NDSU Wrestling falls to #10 Minnesota

On By Littum

FARGO, ND – North Dakota State wrestling fell to no. 10 Minnesota 39-0 Friday night at the Scheels Center as the Golden Gophers ran the table with five bonus-point decisions.

The Bison were held scoreless for the first time since 2009 and just the fourth time in the Division I era. The last shutout came in a 42-0 loss to No. 21 at Oregon State on December 13, 2009.

NDSU gave up a pair of decisions to start the dual, but Kyle Burwick nearly had a win at 133 pounds as time expired while Burwick tried to finish off a landing shot, falling by a 3-2 loss to #8 Tyler Wells.

#32 Gavin Drexler would also finish with a narrow loss to #22 Drew Roberts at 149 pounds. Drexler secured a late takedown and then finished with another takedown as time expired to fall 8-6.

Minnesota secured four bonus point wins in the final five matches, including three straight technical falls to end the dual. #1 Gable Steveson finished the heavyweight dual with an 18-3 technical fall in 1:50 in his collegiate return.

NDSU set a wrestling attendance record at the Scheels Center with 1,529, breaking the previous mark of 1,511 against #3 Oklahoma State on November 26, 2017.

The Bison will be off for three weeks before returning to face #12 Iowa State in Humboldt, Iowa on December 15th.

Minnesota 39, North Dakota State 0
November 22, 2024 | Scheels Center | Fargo, ND | Att.: 1529

125 | #14 Cooper Flynn (Minn) passed Tristan Daugherty (NDSU), Dec. 4-1; Minnesota 3-0
133 | #8 Tyler Wells (Minn) over Kyle Burwick (NDSU), 3.-2. December; Minnesota 6-0
141 | #5 Vance VomBaur (Minn) over Kellyn March (NDSU), TF 22-6 6:30; Minnesota 11-0
149 | #22 Drew Roberts (Minn) over #32 Gavin Drexler (NDSU), 8.-6. December; Minnesota 14-0
157 | #7 Tommy Askey (Minn) past Gabriel Schumm (NDSU), 14.-7. December; Minnesota 17-0
165 | #10 Andrew Sparks (Minn) passed The estate Greenley (NDSU), MD 16-2; Minnesota 21-0
174 | #25 Clayton Whiting (Minn) over Devin Wasley (NDSU), 8.-3. December; Minnesota 24-0
184 | #10 Max McEnelly (Minn) past Aidan Brenot (NDSU), TF 22-7 5:12; Minnesota 29-0
197 | #7 Isaiah Salazar (Minn) over Aiden Height (NDSU), TF 17-0 4:42; Minnesota 34-0
285 | #1 Gable Steveson (Minn) passed Drew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU), TF 18-3 1:50; Minnesota 39-0