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Carolina Split Duals At Campbell
February 11, 2012 | Wrestling
Feb. 11, 2012
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - North Carolina split a pair of duals Saturday in Buies Creek, N.C. falling to No. 22 Northwestern 20-15 before besting host Campbell 31-10 to cap off the day. Five different Tar Heels went 2-0 on the day.
Carolina dropped its opening dual to No. 22 Northwestern in a dual that went down to the final bout. Northwestern to a 4-0 lead with a major decision at 125 pounds before UNC reeled off three straight decisions.
Brock LiVorio claimed a 7-5 decision at 133 pounds against Jameson Oster before No. 20 Evan Henderson downed Colin Shober by an 8-0 margin to put Carolina in front 6-4.
Nick Heilmann extended UNC's lead to 9-4 with a 6-2 decision at 149 pounds. The lead would be short lived as undefeated No. 2 Jason Welch claimed an 18-2 tech fall over Jon Burns to even the score at 9-9.
Northwestern earned wins at 165 and 174 pounds with a major decision and a decision to take a 16-9 lead with three bouts left. Senior Thomas Ferguson earned a 7-3 decision over Robert Kellogg to pull within four and 2011 NCAA Qualifier Zac Bennett added a 9-4 decision against John Schoen to make the score 16-15 with one bout left.
Freshman Frank Abbondanza took on No. 12 Mike McMullan in the heavyweight division where McMullan clinched the dual for the Wildcats with a 14-1 major decision.
The Tar Heels bounced back in a big way in the nightcap against host Campbell with an impressive 31-10 win.
Brian Bokoski got the Tar Heels off to a great start with a pin of Grabiel Soto in just 1:20 to give Carolina a 6-0 lead. Brock LiVorio made it 10-0 with a 14-6 major decision over Joey Rizzolino at 133 pounds.
No. 20 Evan Henderson earned his second win of the day with an 8-1 decision over Jordan Tolbert at 141 pounds to give UNC a 13-0 advantage before Nick Heilmann claimed a 5-1 decision over Mark Hartenstine putting the Tar HEels in front 16-0.
Wins by Campbell at 157 and 174 pounds gave the Fighting Camels six points while senior Kyle Kiss answered with a 3-0 decision over Ryan Krecker to go up 19-6.
Ferguson and Bennett took over for the Tar Heels as Ferguson picked up a pin of Matthew Cox in 4:59 to clinch the dual for Carolina. Bennett added to the Tar Heel tally with a pin of John Merickel in just 1:08 for six more team points before Joe Nolan claimed an 8-0 major decision over Frank Abbondanza at heavyweight.
The win was Carolina's second in its last three duals and the Tar Heels are now 4-14 on the year in duals and will take to the road next weekend to close out the regular season against Sacred Heart and The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
No. 22 Northwestern 20, North Carolina 15
125: Levi Mele (NU) major dec. Brian Bokoski (UNC) 15-2; NU 4-0
133: Brock LiVorio (UNC) dec. Jameson Oster (NU) 7-5; NU 4-3
141: Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Colin Shober (NU) 8-1; UNC 6-4
149: Nick Heilmann (UNC) dec. Pat Greco (NU) 6-2; UNC 9-4
157: Jason Welch (NU) tech fall Jon Burns (UNC) 4:30; 9-9
165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec. Kyle Kiss (UNC) 4-1; NU 12-9
174: Lee Munster (NU) major dec. Alex Utley (UNC) 14-1; NU 16-9
184: Thomas Ferguson (UNC) dec. Robert Kellogg (NU) 7-3; NU 16-12
197: Zac Bennett (UNC) dec. John Schoen 9-4; NU 16-15
285: Mike McMullan (NU) major dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC) 14-1; NU 20-15
North Carolina 31, Campbell 10
125: Brian Bokoski (UNC) pinned Grabiel Soto (CU) 1:20; UNC 6, CU 0
133: Brock LiVorio (UNC) major dec. Joey Rizzolino (CU) 14-6; UNC 10, CU 0
141: Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Jordan Tolbert (CU) 8-1; UNC 13, CU 0
149: Nick Heilmann (UNC) dec. Mark Hartenstine (CU) 5-1; UNC 16, CU 0
157: Nick Rex (CU) dec. Jon Burns (UNC) 6-5; UNC 16, CU 3
165: Kyle Kiss (UNC) dec. Ryan Krecker (CU) 3-0; UNC 19, CU 3
174: James Cook (CU) dec. Alex Utley (UNC) 8-6; UNC 19, CU 6
184: Thomas Ferguson (UNC) pinned Matt Cox (CU) 4:59; UNC 25, CU 6
197: Zac Bennett (UNC) pinned John Merickel (CU) 1:08; UNC 31, CU 6
285: Joe Nolan (CU) major dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC) 8-0; UNC 31, CU 10
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