MINNEAPOLIS -- Claiming victories in six out of 10 bouts, including two pins and a technical fall, the No. 3-ranked Augsburg University men's wrestling team claimed a 26-12 dual meet victory over NCAA Division II opponent Southwest Minnesota State University on Friday at Si Melby Hall.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 26, Southwest Minnesota State 12
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
RECORD: Augsburg 2-0 overall, Southwest 0-3 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The No. 3-ranked team in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, the Auggies claimed two pins and a technical fall in its six bout victories. 
• At 125 pounds, Augsburg's Justin Stauffacher (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) used a big four-point near-fall in the third period to post a 6-4 decision and improve his record to 7-2 on the season.
• At 133 pounds, No. 2 ranked Victor Gliva (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) improved to 8-0 on the season, claiming a second-period technical fall. He scored two 4-point near-falls in the first period in addition to three takedowns and a 2-point near-fall.
• At 149, No. 8-ranked Aaron Wilson (SR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) improved to 9-0 with a 1:45 pin of Robert Shields.
• Top-ranked 165-pounder Ryan Epps (SR, Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS) claimed a 4:51 fall over Kevin Bostwick for the Auggies' second pin of the night.
• At 174, Nick Rogge (SO, Eastman, Wis./Prairie du Chien HS) remained undefeated on the season at 7-0, posting a 13-7 decision over Hayden Voxland. Rogge used a takedown, 4-point near-fall and a stalling call on Voxland to build a 5-0 first-period lead, and was able to add two takedowns in the second period.
• At 184, No. 2-ranked Tanner Vassar (SR, Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS) scored a takedown in the first period and added a reversal and 2-point near-fall in the second. He was able to ride out his opponent in the third period to get the riding-time point and post a 9-2 decision.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 340-52-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 48 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season.

FOR THE FOES
• Southwest Minnesota State gained four wins in the match, with Justin Sampson recording a 5-4 win at 141, Nathan Moore claiming a 6-1 win at 157, Jackson Ryan winning 5-2 at 197 and Andrew Petersen winning 4-3 at heavyweight.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Dec. 29-30, traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to take part in the Citrus Invitational.

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No. 4 Augsburg (2-0) 26, Southwest Minnesota State (0-3) 12 
Friday, December 13, 2019 -- Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Official: Spencer Beech.
Action begins at 125 pounds.

125 -- Justin Stauffacher (AUG, 7-2) dec. Willie Meine (SMSU, 3-3) 6-4 (Augsburg 3-0)
133 -- No. 2 Victor Gliva (AUG, 9-0) tech. fall Hunter Pfantz (SMSU, 11-7) 16-1 at 4:00 (Augsburg 8-0)
141 -- Justin Sampson (SMSU, 8-6) dec. Adam Mickelson (AUG, 5-4) 5-4 (Augsburg 8-3)
149 -- No. 8 Aaron Wilson (AUG, 9-0) pinned Robert Shields (SMSU, 17-7) 1:45 (Augsburg 14-3)
157 -- Nathan Moore (SMSU, 6-9) dec. Jack Vaselaar (AUG, 5-4) 6-1 (Augsburg 14-6)
165 -- No. 1 Ryan Epps (AUG, 9-0) pinned Kevin Bostwick (SMSU, 10-10) 4:51 (Augsburg 20-6)
174 -- Nick Rogge (AUG, 7-0) dec. Hayden Voxland (SMSU, 11-8) 13-7 (Augsburg 23-6)
184 -- No. 2 Tanner Vassar (AUG, 9-0) dec. Cole Hennen (SMSU, 10-6) 9-2 (Augsburg 26-6)
197 -- Jackson Ryan (SMSU, 12-5) dec. Jonathan Zarnke (AUG, 2-4) 5-2 (Augsburg 26-9)
HWT -- Andrew Petersen (SMSU, 9-5) dec. Tyler Kim (AUG, 6-2) 4-3 (Augsburg 26-12)