Jan. 21, 1999

Northern State defeated Southwest State 27-24 in the Wolves' home opener at the Barnett Center Thursday night. That moves NSU's dual record against conference opponents to 2-0.

Both teams got a glimpse of the future in the dual, with their combined rosters consisting of just one senior and two juniors. For NSU, freshman Brent Babcock (North Branch, Minn.) stood out at the 184-pound class with a pin over SSU's Ken Sather at 4:50. Sophomore Dale Daugherty (Huron, S.D.) also picked up a win by decision.

The Wolves won three matches by forfeit and had to leave the 133- and 141-pound classes open due to injuries.

Here are the results (matches listed the order they occurred; sequence randomly picked):

157 - Nick Nihill, NSU, won by forfeit
165 - Cory Anderson, NSU, won by forfeit
174 - Cody Kummer, SSU, pinned Eddie Heisinger, 4:15
184 - Brent Babcock, NSU, pinned Ken Sather, 4:50
197 - Dale Daugherty, NSU, dec. Brian Tesch, 9-3
Hwt - Brady Van Vooren, SSU, pinned Jason Hulshof, 4:15
125 - Bill Stewart, NSU, won by forfeit
133 - Both teams open
141 - Andy Bristle, SSU, won by forfeit
149 - Steve Bristle, SSU, pinned Cory Schwartz, 4:51