Henderson Falls In NCAA Semifinals

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March 22, 2014 | Wrestling

By: UNC Athletic Communications

OKLAHOMA CITY --- North Carolina junior Evan Henderson fell to Virginia Tech's Devin Carter 12-3 Friday night in the 141 pound semifinals at the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Henderson, who was Carolina's first national semifinalist since Justin Harty in 1996, will move into the consolation wrestlebacks and can finish as high as third with a pair of wins.

Carter, the ACC champion, took control of the match in the first period. After a takedown and escape made it 2-1, Carter took down Henderson again and quickly got a five count for three back points. Henderson fought for an extended amount of time to avoid the pinfall, but it was 7-1 after one period.

The New Florence, Pa., junior got two escapes in the second but was never able to get in on Carter, who led 9-3 after two and rode out the third for a major decision.

In the afternoon session, Christian Barber and John Michael Staudenmayer were eliminated from the consolation draws. Barber lost a tight bout to James English of Penn State, 3-1, at 149, while Staudenmayer fell to Dylan Palacio of Cornell 5-2 at 165.

Henderson will return to the mat Saturday morning against Northern Iowa's Joey Lazor.