Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 20 Northern State University wrestling team tallied their third straight victory, and third all-time, over (RV) Minnesota State on Friday evening. The 19-17 victory over the Mavericks marked the Wolves third NSIC win of the season, leaving them fifth in the NSIC standings behind tomorrow night's opponent St. Cloud State.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 19, MSU 17
Records: NSU 8-3 (3-2 NSIC), MSU 4-3 (1-3 NSIC)
Attendance: 927
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wolves tallied four wrestled wins in the dual and a forfeit victory at 125-pounds
- Minnesota State jumped out to an early 6-point lead with two decision wins at 165 and 174 pounds
- Sam Kruger broke through for NSU, defeating Nicolas Leo in a 6-1 decision
- No. 3 Cole Huss gained the lead for Northern State and tallied the lone bonus point win for the Wolves, defeating Max Villnow in a 14-4 major decision
- The Mavericks regained the lead heading into the break with a 6-3 decision victory in the 285 weight class
- Landen Fischer nabbed six team points in a forfeit win and Teagan Block extended the lead in the following match
- Block defeated Isaiah Mlsna in a 4-1 decision, which gave Northern the 16-9 lead over Minnesota State
- The 141-pound match head to the sudden victory round and the 12th ranked Maverick, Brock Luthens, tallied the three team points in the win
- With Northern holding a 16-12 lead, No. 7 Wyatt Turnquist sealed the dual for the Wolves
- The 149-pounder battled in a 6-1 decision win over Caleb Meunier, the final victory of the evening for Northern State
MATCH RESULTS
| Weight |
Summary |
NSU |
MSU |
| 165 |
Kole Marko (Minnesota State) over Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) (Dec 4-2) |
0 |
3 |
| 174 |
Michael Smith (Minnesota State) over Kelby Hawkins (Northern State) (Dec 9-4) |
0 |
3 |
| 184 |
Sam Kruger (Northern State) over Nicolas Leo (Minnesota State) (Dec 6-1) |
3 |
0 |
| 197 |
#3 Cole Huss (Northern State) over Max Villnow (Minnesota State) (MD 14-4) |
4 |
0 |
| 285 |
#7 Darrell Mason (Minnesota State) over Nathan Schauer (Northern State) (Dec 6-3) |
0 |
3 |
| 125 |
Landen Fischer (Northern State) over Unknown (For.) |
6 |
0 |
| 133 |
Teagan Block (Northern State) over Isaiah Mlsna (Minnesota State) (Dec 4-1) |
3 |
0 |
| 141 |
#12 Brock Luthens (Minnesota State) over Kolton Roth (Northern State) (SV-1 8-6) |
0 |
3 |
| 149 |
#7 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Caleb Meunier (Minnesota State) (Dec 6-1) |
3 |
0 |
| 157 |
Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) over Robert Coyle III (Northern State) (TF 19-3 4:52) |
0 |
5 |
| |
Team Score: |
19 |
17 |
UP NEXT
The Wolves return to Wachs Arena tomorrow afternoon versus No. 5 St. Cloud State. The match begins at 2 p.m. and fans are encouraged to wear white. Students in attendance will have the opportunity to win a MacBook Air sponsored by AutoMaxx of Aberdeen.
