MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University Wrestling travels to Minnesota State Moorhead for its second consecutive road dual on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
The Beavers are fresh off a tough loss against rivals UMary on the road. Despite the loss, Minot State has a lot to build upon with
Oscar Nellis,
Kelby Armstrong, and
Lincoln Stormer getting big wins to add to their college careers. Armstrong was in discussion for NSIC Wrestler of the Week after his upset win over Laken Boese.
At one point during the rivalry dual, Minot State trailed 12-0 but a 20-3 rally by the Beavers put them in front 20-15 going into the final few matches.
Jordan Will along with
Keegan Berry continues to be consistent performers for the Beavers in the lineup as they both earned wins by decision. Berry moved to 4-0 on the season and Will improved to 3-1 respectively.
Minnesota State Moorhead has had two consecutive duals canceled and has not seen live action since Jan. 14 when they fell to No. 20 Upper Iowa. The Dragons are 0-2 overall on the season after dropping the opening match of the year against Southwest Minnesota State 18-16. This marks the final home regular-season match for MSUM.
DUAL NOTES
GETTING ON THE MAT
The Beavers and Dragons are looking for their first team-wins of the season as they matchup in Moorhead, Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
EYES ON THE PRIZE
The NSIC wrestling regular season will end on Feb. 11. The postseason will take place on Saturday, Feb. 27 at the NCAA Super Regional V competition in Aberdeen, S.D. The Beavers have a handful of athletes with hopes of earning a spot in the NCAA postseason.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Beavers are 0-10 in recorded program history against Minnesota State Moorhead. The Dragons won the last matchup 26-14 on Feb. 19, 2020. These programs first squared off on Feb. 8, 2011, when MSUM came away with a 30-9 win at Minot State.
DUAL MATCHUPS
Minot State probable lineup
125 -
Oscar Nellis
133 -
Liam Hayden or
Logen Fischer
141 -
Lincoln Stormer
149 -
Gabriel Ojeda or
Brendan Barnes
157 -
Nathan Baca
165 -
Brody Mohr or
Austin Frantzich or
Isaac Bertalotto
174 -
Noah Gallardo
184 -
Keegan Berry
197 -
Dustin Swisher
285 -
Jordan Will
Minnesota State Moorhead probable lineup
125- Cole Jones
133- Joey Nerdahl
141- Mason Schulz
149- Angel Rios
157- Tell Ward
165- Braydon Ortloff
174- Gage Roaldson/Evan Foster
184- Steven Abbott
197- Jake Erkenbrack
285- Sam Erkenbrack/Andre Baguma
LOOKING AHEAD
The Beavers wrestling program finishes the regular season against Southwest Minnesota State on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. inside the MSU Dome. The grappling program will honor its seniors during the final home dual and it will be live on the
NSIC Network and
BEK Sports.
The following seniors will be honored during senior night:
Keegan Berry,
Liam Hayden,
Andrew Helfrich,
Je-Mario Jones,
Nicholas Pereira,
Matthew Rabe, and
Stosh Sitkowski.
About Minot State
Minot State University is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and NCAA Division II offering 14 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletics programs. The NSIC is a premier NCAA DII, 16-member conference featuring teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The Beavers are the only public NCAA Division II institution in the state of North Dakota.
