NSU won six of the eight contested victories, the lone loss coming on a Dusty Paulsen fall over NSU redshirt freshman Terrance Fox at 141 pounds. The two teams split open weight matches with DWU's Ross Hoksbergen taking the 197 pound class and the nation's top-ranked Matt Meuleners picking up the tab in the heavyweight division.
Anthony Bruno (125), Beau Voegeli (149), Blake Lundgren (165) and Chad Gibson (184) all earned wins by fall, including first period pins by Voegeli and Gibson.
Sophomore Ian Muirhead earned a 5-4 win at 133 pounds on the strength of a riding time point. Muirhead escaped trouble late in the third period as DWU's Richard Rios nearly picked up a defensive pin before Muirhead wriggled away as time ran out on Rios' efforts.
Neil Sell (157) and senior Donnie Bowden (174) also earned decisions over their respective opponents to give the Wolves victories in the final five contested weight classes. Bowden picked up his second straight win over the Tigers' Tyler Sarringar with an 11-6 decision. The two battled to a high-scoring 19-13 decision when they met earlier this season at the DWU Open Tournament on Nov. 12. Bowden earned his first dual victory in two years after missing the 2010-11 season with a knee injury.
The Wolves, now 1-0 in dual meets this season, will go back on the road on Saturday to take on Chadron State in another non-conference match-up. Action in that dual is set to begin at 4 p.m. (MST).
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