In its last meet of conference play, No. 22 UNC wrestling (8-6, 3-2 ACC) fell 25-12 to No. 4 N.C. State (12-1, 5-0 ACC) at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. on Friday night.
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UNC wrestling’s five-match winning streak came to an end on Friday night as the team suffered its first loss in the ACC this season to a strong Virginia Tech roster.
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As their high school careers come to an end, the Tenolds are looking forward to beginning their next chapter in Chapel Hill rather than in wrestling-powerhouse-state Iowa, with their sights set on taking UNC wrestling to even greater heights.
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“It was a little ugly,” UNC wrestling head coach Coleman Scott said. “We got pushed around too much.” But the tide turned for North Carolina, and it came by way of wrestlers you’d likely least expect on a night like this — the underclassman.
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The No. 24 North Carolina wrestling team (8-5, 3-0 ACC) sent the seniors out in style, with a 19-12 win over the No. 19 Pittsburgh Panthers (6-5, 1-2 ACC) Friday night at Carmichael Arena.
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As UNC looks to continue progressing up the national rankings following a set of tough defeats to ranked opponents, it will benefit from tough competition like this in the lead-up to a tough finish to its conference schedule.
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“It’s our sport, Friday and Sunday, no matter who you’re wrestling, we expect the same of our guys every time,” head coach Coleman Scott said. “We've got to take it personal. We want to win every time we step foot on the mat.”
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“We won a couple close ones, but you should expect to win those,” head coach Coleman Scott. “To be dominant, you’re gonna have to find ways to win close matches."
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The No. 22 North Carolina wrestling team (5-4, 1-0 ACC) opened its conference season with a 29-6 victory in its dual against rival Duke (6-6, 0-1 ACC) inside Carmichael Arena.
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North Carolina redshirt first-year Marisol Nugent is the first woman ever listed on an ACC varsity wrestling roster. Nugent, who has wrestled from a young age, transferred from Lehigh University and has high aspirations for herself and her sport. “I want to be a world champion,” she said.
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O’Connor and Shaw stood out with the two major decision victories for the Tar Heels. The extra fourth point given to North Carolina for each of the major decisions was the deciding factor of the dual meet, considering UNC won by two points.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team fell to both No. 15 Rutgers and No. 19 Wisconsin in the Garden State Grapple this Saturday in the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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North Carolina fans filled Carmicheal Arena to watch the UNC wrestling team's second home dual of the season. With a 24-12 win over Campbell, UNC improves to a 3-2 season. In many ways, this match served as a reset button on a season that has quickly proved tumultuous for the Tar Heel wrestling squad.
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The No. 14 North Carolina men's wrestling team (3-2) defeated the Campbell Fighting Camels (3-2), 24-12, on Sunday night in Carmichael Arena.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (2-2) lost 27-6 to No. 10 Nebraska (3-0) on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
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The No. 12 North Carolina wrestling team (2-1) lost to the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) 12-23 on Sunday at the Covelli Center in Ohio.
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The North Carolina wrestling team opened up its season with a daunting task: two dual matches within hours of each other against Life University and Queens University. Although the challenges were apparent, the Tar Heels remained unfazed, winning the matches 29-6 and 48-0 to ignite a dominant start to this year.
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After winning its first match Monday afternoon, the No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (2-0) dominated Queens University (0-1), 48-0 in the team's second dual Monday night.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (1-0) opened its season with a 29-6 win over Life University (0-1) Monday afternoon in the Tar Heels first of two duals on Monday.
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“I started so late that it wasn’t like I had a lot of success in the beginning,” assistant wrestling coach Jamill Kelly said. “I just wanted to get better and I knew that I needed to learn more so it was something that was really exciting to me.”
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