MINOT, N.D. -- The Minot State University wrestling team held a 10-3 but could not close out the dual after dropping five of the last six matches falling to UMary 20-13 on Friday evening at the MSU Dome. 

The Beavers fall to 0-2 overall on the season and remain 0-1 in NSIC competition with the loss. UMary improves to 1-1 overall with its first win of the dual season. 

Minot State grabbed an early 10-3 lead in the dual with wins by Oscar Nellis over Jeremy Leintz (7-2, Dec.), Lincoln Stormer over Logan Mahoney (12-4, Maj. Dec.) for four points, and Shadi Mitwalli over Chandler Mooney (7-6, Dec.) to push the Beavers in front of the Marauders four matches into the rivalry dual. 

The momentum shifted in favor of the Marauders as they won the next three matches to grab a 14-10 lead and advance on to defeat the Beavers, 20-13. 

Keegan Berry earned a 6-1 win over Grant Litke by a decision to mark the only victory for the Beavers in the final six matches. 

Head Wrestling Coach Evan Forde spoke with the media after tonight's dual. (Click the play icon in the image above) 

Dual Results 

	Weight	Matchup and results	MSU	UMary
	125	Oscar Nellis (Minot State (N.D.)) over Jeremy Leintz (Mary) (Dec 7-2)	3	0
	133	Laken Boese (Mary) over Kelby Armstrong (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 6-3)	0	3
	141	Lincoln Stormer (Minot State (N.D.)) over Logan Mahoney (Mary) (MD 12-4)	4	0
	149	Shadi Mitwalli (Minot State (N.D.)) over Chandler Mooney (Mary) (Dec 7-6)	3	0
	157	Anthony Velazquez (Mary) over Nathan Baca (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 6-2)	0	3
	165	Braydon Huber (Mary) over Austin Frantzich (Minot State (N.D.)) (TF 18-2 5:20)	0	5
	174	Max Bruss (Mary) over Noah Gallardo (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 5-0)	0	3
	184	Keegan Berry (Minot State (N.D.)) over Grant Litke (Mary) (Dec 6-1)	3	0
	197	Matt Kaylor (Mary) over Dustin Swisher (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 7-2)	0	3
	285	Dominic Tudor (Mary) over Jordan Will (Minot State (N.D.)) (SV-2 4-2)	0	3
Team Score:			13	20

The dual also featured some junior varsity action as Logan Fischer earned a 6-0 fall victory over UMary's Jaden Verhagen. Brendan Barnes defeated Jacob Morgan in a major-decision 9-1 and Jake Swirple took down Emmitt Brooks by a 3-2 decision to earn his first NCAA win to close out the dual. 

The Beavers are back in action against Northern State on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. inside the MSU Dome.