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Hoosiers Defeat No. 12 North Carolina, 19-16

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.   – The Indiana wrestling team took down No. 12  North Carolina at the South Beach Duals on Saturday.
Key Moments
• The Hoosiers fell behind 13-0 as North Carolina won the first four bouts of the dual match.
• Senior Jake Danishek pinned Josh McClure to get the Hoosiers six points.
• The Hoosiers tied the dual 13-13 with a major decision, 18-5, by Jake Cavaciu.
• Indiana took their first lead of the dual with a 3-2 decision by Norman Conley to put Indiana up 16-13.
Jake Kleimola put Indiana up 19-13 with a 4-1 decision.
Notes
Indiana improves to 3-3 overall and North Carolina drops to 3-2.
• The Hoosiers last ranked win came February 19, 2017 against #20 Appalachian State, 21-12. Prior to that it was against #20 Minnesota on December 11, 2015.
• The last top-15 win for Indiana came on Feb. 25, 2008 when the No. 21 Hoosiers beat No. 10 Northwestern, 24-14. 
Rest of story and notes at https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2018/12/29/wrestling-hoosiers-defeat-no-12-north-carolina-19-16.aspx?mc_cid=c7b35efc1e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

PackWrestle Downs #13 Purdue 27-13, Falls on Criteria to #18 Wyoming

FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. – The NC State wrestling team split a pair of duals on the first day of action at the South Beach Duals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
In the opening match, #7 NC State fell on criteria to #18 Wyoming, 22-21. Both teams won five bouts, and Wyoming overcame a 21-12 deficit with two points left to get the team win. The Cowboys secured a pin at heavyweight and the tiebreaker was most pins, which Wyoming had a 2-1 advantage.
NC State came back in the second dual and defeated #13 Purdue, 27-13. The Wolfpack won six of the first seven matches of the dual to jump out to a 27-3 lead. Among the seven wins were four bonus point wins, and a pair of pins. Rest of story and details at https://gopack.com/news/2018/12/29/wrestling-packwrestle-downs-13-purdue-27-13-falls-on-criteria-to-18-wyoming.aspx?mc_cid=c7b35efc1e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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