The 14th-ranked Vikings improved 9-5 overall while the Dragons fell to 14-7.
Augustana led 6-3 after 3 matches following a 12-7 win by Chris Trampe over Casey Dschaak at 125 pounds and a 5-3 overtime win by Mike Long over Kelly Janke at 141 pounds.
But MSU-Moorhead won the next 3 matches, picking up 16 team points in the process. Shane Walton pinned Brandon Kruger at 149 pounds and Kyle Trout pinned Jarred McCarthy at 157 pounds to put the Dragons ahead 15-6.
At 165 pounds MSUM's Nate Baker, the defending national champion and currently rated 4th in the nation, scored an 11-0 major decision over Aaron Haddorff to push the lead to 19-6.
But the Vikings won the final 4 bouts. Cody Henriksen started the comeback with a 3-1 overtime win over Tyler Tubbs at 174 pounds. The match was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. Henriksen then scored a takedown 18 seconds into the sudden victory period to improve to 19-5 on the year.
At 184 pounds, Augie's Beau Severtson continued the rally with an 11-4 win over Matt Nelson. Nate Buys, ranked No. 3 in the country, then picked up 2 big team points when he registered a 16-0 technical fall over Joshiah Bush. Buys scored the final takedown with 1:20 left in the third period as he improved to 24-2.
Ray O'Connor completed the rally by edging Joe Facchinni 2-1 at heavyweight. Both wrestlers scored escapes to start the second and third periods to account for a 1-1 score. But with 1:13 left in the bout, Facchinni was called for his second stalling, which awarded a point to O'Connor. O'Connor then fought off Facchinni the rest of the for the win.
Augustana concludes the regular season on Wednesday when the Vikings travel to Omaha, Neb., to face Nebraska-Omaha in a 7 p.m. dual.
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