ST. CLOUD STATE, MINN. – The Minot State University wrestling team lost 42-3 at St. Cloud State Friday night in its sixth Northern Sun dual of the season.
 
The Huskies are the top ranked team in the country coming off of their national championship season and have lost just two duals in the past two years. The three points MSU scored against SCSU is a team record in its Division II history.
 
Michael Rangel opened the dual with an 8-1 decision victory at the 125-pound class. Rangel's win is the largest win, second win overall, against a Husky in MSU's DII history. In 2014, Tanner Crissler won against SCSU by 4-1 decision, but lost a point due to misconduct to finish with two points.
 
St. Cloud State won the remaining nine matches to earn the 42-3 final score. The Huskies won three matches by fall, one by tech. fall and one by forfeit at the 157-pound class.
 
Minot State will compete again next Thursday, February 9, at the MSU Dome against Dickinson State at 7 p.m.
 
About Minot State
Minot State University is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and NCAA Division II offering 14 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletics programs. The NSIC is a premier NCAA DII, 16-member conference featuring teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. The Beavers are the only public NCAA Division II institution in the state of North Dakota.