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Carolinas Dual Meet Results

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Stories and reports of results from colleges and universities in North and south Carolina.
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1 } – Runnin’ Bulldogs Roll To 34-4 Win Over Davidson On Wrestling Senior Day
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb wrestling rolled to a 34-4 win over Davidson Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs recognized two seniors on Saturday in the final home match of the season, with Drew West (125) and RJ Mosley (165) taking the mat for the final time in Paul Porter Arena.

West got things started for Gardner-Webb, taking a 6-2 decision in the opening bout. 

Todd Carter took a 13-2 major decision at 133 pounds and Zach Price exploded or a 23-8 tech fall in the third period at 141 pounds. Parker Corwin pushed Gardner-Webb’s lead to 16-0 with an 8-0 major decision at 149 pounds before Davidson could get on the board.

Tanner Peake broke the run by Gardner-Webb, getting the Wildcats a 14-1 major decision at 157 pounds, but Mosley gathered momentum back quickly at 165 pounds, improving to 21-5 on the season with a 7-2 decision.

Andrew Wilson registered a clutch takedown in overtime to win 3-1, followed by a 6-2 decision for Jha’Quan Anderson at 184 and a 5-0 win for Samuel Mora at 197. Abraham Preston picked up a forfeit win at 285 to cap the day. Saturday was Gardner-Webb’s final dual of the season. … rest of story at GWUsports.com/runnin-bulldogs-roll-to-34-4-win-over-davidson-on-wrestling-senior-day

2 } – VMI splits matches with The Citadel & Queens on Senior Day
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI wrestling team split matches with The Citadel and Queens University of Charlotte Saturday after the program’s seven graduating seniors were recognized on Senior Day.

The Citadel defeated VMI 20-12 in the first match of the day, but the Keydets rolled to a 38-3 win over Queens to end the 2022-23 regular season.

How it happened:
*The Bulldogs went ahead 11-0 in the early going, but VMI won the next three matches to cut the lead to 11-9. The 174 and 184 pound matches went The Citadel’s way and the Keydets couldn’t close the gap enough in the final two matches to earn the win.
*VMI had three pins and two wins via major decision against Queens.

Highlights:
*Freshman Ryan Vigil won his match against The Citadel at 149 pounds with a reversal in the final five seconds. He pinned his foe from Queens … rest of story at VMIkeydets.com/wrestling-vmi-splits-matches-with-the-citadel-queens-on-senior-day

3 } – Citadel Wrestling Takes Down VMI
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Citadel wrestling team closed out the regular season with a 20-12 victory over VMI in the regular season finale inside Cormak Hall.

The Citadel 20, VMI 12 
125: Blair Orr (CIT) MD Tony Burke (VMI), 15-2
133: George Rosas (CIT) MD Dyson Dunham (VMI), 8-0
141: Jacob Silka (CIT) DEC Freddy Junko (VMI), 5-1
149: Ryan Vigil (VMI) DEC Ethan Willis (CIT), 7-6
157: Job Chishko (VMI) DEC Thomas Snipes (CIT), 6-2
165: Braxton Lewis (VMI) DEC Brodie Porter (CIT), 11-5
174: Ben Haubert (CIT) DEC Jon Hoover (VMI), 2-0
184: Tim Fitzpatrick (CIT) DEC Zach Brown (VMI), 10-5
197: Tyler Mousaw (VMI) DEC Mark Chaid (CIT), 10-8
285: John Chesser (CIT) DEC Josh Evans (VMI), 3-2 

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs got off to a quick lead as they won each of the first three matches, including two by major decision.
• Blair Orr started things at 125 pounds and eased hi way to a 15-2 victory. He got four takedowns during the match, and secured four near-fall points in the third period.
• George Rosas followed Orr with a major decision victory of his own. After a scoreless first period, Rosas got four near fall points as he rode out the period on top. … rest of story at Citadelsports.com/news/2023/2/18/wrestling-takes-down-vmi

