Minnesota @ North Dakota State

Minnesota posted a dominant 39-0 road victory over North Dakota State on November 22, 2024 in Fargo, ND, blanking the Bison in a clean sweep of team points.

The dual was defined by bonus-point finishes. At 141 pounds Vance VomBaur rolled to a 22-6 technical fall, and at 165 Andrew Sparks notched a 16-2 major decision to pile on team scoring. Isaiah Salazar and Gable Steveson turned in emphatic results at the upper weights, with Salazar earning a 17-0 technical fall at 197 and Steveson delivering an 18-3 technical fall at 285. Those four big wins, along with Max McEnelly’s 22-7 technical fall at 184, were the most consequential outcomes of the night.

In all Minnesota collected five bonus-point victories, four by technical fall and one by major decision, which supplied 24 bonus team points and made the margin insurmountable. The sequence of tech falls and a major decision created the decisive scoring run for the visitors and left North Dakota State without a point on the scoreboard. Minnesota’s depth and ability to finish matches secured the 39-0 final and a convincing dual meet win in Fargo.