“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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From March 18-20, the North Carolina wrestling team competed in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. The Tar Heels were led by Austin O'Connor, who won the school's first championship since 1995.
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For the UNC wrestling team, the disappointment of canceled 2020 ACC and NCAA tournaments soon shifted to motivation. The Tar Heels would be returning most of their key pieces next season. It was time to put last year behind them and run it back.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team finished third in the ACC Wrestling Championship at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Sunday. The best performance came from redshirt junior Austin O'Connor, who won his second consecutive ACC title at 149 pounds.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team hosted the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers for senior night and its last dual meet of the season on Saturday, overcoming UVA, 25-9.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (4-2, 2-2 ACC) completed its weekend in Pennsylvania with a 26-6 win against No. 25 Lehigh (3-3, 2-1 EIWA) on Saturday night, extending its top-25 win streak to two straight meets.
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After two straight losses at the hands of No. 3 N.C. State and No. 8 Virginia Tech, the No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (4-2, 2-2 ACC) traveled to No. 15 Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-3 ACC) and came out as victors, 23-12.
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