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Carolina Wrestlers Finish 3-2 At Virginia Duals.
January 12, 2002 | Wrestling
Jan. 12, 2002
The UNC wrestling team defeated defeated Indiana 23-21 and Army 28-12 before falling to Kent State 19-20 in the consolation round of the Virginia Duals Saturday in Hampton, Va. The Tar Heels finished the tournament at 3-2 after beating Virginia Tech 30-12 and losing to Missouri 9-37 Friday night.
Evan Sola (133 pounds) led the Tar Heels against the Hoosiers with a pin in 4:19. Brad Byers (141 pounds) and Mike Booth (149 pounds) each scored major decisions for coach Bill Lam's club, while Jake Reynolds (165 pounds) won by decision and Matt Kenny (heavyweight) was awarded a forfeit.
Against Army, Kenny won by pin at 2:12 and Reynolds scored a major decision for the Tar Heels. Booth, James O'Connor (157 pounds), Mark Canty (174 pounds), Nick Richmond (184 pounds) won by decision, and Chris Rodrigues (125 pounds) won by forfeit.
Carolina opens up ACC action Wednesday hosting NC State at 7:30 p.m. in Carmichael Auditorium.
