BISMARCK, N.D. – History will be made on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. inside the BSC Armory as a Mystics women's wrestling dual will take place for the very first time on campus.

The BSC women's wrestling team was introduced earlier this year and began their first season of existence this fall. They won their first-ever dual on Nov. 1 in Minneapolis against Division-III Augsburg (Minn.) and will take on Division-II Jamestown (N.D.) on Thursday.

Here are the probable starters for the Mystics (1-0), led by Tyshawn White (1st season) and for the Jimmies (1-1), led by Tony DeAnda (7th season):
 

Wt. Cl.	Bismarck State (N.D.) Mystics	Jamestown (N.D.) Jimmies
103	Jennifer Verdin	Open
110	Hailyann Turner	Open
117	Alyvia Ruiz	Open
124	Rei Ogden	Kiera Hagman
131	Alexis Schneider	Nora Houglum
138	Adrian Steidler	Abby Ewing
145	Jessica Waln	Ann Marie Meiman
160	Arionna Beatty	Leah Willard
180	Open	Emily Novak
207	Riley Cline	Celia Jaeger

 
Different from men's collegiate wrestling, women's college wrestling is freestyle, the international Olympic style of wrestling. Freestyle emphasizes continuous action, high-amplitude throws, and scoring from neutral positions. Folkstyle, more common in the United States and the primary style for men's collegiate and high school wrestling, focuses more on positional control. 
The key difference comes in the length of matches. Folkstyle (men's collegiate) matches are three periods totaling seven minutes (3-2-2), while freestyle matches are only two periods of three minutes each. The next big difference is in the scoring, outlined by assistant coach David Young:

Individual Match Points

1 Match Point
- Step out – Opponent steps out of bounds
- Passivity – Opponent does NOT wrestle aggressively
- Reversal – Bottom wrestler gains advantage over opponent
- Cautions, Fleeing the Mat, Fleeing the Hold or Illegal Hold
Opposing coach's challenge fails

2 Match Points
- Takedown – From the standing (neutral) position take opponent to mat
- Back exposure – Cause opponent's back to face the mat
- Defensive wrestler holding Offensive wrestler in "danger" *
- Fleeing mat while in "danger" *

4 Match Points
- Takedown which results in immediate back exposure
- Grand Amplitude throw without landing in "danger" *

5 Match Points
- Grand Amplitude throw where the defensive wrestler lands in "danger" *

*Danger – Shoulder blades in a near pin(fall) position
 

Team Points (Duals)
5 Team Points -- Pin (Fall), Injury Default, or Disqualification

4 Team Points -- Technical Superiority (10 point match advantage) **

3 Team Points -- Decision – Match point advantage (or tie broken by match criterion) **

** Losing wrestler receives 1 team point for scoring during match


Tickets for Thursday's dual are half off in honor of this momentous occasion for women's wrestling. Tickets can be purchased here. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to be one of the first 300 people through the door to receive a special giveaway sponsored by Leingang Home Center. 

For more information on how to follow Thursday's dual, check out the full schedule.