BISMARCK, ND – With hopes of posting their first winning season overall and in conference since joining NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, the University of Mary hosts Northern State University in the final dual of the season for UMary. The Marauders and the Wolves tangle at 7 pm on Wednesday, February 14, in the McDowell Activity Center.
 
On a night full of activities, Wednesday's dual with the Wolves is also Senior Night as three Marauders will make their final appearance as the MAC. Designated a White Out, fans are encouraged to wear white.
 
Additionally the BEK Broadcasting Network is televising the dual state-wide in North Dakota. It is believed to be a first for Marauders wrestling at the MAC. Jordan Hassler of BEK will call the action with the assistance of former high school coach and DakotaGrappler.com creator Jon Gums.
 
The Marauders enter their final dual of the season with a record of 7-6 overall and 4-3 in the NSIC. A win over the Wolves provided the Marauders their first winning record overall and in the NSIC since UMary began competing in the NCAA in 2006-07. Last season the Marauders finished 8-8 overall and 3-5 in the NSIC. The eight wins overall is the Marauders NCAA high-water mark.
 
UMary has already established a mark for most conference wins in a season with four, exceeding the previous high of three set last year. Another win will equal last year's total of eight victories overall and keep the Marauders with a winning percentage above break even.
 
Prior to tonight's dual at Minot State University, the Wolves are 2-12 overall and 0-6 in the NSIC.
 
PROJECTED LINEUPS
 
University of Mary Marauders (7-6 overall, 4-3 NSIC)
125 – Nate Humann (10-12)
133 – #9 Tate Barnhardt (24-5, 5 pins)
141 – Hunter Eckert (11-6, 5 pins)
149 – #8 Rudy Guillen (15-2) or Reed Cronin (9-13)
157 – Jared Reis (3-1)
165 – #11 Phillip Springsteen (23-5, 10 pins)
174 – Austin Eichmann (11-10)
184 – Jackson Schichel (9-17) or Jake Green (6-8)
197 – Emmitt Brooks (5-16)
285 – Dominic Tudor (15-10, 7 pins)
 
Northern State Wolves (2-12, 0-6 NSIC)
125- Cortez Castellanos
133-Jens Knutson
141- Josh Moore
149- Billy Holtan or Griff Hieb
157- Tanner Olson
165- Blake Perryman
174- Kaden Campbell
184- Riley Lura or David Murphy
197- Diego Gallegos
HWT- Justice Horn
 
NOTES
Seniors Reed Cronin, Jordan Hegel and Jared Reis will be honored prior to the Marauders home dual with the Wolves on Wednesday... A Fargo, ND, who competed at West Fargo High School, Cronin is competitively a redshirt junior for the Marauders and will graduate this spring. He is 4-8 for UMary this season… In his fifth season with the Marauders, Hegel is a native of Missoula, MT, and attended Sentinal High School. He is 4-8 this season… Reis joined the Marauders this winter after competing at Oregon State University for three seasons and graduating in four years. The native of Napoleon and graduate of Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter is 3-1 this season for UMary.
 
The NCAA Division II Super Regional 3 is set for February 23-24 in St. Cloud, MN. The Marauders will be able to enter one wrestler in each weight class. The top four competitors in each classification will advance to the NCAA championships in Cedar Rapids, IA, on March 9-10.
 
R-Fr. Phillip Springsteen remains among the leaders in NCAA Division II in falls. The native of Graham, WA, has eight pins against NCAA D2 grapplers in a total time of 23:55 to rank seventh. In all his matches Springsteen is 23-5 with ten pins. Ranked 11th in the country at 165, he also owns three major decisions.
 
Jr. Tate Barnhardt (133) and R.-Fr. Phillip Springsteen are both 12-1 this season in dual matches. Barnhardt, 24-5 on the season overall and ranked 9th nationally at 133, is 19-5 against D2 wrestlers. Springsteen is ranked 11th nationally at 165 and is 18-5 against D2 competition.
 
Despite taking to the mat 17 times this season, So. Rudy Guillen leads the Marauders in takedowns with 57, one more than Tate Barnhardt. Ranked 8th nationally at 149, the Duluth, GA, native is 15-2 with four wins by major decision and two wins by technical fall.
 
The Marauders captured the Battle for the Barrel travelling trophy over Minot State 16-15. Philip Springsteen won the final match of the night with a 10-8 decision over Carlos Toledano, who had beaten the Marauders redshirt freshman earlier in the year.
 
UMary's last three wins were all decided in the tenth and final match of the night with the Marauders winning the deciding match each time. Dominic Tudor won the deciding match in a 19-16 win at MSU Moorhead and a 20-19 victory at Southwest Minnesota State. Phillip Springsteen had the win in the decisive 10^th match against Minot State.  
 
TAKEDOWN LEADERS
Rudy Guillen 57
Tate Barnhardt 56
Phillip Springsteen 38
Reed Cronin 37
Austin Eichmann 29
Nate Humann 26
Hunter Eckert 26
Jackson Schichel 25
Jakob Weisbrod 22
Dominic Tudor 21
 
PIN FALLS
Phillip Springsteen      10
Domini Tudor              7
Tate Barnhardt           5
Hunter Eckert              5
Jacob Green                3
Nate Humann             3
Noah Huff                   3
 
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