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Tar Heels Fall To No. 6 Huskers, 30-6
December 10, 2016 | Wrestling
CHAPEL HILL --- Joey Ward and Ethan Ramos knocked off ranked opponents but No. 6 Nebraska took eight of 10 bouts to win 30-6 over No. 22 North Carolina Saturday afternoon at Carmichael Arena. Ward knocked off No. 11 Colton McCrystal at 141 pounds before Ramos beat No. 20 Micah Barnes 11-5 at 174.
Nebraska (6-0) got off to a flying start with back-to-back bonus point wins at 125 and 133. No. 8 Tim Lambert pinned James Szymanski in the first period before No. 4 Eric Montoya beat Tyrone Klump 14-2.
Ward scored UNC's first takedown of the dual late in the opening period against McCrystal and carried a 3-0 lead into the third against the Nebraska 141-pounder. McCrystal got two in the dying moments but it wasn't enough as Ward improved to 9-1 on the year with his second win over a ranked opponent.
Ramos was dominant late in each period in his 11-5 victory over No. 20 Barnes. The eighth-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds took down his opponent at the end of both the first and second and was working hard for a major in the third before time ran out. Ramos is now 5-2 on the year and a perfect 3-0 in dual competition.
No. 3 T.J. Dudley's tech fall at 184 highlighted the final three bouts for Nebraska, which completed an ACC sweep after beating NC State on Friday evening.
Carolina returns to competition Jan. 1-2 as the Tar Heels travel to Chattanooga for the annual Southern Scuffle.
No. 6 Nebraska 30, No. 22 North Carolina 6
125: #8 Tim Lambert (NU) pinned James Szymanski (UNC), 1:50 - NU leads 6-0
133: #4 Eric Montoya (NU) maj. dec. Tyrone Klump (UNC), 14-2 - NU leads 10-0
141: #9 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. #11 Colton McCrystal (NU), 4-2 - NU leads 10-3
149: Collin Purinton (NU) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 6-3 - NU leads 13-3
157: #5 Tyler Berger (NU) dec. Joey Moon (UNC), 3-1 - NU leads 16-3
165: Dustin Williams (NU) dec. Jack Clark (UNC), 5-2 - NU leads 19-3
174: #8 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #20 Micah Barnes (NU), 11-5 - NU leads 19-6
184: #3 TJ Dudley (NU) tech fall Elijah Kerr-Brown (NU) - 18-1 (4:36) - NU leads 24-6
197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NU) dec. Danny Chaid (UNC), 3-1 - NU leads 27-6
285: #17 Collin Jensen (NU) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 6-2 - NU wins 30-6
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