BOX SCORE
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - No. 4 St. Cloud State defeated Southwest Minnesota State 26-10 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action on Thursday.Â
The Huskies took the first five bouts of the match, including three bonus-point victories coming at 125, 149 and 157.
SCSU's Andrew Pokorny defeated
Justin Reinsma in the showdown between the No. 2 and No. 8 wrestlers ranked at 133 pounds in the NCAA coming into the match. Pokorny took a 9-0 lead after the first period due to three near-falls - one three-pointer and two two-pointers. Reinsma mounted a comeback late but fell by decision, 10-6. The loss snaps Reinsma's nine-bout winning streak and is his first loss of the calendar year.
Kyle Begin got SMSU on the board with his convincing 12-0 major decision over No. 7 Gabe Fogarty at 165 pounds. Begin began a string of three straight victories for the Mustangs as his teammates
Jacob Begin and
Andrew Rodas tabbed decisions at 174 and 184.
Cole Wilson was edged by No. 3 Austin Goergen in the heavyweight bout, 6-4.
Wilson will look to record his 20th win of the season tomorrow night when the Mustangs look to get back on the winning track versus Northern State from the P.E. Gym at 7 p.m.