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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University wrestling team rallied in the final three weights against Minnesota State for a 7-point victory over the Mavericks. With the win, the Wolves close out their home season with a 5-1 record from Wachs Arena.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 21, MSU 14
Records: NSU 7-3 (6-3 NSIC), MSU 8-5 (5-4 NSIC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The evening opened with a pair of exhibition matches for the Wolves, including a 6-2 decision victory for Marshall VanTassel, competing at 285 pounds
• Northern struck first at 125 pounds in a 5-3 decision victory for true freshman Sloan Johannsen
• The Mavericks took the lead in the following bout with a major decision, however the Wolves quickly responded
• NSU's ranked wrestlers, Braydon Mogle and Wyatt Turnquist rattled off a pair of major decision wins of their own
• No. 12 Mogle downed Colton Hush, while No. 4 Turnquist defeated No. 14 Walker Bents, each by scores of 9-1
• Northern led 7-4 through the first four weights, however Minnesota State rallied back taking a 14-11 lead with three straight wins at 157, 165, and 174 pounds
• Damen Pape regained the lead for NSU with a commanding 13-3 major decision victory over Evan Farley in the 184-pound bout and the Wolves did not look back
• Tyson Lien came out ready to score, called for an early caution, however that didn't tame the Wolves 197-pounder who tallied a 7-1 decision victory over Grant Cook
• Nathan Schauer stepped on the mat with the Wolves leading by four and secured the dual victory with a 5-1 decision win over Tanner Gaffey
• The win by Schauer marked the second time this season the Wolves heavyweight sealed the dual for NSU, with the first coming against Augustana in mid-January

 
FULL RESULTS

	Match Summary	NSU	MSU
125	Sloan Johannsen (Northern State) over Jacob Fitzpatrick (Minnesota State) (Dec 5-3)	3	0
133	Chase Beckett (Minnesota State) over Clay Gates (Northern State) (MD 12-0)	0	4
141	#12 Braydon Mogle (Northern State) over Colton Hush (Minnesota State) (MD 9-1)	4	0
149	#4 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over #14 Walker Bents (Minnesota State) (MD 9-1)	4	0
157	Caleb Meunier (Minnesota State) over Griffin Lundeen (Northern State) (Dec 10-5)	0	3
165	#15 Kole Marko (Minnesota State) over Izaak Hunsley (Northern State) (MD 16-6)	0	4
174	#6 Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) over Mason Fey (Northern State) (Dec 11-7)	0	3
184	Damen Pape (Northern State) over Evan Farley (Minnesota State) (MD 13-3)	4	0
197	Tyson Lien (Northern State) over Grant Cook (Minnesota State) (Dec 7-1)	3	0
285	Nathan Schauer (Northern State) over Tanner Gaffey (Minnesota State) (Dec 5-1)	3	0
174E	Kaleb Lochner (Minnesota State) over Spencer Roth (Northern State) (Fall 2:20)	0	0
285E	Marshall VanTassel (Northern State) over Callen Smithpeter (Minnesota State) (Dec 6-2)	0	0
	Dual Meet Score	21	14

 
 
UP NEXT
The Wolves will return to action Saturday, March 1 at the NCAA Super Region V Tournament. Competition opens at 10 a.m. from the Elmen Center on the campus of Augustana University. Full regional details can be found HERE. Northern closes out the regular season with a 7-3 record overall and 6-3 mark in the league, sitting fourth in the league standings.