Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The No. 13 Northern State University wrestling team fell behind early against No. 18 Augustana University and was unable to rally back. The Wolves came within one of the Vikings following the fourth weight of the evening, however that is as close as they would get.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 13, AU 21
Records: NSU 3-3 (1-1 NSIC), AU 3-1 (1-0 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Augustana opened the dual with a major decision victory by No. 1 Jaxson Rohman; Landen Fischer battled for the Wolves however the match got away from him late in the third
- No. 11 Jason Henschel Jr. responded for NSU with a 10-4 decision victory over Jack Huffman at 133-pounds
- It was a close bout at 141 as Braydon Mogle dropped an 8-6 decision to No. 10 Hunter Burnett, giving Augustana the 7-3 lead
- No. 1 Wyatt Turnquist came out attacking for scoring three points to kick-off the match and racked up extensive ride time against Kyle Boeke; the Winner native tallied a 7-2 decision and earned three team points for NSU
- The Vikings rattled off back-to-back victories at 157 and 165 points with a pair of decisions, giving AU a 13-6 lead
- Sam Kruger tallied the Wolves first and only extra point victory of the evening recording an 11-1 major decision over Coy Gunderson
- AU sealed the match at 184 and 197 with a decision and technical fall, leading 21-10 with one class remaining
- Nathan Schauer tallied his second league victory with a 10-3 decision win over Max Balow to cap off the evening
- Mason Fey and Ayden Viox opened the dual with a pair of extra match wins for the Wolves; Fey defeated Gavin Gulbrandson by fall at 4:26 and Viox tallied a 2-1 decision over Edward Hajas
FINAL RESULTS
| Weight | Summary | NSU | AUG |
| 125 | Jaxson Rohman (Augustana (SD)) over Landen Fischer (Northern State) (MD 12-4) | 0 | 4 |
| 133 | Jason Henschel (Northern State) over Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 10-4) | 3 | 0 |
| 141 | Hunter Burnett (Augustana (SD)) over Braydon Mogle (Northern State) (Dec 8-6) | 0 | 3 |
| 149 | Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Kyle Boeke (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 7-2) | 3 | 0 |
| 157 | Payton Handevidt (Augustana (SD)) over Cael Larson (Northern State) (Dec 8-4) | 0 | 3 |
| 165 | Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) over Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) (Dec 4-2) | 0 | 3 |
| 174 | Sam Kruger (Northern State) over Coy Gunderson (Augustana (SD)) (MD 11-1) | 4 | 0 |
| 184 | Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) over Treyton Cacek (Northern State) (Dec 5-1) | 0 | 3 |
| 197 | Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) over Marshall Vantassel (Northern State) (TF 16-0 4:57) | 0 | 5 |
| 285 | Nathan Schauer (Northern State) over Max Balow (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 10-3) | 3 | 0 |
| 174E | Mason Fey (Northern State) over Gavin Gulbranson (Augustana (SD)) (Fall 4:26) | 0 | 0 |
| 285E | Ayden Viox (Northern State) over Edward Hajas (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 2-1) | 0 | 0 |
| Team Score: | 13 | 21 |
UP NEXT
Northern returns to action next Saturday and Sunday, December 16-17 in Indianapolis. The Wolves will take on the UIndy Midwest Classic. Competition opens at 9 a.m. (CT) each day.