Pack Wrestling Dominates Rival UNC, 28-10
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Three bonus point wins, and 7 of 10 individual wins overall, leads the #3 NC State wrestling team to a 28-10 win over #14 North Carolina Friday night.
The Pack (5-0) got technical falls at both 125 and 157 pounds, and then a pin at 197 pounds in the night’s second-to-last bout. NC State won seven of the 10 matches, including the final four.
NC State extends its nation’s leading 22-match winning streak, and the eighth straight win for the Pack in the series is a new school record for most consecutive wins vs. North Carolina.
The dual started at 125 pounds, and for the third straight ACC dual #4 Jakob Camacho opened the night with bonus points. Thanks to a pair of four-point near falls in the third, Camacho scored a 21-4 tech fall, with 3:00 of RT to give the Pack a quick five team points.
UNC’s first win came at 133 pounds, as #11 Jamie Hernandez opened the third with a takedown for the final point in a 3-2 win over Fr. Ryan Jack.
#11 Tariq Wilson scored a top-10 win at 141 pounds, defeating #10 Sherman. Down by one in the third, Wilson got a takedown and put him to his back for a two-point near fall with 20 seconds left for the 9-6 win.
#1 O’Connor scored bonus points at 149 pounds with an 11-3 major decision over Fr. Ed Scott.
The Pack got its second tech fall at 157 pounds, as #2 Hayden Hidlay scored a 20-5 bonus point win thanks to a four-point near fall in the second period.
At the midway point, NC State led 13-7
The teams traded wins once again at 165 pounds, as #8 Kennedy Monday got a takedown in the final 10 seconds to down #14 Thomas Bullard, 4-2.
NC State recaptured its six point team lead, and scored its second top-10 win of the dual at 174 pounds. #12 Daniel Bullard scored a takedown in the first and second periods and added 3:04 of RT for a 7-4 win over #9 Kane.
For the first time in the dual, a team scored back-to-back wins, and a second ranked win for the Pack. #4 Trent Hidlay scored a takedown in the second, and with 1:35 of RT, defeated #16 Clay Lautt, 5-1.
The dual win was clinched in the second-to-last bout, as #17 Isaac Trumble went upper body late in the second period and scored a pin at 197 pounds at the 4:49 mark.
The Pack closed the dual with a win at heavyweight, as #18 Deonte Wilson came away with a 6-1 decision to cap the action.
Up Next: The Pack will next make the trip up to Virginia Tech next Friday night, as the Pack will take on the #8 Hokies. The dual will be at 6 p.m. and televised on the ACC Network.
#3 NC State 28, #14 North Carolina 10
125: #4 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) tech fall Julian Tagg; 21-4 – 5-0
133: #11 Jamie Hernandez (UNC) dec. Ryan Jack; 3-2 – 5-3
141: #11 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #10 Zach Sherman; 9-6 – 8-3
149: #1 Austin O’Connor (UNC) major dec. Ed Scott; 11-3 – 8-7
157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) tech fall Josh McClure; 20-5 – 13-7
165: #8 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. #14 Thomas Bullard; 4-2 – 13-10
174: #11 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. #9 Devin Kane; 7-4 – 16-10
184: #4 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #15 Clay Lautt; 5-1 – 19-10
197: #17 Isaac Trumble (NCSU) WBF Max Shaw; 4:59 – 25-10
285: #18 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Andrew Gunning; 6-1 – 28-10