Takedown Report

UNC grabs share of ACC dual title with win over Duke

DURHAM, N.C. — No. 13 North Carolina defeated Duke, 23-16, on Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium to win a share of the ACC regular season dual meet title for the first time since 2002. Gary Wayne Harding led the way with a win via fall, and Cory Daniel and Joe Heilmann won with tech falls to help Carolina capitalize with bonus points. The Tar Heels (12-7, 4-1) will share the dual meet title with NC State, who defeated Virginia Tech on Friday to finish with a similar 4-1 mark in the ACC. 

After the teams drew 174 to start the match, Duke started with a win from No. 16 Matt Finesilver over Devin Kane. But No. 14 Chip Ness began to swing the momentum for Carolina, picking up a 15-7 major decision over Kaden Russell. The Tar Heel redshirt senior surrendered two takedowns in the first period, but stormed back to pick up a win in his final dual-meet match at UNC. Duke took the match at 197, but UNC responded with a pair of tech falls in the next two matches to flip the script. Redshirt senior Cory Daniel answered with a 22-7 tech fall over Aarad Fisher to put Carolina back on top, 9-6. After that on the other end of the lineup, Joe Heilmann used a flurry of takedowns in the first and second periods to cruise, winning 22-6 over Duke sophomore Harrison Campbell. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21512

February 23, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized