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Daniel’s Sudden Victory Lifts UNC Past Pitt

PITTSBURGH, Pa. —Cory Daniel’s dramatic overtime win and No. 4 Austin O’Connor’s pin helped lead No. 17 North Carolina to a 19-16 victory over No. 13 Pittsburgh Saturday at Fitzgerald Field House. Joe Heilmann started the afternoon strong with his second win in as many days. The freshman came out firing against Pittsburgh’s Brandon Fenton and began cutting for a major decision in the second period. He ultimately won with bonus points, a 12-3 win to kick off the day for Carolina (10-5, 2-0 ACC).

No. 5 Micky Phillippi topped Gary Wayne Harding next in a back-and-forth 8-4 decision. After that, the Panthers (8-3, 0-2 ACC) built more momentum with a major decision at 141 pounds. Those two wins turned the tide a bit, but O’Connor was able to swing things back in Carolina’s direction in the next match. Against Robert Lee, O’Connor commanded the first period and carried the strong outing through the first break. One minute and 25 seconds into the period, he found a way to get Lee onto his back and stick him for his second pin in less than 24 hours. The win via fall gave Carolina a 10-7 lead in the team score. Rest of the story and match results at https://goheels.com/news/2019/2/2/wrestling-daniels-sudden-victory-lifts-unc-past-pitt.aspx?mc_cid=5793c002d7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

February 5, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized