No. 22 Wrestling Downs No. 17 West Virginia, 27-7

Friday, December 12

Chapel Hill, N.C.

7 PM

North Carolina

West Virginia

Photo by: DALTON WAINSCOTT

December 12, 2025 | Wrestling

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Eight North Carolina wrestlers were victorious Friday night, as the 22nd-ranked Tar Heels downed No. 17 West Virginia, 27-7 inside Carmichael Arena.

The 6-0 start is the best start to a campaign since 2005-06, and the fifth time in program history the Tar Heels have won their first six duals of the season (1979-80, 1986-87, 1993-94, 2005-06, 2025-26).

On the night, Kysen Terukina (125), Ethan Oakley (133), Luke Simcox (141), Nate Askew (149), Bryce Hepner (165), Jake Dailey (184), Robert Platt (197) and Nolan Neves (285) secured wins. Hepner's first-period fall was the lone bonus-point victory in the matchup for Carolina.

The Tar Heels jumped out to a 12-0 advantage following four-straight decisions, courtesy of Terukina, Oakley, Simcox, and Askew.

At 157-pounds, Hepner's first-period fall was the second of the campaign and the 12th of his collegiate career. Three of the four wins this season for the Avon, Ohio product have come via major decision or fall.

Carolina closed the dual with three-straight decisions by Dailey, Platt and Neves. Dailey and Platt secured verdicts over No. 21 Ian Bush and No. 22 Rune Lawrence, respectively. For both, the tandem each claimed their first ranked wins of the season.

Up next, the Tar Heels travel to sixth-ranked Nebraska, next Friday. Action between Carolina and the Cornhuskers gets underway at 8 PM eastern.

No. 22 North Carolina 27, No. 17 West Virginia 7
Dec. 12, 2025 | Carmichael Arena | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Attendance: 925
125: No. 16 Kysen Terukina (UNC) over Louie Gill (WVU): 6-3 Dec
133: No. 16 Ethan Oakley (UNC) over No. 19 Gunner Andrick (WVU): 4-2 Dec
141: No. 19 Luke Simcox (UNC) over Jordan Titus (WVU): 5-2 SV Dec
149: Nate Askew (UNC) over Willie McDougald (WVU): 9-4 Dec
157: No. 1 Ty Watters (WVU) over No. 33 Laird Root (UNC): 6-3 Dec
165: No. 18 Bryce Hepner (UNC) over Shawn Taylor (WVU): Fall (1:06)
174: Leo Contino (WVU) over Marcus Murabito (UNC): 10-0 MD
184: Jake Dailey (UNC) over No. 21 Ian Bush (WVU): 5-3 Dec
197: Robert Platt (UNC) over No. 22 Rune Lawrence (WVU): 10-7 Dec
285: No. 28 Nolan Neves (UNC) over Brock Kehler (WVU): 4-1 SV Dec