BISMARCK, ND – The University of Mary will be back in NSIC action this weekend after a few long-distance road trips to Indianapolis and Louisville and a postponed road dual against NSU. The Marauders will battle against not only the best in the Northern Sun this weekend but some of the best in the nation when they welcome #1 St. Cloud State and #17 Minnesota State to town. The Marauders battle the Mavericks on Friday, January 24 at 7 PM in the McDowell Activity Center. They follow that up with a dual against the defending national champs, St. Cloud State. UMary hosts the Huskies on Saturday, January 25 at 7 PM.
THE RECORD
The Marauders come in with a 2-4 record, beginning NSIC wrestling 0-1. SCSU has begun their season 10-0 and MSU has started 4-1.
LAST TIME OUT
The last two times the Marauders took the mat was at a pair of high caliber competitions. At the Midwest Classic,
Dominic Tudor (4
th)
Dante Springsteen (8
th) both earned podium spots. Then, in the teams first ever appearance at the NWCA National Duals, UMary went 1-2 earning a win over #16 Lindenwood. The Marauders used a historic comeback against the Lions, winning six straight bouts from 157 lbs to heavyweight. The six straight wins accounted for 33 unanswered points to give UMary a 33-18 win. Of the six wins, four were by fall, one by technical fall, and one by major decision.
Phillip Springsteen,
Braydon Huber, and
Dominic Tudor all went 3-0 over the weekend at the National Duals.
UMARY PROJECTED STARTERS
125 –
Jeremy Leintz
133 –
Laken Boese or
Lincoln Turman
141 –
Trevor Fauver
149 –
Devin Steidler
157 – #12
Braydon Huber
165 –
Payton Hume
174 – #7
Phillip Springsteen
184 –
Grant Litke
197 –
Gerardo Jaime
285 – Dom Tudor
MINNESOTA STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
125 – Trent McManus
133 – Cole Gille
141 – #9 Louis Sanders
149 – Kyle Rathman
157 – Cooper Siebrecht
165 – #6 Logan Saltou
174 – #8 Zach Johnston
184 – Trevor Turriff
197 – #6 Matt Blome
285 – Max Villnow or David Griffet
ST. CLOUD STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
125 – Robby Horsman or
Brandon Betancourt
133 – #2
Garrett Vos
141 – #4
Garrett Aldrich or Joey Bianchini
149 – #2
James Pleski
157 – #1
Jake Barzowski
165 – #3
Devin FitzPatrick or
Devin Donovan
174 – #2
Kolton Eischens
184 – #3
Tyree Overton
197 – #12
Noah Ryan
285 – #9
Ezayah Oropeza
DUAL SPONSORS
The Marauders-Mavericks dual will be sponsored by Bek Communications. The UMary-SCSU dual is sponsored by Railway Credit Union. Stop by their Bismarck location to pick up complimentary tickets for Saturday's dual.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
With the most recent NWCA Division II Individual rankings, both
Phillip Springsteen and
Braydon Huber found themselves ranked. All-American
Phillip Springsteen came in ranking 7
th. Redshirt Freshman
Braydon Huber broke into the rankings, coming in at 12
th.
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