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#4 St. Cloud State Cruises to 26-10 Win Over SMSU
2/6/2014 8:51:00 PM | Wrestling
St. Cloud, Minn. - The #4 St. Cloud State University wrestling team (16-1, 5-0 NSIC) notched its ninth consecutive victory with a 26-10 win over visiting Southwest Minnesota State University (10-5, 4-2 NSIC) on Thursday, Feb. 6 on the mats in Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn.
The Huskies dominated the dual meet at the lower weight classes to claim the victory against the Mustangs. Â SCSU opened the night at 125-pounds with an 18-6 major decision by Tanney Johnshoy, which was followed by a 10-6 victory by SCSU's #2 ranked Andy Pokorny over the Mustang's #8 ranked Justin Reinsma.
At 141-pounds, the Huskies extended their lead to 10-0 with a 2-1 win by Matt Nelson over SMSU's Ethan Hildebrandt. Â At 149-pounds, the Huskies' Josh Howk scored a 10-2 major decison win over Beau Buysse of SMSU to make it 14-0. Â To cap the first half of the dual, SCSU sophomore Clint Poster claimed a pin at 3:00 against SMSU's Codie Lane, to give the Huskies a commanding 20-0 lead.
SMSU rallied with a major decision win at 165-pounds and a victory at 174-pounds to make it 20-7. Â The Mustangs finished their scoring with a victory at 184-pounds to make it 20-10 heading into the final two matches of the evening. Â At 197-pounds, SCSU senior Chris Brassell got the offense back on track with a 4-1 win over SMSU's Micah Larson. Â To end the evening, #3 ranked Austin Goergen rallied to win a 6-4 victory over SMSU's Cole Wilson.
The Huskies will continue their 2013-14 campaign on Friday, Feb. 7 with a home match at Halenbeck Hall against #17 ranked Augustana College. Â The match has been designated as Youth/Prep Night and all youth in grades K-12 will be admitted to the match for just $1. Â Tickets for this match can be purchased at the gate at Halenbeck Hall.
#4 St. Cloud State 26, Southwest Minnesota State 10
The Huskies dominated the dual meet at the lower weight classes to claim the victory against the Mustangs. Â SCSU opened the night at 125-pounds with an 18-6 major decision by Tanney Johnshoy, which was followed by a 10-6 victory by SCSU's #2 ranked Andy Pokorny over the Mustang's #8 ranked Justin Reinsma.
At 141-pounds, the Huskies extended their lead to 10-0 with a 2-1 win by Matt Nelson over SMSU's Ethan Hildebrandt. Â At 149-pounds, the Huskies' Josh Howk scored a 10-2 major decison win over Beau Buysse of SMSU to make it 14-0. Â To cap the first half of the dual, SCSU sophomore Clint Poster claimed a pin at 3:00 against SMSU's Codie Lane, to give the Huskies a commanding 20-0 lead.
SMSU rallied with a major decision win at 165-pounds and a victory at 174-pounds to make it 20-7. Â The Mustangs finished their scoring with a victory at 184-pounds to make it 20-10 heading into the final two matches of the evening. Â At 197-pounds, SCSU senior Chris Brassell got the offense back on track with a 4-1 win over SMSU's Micah Larson. Â To end the evening, #3 ranked Austin Goergen rallied to win a 6-4 victory over SMSU's Cole Wilson.
The Huskies will continue their 2013-14 campaign on Friday, Feb. 7 with a home match at Halenbeck Hall against #17 ranked Augustana College. Â The match has been designated as Youth/Prep Night and all youth in grades K-12 will be admitted to the match for just $1. Â Tickets for this match can be purchased at the gate at Halenbeck Hall.
#4 St. Cloud State 26, Southwest Minnesota State 10
125 - Tanner Johnshoy (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Antonio Meikel (Southwest Minnesota State) 18-6
133  - #2Andrew Pokorny (St. Cloud State) won by decision over #8 Justin Reinsma (Southwest Minnesota State) 10-6
141 - #4 Matt Nelson (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Ethan Hildebrandt (Southwest Minnesota State) 2-1
149 - Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Beau Buysse (Southwest Minnesota State) 10-2
157 - #5 Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) won by pin over Codie Lane (Southwest Minnesota State) 3:00
165 - Kyle Begin (Southwest Minnesota State) won by major decision over #7 Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) 12-0
174 - Jacob Begin (Southwest Minnesota State) won by decision over Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) 9-2
184 - Andrew Rodas (Southwest Minnesota State) won by decision over Cody Tibbetts (St. Cloud State) 8-2
197 - Chris Brassell (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Micah Larson (Southwest Minnesota State) 4-1
285  - #3 Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Cole Wilson (Southwest Minnesota State) 6-4
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