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The 10th-ranked Augustana wrestling team (5-4, 1-0 NSIC) goes on the road this weekend for a pair of key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference duals against top 10 teams. On Friday, the Vikings will be in St. Cloud, Minn., to take on No. 8 St. Cloud State in a 7 p.m. battle. Then on Saturday, Augustana travels to Mankato, Minn., to square off against No. 4 Minnesota State University, Mankato. That dual is also at 7 p.m.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES: St. Cloud State is ranked No. 8 in the nation with a 9-4 overall record and a 1-0 NSIC mark. One of the Huskies' wins is a 19-18 win over Augustana at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on January 10. SCSU has five nationally-ranked wrestlers including John Sundgren (8th/157), Tad Merritt (5th/165), Derek Skala (5th/184), Lukas Munkelwitz (6th/197) and Jacob Kahnke (6th/285).
ABOUT THE MAVERICKS: Minnesota State is ranked fourth in the nation with a 5-1 record following a third-place finish at the National Duals. MSU opens NSIC action Friday against MSU?Moorhead. Three Mavericks are nationally ranked. They include Andy Forstner (4th/125), Ben Becker (8th/174) and Brady Wilson (1st/285).
LIVE RESULTS UPDATES: Fans who can't make it to Friday's dual at St. Cloud State can follow the action via live results updates.
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WEBCAST INFORMATION: All of Augustana's home duals this season will be webcast on the internet as part of the NSIC's television agreement with Penn Atlantic TV. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link:
http://pennatlantic.com. This season there will be no charge to watch the duals, but fans will need to set up an account with Penn Atlantic.
