Mankato, Minn. -- No. 8 Minnesota State (10-3, 7-1) remained perfect at home this season with a 24-10 win over Northern State. MSU, which finished the year 7-0 at Taylor Center, won five-consecutive matches starting at 149-lbs to secure the win - three of the five wins were major decisions.
 
Junior David Demo and freshman No. 7 Alphonso Vruno opened the dual with back-to-back wins to give MSU an early, 6-0 lead.
 
After dropping a decision at 133-lbs, freshman Thomas Allen began the Maverick charge, starting at 149-lbs with a 17-6 major decision win. Following freshman Sawyer Hoffman's 4-1 win at 157-lbs, No. 7 Cody Quinn and No. 4 Aaron Norgren each recorded majors of their own at 165-lbs and 184-lbs respectively. No. 4 Brendan Eichmann earned a 10-6 win at 174-lbs in between the major decisions.
 
MSU would drop the final two contests of the night, including a major decision in the heavyweight bout to give MSU the 24-10 win.
 
The Mavericks will return to action Feb. 24 as they travel to Waterloo, Iowa to compete in NCAA Super Regional 3, with qualifiers advancing to the NCAA Championship March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala.
 
To view a complete play-by-play of tonight's dual, click HERE.
 
 
Minnesota State 24 – Northern State 10
 
125 lbs: David Demo over Anthony Bruno 5-0 (MSU 3 – NSU 0)
133 lbs: Alphonso Vruno over Tyler Frost 4-1 (MSU 6 – NSU 0)
141 lbs: Ian Muirhead over Nathan Hennes 8-2 (MSU 6 – NSU 3)
149 lbs: Thomas Allen over Grant Steen 17-6 major (MSU 10 – NSU 3)
157 lbs: Sawyer Hoffman over Gavin Larsen 4-1 (MSU 13 – NSU 3)
165 lbs: Cody Quinn over Blake Lundgren 12-4 major (MSU 17 – NSU 3)
174 lbs: Brendan Eichmann over Anthony Navarro 10-6 (MSU 20 – NSU 3)
184 lbs: Aaron Norgren over Jeb Clay 16-5 major (MSU 24 – NSU 3)
197 lbs: Chad Gibson over Nathan Haynes 4-3 (MSU 24 – NSU 6)
285 lbs: Matt Meuleners over Corby Running 16-3 major (MSU 24 – NSU 10)