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TAR HEELS PICK UP ROAD WIN OVER MICHIGAN, 19-17

ANN ARBOR, Mich. —Clay Lautt’s first-period pin and A.C. Headlee’s win over No. 10 Will Lewan helped lead No. 17 North Carolina to a 19-17 win over No. 19 Michigan Friday night at Cliff Keen Arena. After Michigan scored bonus points at 125 pounds, Jaime Hernandez stormed out of the gate to collect a 20-7 major decision over Austin Assad. Zach Sherman followed up Hernandez’s standout performance with a 9-3 with over Ben Freeman, giving the Tar Heels their first lead of the night, 7-4 in the team score.
Michigan picked up a win at 149 pounds, but A.C. Headlee’s upset win over Lewan proved to be one of the major turning points of the night. Leading 3-2 late, Headlee used strong defense and late-match effort to fight Lewan’s pressing offense, ultimately scoring a takedown late for a 5-2 decision.
No. 16 Kennedy Monday’s decision extended UNC’s lead to 13-7 before Clay Lautt locked up the performance of the night with a pin over Reece Hughes. At a new weight down at 174, Lautt was able to secure a cradle of Hughes and win via fall in 2:19. That bumped Carolina’s lead to 19-7, enough to fight off the Wolverines’ late run. Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/wrestling-no-19-unc-picks-up-road-win-over-no-17-michigan-19-17.aspx?mc_cid=4e11e7aebd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 12, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized