Takedown Report

NO. 6 VIRGINIA TECH DEFEATS UNC FRIDAY NIGHT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 6 Virginia Tech (9-3, 3-1 ACC) was victorious on the road Friday night, defeating the No. 25-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (6-8, 2-2 ACC) in Carmichael Arena in ACC dual action. 

The Hokies stormed out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back, winning eight of 10 matchups with the Tar Heels. Lachlan McNeil (141) and Austin O’Connor (157) secured top-15 wins, courtesy of major decisions. 

The Tar Heels return once again to Carmichael Arena next Friday night, welcoming No. 7 NC State for Senior Night to close out the regular season. … rest of story at GOheels.com/news/2023/2/10/no-6-virginia-tech-defeats-wrestling-friday-night

February 11, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

No. 6 NC State takes down No. 17 Pittsburgh, 23-6

NC State now in first place in ACC standings

RALEIGH Pittsburgh rolled into Reynolds Coliseum undefeated, and like so many teams over the last four seasons, they left with a loss.
No. 6 NC State got a leg up in its quest for another ACC title, by knocking off the No.17 Panthers, 23-6 Friday night.
With the win, the Pack (13-1) is tied with Pitt and Virginia Tech for first place, all three teams sitting at 3-1 in league action.
NC State wraps up the regular season next weekend at rival North Carolina.
The Wolfpack improves to 8-3 all-time versus Pittsburgh.
The visiting Panthers got the upper hand on the home team, winning the 141-pound class match to start the evening. The contest was a top-10 showdown between NC State’s Ryan Jack, No. 4 in the country, and No. 3 Cole Matthews from Pitt.
Matthews got a late escape to win 4-2. NC State won the next two matches to retake the momentum.
There were seven ranked-versus-ranked matchups on the night and three matches went into overtime. 
One of the top matches was between Pitt’s Nino Bonaccorsi, the top-ranked wrestler in the 197 class and No. 8 Isaac Trumble.
Trumble pushed Bonaccorsi to overtime, before falling 6-4. In the other two overtime matches No. 29 Alex Faison rallied to defeat Luca Augustine with a late takedown. In the final overtime match, Owen Trephan appeared to have a takedown early, but his opponent was ruled out of bounds.
Wolfpack head coach Pat Popolizio challenged, but the call stood. In the extra period, Trephan got a takedown within the lines for the 3-1 win. That win felt like a must have for NC State, who led by five points with three matches remaining. … rest of story ad results at GOpack.com/news/2023/2/10/wrestling-no-6-nc-state-takes-down-no-17-pittsburgh-23-6

February 11, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment