Wrestling Cruises To Pair Of Victories At Carolina Duals

Thursday, November 2

Chapel Hill, N.C.

1 PM

North Carolina

Queens

Spencer Moore

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

November 2, 2023 | Wrestling

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 25th-ranked North Carolina wrestling team (2-1) cruised to a pair of dual victories to begin the day, defeating Queens (41-10) and Greensboro College (48-3), before falling to No. 20 Oregon State (24-13) to cap off the Carolina Duals.

Against the Royals, Carolina collected a fall each from the trio of Jayden Scott (149), Sonny Santiago (157) and Isaias Estrada (165). In addition, the quartet of Spencer Moore (125), Caden McCrary (133), Lachlan McNeil (141) and Max Shaw (197) earned technical fall victories in the matchup.

The Tar Heel victory over Queens was the first dual victory for head coach Rob Koll at Carolina.

In the second session against Greensboro College, Connor Alexander (149), Marcus Murabito (165) and Sabino Portella (174) were victorious by technical fall, with Chris Salazar (184) earning the first period pin.

Facing No. 20 Oregon State in the nightcap, the Tar Heels jumped out to an early lead with back-to-back decisions from Moore (125) and McCrary (133), followed by a major decision from McNeil (141). Shaw closed out the day winning for Carolina, winning by decision.

No. 25 North Carolina 41, Queens 10
November 1, 2023 | Carmichael Arena

125: Spencer Moore (UNC) over Brendan Martin (Queens): 17-2 TF

133: Caden McCrary (UNC) over Griffen Gonzalez (Queens): 19-3 TF

141: No. 3 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over Anatah Manibushan (Queens): 17-2 TF

149: Jayden Scott (UNC) over Riley Curran (Queens): Fall (1:50)

157: Sonny Santiago (UNC) over Suhaib Hatamleh (Queens): Fall (1:47)

165: Isaias Estrada (UNC) over Vladamir Sukhikh (Queens): Fall (4:50)

174: Sabino Portella (UNC) over Greg Merriman (Queens): 9-5 Dec

184: D'Andree Hunt (Queens) over Chris Salazar (UNC): 11-2 MD

197: No. 18 Max Shaw (UNC) over Richard Kuhn (Queens): 16-0 TF

285: Jamikael Lytle (Queens) over No. 33 Aydin Guttridge (UNC): Fall (1:15)

No. 25 North Carolina 48, Greensboro College 3

November 1, 2023 | Carmichael Arena

125: Spencer Moore (UNC): W, Forfeit
133: Jace Palmer (UNC): W, Forfeit
141: Josh Wilson (GC) over Derek Guanajuato (UNC): 4-2 Dec
149: Connor Alexander (UNC) over Quadir Medley (GC): 15-0 TF
157: Sonny Santiago (UNC): W, Forfeit
165: Marcus Murabito (UNC) over Nic Menjivar (GC): 17-0 TF
174: Sabino Portella (UNC) over Luke Gregory (GC): 17-1 TF
184: Chris Salazar (UNC) over Omori Lee (GC): Fall (6:45)
197: Wilson Major (UNC) over Amarion Wilson (GC): Fall (1:15)
285: Alberto Hernandez (UNC) over Dom Harris (GC): 4-2 Dec

No. 20 Oregon State 24, No. 25 North Carolina 13
November 1, 2023 | Carmichael Arena

125: Spencer Moore (UNC) over No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU): 2-0 Dec

133: Caden McCrary (UNC) over Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU): 2-0 Dec

141: No. 3 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU): 14-2 MD

149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Jayden Scott (UNC): 2-1 SV Dec

157: Murphy Menke (OSU) over Danny Nini (UNC): 2-1 SV Dec

165: Garrick Fouret (OSU) over Marcus Murabito (UNC): 5-0 Dec

174: No. 11 Travis Whittlake (OSU) over Sabino Portella (UNC): 5-0 Dec

184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over Chris Salazar (UNC): Fall (0:55)

197: No. 18 Max Shaw (UNC) over Mason Christiansen (OSU): 5-0 Dec

285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Alberto Hernandez (UNC): Fall (1:41)