NSU vs Augustana

Aberdeen, S.D.- The Wolves took on the Augstana Vikings in their first ever match at the new Aberdeen Central High School. The Vikings boasted seven nationally ranked wrestlers and were clearly one of the strongest teams in the nation. The Wolves wrestled hard, but just found some of Augie's most talented wrestlers too much to overcome. Below is a complete match by match breakdown of the night's action.

Weight	Northern State	Augustana	Winner	Score
125	Open	#4 Aaron Graumann	Augie	6-0
133	Open	Chris Trampe	Augie	6-0
141	Charles Schimmel	Mike Gibson	Augie	7-1
149	R.C. Sisson	#1 Ryan King	Augie	Pin
157	Spencer Dockery	#8 Austin Scarset	Augie	Pin
165	Tyler Hoffman	#6 Cody Henriksen	Augie	Pin
174	Jason Hill	#3 Dusty Wilking	Augie	5-3
184	Todd Naasz	#1 Tom Meester	Augie	23-7
197	Open	#4 Tim Boldt	Augie	6-0
HWT	Jess Hockley	Cris Bietz	Augie
		Final Score	Augie	51-0

141 pound match-up
In the first wrestled match of the night NSU's Charles Schimmel took on Augie's Mike Gibson in the 141 pound match. Gibson picked up the first points of the night on a two point take down at the :53 mark of the match. The first period ended with Schimmel battling off Gibson's attempts at pinning ending the period at a 2-0 Gibson advantage.

Scoring in the second period began with a Schimmel escape followed by a Gibson take down leaving the score at 4-1 to end the period.

Gibson picked up a take down in the third period to extend his lead to 6-1. Gibson finished the match with a 7-1 win after riding time.

149 pound match-up
The 149 pound match-up featured the #1 ranked wrestler in the weight class in Augie's Ryan King. Northern's R.C. Sisson was in the circle for the Wolves.

The match was abruptly ended at the 1:43 mark with a King pin on Sisson.

157 pound match-up
Northern's Spencer Dockery would face yet another nationally ranked Augie opponent in Austin Scarset. Coming into the match Scarset was ranked #8 in the nation at the 157 pound class.

The first round featured Scarset picking up three take downs. Two of his take downs were near-falls giving him a commanding 8-2 lead finishing the period.

Dockery fought tough to start the second period picking up a difficult escape putting the score to 8-3. Dockery continued on the offensive until Scarset picked up another take down at the 4:00 mark. After a series near falls Scarset found himself with a 16-4 advantage to end the second period.

Scarset picked up where he left off in the final period picking up another take down at the 5:20 mark of the match. Dockery continued to battle until he was pinned at the 6:19

165 pound match-up
Northern's Tyler Hoffman matched up against #6 ranked Cody Henriksen. Call it baptised by fire as this was Hoffman's first match of the year. Hoffman's debut was spoiled at the 1:30 mark when Augie's grappler pinned him.

165 pound match-up
Jason Hiller looked to tarnish #3 #3 Dusty Wilking's season in the 165 pound match. The match began methodically as the first minute was spend with each wrestler feeling each other out looking for each other's weaknesses. The period ended with a 2-1 Augie advantage.

The second period began as aggressive as the first period ended. At the 3:35 mark Hill picked up a two-point reversal giving him a 3-2 advantage. Hill continued to control the second period despite some strong wrestling from Wilking. At the 4:40 mark Wilking took back control of the match with a two-point reversal. The period would end with a 4-3 Augie advantage.

After a delay for injury the final period began with a Wilking reversal giving him a 5-3 advantage at the 6:00 mark. The match would end with a 5-3 win for Wilking.

184 pound match-up
The 184 match featured Augie's other #1 ranked wrestler in the form of defending national champion Tom Meester. Northern's Todd Naasz would have his hands full against Meester.

The first period consisted of three Meester takedowns and two Naasz escapes. After another Meester take down, the first period ended with a 8-2 Meester advantage.

Meester picked up in the second period where he left off with a quick take down. Naasz, did however, fought off Meester for the rest of the period to have the period end with a 8-2 Meester advantage.

Meester started the final period on the aggressive with a series of takedowns. For every Naasz escape Meester seemed to have a take down waiting. The score stood at 18-5 at the 6:07 mark. Meester finished Naasz off at the 6:30 mark with a 23-7 technical fall over Naasz.

HWT match-up
The heavy weight match pitted Northern's Jess Hockley against Augies Cris Bietz. Bietz would start aggressively picking up a quick 6-2 advantage over Hockley. After a couple Bietz take downs and an Hockley escape the first period ended with a score of 10-3 in favor of Bietz.

The second period began with Bietz on the offensive picking up an escape and take down combo to give him a 13-3 lead. Bietz would continue to control the second period ending it with a 13-3 advantage.

The final period resembled the second period with Bietz milking a 13-3 advantage. Hockley found the scoreboard with an escape in the final minute bringing the score to 13-4. Biezt answered with a take down putting the score at 15-4. Bietz ended the match with a 16-4 victory.

Augstana improved its team record to 5-0 on the season while the Wolves drop to 4-3 in team duals.

The Wolves are in action again January 19th when the travel to Concordia Moorhead.