ST. CLOUD, Minn - The No. 11 Augustana wrestling team dropped a close battle to No. 13 St. Cloud State, 21-14, on Saturday afternoon at Hallenbeck Hall. 

After starting at 285 pounds, the Vikings dropped the first three weights before Luke Koenen got the Vikings on the board. He recorded a pair of takedowns and an escape following a scoreless first period to take a 7-1 lead. In the third, Koenen held off a comeback that saw his lead cut to 8-5, finishing with a decision to bring the Vikings within 12-3. 

Nolan Ambrose continued the run at 149, earning a takedown in the first before scoring a reversal and 10 nearfall points in a dominant second period, closing out a tech fall and to make it 12-8 SCSU. 

The dual seemed to be decided at 157 and 165 as the Huskies earned a 4-2 decision and 4-1 sudden victory to add to their lead. Coy Gunderson picked up a ranked victory at 174 to get the Vikings back on track. After each wrestler tallied an escape, Gunderson recorded a takedown in sudden victory to bring their deficit to 18-11. 

The Huskies clinched a win at 184 pounds as Charlie Petit grinded but couldn't come out on top of a 1-0 decision against the No. 2-ranked 184 pounder. Max Ramberg closed the dual at 197 with a second period escape and third period takedown to bring the match to its final score. 

The Vikings return to the Elmen Center on Friday, hosting Southwest Minnesota State at 7 p.m.

Full Results
285 - Zach Glazier (SCSU) over Jaret Peterson (AUG) (TF 20-5 6:30)
125 - Benjamin Aranda (SCSU) over Christian Olsen (AUG) (Dec 5-0)
133 - Dominic Ducato (SCSU) over Braiden Kort (AUG) (MD 10-1)
141 - #15 Luke Koenen (AUG) over Jayce Luna (SCSU)(Dec 8-5)
149 - #6 Nolan Ambrose (AUG) over Rowdy Neighbor (SCSU) (TF 15-0 4:59)
157 - #2 Joel Jesuroga (SCSU) over Cael Larson (AUG) (Dec 4-2)
165 - Gabriel Smith (SCSU) over Payton Handevidt (AUG) (SV-1 4-1)
174 - #5 Coy Gunderson (AUG) over #11 Bryce Dagel (SCSU) (SV-1 4-1)
184 - #2 Cole Glazier (SCSU) over Charlie Petit (AUG) (Dec 1-0)
197 - #1 Max Ramberg (AUG) over Tyson Meyer (SCSU) (Dec 4-1)