Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] – The No. 18 Northern State University wrestling team opened the final weekend of the regular season with an 11-point victory over No. 25 Southwest Minnesota State. The Wolves defeated the Mustangs with six weight class victories, including four bonus point wins.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 25, SMSU 14
Records: NSU 8-12 (3-5 NSIC), SMSU 3-7 (1-7 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first bout of the evening headed to extras, with Southwest Minnesota State grabbing a narrow 4-1 sudden victory win
- Northern answered with back-to-back-to-back victories led off by a technical fall shutout by Jason Henschel Jr.; the Wolves 133-pounder defeated Chase Murphy at 4:31 in the match with a score of 17-0
- Braydon Mogle extended the lead at 141-pounds, notching an 8-0 major decision over Hunter Pfantz
- No. 2 Wyatt Turnquist added three team points, giving NSU a 12-3 lead with his 4-0 decision win over Luke Peterson
- The Mustangs broke through with three points at 157-pounds, however the Wolves quickly responded with three straight wins to secure the dual
- Chase Bloomquist recorded the team’s third shutout of the evening, defeating Ashton Labelle in an 8-0 major decision
- With his seventh bonus point win of 2024, Seth Brossard pinned Lucas Hodges at 2:18 in the first period, giving Northern a 22-6 lead
- Sam Kruger closed out the final dual win of the evening for NSU, defeating Elijah Sterner by a score of 13-6
- The two teams wrestled a pair of extra matches with Ayden Viox recording a victory by fall at 6:04 over Jackson Esping in a 285-pound bout
FINAL RESULTS
| Match Summary | SMSU | NSU | |
| 125 | Carlo Arreola (Southwest Minn. St.) over Landen Fischer (Northern State) (SV-1 4-1) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 133 | Jason Henschel (Northern State) over Chase Murphy (Southwest Minn. St.) (TF 17-0 4:31) | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 141 | Braydon Mogle (Northern State) over Hunter Pfantz (Southwest Minn. St.) (MD 8-0) | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 149 | #2 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Luke Peterson (Southwest Minn. St.) (Dec 4-0) | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 157 | Sean Howk (Southwest Minn. St.) over Cael Larson (Northern State) (Dec 4-2) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 165 | Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) over Ashton Labelle (Southwest Minn. St.) (MD 8-0) | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 174 | Seth Brossard (Northern State) over Lucas Hodges (Southwest Minn. St.) (Fall 2:18) | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| 184 | Sam Kruger (Northern State) over Elijah Sterner (Southwest Minn. St.) (Dec 13-6) | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 197 | #3 Caden Steffen (Southwest Minn. St.) over Tyson Lien (Northern State) (TF 19-3 4:37) | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 285 | #10 Jacob Dykes (Southwest Minn. St.) over Nathan Schauer (Northern State) (Dec 1-0) | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 184E | Adam Sylvester (Southwest Minn. St.) over Mason Fey (Northern State) (TF 21-5 4:19) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 285E | Ayden Viox (Northern State) over Jackson Esping (Southwest Minn. St.) (Fall 6:04) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dual Meet Score | 14.0 | 25.0 |
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Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) [SAT] – The No. 18 Northern State University wrestling team closed out the regular season at Minnesota State Saturday evening, falling to the Mavericks by six. The Wolves won four weights, including two technical fall victories by Landen Fischer and Seth Brossard.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 17, MSU 23
Records: NSU 8-13 (3-6 NSIC), MSU 7-5 (4-4 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Fischer kicked off the evening for the Wolves with a shutout technical fall over Lucas Ryan at 4:12 in the match by a score of 15-0
- Jason Henschel Jr. extended the Wolves lead, defeating Chase Beckett in a 7-2 decision
- Minnesota State quickly cut the lead to 2-points with a victory by fall at 141 pounds
- No. 2 Wyatt Turnquist notched a shutout of his own, defeating Isaiah Mlsna by a score of 13-0
- With the Wolves up 12-6, the Mavericks came knocking, raking a technical fall at 157-pounds and a sudden victory at 165-pounds to grab the lead
- The lead was back in Northern’s hands following a 22-6 technical fall win by Seth Brossard at 174-pounds, defeating Drake Hayward
- Brossard however was the final win of the evening for the Wolves as the Mavericks recorded three straight decisions to close out the dual
FINAL RESULTS
| Match Summary | MSU | NSU | |
|
125 |
Landen Fischer (NSU) over Lucas Ryan (MSU) (TF 15-0 4:12) |
0 |
5 |
|
133 |
Jason Henschel (NSU) over Chase Beckett (MSU) (Dec 7-2) |
0 |
3 |
|
141 |
Trayton Anderson (MSU) over Teagan Block (NSU) (Fall 1:54) |
6 |
0 |
|
149 |
#2 Wyatt Turnquist (NSU) over Isaiah Mlsna (MSU) (Maj. 13-0) |
0 |
4 |
|
157 |
Caleb Meunier (MSU) over Cael Larson (NSU) (TF 17-2 7:00) |
5 |
0 |
|
165 |
Kole Marko (MSU) over Chase Bloomquist (NSU) (SV-1 4-1) |
3 |
0 |
|
174 |
Seth Brossard (NSU) over Drake Hayward (MSU) (TF 22-6 5:36) |
0 |
5 |
|
184 |
Gavin Christofersen (MSU) over Sam Kruger (NSU) (Dec 8-3) |
3 |
0 |
|
197 |
Shane Gibson (MSU) over Tyson Lien (Dec 10-6) |
3 |
0 |
|
285 |
Tanner Gaffey (MSU) over Nathan Schauer (NSU) (Dec 5-2) |
3 |
0 |
|
Dual Meet Score |
23 |
17 |
UP NEXT
Northern enters the post-season in two weeks at the NCAA Super Region V Tournament hosted by Minot State on March 2. Full regional information will be released on nsuwolves.com the week of with live links.