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North Dakota State closed its home slate with a 23-15 win over Air Force at the Scheels Center in Fargo.
Air Force built an early advantage behind Tucker Owens and Carter Nogle. Owens turned the match at 125 in the third period, recording a late nearfall and a takedown that sealed a 9-2 decision, and freshman Carter Nogle followed with a pin at 141 to push the Falcons in front.
NDSU answered with a string of bonus-point victories that swung the meet. No. 23 Max Petersen opened the run with a 14-3 major at 149, and Gavin Drexler backed that up with a 14-6 major at 157 to put the Bison in front. North Dakota State kept the pressure on through the middleweights: Max Magayna’s 5-1 decision at 174 set the table for Aidan Brenot’s 9-1 major at 184, which added four critical bonus points.
The dual’s decisive moment arrived at 197 when No. 28 Devin Wasley closed the gap out with a 19-3 technical fall. Wasley combined takedowns and multiple four-point nearfalls in the tech fall, a finish that delivered the bonus points NDSU needed to pull away and hold the lead.
Air Force’s late regular-season punch — including the 141 fall and an overtime win at 165 — kept the score tight, but NDSU’s three majors and a technical fall provided the margin that produced the 23-15 final. The win wrapped NDSU’s home schedule and came amid senior-day celebration in Fargo as the Bison head into a multi-week road stretch to finish the regular season.