FULL SCORECARD
BISMARCK, N.D. - Northern State's wrestling team wrapped up their regular season schedule with a 33-12 win over the University of Mary on Wednesday evening. The win sets NSU's record at 9-7 overall and 3-1 in the NSIC, giving them a second place finish in the conference. The Wolves head to the North Regional on Sunday, March 2 in Mankato, Minn.
The Wolves jumped out to a 24-0 lead over the Marauders as Rick Schiley earned a 19-3 technical fall over Cody Schmidt at 133 pounds. Ryan Larsen was knotted up with Shawn Sneva in the 149-lb. class after one period. He went on to win a 14-6 major decision which, after two open weight classes from the Marauders at 125-lb. and 141-lb., gave the Wolves the heavy edge.
Dustin Bonn increased the lead to 24-0 with a 11-7 win over Devin Nagel. Bonn broke the match open with a second period reversal and three-point takedown. U-Mary took the decision at 165-lb. as Joey Irmen defeated Chris Hunt 9-4. Despite falling behind 5-0 early on, Hunt battled and matched Irmen point for point for the remainder of the match.
Donnie Bowden then got the Wolves back in the win column, using a second period reversal and nearfall to break a scoreless first period and gain a 5-0 lead. He took the decision 8-2, putting NSU up 27-3.
Robb Grussing fell behind UM's Kurt Wiedrich in the first period and ultimately fell by a score of 3-6. Todd Naasz improved to 18-5 on the season by pinning Dusty Vliem at the 2:39 mark of the first period. The Marauders won the final match of the evening, getting a pinfall from Jesse Laber over NSU's Jared Little. The six points earned from the pin doubled U-Mary's score to their final mark of 12.
The Marauders are 1-7 overall and 1-3 in the NSIC.
Results
125 - Welch (NSU, 2-0) wins by forfeit
133 - R. Schiley (NSU, 7-14) tf Schmidt (UM); 19-4, 6:18
141 - D. Schiley (NSU, 19-8) wins by forfeit
149 - Larsen (NSU, 15-9) maj. dec. Sneva (UM); 14-6
157 - Bonn (NSU, 13-13) dec. Nagel (UM); 11-7
165 - Irmen (UM) dec. Hunt (NSU, 4-6); 9-4
174 - Bowden (NSU, 9-14) dec. Lopez (UM); 8-2
184 - Wiedrich (UM) dec. Grussing (NSU, 0-8); 6-3
197 - Naasz (NSU, 18-5) pins Vliem (UM); Fall 2:39
HWT - Laber (UM) pins Little (NSU, 5-16); Fall 2:04