MINOT, N.D. -- The Minot State men's wrestling team opened the 2021 NSIC dual season with a loss to Minnesota State on Thursday night at the MSU Dome. 

The Beavers fall to 0-1 on the season while Minnesota State improved to 1-0 after the season-opening dual. MSU will hit the road for its next dual within the NSIC against one of the top grappling programs in the country, No. 1 St. Cloud on Jan. 14. 

NCAA Preseason Coaches' Poll No. 8 heavyweight, Jordan Will, won by a 3-1 decision over Mankato's David Griffet to close his first match of the season with a victory. 

The Beavers found themselves down 18-0 through four matches against the Mavericks when Nathan Baca (157 lb.) broke through with a 3-1 sudden victory over Cooper Siebrecht to get MSU on the board.

Back-to-back matches did not go the Beavers' way but Keegan Berry (184 lb.) recorded a win by fall over Dylan Butts to give the Beavers nine points in the dual. 

Will (285 lb.) added three points with a 3-1 win by decision in the concluding match and the result went final 31-12 in favor of the Mavericks. 

Final Results:                                                                                                

	Wt.	Matchup
	125	Trenton McManus (Minnesota State Mankato) over Oscar Nellis (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 2-1)	0	3
	133	Brock Luthens (Minnesota State Mankato) over Kelby Armstrong (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 6-4)	0	3
	141	Kolbe O`Brien (Minnesota State Mankato) over Lincoln Stormer (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 2:44)	0	6
	149	Kyle Rathman (Minnesota State Mankato) over Shadi Mitwalli (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 4:51)	0	6
	157	Nathan Baca (Minot State (N.D.)) over Cooper Siebrecht (Minnesota State Mankato) (SV-1 3-1)	3	0
	165	Michael Smith (Minnesota State Mankato) over Austin Frantzich (Minot State (N.D.)) (Fall 2:27)	0	6
	174	Trevor Turriff (Minnesota State Mankato) over Noah Gallardo (Minot State (N.D.)) (MD 12-1)	0	4
	184	Keegan Berry (Minot State (N.D.)) over Dylan Butts (Minnesota State Mankato) (Fall 4:23)	6	0
	197	Matt Blome (Minnesota State Mankato) over Dustin Swisher (Minot State (N.D.)) (Dec 7-0)	0	3
	285	Jordan Will (Minot State (N.D.)) over David Griffet (Minnesota State Mankato) (Dec 3-1)	3	0
Team Score:			12	31

Minot State Head Wrestling Coach Evan Forde after the season-opening dual 


Up next
The Minot State wrestling team takes on nationally-ranked No. 1 St. Cloud on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. in St. Cloud, Minn. This bout could feature a matchup of top heavyweights in the country in No. 8 Jordan Will and No. 1 Kameron Teacher.