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Huskies lose tight match against Southwest Minnesota State
Thursday, February 16, 2006
St. Cloud, Minn.- The St. Cloud State wrestling team comes close to their first victory of the season but loses in the final pair of wrestlers, 24-18 to Southwest Minnesota State University at Halenbeck Hall on the SCSU campus, Thursday, February 16.
The Huskies climbed back from a 0-9 lead that the Mustangs built in the first two sets, tying the score at 9 after junior Tom Messerli took home his third win of the season, winning by decision over Luke Griffith 4-2. SCSU forfieted the 157 weight to go down 15-9. Wins by Tom Anderson and Jason Moore tied the score at 15. Anderson won in his first overtime match of the season 3-1 by decision over Greg Frank. Moore tallied his tenth victory of the season in a close contest over no.7 ranked Tim Johns.
First year Husky, Neil Russel picked up his third win of the season going three rounds with Tyler Johnson to give SCSU their first lead of the match. SMSU tied it up when Joel Wipperfurth dominated Jario Sandoval in a 5-1 decision.
The score was tied, SCSU's Brandon Nowak and SMSU's Jeremy Schafer were last, wrestling at Heavyweight, the victor would bring home their personal first win of the season and the victory for their team. Nowak got the first points jumping 2-0 but was soon taken down by Schafer who pinned Nowak at 1:34 in to the match.
SCSU charted their seventh consecutive loss on the season, now 0-7 overall and 0-2 in the NCC.
Southwest Minnesota State 24, St. Cloud State 18
125-SMS Smith (13-12) def. SCS Wasche (8-17) 4-2
133-SMS Reed (18-11) def. SCS Johnson (3-17) Fall at 2:33
141-SCS Tappe (1-5) def SMS due to forfiet
149-SCS Messerli (4-15) def SMS Griffith (3-11) 4-2
157-SMS Struchen (13-15) def SCS due to forfiet
165-SCS Anderson (3-9) def SMS Frank (4-18) 3-1 OT
174-SCS Moore (10-2) def #7 Johns (23-6) 6-5
184-SCS Russel (3-5) def SMS Johnson (11-18) 7-6
197-SMS Wipperfurth (15-7) def SCS Sandoval (6-17) 5-1
HWT-SMS Schafer (1-14) def SCS Nowak (0-8) Fall at 1:34