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Carolina Wrestling Splits With The Citadel, No. 9 CMU
February 13, 2005 | Wrestling
Feb. 13, 2005
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Sophomore Drew Forshey won twice at 125 pounds, and junior All-America Evan Sola picked up two victories at 133 to lead North Carolina (5-9, 3-2 ACC) to a 29-10 victory over The Citadel (2-7-1) and a 29-9 loss to No. 9-ranked Central Michigan (14-3) in NCAA wrestling action at McAlister Field House. CMU defeated the host Bulldogs, 37-9, to close out the tri-meet.
With two wins on the day Forshey improved to 15-7 on the season. He provided one of the lone bright spots versus Central Michigan, Carolina's sixth nationally-ranked opponent of the season. With the Tar Heels trailing 29-0, Forshey got Carolina on the board with a 9-3 decision over 17th-ranked Luke Smith at 125 pounds. Sola followed with a win via forfeit at 133 to cut the final margin to 29-9.
Against the Bulldogs, Forshey and Sola closed out a dominating performance by Carolina. With the Tar Heels holding a 21-10 lead, Forshey recorded a 19-2 technical fall against Andrew McDonald at the 5:00 mark of the match, and Sola won a 3-2 decision over Ryan McClester at 133 for the 29-10 final score. With two wins on the day, Sola pushed his season record to 27-3 and 14-0 in duals. He has won his last 15 bouts.
Earlier in the match, UNC jumped out to a 12-4 lead highlighted by a pin by freshman Isaiah Britton at 141 to start the match. He pinned Michael Arias at 1:54, while Chris Ramos (149) and Garrett Atkinson (165) also posted decisions. The Citadel got back in the match with a major decision by Travis Piccard at 157 and decisions Dan Thompson and Keith Clifton at 174 and 184, which trimmed the lead to 12-10.
Sophomore David Dashiell got the Tar Heels back on track with an 8-2 decision over Aaron Brown at 197, and Spencer Nadolsky pushed the lead to 21-10 with a pin of Billy Linane in just 32 seconds at heavyweight. Forshey and Sola then closed out the match with their second victories of the day.
Carolina wraps up the dual match portion of its schedule against rival NC State on Thursday at Carmichael Auditorium.
#9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 29, NORTH CAROLINA 9
Weight Matchup Result Score/Time Match Score
141 Brandon Carter (CMU) Fall Isaiah Britton (UNC) 2:25 CMU 6-0
149 #11 Mark DiSalvo (CMU) Dec Chris Ramos (UNC) 5-2 CMU 9-0
157 Andy Keller (CMU) TF Aaron Holt (UNC) 21-4; 5:25 CMU 14-0
165 #7 David Bolyard (CMU) Dec Garrett Atkinson (UNC) 9-4 CMU 17-0
174 Brandon Sinnott (CMU) Dec Alex Maciag (UNC) 10-8 OT CMU 20-0
184 Christian Sinnott (CMU) Dec Justin Dobies (UNC) 7-4 CMU 23-0
197 #11 Wynn Michalak (CMU) Dec David Dashiell (UNC) 10-3 CMU 26-0
HWT Bubba Gritter (CMU) Dec Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) 4-2 CMU 29-0
125 Drew Forshey (UNC) Dec #17 Luke Smith (CMU) 9-3 CMU 29-3
133 #11 Evan Sola (UNC) Forfeit Central Michigan Forfeit CMU 29-9
NORTH CAROLINA 29, THE CITADEL 10
Weight Matchup Result Score/Time Match Score
141 Isaiah Britton (UNC) Fall Michael Arias (Citadel) 1:54 UNC 6-0
149 Chris Ramos (UNC) Dec Levi Duyn (Citadel) 10-6 UNC 9-0
157 #16 Travis Piccard (Citadel) MD Greg Carr (UNC) 17-5 UNC 9-4
165 Garrett Atkinson (UNC) Dec Braxton Harrison (Citadel) 8-4 UNC 12-4
174 Dan Thompson (Citadel) Dec Alex Maciag (UNC) 4-3 UNC 12-7
184 Keith Clifton (Citadel) Dec Justin Dobies (UNC) 6-4 UNC 12-10
197 David Dashiell (UNC) Dec Aaron Brown (Citadel) 8-2 UNC 15-10
HWT Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) Fall Billy Linane (Citadel) 0:32 UNC 21-10
125 Drew Forshey (UNC) TF Andrew McDonald (Citadel) 19-2, 5:00 UNC 26-10
133 #11 Evan Sola (UNC) Dec Ryan McClester (Citadel) 3-2 UNC 29-10
