MOORHEAD, Minn. – Division II MSU-Moorhead won the first eight matches, four by two points or less, en route to a 34-6 wrestling win over Saint John's on Friday, Jan. 16, in Moorhead. 

Senior Ryan Michaelis (Monticello, Minn.) erased the shutout for SJU (3-12 dual record) with a pin in 6:20 at 197 pounds. He is now 7-1 on the season and is ranked seventh nationally by D3wrestle.com.

Junior Ben Henle (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer) saw his 14-match win streak come to an end with a 9-7 loss in double overtime at 141 pounds. He picked up a three-point near fall near the end of the second period to gain a 7-4 lead but ran out of time for the pin. Henle surrendered a reversal in the third period and the Dragons' Philippe Walker accrued over a minute of riding time to send the match to overtime. Following the first overtime (sudden victory), Henle chose down in the first 30-second frame but could not escape. Walker recorded a reversal with 10 seconds left to earn the win. Ranked as high as seventh nationally by D3wrestle.com, Henle is now 20-5 on the season, with all five losses against Division I or Division II student-athletes.

SJU dropped three other matches by two points or less. Senior Evan Guffey (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt) fell to Blake Bosch, who is ranked sixth in Division II, by a 2-0 score at 133 pounds. Sophomore Teddy Erickson (Annandale, Minn.) lost by a 3-1 decision at 165 pounds and freshman Nick Pegelow (Eagan, Minn./Eastview) suffered a 3-2 loss at 184 pounds.

The Johnnies return home to host their first dual of the 2014-15 season with a 7 p.m. bout against St. Olaf next Friday, Jan. 23, in Sexton Arena.

MSU-Moorhead (MSU) 34, Saint John's (SJU) 6
125: Shane Novak (MSU) tech. fall Ben Kollaja, 18-2/5:09 [0-5]
133: Blake Bosch (No. 6, MSU) dec. Evan Guffey, 2-0 [0-8] 
141: Philippe Walker (MSU) dec. Ben Henle (No. 7/9, SJU), 9-7 2OT [0-11]
149: Isaac Novacek (MSU) major dec. Jesse Rogers, 22-9 [0-15]
157: Garrett Hoffner (MSU) major dec. Brian McCann, 11-1 [0-19]
165: Daniel Murakami (MSU) dec. Teddy Erickson, 3-1 [0-22]
174: Michael Joseph (MSU) dec. Jackson Graham, 9-4 [0-25]
184: Shawn Porter (MSU) dec. Nick Pegelow, 3-2 [0-28]
197: Ryan Michaelis (No. 7, SJU) pinned Christopher Bascon, 6:20 [6-28]
285: Nader Abdullatif (MSU) pinned Colin Fisher, 3:00 [6-34]