MINOT, N.D.- The Southwest Minnesota State wreslting team (5-11, 1-3 NSIC) earned its first conference win of the season with a 22-16 victory over Minot State (3-12, 0-4 NSIC) on Thursday night in the Minot State Dome.

After a close 9-7 decision victory for Taylor Curtis at 125, Jordan Biehn captured a major decision to give the Mustangs a 7-0 start. Jake Slocum won by tech fall at 157 and Jackson Ryan later won by major decision at 197 which gave SMSU a 22-10 lead, putting the match out of reach.

SMSU has now won five straight matches over the Beavers. The Mustangs capture their first victory in the NSIC after dropping home matches to No. 1 St. Cloud State, No. 24 Upper Iowa, and Augustana. SMSU went 4-4 against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opponents last season.

The Mustangs will conclude their road trip tomorrow night as they travel to face the University of Mary starting at 7 p.m.
 

	Weight	Summary	MSND	SMS
	125	Taylor Curtis (Southwest Minnesota State) over William Horton-Hayden (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 9-7)	0	3
	133	Jordan Biehn (Southwest Minnesota State) over Michael Rangel (Minot State (N.D.)) (MD 11-3)	0	4
	141	Jered Sublet (Minot State (N.D.)) over Zachary Beaumaster (Southwest Minnesota State) (Dec 6-3)	3	0
	149	Cody Haugen (Minot State (N.D.)) over Cortez Arredondo (Southwest Minnesota State) (SV-1 4-2)	3	0
	157	Jake Slocun (Southwest Minnesota State) over Dimitri Grivas (Minot State (N.D.)) (TF 16-0 3:56)	0	5
	165	Kegen Fingalsen (Southwest Minnesota State) over Parker Osterman (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 5-3)	0	3
	174	Carlos Toledano (Minot State (N.D.)) over Cody Heitman (Southwest Minnesota State) (MD 11-1)	4	0
	184	Cole Hennen (Southwest Minnesota State) over Keegan Berry (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 10-5)	0	3
	197	Jackson Ryan (Southwest Minnesota State) over Bryce Broome (Minot State (N.D.)) (MD 14-4)	0	4
	285	Jacob Belland (Minot State (N.D.)) over Andrew Petersen (Southwest Minnesota State) (Fall 2:13)	6	0
Team Score:			16	22