MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State returns to its NSIC schedule this weekend with back-to-back duals against U-Mary and Minot State on Friday and Saturday respectively.

Match Info:
- SMSU vs U-Mary- Friday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. (PE Gym)
- SMSU vs Minot State- Saturday, Feb. 3, 3 p.m. (PE Gym)
- Live results for both matches will be available via trackwrestling.com
- Links for live video of both matches can be found from smsumustangs.com
- Tickets for both matches can be purchased from smsumustangs.com

Last Time Out:
- SMSU went 1-1 last week, with the largest win under Head Coach, Jesse Nelson in a 54-0 win over DWU followed by a 25-13 road loss at Upper Iowa
- The Mustangs' win over DWU was the first time SMSU had shutout an opponent since defeating Minot State, 40-0 back in 2013-14
- The win over DWU was the first time SMSU had put up 50 points in a match since defeating St. Thomas 50-3 back in 2000
- SMSU took advantage of three wins by forfeit against DWU
- SMSU earned four wins as a team at Upper Iowa, but the Peacocks would pull away late
- Taylor Curtis earned a 19-7 major decision on Wednesday night against DWU
- Kegen Fingalsen, Griffin Osing, Cole Hennen and Jackson Ryan strung together four straight pins in the Mustangs big win over DWU
- Cortez Arredondo (15-6) went 2-0 for SMSU wrestling at 157 with a 13-5 major decision vs DWU and a 2-1 decision at UIU
- Fingalsen and Hennen also went 2-0 on the weekend with wins by decision at UIU to follow their respective wins by fall vs DWU

SMSU Season Leaders:
- Justin Haneke (149) holds a 15-7 overall record on the year with eight total pins
- Andrew Petersen (HWT) has a 15-7 record on the season with three pins
- Cortez Arredondo (157)- has a 15-6 record on the season with a 3-1 record against NSIC opponents
- Taylor Curtis (125)- has a 12-8 record on the season and is 2-2 in the Northern Sun

SMSU Probable Lineup:
- 125: Taylor Curtis
- 133: Brock Buysse
- 141: Trent Butcher
- 149: Justin Haneke
- 157: Cortez Arredondo
- 165: Kegen Fingalsen
- 174: Griffin Osing
- 184: Cole Hennen
- 197: Jackson Ryan
- 285: Andrew Petersen or Ben Thompson

SMSU vs U-Mary Match Notes:
- U-Mary 2017-18 Record: 5-5, 2-2 NSIC
- Head Coach: Adam Aho (5th season)
- Tate Barnhardt was the No. 9 ranked wrestler at 133 in the latest DII wrestling rankings
- Hunter Eckert ranks No. 8 at 141 in the latest rankings 
- Rudy Guillen was tabbed as the No. 8 ranked wrestler for the 149 weight class in the latest DII rankings
- Phillip Springsteen was ranked No. 11 in the latest DII rankings at 165
- Dom Tudor ranks No. 7 at 285 in the latest 
- SMSU is 8-2 all-time against U-Mary with four straight victories
- The Mustangs have won 8 of 9 duals versus U-Mary dating back to the 2008-09 season
- SMSU overcame an early 10-0 deficit against U-Mary and came away with a 20-16 win last season in Bismarck, N.D.
- The Marauders snapped a 3-match losing streak with a 19-16 walk-off win at MSU Moorhead last Sunday
- Dominic Tudor captured the 285 match in sudden victory overtime to secure the win last week
- UMary is now in the midst of a three-match road stretch, which continues at SMSU and Augustana this weekend
- The Marauders slipped out of the national Top 25 but are the top team in the receiving votes category
- In the Region 3 poll released last week the Marauders are ranked 8^th out of 15 teams

U-Mary Probable Lineup:
- 125: Nate Humann
- 133: Tate Barnhardt
- 141: Hunter Eckert
- 149: Reed Cronin
- 157: Jared Reis
- 165: Phillip Springsteen
- 174: Austin Eichmann
- 184: Jackson Schichel
- 184: Jake Green
- 197: Emmitt Brooks
- 285: Dom Tudor

SMSU vs Minot State Match Notes:
- Minot State 2017-18 Record: 2-12, 0-3 NSIC
- Head Coach: Evan Forde (3rd season)
- The Mustangs are 6-1 all-time against Minot State and have won five straight duals over the Beavers
- SMSU won last season's dual, 22-16 on the road in Minot, N.D.
- The Beavers' only win in the all-time series was a 24-12 win over SMSU back in the 1972-73 season
- Minot State competed in the Kutztown Duals last weekend, losing all five duals on the trip
- Keegan Berry (184) posted a 5-0 record, four wins and a forfeit win, at the Kutztown Duals last week
- Mitchell Eull (285) had a 4-1 record during the tournament in Kutztown, improving to 20-3 on the season
- The Beavers will take on Augustana on Friday night before traveling to take on SMSU on Saturday

Minot State Probable Lineup:
- 125: Dean Arevalo
- 133: Michael Rangel
- 141: Jered Sublet
- 149: Tanner Crissler
- 157: Zach Berry
- 165: Carlos Toledano
- 174: Parker Osterman
- 184: Keegan Berry
- 197: Briley Crissler
- 285: Mitchell Eull