4 } – Pitt Dominates Duke, Clinches Share of ACC Title

PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team cruised past Duke, 43-3, on Saturday at the Fitzgerald Field House and lifted the ACC title as 2022-23 dual champions in the conference.
The Panthers (10-4, 4-1 ACC) won nine bouts against the Blue Devils (3-12, 0-5 ACC) to officially be crowned co-ACC regular-season champions this season after tying at the top of the conference standings with NC State and Virginia Tech.
Pitt, ranked No. 16 this week in the NWCA Coaches Poll, won its second ACC regular-season title in wrestling and first since 2013-14. The Panthers have now won five dual conferences championships in program history, with three Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) titles and two in the ACC.
“We handled business today and did what we needed to do,” Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said. “We have been wrestling well, despite the loss at NC State. It was good to get a win today, honor the seniors and move in a positive direction. Now we will get ready for the ACC Championship in two weeks.”
The Cathedral of Learning’s Victory Lights will be lit this evening in honor of Pitt wrestling’s ACC title.
Pitt honored five departing seniors on Saturday prior to the match. Nino Bonaccorsi, Dazjon Casto, Nicholas Meglino, Micky Phillippi and Jake Slinger were recognized at the team’s final home match.
Phillippi at 133 pounds, Casto at 157 and Bonaccorsi at 197 each won with bonus-point victories on Saturday, getting their hand raised for the final time at Fitzgerald Field House.
… rest of story at Pittsburghpanthers.com/wrestling-pitt-dominates-duke-clinches-share-of-acc-title

5 } – O’CONNOR GARNERS ACC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK HONORS
GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina 157-pounder Austin O’Connor has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.  The announcement comes following O’Connor decision (3-1) against NC State’s seventh-ranked Ed Scott last Friday night. O’Connor, who currently sits at 16-0 entering next weekend’s ACC Championships, has registered 14 bonus point victories on the season. 

O’Connor becomes one of three wrestlers in the conference to collect the conference’s Wrestler of the Week honors multiple times this season, joining Pitt’s Reece Heller and Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson.  A four-time All-America honoree and the 2021 National Champion at 149-pounds, O’Connor maintained his spot in this week’s InterMat Wrestling rankings at No. 2 in the nation, following Friday night’s top-10 victory. … rest of story at GOheels.com/news/o-connor-garners-acc-wrestler-of-the-week-honors

6 } – App State’s Smith named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
Redshirt sophomore went 3-0 in conference matches
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – App State’s Caleb Smith has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition from Feb. 15-21. The selection is made by the league office.
Smith, who is ranked No. 14 at 125 pounds, went 3-0 last week in three conference duals. The High Point, North Carolina, native defeated 32nd-ranked Campbell wrestler Anthony Molton, 4-1, on Sunday. Later that day, Smith won a decision, 9-3, over Presbyterian’s Dominic Chavez. Smith would grab his third win of the day against Hale Robinson of Davidson with a pin in the second period.
App State (12-2, 8-0 SoCon) defeated Campbell (16-9, 7-1), 22-14, in a matchup of the conference’s top two teams. The Mountaineers won their other two duals via shutout, … rest of story at SOconsports.com/news/2023/2/22/app-states-smith-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

7 } – Tight Team Race Should Lead To Memorable ACC Championships
Virginia Tech and North Carolina State appear to be headed toward a photo finish at this year’s ACC Wrestling Championships on March 5
FloWrestling recently released its Atlantic Coast Conference rankings and a quick glance shows how tight the team race will be at the ACC Championships on March 5 in Raleigh. It appears to be a two-team sprint to the finish with North Carolina State and Virginia Tech vying for the crown. 

Here are what the predicted tournament points look like based on Flo’s individual conference rankings.

1 NC State — 85
2 Virginia Tech — 84.5
3 Pittsburgh — 65
4 North Carolina — 37.5
5 Virginia — 24.5
6 Duke — 13.5
A half a point separates the Wolfpack and the Hokies, which makes sense since these two teams have combined to win nine of the last 10 conference titles, with NC State winning the last four. 

Every win, every bonus point, and every placement point matters down the stretch. The first round is just as important as the finals with only six teams in the conference. Virginia Tech struck first with a 16-14 dual win on January 20 in Blacksburg, but that hardly matters now that it’s tournament time. 

North Carolina State won by 22.5 points over Virginia Tech in 2022, although that gap hardly seems possible this time around. This has the potential to be the best team race of any D1 conference championship. 

Be on the lookout for Pittsburgh and North Carolina, though. Each team has proven success in multiple weight classes and could play spoiler.

Zach Sherman is predicted as the #5 seed at 149 and … rest of story at Flowrestling.org/tight-team-race-should-lead-to-memorable-acc-championships

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