Northern upends Concordia 24-15

THE QUICK DETAILS

Final Score: NSU 24, CC 15

Records: NSU 2-0, CC 0-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

·         Caden Moore tallied the first live action victory for the Wolves in the dual, defeating Kellen Schauer in a 3-2 decision; his win tied the match at 9-9 after two loss for NSU at 125 and 141 pounds and a forfeit victory at 133

·         James Burks and Billy Holtan kept the winning ways rolling through the next two weights giving Northern State a 16-9 lead

·         Burks defeated Bret Wilson in a 7-5 decision, while Holtan downed Alex Skaare in a 12-5 major decision in his first dual appearance of the year

·         Concordia Moorhead answered back with a victory at 174 pounds, however Marcus Placide lengthened the NSU lead defeating Ayden Friese in a 14-2 major decision

·         The Cobbers did not lay down easily notching a decision victory at 197 pounds, leaving the Wolves with just a 5-point lead

·         Caleb Lefferdink however sealed the dual win for NSU, handily defeating Austin Ratliff in a 13-3 major decision

INDIVIDUAL MATCH RESULTS
125 –  Cole Kubesh (CC) pin Landen Fischer (NSU); 4:54 (CC leads 6-0)
133 –  Dane Christopherson (NSU) wins by forfeit (Tied 6-6)
141 – Cade Lundeen (CC) dec. Kolton Roth (NSU); 8-7 (CC leads 9-6)
149 – Caden Moore (NSU) dec. Kellen Schauer (CC); 3-2 (Tied 9-9)
157 – James Burks (NSU) dec. Bret Wilson (CC); 7-5 (NSU leads 12-9)
165 – Billy Holtan (NSU) maj. dec. Alex Skaare (CC); 13-5 (NSU leads 16-9) 
174 – Ian Frenzel (CC) dec. Jake Flakus (NSU); 7-4 (NSU leads 16-12)   
184 – Marcus Placide (NSU) maj. dec. Ayden Friese (CC); 14-2 (NSU leads 20-12)
197 – Gabe Zierden (CC) dec. Diego Gallegos (NSU); 5-3 (NSU leads 20-15)
285 – Caleb Lefferdink (NSU) maj. dec. Austin Ratliff (CC); 13-3 (NSU wins 24-15)

UP NEXT

Northern State returns to action on Thursday, December 5 from Wachs Arena. The Wolves will face-off at 7 p.m. versus MSU Moorhead in their opening NSIC dual of the season.