MINOT, N.D.- The Minot State men's wrestling team fell in their final NSIC home dual of the season to the ranked Augustana Vikings by a final score of 27-12. 
 
Starting off the afternoon saw junior Shadi Mitwalli fall in the last period to Augie's Hunter Burnett by a 13-7 decision giving Augie the 3-0 lead on the day. 
 
Augie stretched the lead to 6-0 thanks in part to Tyler Wagener sliding past junior Nathan Baca with a 5-2 decision. 
 
Miles Fitzgerald doubled down on freshman Cannon Potts by an 8-3 decision to move Augie up 9-0 on the afternoon. 
 
Augie's dominant start continued as 2^nd ranked Cade Mueller pinned sophomore Austin Frantzich only 35 seconds into the faceoff, to increase the Augie lead to 15-0. 
 
Senior Keegan Berry impressed yet again by taking ranked Kolby Kost to overtime before falling by a 3-1 final to further increase Augustana's lead to 18-0. 
 
Sophomore Dustin Swisher put up the first points on the day by getting the pin with 1:27 left in the first period over Daniel Bishop to cut the Augie lead to 18-6. 
 
Senior BIG Jordan Will pushed some more momentum in favor of the Beavers by sliding past ranked Steven Hajas  by a 2-0 score to make it 18-9 in favor of Augustana. 
 
Junior Oscar Nellis came away with another decision over a ranked Viking as Nellis took the 4-2 decision over Jaxson Rohman to make it 18-12 Augustana. 
 
In the 133-pound weight class Augie's Jack Huffman pinned senior Brandon Meikel with 1:37 left in the first period to put the Vikings out of reach at 24-12. 
 
Rounding out the day saw Brayden Curry power past freshman Kelby Armstrong by a 4-1 decision to complete the Viking victory 27-12. 
 
The Bevers will head back to the MSU Dome one last time this season for senior night against long-time and in-state rival the Dickinson State Blue Hawks on Wednesday February 9^th at 7 p.m. MSU will wrap up their regular season with an NSIC showdown against arch-nemesis the UMary Marauders Thursday February 10^that 7 p.m. in Bismarck.