MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State won two bouts by tech fall and had one pin but let a two-point lead slip away with a loss by decision in the final bout of the night as the University of Mary came away with a 20-19 win on Friday night in the PE Gym.
Taylor Curtis (125) suffered a tough loss by sudden victory to begin the night for SMSU and U-Mary earned a win by tech fall to go ahead 8-0 after the first two bouts.
Trent Butcher (141) controlled his bout from start to finish and earned a 14-7 win by decision to get SMSU on the board.
Justin Haneke (149) then earned his ninth pin of the season to give SMSU a 9-8 lead.
U-Mary won three straight bouts beginning with the 157 weight class to go ahead 17-9 with just three bouts remaining.
The Mustangs looked like they'd taken all of the momentum back with back-to-back tech falls to edge out a 19-17 lead with the heavyweights as the only remaining bout.
Cole Hennen (184) defeated Jackson Schichel 15-0 which was followed by a 16-1 win by
Jackson Ryan (197) to put SMSU in front.
Andrew Petersen, nursing a lower body injury, was even with Dominic Tudor at 2-2 before eventually falling 6-2 in the final bout of the evening.
Southwest Minnesota State will return to action tomorrow afternoon as they host Minot State beginning at 3 p.m. in the PE Gym.
SMSU vs U-Mary Results
