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Carolina Falls At NC State, 19-16
February 1, 2014 | Wrestling
The dual started at 157, and the Wolfpack struck first. Tommy Gantt earned a 9-4 decision over Jacob Crawford. All of Crawford's points came from escapes in the match.
North Carolina quickly countered at 165. John Michael Staudenmayer took NC State's Nijel Jones down in the first period. Jones escaped later in the first, and Staudenmayer escaped in the second after selecting to begin the period on bottom. No points were scored in the third period, and the 3-1 victory for Staudenmayer tied up the team score at 3-3.
NC State earned a major decision victory to go up 7-3 over the Tar Heels, as Scott Marmoll fell 12-3 to Pete Renda.
Alex Utley cut the deficit to one point, 7-6, with a decision over Michael Macchiavello. Utley took a 2-1 lead after the first period before recording an escape in the second period and a takedown in the third, while Macchiavello picked up two escapes in the third period. Utley's point for riding time gave him a 6-3 decision win.
The Wolfpack picked up a decision at 197 by KaRonne Jones and a pin at heavyweight by Nick Gwiazdowski to extend their lead to 16-6.
Kraisser returned the Tar Heels to within single digits and continued his success from the Navy dual. After a scoreless first period, Kraisser earned an escape in the second period. State's Micah Perez selected neutral for the third period. Kraisser quickly took Perez down and earned three points for a five-second near fall. In more quick wrestling, Perez reversed Kraisser, who then escaped. Kraisser then got a takedown and two points for near fall to win the bout 11-2.
At 133, Troy Heilmann fell to Chris Wilkes by a score of 7-2. Wilkes took the lead early with takedowns in each of the first two periods. The victory pushed the Wolfpack to a 19-10 lead.
The Tar Heels closed out the dual with two shutout decisions. Evan Henderson defeated Sam Speno 7-0. Henderson earned two points in each period: a takedown in the first, a reversal after selecting bottom in the second and a takedown in the third. Henderson earned the seventh point from 4:02 of riding time.
Christian Barber also shut out his opponent, NC State's Brian Hamann. In a close match, Barber earned a reversal in the second period to defeat Hamann 2-0.
The final two decisions for the Tar Heels brought the final score to 19-16 in favor of NC State.
Carolina will be back on the road to face Virginia on Feb. 7. The Tar Heels will return to Carmichael Arena on Feb. 11 to take on Duke at 7 p.m.
NC State 19, North Carolina 16
157: #18 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. Jake Crawford, 9-4 - NCSU leads 3-0
165: John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. #32 Nijel Jones, 3-1 - Tied at 3-3
174: #20 Pete Renda (NCSU) maj. dec. Scott Marmoll, 12-3 - NCSU leads 7-3
184: #28 Alex Utley (UNC) dec. Michael Macciavello, 6-3 - NCSU leads 7-6
197: KaRonne Jones (NCSU) dec. Frank Abbondanza, 7-3 - NCSU leads 10-6
285: #5 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Bob Coe, 1:03 - NCSU leads 16-6
125: #25 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) maj. dec. Micah Perez, 11-2 - NCSU leads 16-10
133: Chris Wilkes (NCSU) dec. #30 Troy Heilmann, 7-2 - NCSU leads 19-10
141: #4 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. #25 Sam Speno, 7-0 - NCSU leads 19-13
149: #25 Christian Barber (UNC) dec. #26 Brian Hamann, 2-0 - NCSU wins 19-16
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