St. Cloud, Minn (NSUWolves.com) – The No. 18 Northern State University wrestling team battled with one of the top teams in the country Thursday evening, falling to No. 5 St. Cloud State. The Wolves won three weights, two of which were bonus point wins.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 13, SCSU 25
Records: NSU 7-9 (2-2 NSIC), SCSU 10-1 (5-0 NSIC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The dual kicked off at 285-pounds and a decision victory for the Huskies, who extended that lead with a major decision at 125
• Jason Henschel Jr. put the Wolves on the board with a shutout victory over Caleb Meekins; the NSU 133-pounder tallied a 10-0 major decision and four team points
• Braydon Mogle battled with No. 12 Alyeus Craig, but ultimately fell at 141-pounds
• The Wolves were back in the thick of it with an 8-2 decision win by No. 2 Wyatt Turnquist over No. 8 Colby Njos; the first of two ranked matches of the evening
• The 157-pound weight went to top-ranked Nick Novak in a 5-2 decision over No. 4 Devin Bahr
• St. Cloud State extended their lead to 16-7 following a decision win at 165-pounds
• Seth Brossard chipped away in the following match, defeating Bryce Dagel by fall at 4:27; however the Huskies closed out the dual with a victory by fall and decision

UP NEXT
The Wolves return to Wachs Arena next Friday and Saturday hosting No. 13 UMary and No. 4 Wisconsin Parkside. Dual start times are slated for 7 p.m. on Friday against the Marauders and 4 p.m. on Saturday versus the Rangers.