Trailing 10-0, Alphonso Vruno (Sr., 141 lbs.), who was ranked third in the region, would square off against fifth-ranked in the region Kristian Vazquez. Vruno was in control the entire match. While leading 14-6 in the third period, Vruno secured the win via fall with 23 seconds remaining in the match to make the dual score 10-6.
After the Mavericks fell in the 149-pound match, Matt Mincey (R-Sr., 157 lbs.) would pick up a 3-0 decision over Garrett Hoffner to make it a 13-9 dual score. Mincey moved to 13-0 on the season and was ranked sixth in the nation coming into the night.
Following the 165-pound contest, the score was 18-9 MSU Moorhead. The Mavericks would fire off four consecutive victories to complete the comeback victory. Adam Cooling (Jr., 174 lbs.) picked up a tech fall victory over Brayden Kuntz to improve to 17-3 on the year.
Scott VanDeLoo (Sr., 184 lbs.) won by a close 4-2 decision over Austin May to move to 12-1 on the season. The score was 18-17 MSU Moorhead heading into the 197-pound match. Darick Vancura(Jr., 197 lbs.) gave MSU a huge boost in momentum after picking up a quick fall over Cody Anderson in 2:04 that also gave them its first lead of the night. Malcolm Allen (R-Sr., 285 lbs.) sealed the deal with a fall over Nader Abdullatif in 48 seconds.
With the win, the Mavericks move to 3-0 in NSIC matchups. That mark is good enough for the NSIC lead in conference wins. The Mavericks will compete next Thursday, Jan. 21, at Taylor Center as they host the Johnnies of St. John's University. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Results:
125-Jared Goldsmith (MSUM) maj. dec. Trevor Schultz, 11-3
133-Blake Bosch (MSUM) pinned Tyler Funk, 5:47
141-Alphonso Vruno (MSU) pinned Kristian Vazquez, 6:37
149-Isaac Novacek (MSUM) dec. Daniel Close, 13-6
157-Matt Mincey (MSU) dec. Garrett Hoffner, 3-0
165-Adam Blees (MSUM) tech fall over Corey Abernathy, 18-3
174-Adam Cooling (MSU) tech fall over Brayden Kuntz, 21-6
184-Scott VanDeLoo (MSU) dec. Austin May, 4-2
197-Darick Vancura (MSU) pinned Cody Anderson, 2:04
285-Malcolm Allen (MSU) pinned Nader Abdullatif, 0:48
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