KEARNEY, Neb. – Minot State University wrestling picked up their first dual win of the 2013-14 season Saturday afternoon at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Duals.

After getting off to a slow start on the day, the Beavers (1-9 Overall, 0-3 NSIC) wrestled better in their last three matches including a 35-13 win over Newman University.

"It was really nice to get our first win," said Minot State head coach Robin Ersland. "We looked pretty solid and were much more aggressive than we did earlier today."

In the win against Newman, Joshua Douglas (Jr., 133, Kissimmee, Fla.), Jon Wilson (So., 149, Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Tiger Paasch (Fr., 174, McMinnville, Ore.) all notched wins by fall to lead MISU to their first win in over a year. Douglas, led the way for Minot State on the day as he went 3-1 during his four bouts.

In the fourth and final dual of the day, MISU gave nationally ranked No. 11 Adams State all they could handle. However, the Grizzlies were able to hold off the Beavers in a 27-26 win for ASU.

"It was a good, solid effort against a traditionally strong national power," said Ersland. "Pins were the difference in the dual as we had two for us but couldn't stay off our back as we were pinned three times."

In the loss, Paasch and Bobby Bartz (Sr., HWT, Harvey, N.D.) picked up wins by fall for the Beavers. Paasch now leads the team with eight wins by fall for the season.

Now with confidence, the Beavers have one more non-conference dual against University of Regina on the road on Thursday Jan. 23 before they resume Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference duals.

Chadron State 48, Minot State 0

125 – Taylor Summers, Chadron State, won by forfeit (0-6)
133 – Dustin Stodola, Chadron State, defeated Joshua Douglas, 14-4 (Maj. Dec.) (0-10)
141 – Jay Stine, Chadron State, pinned Zach Cummings 2:15 (0-16)
149 – Jacob Anderson, Chadron State, defeated Jon Wilson, 15-2 (Maj. Dec.) (0-20)
157 – C.J Clark, Chadron State, defeated Ricard Avakovs, 10-2 (Maj. Dec.) (0-24)
165 – Tyler Smart, Chadron State, won by forfeit (0-30)
174 – Dylan Fors, Chadron State, defeated Tiger Paasch, 1-0 (0-33)
184 – Jordan DeBus, Chadron State, pinned Justin Berg 1:30 (0-39)
197 – Devan Fors, Chadron State, defeated Mitchell Eull, 2-1 (0-42)
HWT – Mike Hill, Chadron State, won by forfeit (0-48)

No. 6 Fort Hays State 35, Minot State 15

125 – Adam Ludwin, Fort Hays State, won by forfeit (0-6)
133 – Joshua Douglas, Minot State, pinned Smon Seaton, 1:30 (6-6)
141 – C.J. Napier, Fort Hays State, defeated Zachary Cummings 21-6 (Tech. Fall) (6-11)
149 – Jon Wilson, Minot State, defeated Matt Ziegler, 7-0 (Maj. Dec.) (9-11)
157 – Mitchell Means, Fort Hays State, pinned Ricard Avakovs, 1:51 (9-17)
165 – Bradley Little, Fort Hays State, won by forfeit (9-23)
174 – Josh Rodriguez, Fort Hays State, defeated Tiger Paasch, 11-7 (9-26)
184 – Jon Inman, Fort Hays State, pinned Justin Berg, 2:59 (9-32)
197 – Zack Grimes, Fort Hays State, defeated Mitchell Eull, 9-3 (9-35)
HWT – Bobby Bartz, Minot State, won by forfeit (15-35)

Minot State 35, Newman 13

125 – Dustin Reed, Newman, won by forfeit (0-6)
133 – Joshua Douglas, Minot State, pinned Kris Workman, 4:51 (6-6)
141 – Zachary Cummings, Minot State, defeated Wyatt Wade, 12-2 (Maj. Dec.) (10-6)
149 – Jon Wilson, Minot State, pinned Zach Duwe, 0:30 (16-6)
157 – Colton Duhr, Newman, defeated Ricard Avakovs, 10-4 (16-9)
165 – Donovan Williams, Minot State, won by forfeit (22-9)
174 – Tiger Paasch, Minot State, pinned Juan Ortiz, 1:01 (28-9)
184 – Matt Fetterley, Minot State, defeated Michael Kubik, 5-0 (31-9)
197 – Mitchell Eull, Minot State, defeated Steven Cooksley, 8-0 (Maj. Dec.) (35-9)
HWT – Lorenzo Serna, Newman defeated Bobby Bartz, 11-1 (Maj. Dec.) (35-13)

No. 11 Adams State 27, Minot State 26

125 – Ian Wingstrom, Adams State, won by forfeit (0-6)
133 – Joshua Douglas, Minot State, defeated Martin Ramirez, 16-0 (Tech. Fall) (5-6)
141 – Ryan Fillingame, Adams State, pinned Devon Parrish 1:32 (5-12)
149 – Max Ortega, Adams State, defeated Jon Wilson, 8-2 (5-15)
157 – Daniel Kelly, Adams State, pinned Ricard Avakovs, 1:53 (5-21)
165 – Donovan Williams, Minot State, won by forfeit (11-21)
174 – Tiger Paasch, Minot State, pinned Mark Mabry, 1:46 (17-21)
184 – Nevada Bencomo, Adams State, pinned Justin Berg, 1:34 (17-27)
197 – Mitchell Eull, Minot State, defeated Dakota Bencomo, 3-1 (20-27)
HWT – Bobby Bartz, Minot State, pinned Tuli Laulu, 4:29 (26-27)