St. Cloud State
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St. Cloud State wrestling to host MSU Moorhead & Northern State
1/18/2017 2:51:00 PM | Wrestling
On Thursday, Jan. 19, the Huskies will host MSU Moorhead (3-6, 0-2 NSIC) at Halenbeck Hall. Â SCSUÂ will complete its week with a home match against Northern State (4-5, 0-1 NSIC) on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. Â The match against NSU has been designated as Military and Veteran Appreciation Day at St. Cloud State. Â All active military and veterans will be admitted to the match that day for free. Â Tickets for these home matches can be purchased at the gate and all SCSU students get into the matches for free.
WATCH: Live Video Feed on Jan. 19 & Jan. 21
LISTEN: Â KVSC Sports Stream with John O. Peterson
LIVE STATS: Â Trackwrestling on Jan. 19 Â / Â Trackwrestling on Jan. 21
TEAM STATS: Â Current SCSU Team Stats
SCSU Wrestling News and Notes:
- The Huskies were ranked #1 as a team in the latest NCAA Division II coaches polll
- The #1 St. Cloud State University wrestling team (9-1, 1-0 NSIC) charted a pair of victories and one loss at the 2017 Ranger Duals tournament, which was held at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisc. on Saturday, Jan. 14.  The Huskies opened the day with a 30-6 victory over #8 McKendree.  A highlight of the match was Mike Rhone's 10-7 win over #9 ranked Naquan Hardy at 133 pounds.  In the second match of the day, SCSU suffered its first dual loss of the season with a 22-17 setback against Indianapolis.  To complete the day, SCSU posted a 31-10 win over #8 ranked Findlay.  Brett Velasquez, Vince Dietz and Austin Goergen all earned three victories in the duals at the Ranger Duals on the day.Â
- Vince Dietz leads SCSU this season with 19 wins (19-1), while Austin Goergen is a close second with a 17-0 record. Â Clayton Jennissen owns a 15-5 record this winter and James Pleski is 12-5.
- Goergen leads the Huskies in 2016-17 with 10 falls, and SCSU has charted 86 falls as a team this season.  Goergen has now won 18 consecutive matches dating back to the end of the 2015-16 season.  In his career, Goergen has 61 falls.
- As a team, SCSU's match record this season stands at 285-135.
- The loss against Indianapolis snapped a 19 dual match win streak for the Huskies. Â The last loss suffered by the Huskies was a 21-15 setback on Jan. 9, 2016 against Notre Dame (OH) at the NWCA DII National Duals. Â This was only the Huskies' seventh dual match loss since the start of the 2010-11 season.
- SCSU also posted a 41-6 win over Central Missouri at home on Jan. 12.
- Next up for the Huskies is a home dual meet against St. John's on Jan. 26. Â Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. Â The match has been designated as Youth/Middle School/Prep Night at SCSU. Â All youth in grade 12 or younger will be admitted for just $1. Â The first 50 fans in will also receive free SCSU wrestling memorabilia.
PROBABLE STARTERS VS. MSU Moorhead
125: SCSU - #1 Brett Velasquez (10-2) or Brandon Briggs (7-4) vs.
MSUM - Jared Goldsmith (So., 11-11)
133:  SCSU - Jarred Oftedahl (9-3) or Mike Rhone (7-2) vs.
MSUM - #3 Blake Bosch (Sr., 20-1)
141: SCSU - #5 Matt Nelson (7-1) or Travis Swanson (6-5) vs.Â
MSUM -Â Kristian Vazquez (So., 7-7)
149: SCSU - James Pleski (12-5) or Taner Trembley (149) vs.
MSUM - Dylan Connell (So., 11-9)
157: SCSU - Brett Stolarzyk (7-7) or #7 Larry Bomstad (12-2) vs.
MSUM - Isaac Novacek (Sr., 12-10)
165: SCSU - #8 Gabe Fogarty (11-6) or Josh Berg (3-4)
MSUM - Brayden Kuntz (So., 3-12)
174: SCSUÂ - #5 Clayton Jennissen (15-5) or Tanner Schaefer (3-5) vs.
MSUM - Adam Blees (So., 12-6)
184: SCSUÂ - Chevy Farris (4-4) or Uthman Rabiu (9-2)
MSUM - Logan Rhode (So., 6-12)
197: SCSU - #3 Vince Dietz (19-1) or Adam Josephson (3-0) vs.
MSUM - Cody Anderson (So., 5-12)
285: SCSU - #1 Austin Goergen (17-0) or Michael Hobbs (7-3) vs.
MSUM - Nader Abdullatif (Sr., 14-7)
PROBABLE STARTERS VS. Northern State
125: SCSU - #1 Brett Velasquez (10-2) or Brandon Briggs (7-4) vs.
NSU - Matthew Leier
133:  SCSU - Jarred Oftedahl (9-3) or Mike Rhone (7-2) vs.
NSU - Open
141: SCSU - #5 Matt Nelson (7-1) or Travis Swanson (6-5) vs.Â
NSU - CJ Vogeli
149: SCSU - James Pleski (12-5) or Taner Trembley (0-3)
NSU - Tyler Stenberg
157: SCSU - Brett Stolarzyk (7-7) or #7 Larry Bomstad (12-2) vs.
NSU - Blake Perryman
165: SCSU - #8 Gabe Fogarty (11-6) or Josh Berg (3-4)
NSU - Ben Fichter
174: SCSUÂ - #5 Clayton Jennissen (15-5) or Tanner Schaefer (3-5) vs.
NSU - Tanner Olson
184: SCSUÂ - Chevy Farris (4-4) or #6Â Uthman Rabiu (9-2)
NSU - David Murphy
197: SCSU - #3 Vince Dietz (19-1) or Adam Josephson (3-0) vs.
NSU - Joe Gomez
285: SCSU - #1 Austin Goergen (17-0) or Michael Hobbs (7-3) vs.
NSU - Harrison Townsend
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