Mankato, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon wrestling team took off from Fayette, Iowa and headed towards Minnesota State Mankato for an NSIC matchup with the No. 4 ranked Mavericks. The Dragons fought back closer than the score would indicate, losing the dual 25-8.
The Dragons would jump out to an early lead after junior Evan Forde beat Mankato’s Matt Nyvold at 133 pounds. Forde scored a quick takedown one minute into the match, then followed up with two near falls just 32 seconds apart, and suddenly Forde was out to a 8-0 lead.
Forde chose down to start the second frame and with in 15 seconds, reversed Nyvold and scored his third three-point near fall of the match and his fourth overall near fall, winning by technical fall 15-0 at the 3:57 mark.
The Mavericks would retake the team lead after a Robby Fisher 8-1 decision over junior Brady Schneeberger. But the Dragons would retake the lead for a second time when junior Derek Bomstad defeated the Maverick’s Travis Elg in the highest scoring contest of the night.
Bomstad scored two takedowns with in the first 49 seconds of the match. Elg would tie things up a minute later with a takedown of his own but was quickly reversed by Bomstad and the junior lead 6-4 after on period. Bomstad chose down to start the second period and quickly mastered two escapes fighting through Elg’s pesky takedowns and scored a takedown of his own.
As the period ran down Elg escaped but was once again taken down by Bomstad with one second remaining. Elg and Bomstad continued to joust for points, reversing and taking down each other in rapid succession. But Bomstad’s late escape and takedown, paired with riding time netted him an 18-11 decision.
The Mavericks would retake the lead and not look back, sealing the win with the No. 1 ranked heavyweight in the nation, Brady Wilson his 19 victory of the season. The Dragons impressed first year head coach Kris Nelson, wrestling much more competitively than the night before. Coach Nelson was also impressed with the MSUM wrestlers who did not win, noting their toughness as a sign of improvement.
The Dragons loss drops to 3-8 on the season (1-3 NSIC). The win brings the Mavericks record up to 6-1 on the season (1-0 NSIC) The Dragons return home to face St. Cloud State Huskies Friday, January 22 at 7 p.m. inside Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.
MSUM v. #4 Minnesota State Mankato
| Weight |
Dragons |
Mavericks |
Result |
| 125 |
Corey Ulmer |
NCAA #4 Andy Forstner |
Forstner wins by 9-2 decision |
| 133 |
Evan Forde |
Matt Nyvold |
Forde 15-0 tech. fall at 3:57 |
| 141 |
Brady Schneeberger |
Robby Fisher |
Fisher wins by 8-1 decision |
| 149 |
Derek Bomstad |
Travis Elg |
Bomstad wins by 18-11 decision |
| 157 |
Tallen Wald |
Justin Turek |
Turek wins by 2-1 decision |
| 165 |
Tyler Kivel |
Tel Todd |
Todd wins by 7-5 decision |
| 174 |
Jacob McLean |
NCAA #8 Ben Becker |
Becker wins by 8-2 decision |
| 184 |
Tayler Yliniemi |
Aaron Norgren |
Norgren wins by 9-4 decision |
| 197 |
Jon Swart |
John Makabe |
Makabe wins by 3-1 decision |
| HWT |
Tim Johnson |
NCAA #1 Brady Wilson |
Wilson wins by 13-3 major decision |