No. 24 Tar Heels Fall At No. 11 Cornell

Friday, February 16

Ithaca, N.Y.

6:30 p.m.

North Carolina

Cornell

Troy Heilmann picked up his 27th win of the year Friday (Darl Zehr/Cornell Athletics)

February 16, 2018 | Wrestling

ITHACA, N.Y. --- No. 11 Cornell took eight of 10 bouts in a 32-6 win over No. 24 North Carolina Friday night at the Friedman Wrestling Center. No. 8 Troy Heilmann and No. 16 Ethan Ramos were winners for the Tar Heels, who wrap up their regular season at 9-11 and will now prepare to host the ACC Championships on March 3.

Heilmann improved to 27-4 in a memorable redshirt senior campaign with a 10-7 decision over Will Koll at 149 pounds. With the bout tied at 5-5 in the third period, Heilmann finished a shot at the edge of the mat to take a 7-5 lead and added another late takedown for the win.

149 | WINNER! @Theilmann8 takes care of business and wins 10-7 to get Carolina on the board. Here's the TD that won it for Troy. #NewBreed pic.twitter.com/tX8B0VmVIG
— UNC Wrestling (@UNCWrestling) February 17, 2018

Ramos opened the third period of his match at 174 pounds with a quick reversal and rode out the final period for a 6-3 decision. The All-American closed out the regular season at 15-5 with wins in his final three bouts ahead of the postseason.

Here's the reversal that made @EthanRamos_UNC a winner at 174: pic.twitter.com/xO6a5OcihY
— UNC Wrestling (@UNCWrestling) February 17, 2018

One of the best bouts of the night came at 141, where No. 19 A.C. Headlee went toe to toe with No. 4 Yianni Diakomihalis. Diakomihalis, who has only lost once all season, was pushed to the limit, just holding on for a 7-6 decision. No. 3 Ben Darmstadt highlighted the final three bouts for Cornell (13-2), pinning No. 15 Danny Chaid at 2:31 in the opening period.

Carolina will now break for two weeks before hosting the 2018 ACC Championships at Carmichael Arena on Saturday, March 3.

No. 11 Cornell 32, No. 24 North Carolina 6
125: Noah Baughman (C) wins by forfeit - Cornell leads 6-0
133: Chaz Tucker (C) dec. Zach Sherman (UNC), 4-3 - Cornell leads 9-0
141: #4 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) dec. #19 A.C. Headlee (UNC), 7-6 - Cornell leads 12-0
149: #8 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Will Koll (C), 10-7 - Cornell leads 12-3
157: Fredy Stroker (C) dec. #15 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 4-3 - Cornell leads 15-3
165: #18 Jon Jay Chavez (C) maj. dec. Clay Lautt (UNC), 10-1 - Cornell leads 19-3
174: #16 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. Brandon Womack (C), 6-3 - Cornell leads 19-6
184: #11 Max Dean (C) dec. #17 Chip Ness (UNC), 8-2 - Cornell leads 22-6
197: #3 Ben Darmstadt (C) pinned #15 Danny Chaid (UNC), 2:31 - Cornell leads 28-6
285: Jeramy Sweany (C) maj. dec. Andrew Gunning (UNC), 14-4 - Cornell wins 32-6