Sioux Falls, S.D. (nsuwolves.com) – The Northern State University wrestling team rallied Thursday evening with five match victories and a dual win over No. 7 Augustana. The Wolves opened the dual strong, winning 4-of-the-5 opening weights and Nathan Schauer capped off the dual with a hard-fought win in the final bout.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 20, AU 18
Records: NSU 4-0 (3-0 NSIC), AU 5-6 (2-1 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sloan Johannsen started the Wolves off with a win, defeating Christian Olsen in a 9-4 decision
- Brenden Salfrank battled at 133 pounds, however fell in a 2-0 decision and the dual was tied at 3-all
- No. 11 Braydon Mogle kicked off three straight wins for NSU with an injury victory over Connor Whiteley at the end of the first; Mogle led 7-0 at the time of the injury
- The 149-pound bout was the lone top-10 face-off of the evening with No. 6 Wyatt Turnquist taking on No. 2 Cael Larson; Turnquist tallied a 3-0 decision victory over the Viking and extended the Wolves lead to 9-3
- Griffin Lundeen made quick work of Payton Anderson at 157-pounds, defeating the redshirt junior in a 15-0 technical fall at 4:42
- Augustana went on a four match win streak, taking an 18-17 lead over NSU with one bout remaining
- Nathan Schauer scored first at 285-pounds with a takedown in the opening period, and extended that lead with two points in the second
- Max Balow rallied in the third scoring three, however Schauer defended his lead and secured the riding time point for a 6-3 decision victory and the dual win
- The win for NSU is just the third for the Wolves over the Vikings in program history and first since January of 2019
FULL RESULTS
| Match Summary | AUG | NSU | |
| 125 | Sloan Johannsen (Northern State) over Christian Olsen (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 9-4) | 0 | 3 |
| 133 | Braiden Kort (Augustana (SD)) over Brenden Salfrank (Northern State) (Dec 2-0) | 3 | 0 |
| 141 | #11 Braydon Mogle (Northern State) over Connor Whiteley (Augustana (SD)) (Inj. 3:00) | 0 | 6 |
| 149 | #6 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over #2 Cael Larson (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 3-0) | 0 | 3 |
| 157 | Griffin Lundeen (Northern State) over Payton Anderson (Augustana (SD)) (TF 15-0 4:42) | 0 | 5 |
| 165 | Payton Handevidt (Augustana (SD)) over Izaak Hunsley (Northern State) (Dec 5-1) | 3 | 0 |
| 174 | Coy Gunderson (Augustana (SD)) over Mason Fey (Northern State) (MD 19-6) | 4 | 0 |
| 184 | #3 Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) over Damen Pape (Northern State) (Dec 3-1) | 3 | 0 |
| 197 | #5 Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) over Tyson Lien (Northern State) (TF 24-7 6:57) | 5 | 0 |
| 285 | Nathan Schauer (Northern State) over Max Balow (Augustana (SD)) (Dec 6-3) | 0 | 3 |
| Dual Meet Score | 18 | 20 |
UP NEXT
The Wolves return to league competition next Friday at No. 3 Wisconsin Parkside. The dual will kickoff at 5 p.m. in Kenosha.
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