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Northern State cruises to victory over Sioux Falls in 2023 NSIC opener

Northern State Sports Information
Dec 02

Sioux Falls, S.D. -- The No. 11 Northern State University wrestling team handed Sioux Falls their first NCAA Division II loss, defeating the Cougars by 36. The Wolves out-scored the Cougars 93-20 in individual dual competition recording one major decision, four technical falls, and three victories by fall.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 42, USF 6
Records: NSU 3-2 (1-0 NSIC), USF 0-1 (0-1 NSIC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Sioux Falls took their first and only lead of the dual after a decision win at 125-pounds
  • That lead lasted just over two minutes, as Jason Henschel Jr. pinned Beau Klingensmith in the first period of the 133-pound bout
  • Braydon Mogle added four team points in the following weight, downing Beau Beavers with a score of 15-4
  • Northern then rattled off four straight technical falls led off by No. 1 Wyatt Turnquist defeating Cooper Sanders 15-0 at 2:34 in the first
  • No. 7 Devin Bahr added a 16-1 win over John Tyler at the 7-minute mark and Chase Bloomquist defeated Jayden Coulter 17-1 at 5:14 in the third, leading the team in points scored
  • Sam Kruger capped of the techs with a 16-0 win over Ashtin Johnson with 16 seconds remaining in the first, and Northern held a 30-3 lead over Sioux Falls
  • No .12 Treyton Cacek put together the fast match of the evening, recording a fall over Daevon Vereen at 1:58
  • USF grabbed their final win of the evening at 197-pound with a 6-2 decision
  • Nathan Schauer capped off the dual for NSU with six team points, pinning Logan Huckfelt at 3:24 in the second

    Results:
    125 Paul Garcia (Sioux Falls) over Landen Fischer (Northern State) (Dec 4-1) 3 0
    133 Jason Henschel Jr. (Northern State) over Beau Klingensmith (Sioux Falls) (Fall 2:01) 0 6
    141 Braydon Mogle (Northern State) over Beau Beavers (Sioux Falls) (MD 15-4) 0 4
    149 #1 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) over Cooper Sanders (Sioux Falls) (TF 15-0 2:34) 0 5
    157 #7 Devin Bahr (Northern State) over John Tyler (Sioux Falls) (TF 16-1 7:00) 0 5
    165 Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) over Jayden Coulter (Sioux Falls) (TF 17-1 5:14) 0 5
    174 Sam Kruger (Northern State) over Ashtin Johnson (Sioux Falls) (TF 16-0 2:44) 0 5
    184 #12 Treyton Cacek (Northern State) over Daevon Vereen (Sioux Falls) (Fall 1:58) 0 6
    197 Isaiah Laguna (Sioux Falls) over Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) (Dec 6-2) 3 0
    285 Nathan Schauer (Northern State) over Logan Huckfelt (Sioux Falls) (Fall 3:24) 0 6

    UP NEXT
    Northern returns to the mat next Thursday hosting No. 15 Augustana from Wachs Arena. Dual start time is set for 7 p.m. between the Wolves and Vikings.