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Tar Heels Eliminated from Virginia Duals
January 15, 2005 | Wrestling
Jan. 15, 2005
HAMPTON, Va. - The University of North Carolina wrestling team (2-2, 1-0 ACC) was eliminated in the second day of the Virginia Duals by the University of Missouri. The Tar Heels fell to the 12th-ranked Tigers by a final score of 25-13.
Carolina sophomore Bobby Shaw got the Tar Heels off to an early lead with a 9-7 overtime victory over Missouri's Tim Kephart in the 125-pound weight class. The next match featured two of the top 133-pounders in the country. UNC's Evan Sola (#13) defeated Missouri's Tyler McCormick (#20) with a score of 6-1 to give the Tar Heels a 6-0 lead heading into the 141-pound match. Missiouri went on to claim victories in six of the remaining eight matches including falls in the 157-pound and 174-pound weight classes.
North Carolina freshman Chris Ramos and sophomore Spencer Nadolsky made contributions with decisions over their opponents in the 149-pound and heavyweight classes, respectively.
The Tar Heels return to action on Friday, January 21, when they face Virginia in Chapel Hill.
No. 12 MISSOURI 25, NORTH CAROLINA 13
Weight Matchup Result Score/Time
125 Bobby Shaw (UNC) Dec Tim Kephart (UM) 9-7 (OT)
133 #13 Evan Sola (UNC) Dec #20 Tyler McCormick (MU)6-1
141 Chris McCormick (MU) Dec Isaiah Britton (UNC) 8-2
149 Chris Ramos (UNC) Dec Josh Wagner (MU) 11-0
157 Cody Greene (MU Fall Kyle Shelton (UNC) 4:58
165 Tyron Woodley (MU) MD Garrett Atkinson (UNC) 13-2
174 Ben Askren (MU) Fall Alex Maciag (UNC) 4:41
184 Matt Pell (MU) Dec Justin Dobies (UNC) 4-1
197 Jeff Foust (MU) Dec David Dashiell (UNC) 3-1
HWT Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) Dec Chase Wetenkamp (MU) 7-6
