carroll of Augustana and No. 7 Tate Murdy of Upper Iowa

 
#2 ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES

• St. Cloud State holds an 11-1 dual record and 4-0 mark in the NSIC
• SCSU will face MSUM on Thursday evening prior to their dual with the Wolves
• The Huskies sit at No. 2 in the most recent NWCA rankings with nine wrestlers individually ranked including No. 7 Paxton Creese (125), No. 3 Garrett Vos (133), No. 1 Joey Bianchini (141), No. 2 Colby Njos (157), No. 12 Devin Donovan (165), No. 5 Dominic Murphy (174), No. 7 Billy Pitzner (184), No. 2 Noah Ryan (197), and No. 2 Kameron Teacher (285)
• St. Cloud State is led by head coach Steve Costanzo in his 16^th season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves fell to the Huskies, 30-9 back in 2019-20
• Northern is 3-20 all-time against St. Cloud State

 
#20 UNIVERSITY OF MARY STORYLINES

• UMary enters the weekend with a 9-2 record overall and 3-2 mark in the NSIC, facing Minot State on Thursday evening prior to their dual with the Wolves
• The Marauders are ranked at No. 20 nationally with four wrestlers individually ranked including No. 8 Reece Barnhardt (133), No. 10 Braydon Huber (157), No. 9 Max Bruss (174), and No. 10 Matt Kaylor (197)
• Mary is led by head coach Adam Aho in his ninth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern defeated UMary 26-6 a season ago
• Kolton Roth (Dec 9-3), Wyatt Turnquist (Dec 7-1), James Burks (Fall 4:29), Marcus Placide (Dec 5-1), and Treyton Cacek (Dec 4-1) were among the returners that tallied wins for NSU
• The Wolves are 14-12 all-time versus the Marauders

 
PROBABLE LINE-UPS

	#21 Northern State	#2 St. Cloud State	#20 University of Mary
125	Landen Fischer OR Brendan Salfrank	#7 Paxton Creese OR Robby Horsman	Jaden Verhagen
133	Christopher Williams OR Teagan Block	#3 Garrett Vos OR Daniel Valeria OR Nic Cantu	#8 Reece Barnhardt
141	Kolton Roth OR Robert Coyle III	Cameron Riggs OR #1 Joey Bianchini	Laken Boese
149	#8 Wyatt Turnquist OR Adam DeBoer	Nolan Throne OR Nick Novak	Trevor Fauver OR Lincoln Turman
157	Izaak Hunsley OR #8 James Burks	Anthony Herrera OR #2 Colby Njos	#10 Braydon Huber OR Devin Steidler
165	Chase Bloomquist OR Kelby Hawkins	#12 Devin Donovan OR Jared Head	Leo Mushinsky OR Riley Noble
174	Tanner Weise OR Sam Stroup	#5 Dominic Murphy	#9 Max Bruss
184	Treyton Cacek	#7 Billy Pitzner OR Shaeden Scheidt	Wyatt Lidberg OR Phillip Springsteen
197	Marcus Placide OR Cole Huss	#2 Noah Ryan OR Grant Parrish	#10 Matt Kaylor
285	Ali'i Loyola OR Josh Trumble	#2 Kameron Teacher OR Kaleb Haase	Gerardo Jaime OR Dom Tudor