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WolfPack Wins Eight Straight and Dominates Duke 34-6 in ACC Opener

TDR Editor’s Note; North Carolina State and Virginia Tech, with win over UNC both start the in-conference ACC season in a strong manner.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The 10th ranked NC State wrestling team started its ACC slate in dominating fashion, as the Wolfpack (5-1, 1-0 ACC) won the final eight bouts of the night and defeated Duke 34-6 in Reynolds Coliseum. After the Blue Devils (2-3, 0-1 ACC) won the first two matches, NC State won eight straight, including six for bonus points. The ACC dual started at 285 pounds, and Duke got a pair of decisions in the first two matches (125) to take an early 6-0 lead. #15 R-So. Jamal Morris made his dual debut this season, and got the Pack on the scoreboard with a 17-10 win over Duke’s Cole Baumgartner. Morris dominated the first period taking a 10-1 lead and 1:41 of ride time thanks to a pair of four-point near falls. Baumgartner made a comeback with a reversal and near fall of his own, but Morris got another four-point near fall at the end and claimed the win. #2 Jr. Kevin Jack dominated Duke’s Zach Finesilver with a 16-0 technical fall win at 141 pounds for the first bonus point win of the night. It was Jack’s 19th straight win on the season improving his record to 21-1. Rest of the story at …. http://gopack.com/news/2017/1/11/wrestling-packwrestle-wins-eight-straight-and-dominates-duke-34-6-in-acc-opener.aspx?mc_cid=a089e7884a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 14, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized