No. 6 NC State Wins 2018 ACC Dual Championship

No. 6 NC State defeated No. 8 Virginia Tech 19-15 to win the program's first ACC dual championship since 2004.

NC State dominated the match early, building a 16-3 lead at intermission.  Virginia Tech roared back, winning four straight matches to pull within one at 16-15 heading into the heavyweight match.

Wolfpack senior Michael Boykin came through, scoring a takedown 20 seconds into overtime to secure a 3-1 win to give NC State a 19-15 victory.

NC State finished undefeated in ACC duals for the first time since 2000 and also snapped Virginia Tech's 19-match winning streak.

Next up for the Wolfpack is the final dual of the season, a huge battle against No. 2 Ohio State in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday at 4:30pm.  

#6 NC State 19, #8 Virginia Tech 15

125: #5 Sean Fausz (NCSU) tech fall Kyle Norstrem; 15-0 – 5-0
133: #18 Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. #13 Tariq Wilson; 9-7 – 5-3
141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech fall Brent Moore; 15-0 – 10-3
149: #13 Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. #16 Ryan Blees; 6-4 (SV1) – 13-3
157: #3 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Solomon Chishko; 8-4 – 16-3
165: #4 David McFadden (VT) dec. Brian Hamann; 6-2 – 16-6
174: #15 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. Daniel Bullard; 5-3 – 16-9
184: #8 Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. #3 Pete Renda; 3-2 – 16-12
197: #2 Jared Haught (VT) dec. #7 Michael Macchiavello; 2-1 – 16-15
285: #19 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. #18 Andrew Dunn; 3-1 (SV1) – 19-15