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Sola's Pin Lifts Tar Heels Past Wolfpack, 19-16
February 17, 2005 | Wrestling
Feb. 17, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina spotted rival NC State a 13-0 lead, but junior All-America Evan Sola broke open a tied match with a pin at 133 pounds to lift the Tar Heels (6-9, 4-2 ACC) to a 19-16 victory over the Wolfpack (7-7, 3-1 ACC) Thursday in Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling action at Carmichael Auditorium. Carolina's victory avenged a 21-17 loss to NC State in Raleigh on January 28 and snapped a three-match losing streak to the Pack.
After eight bouts, the match was knotted at 13 as both teams had recorded three decisions and a major decision. With the Tar Heels having won the last four matches to get back in the match, Sola continued the momentum with a first-period pin of the Wolfpack's Matt Spengler in 2:43, which gave UNC a 19-13 lead. He had an early takedown and controlled the match until his career-best 10th pin of the season came with 17 seconds on the clock. The victory was Sola's 16th in a row and pushed his season mark to 28-3 and 15-0 in duals.
State's Jeff Breese posted a 7-4 win over Isaiah Britton at 141 in the final bout of the night to trim final margin to 19-16.
Trailing 13-0 after four bouts, the Tar Heels got on the board at 184 with an 8-2 decision by freshman Justin Dobies over State's Jeremy Colbert. The win snapped a three-match losing streak for Dobies and improved his season mark to 17-18. He has defeated Colbert twice this season. Carolina sophomore David Dashiell followed with a 3-2 decision over Zach Garren at 197 to cut the lead to 13-6. The match was tied at two at the end of regulation, but Dashiell, who is now 21-14 on the year, added a point for riding time to pick up the win.
Carolina tied the match thanks to Drew Forshey's 15-6 major decision over Garrett Cummings at 125. Forshey opened with two takedowns in the first period and took a 7-3 lead and added one in both the second and third periods to secure the win. He is now 16-7 on the season and 3-2 in duals.
NC State ran off four straight wins to open the match and take the 13-0 advantage. Alex Hernandez posted a 7-3 decision over Chris Ramos at 149 in the first bout of the match, and Kody Hamrah followed with a 17-8 major decision over Greg Carr at 157.
With Carolina trailing 7-0, junior Garrett Atkinson took a 2-1 lead over NC State's Ryan Nowicki early in the third period, but Nowicki tied the match with a late escape and then claimed the 4-2 win with a takedown in the sudden victory period. The Pack's Kevin Gabrielson then took an 8-5 decision over Alex Maciag at 174 to push the lead to 13-0. Maciag and Gabrielson traded reversals in the third period before Gabrielson had a takedown in the final 10 seconds of the bout to secure an 8-5 decision.
Carolina is now off for three weeks and will return to action at the 2005 ACC Championships, set for March 5 in Greensboro.
NORTH CAROLINA 19, NC STATE 16
Weight Matchup Result Score/Time Match Score
149 Alex Hernandez (NCSU) Dec Chris Ramos (UNC) 7-3 NCSU 3-0
157 Kody Hamrah (NCSU) MD Greg Carr (UNC) 17-8 NCSU 7-0
165 Ryan Nowicki (NCSU) Dec Garrett Atkinson (UNC) 4-2 OT NCSU 10-0
174 Kevin Gabrielson (NCSU) Dec Alex Maciag (UNC) 8-5 NCSU 13-0
184 Justin Dobies (UNC) Dec Jeremy Colbert (NCSU) 8-2 NCSU 13-3
197 David Dashiell (UNC) Dec Zach Garren (NCSU) 3-2 NCSU 13-6
HWT Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) Dec Jainor Palma (NCSU) 3-1 NCSU 13-9
125 Drew Forshey (UNC) MD Garrett Cummings (NCSU) 15-6 TIED 13-13
133 #11 Evan Sola (UNC) Fall Matt Spengler (NCSU) 2:43 UNC 19-13
141 Jeff Breese (NCSU) Dec Isaiah Britton (UNC) 7-4 UNC 19-16
