Saturday, January 6
Chapel Hill
4 p.m.
North Carolina
9
vs
27
Arizona State
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
No. 19 Tar Heels Fall To No. 11 Arizona State
January 6, 2018 | Wrestling
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 4 Troy Heilmann scored in the final 15 seconds to beat No. 11 Josh Maruca at 149 pounds but No. 11 Arizona State took seven of 10 bouts for a 27-9 win over No. 19 North Carolina Saturday afternoon at Carmichael Arena. The Sun Devils pulled away at the middle weights with a pin from No. 13 Anthony Valencia at 165 and a tech fall from No. 1 Zahid Valencia at 174 to secure the dual.
After three straight ASU (3-2) decisions, Heilmann got the Tar Heels on the board in a thrilling bout at 149. The redshirt senior trailed Maruca 4-2 after an opening period in which both wrestlers hit with stall warnings. It was 5-5 after two before a Maruca takedown gave him an 8-7 lead with under a minute left. Heilmann scored at the edge of the mat in short time and rode out the period to pick up his sixth win over a ranked opponent and improve to 21-3 on the year.
No. 7 Josh Shields beat Kennedy Monday at 157 before the Valencia brothers put up consecutive bonus-point wins. Anthony Valencia got a second period pin at 165 before top-ranked and undefeated Zahid Valencia's third period tech fall.
Carolina got two more wins late in the dual. No. 20 Chip Ness trailed 5-3 after an action-packed first period against Kordell Norfleet at 184. But the redshirt junior got the last three takedowns of the match to score an 11-7 decision, his sixth consecutive win.
Danny Chaid picked up his ninth victory in his last 10 bouts with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Cade Belshay at 197. Chaid had the match's lone takedown in the second period and added enough riding time in the third to wrap up the decision.
No. 4 Tanner Hall closed out the dual with a 10-2 major at heavyweight.
UNC is back in action next Friday as the Tar Heels travel to Rutgers before opening ACC duals at Virginia on Jan. 19.
No. 11 Arizona State 27, No. 19 North Carolina 9
125: Josh Kramer (ASU) dec. James Szymanski (UNC), 6-1 - ASU leads 3-0
133: Ali Naser (ASU) dec. #19 Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-5 - ASU leads 6-0
141: Nikko Villarreal (ASU) dec. Nicolas Lirette (UNC), 11-7 - ASU leads 9-0
149: #4 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. #11 Josh Maruca (ASU), 9-8 - ASU leads 9-3
157: #7 Josh Shields (ASU) dec. Kennedy Monday (UNC), 8-2 - ASU leads 12-3
165: #13 Anthony Valencia (ASU) pinned Clay Lautt (UNC), 4:47 - ASU leads 18-3
174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) tech fall Adis Radoncic (UNC), 17-1 (5:38) - ASU leads 23-3
184: #20 Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Kordell Norfleet (ASU), 11-7 - ASU leads 23-6
197: Danny Chaid (UNC) dec. Cade Belshay (ASU), 4-2 - ASU leads 23-9
285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) maj. dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 10-2 - ASU wins 27-9
After three straight ASU (3-2) decisions, Heilmann got the Tar Heels on the board in a thrilling bout at 149. The redshirt senior trailed Maruca 4-2 after an opening period in which both wrestlers hit with stall warnings. It was 5-5 after two before a Maruca takedown gave him an 8-7 lead with under a minute left. Heilmann scored at the edge of the mat in short time and rode out the period to pick up his sixth win over a ranked opponent and improve to 21-3 on the year.
Hear from @theilmann8 after tonight's win pushed him to 21-3 on the year with yet another ranked win! #NewBreed pic.twitter.com/AEX2kksuos
— UNC Wrestling (@UNCWrestling) January 6, 2018
No. 7 Josh Shields beat Kennedy Monday at 157 before the Valencia brothers put up consecutive bonus-point wins. Anthony Valencia got a second period pin at 165 before top-ranked and undefeated Zahid Valencia's third period tech fall.
Carolina got two more wins late in the dual. No. 20 Chip Ness trailed 5-3 after an action-packed first period against Kordell Norfleet at 184. But the redshirt junior got the last three takedowns of the match to score an 11-7 decision, his sixth consecutive win.
Danny Chaid picked up his ninth victory in his last 10 bouts with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Cade Belshay at 197. Chaid had the match's lone takedown in the second period and added enough riding time in the third to wrap up the decision.
No. 4 Tanner Hall closed out the dual with a 10-2 major at heavyweight.
UNC is back in action next Friday as the Tar Heels travel to Rutgers before opening ACC duals at Virginia on Jan. 19.
No. 11 Arizona State 27, No. 19 North Carolina 9
125: Josh Kramer (ASU) dec. James Szymanski (UNC), 6-1 - ASU leads 3-0
133: Ali Naser (ASU) dec. #19 Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-5 - ASU leads 6-0
141: Nikko Villarreal (ASU) dec. Nicolas Lirette (UNC), 11-7 - ASU leads 9-0
149: #4 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. #11 Josh Maruca (ASU), 9-8 - ASU leads 9-3
157: #7 Josh Shields (ASU) dec. Kennedy Monday (UNC), 8-2 - ASU leads 12-3
165: #13 Anthony Valencia (ASU) pinned Clay Lautt (UNC), 4:47 - ASU leads 18-3
174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) tech fall Adis Radoncic (UNC), 17-1 (5:38) - ASU leads 23-3
184: #20 Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Kordell Norfleet (ASU), 11-7 - ASU leads 23-6
197: Danny Chaid (UNC) dec. Cade Belshay (ASU), 4-2 - ASU leads 23-9
285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) maj. dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 10-2 - ASU wins 27-9
Players Mentioned
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
UNC Men's Soccer: Sandmeyer Secures 1-1 Draw vs #4 Wake Forest
Saturday, September 13
UNC Field Hockey: Tar Heels Cruise to 5-0 Win vs App State
Saturday, September 13
Carolina Insider - Interview with Will Hardy (Full Segment) - September 12, 2025
Friday, September 12
Carolina Insider - Football vs. Richmond Preview (Full Segment) - September 12, 2025
Friday, September 12