MANKATO, Minn. --- After five early season tournaments, the Minnesota State wrestling team heads to Bismarck, N.D., Thursday, where it will face the University of Mary in its first NSIC wrestling dual of the year. Following Thursday's dual, the team travels to Minot, N.D., for a dual against the Minot State Beavers.

The Mavericks (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) will be competing in their first two duals of the season.

The Marauders of the University of Mary (2-5, 0-1 NSIC) enter Thurday's match with Minnesota State after falling to Upper Iowa last week, 35-9.

Minot State (3-2, 0-1 NSIC) absorbed a 39-9 loss to Upper Iowa University last weekend in its most-recent outing. The Beavers downed U-Mary, 18-16, in a dual contested in Minot Dec. 8.

Leading the way for the Mavericks will be Scott VanDeLoo (Sr., 184 lbs.) and Adam Cooling (Jr., 174 lbs.). VanDeLoo, who stands 7-0 for 2015-16, will look to keep his undefeated record going after two first-place finishes at the Luther College Open and the Augsburg Open. A season ago, VanDeLoo went 5-3 in dual matches. Cooling is off to a solid start this season, with a record of 12-2 overall. He went 5-2 in duals last season.

You can follow both duals live on Twitter @MSUMavWrestling.

To watch MSU's road dual against U-Mary, click HERE

To watch MSU's road dual against Minot State, click HERE