MARSHALL, Minn. --- The No. 17 Minnesota State wrestling team (7-1, 3-0 NSIC) kept things rolling as the Mavericks defeated Southwest Minnesota State (3-6, 2-4 NSIC), 31-8, Thursday night inside the PE Gym.
 
The Mavericks claimed wins in eight of the 10 matches, including a win by technical fall, a win by pinfall, two wins by major decision and four wins by decision.
 
At 125 lbs., Trenton McManus claimed a 20-4 technical fall victory over Hunter Pfantz. However, the Mustangs responded with a 17-2 technical fall win of their own when Jackson Stauffacher defeated Cole Gille at the 133-pound bout.   
 
MSU then won the next four matches to take a 19-5 lead after six matches. No. 9 Louie Sanders (141 lbs.) and No. 3 Kyle Rathman (149 lbs.) clamed back-to-back wins by major decision with wins by 11-1 and 19-6, respectively. At 157 lbs., Cooper Siebrecht picked up an exciting 3-1 overtime win over Nathan Moore. Logan Saltou followed with a 9-3 win over Jacob Backlund.
 
No. 10 Zach Johnston was upset by Hayden Voxland in the 174-pound match, but the Mavericks would respond by winning the next three matches. Trevor Turriff earned a 7-6 win over Cole Hennen, which was followed by an 8-3 win by Matthew Blome over Jackson Ryan. At heavyweight, Max Villnow finished with a tremendous pinfall victory over Andrew Petersen in overtime.
 
The Mavericks will be back in action Saturday when they host No. 1 St. Cloud State at Taylor Center. The dual will begin at 2:00 p.m.
 
#17 Minnesota State 31, SMSU 8
125: Trenton McManus Tech. fall over Hunter Pfantz 20-4 | 5-0 MSU
133: Jackson Stauffacher Tech. fall over Cole Gille 17-2 | Tied 5-5
141: #9 Louie Sanders Maj. over Justin Sampson 11-1 | 9-5 MSU
149: #3 Kyle Rathman Maj. over Robert Shields 19-6 | 13-5 MSU
157: Cooper Siebrecht Dec. over Nathan Moore 3-1 | 16-5 MSU
165: Logan Saltou Dec. over Jacob Backlund 9-3 | 19-5 MSU
174: Hayden Voxland Dec. over #10 Zach Johnston 6-5 | 19-8 MSU
184: Trevor Turriff Dec. over Cole Hennen 7-6 | 22-8 MSU
197: Matthew Blome Dec. over Jackson Ryan 8-3 | 25-8 MSU
285: Max Villnow Fall over Andrew Petersen 7:13 | 31-8 MSU