Boykin beats Dunn in final bout, as No. 6 NC State edges No. 8 Virginia Tech, 19-15 to take ACC Dual Meet title
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NC State press release
by Brian Reinhardt
RALEIGH, N.C. – On NC State's Senior Night, the 2018 ACC Dual Championship came down a battle of ranked heavyweights.
NC State's #19 Sr. Michael Boykin scored the bout's lone takedown 20 seconds into OT and propelled the #6 Wolfpack (15-1, 5-0 ACC) to a 19-15 win over #8 Virginia Tech (14-3, 4-1) as the Pack claimed the 2018 ACC regular season title.
NC State finished undefeated in ACC dual action for the first time since 2000, and claime the ACC Dual Championships for the first time since 2004. The Wolfpack also snapped Virginia Tech's 19-match ACC winning streak which dates back to the 2014 season.
The dual started at 125 pounds, and #5 R-Jr. Sean Fausz dominated and scored five team points with a 15-0 tech fall. Fausz scored a takedown and a four-point near fall in each of the first two periods, and his takedown eight seconds into the third end the match.
Virginia Tech got on the board with a hotly contested battle between a pair of top-20 foes at 133 pounds, winning 9-7.
The Pack scored its second tech fall of the night at 141 pounds, as #2 Kevin Jack pitched another 15-0 shutout. Jack scored a takedown and four-point near fall in both the second and third periods, and a third stall call ended it in the third. The win put NC State up 10-3.
#13 R-Sr. Beau Donahue made it two in a row, as he scored a takedown 25 seconds into the OT period and came away with a 6-4 win over #16 Ryan Blees. #3 R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay made it three straight for the Pack as he scored an 8-4 decision over two-time All-American Solomon Chishko at 157 pounds.
The Pack won four of the five before the break, and held a 16-3 lead.
The Hokies claimed four straight decisions at 165, 174, 184, and 197 pounds to pull within 16-15 going into the final bout.
Up Next: NC State will make a quick turnaround and host #2 Ohio State this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum in the final dual of the season.
#6 NC State 19, #8 Virginia Tech 15
125: #5 Sean Fausz (NCSU) tech fall Kyle Norstrem; 15-0 – 5-0
133: #18 Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. #13 Tariq Wilson; 9-7 – 5-3
141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech fall Brent Moore; 15-0 – 10-3
149: #13 Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. #16 Ryan Blees; 6-4 (SV1) – 13-3
157: #3 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Solomon Chishko; 8-4 – 16-3
165: #4 David McFadden (VT) dec. Brian Hamann; 6-2 – 16-6
174: #15 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. Daniel Bullard; 5-3 – 16-9
184: #8 Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. #3 Pete Renda; 3-2 – 16-12
197: #2 Jared Haught (VT) dec. #7 Michael Macchiavello; 2-1 – 16-15
285: #19 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. #18 Andrew Dunn; 3-1 (SV1) – 19-15
Attendance: 1,394
Virginia Tech press release
RALEIGH, N.C. - In a dual that lived up to the hype, No. 6 NC State topped No. 8 Virginia Tech, 19-15, to win the ACC Dual Meet Championship in front of 1,394 at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday night.
The loss snapped the Hokies’ (14-3, 4-1 ACC) 18-match win streak against ACC opponents.
With David McFadden’s 6-2 decision over Brian Hamann at 165 pounds, he finished the regular season with a record of 29-0. He’s the first Hokie wrestler since Scot Justus in 2001-02 (29-0) to finish the regular season with a flawless record.
Head coach Tony Robie finishes his first regular season with the second most dual meet wins by a rookie head coach and the second-highest winning percentage (.823) in the history of the ACC.
McFadden’s decision put the dual meet score at 16-6 and started a string of four consecutive wins that narrowed the deficit.
With the score tied at 2-2 at 174 pounds entering the third period, freshman Hunter Bolen was able to reverse on bottom to take a 4-2 lead. That proved to be the difference maker as he took a 5-3 decision with riding time.
After striking first with a takedown in the first period, redshirt junior Zack Zavatsky was able to pull of a 3-2 upset of third-ranked Pete Renda, drawing the Hokies closer at 16-12. Redshirt junior Jared Haught then followed with a 2-1 decision over No. 6 Michael Macchiavello, setting up the match-deciding bout at heavyweight that was won by 19th-ranked Michael Boyking in sudden victory overtime.
After a tech fall at 125 pounds, Gustafson and 13th-ranked Tariq Wilson were tied at 5-5 after the first period. Gustafson secured two back points on top in the second that was key in a 9-7 decision that got the Hokies on the board.
The Hokies will now turn their attention to the postseason as they first look to defend their ACC tournament title at the ACC Championship on March 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
by Brian Reinhardt
RALEIGH, N.C. – On NC State's Senior Night, the 2018 ACC Dual Championship came down a battle of ranked heavyweights.
NC State's #19 Sr. Michael Boykin scored the bout's lone takedown 20 seconds into OT and propelled the #6 Wolfpack (15-1, 5-0 ACC) to a 19-15 win over #8 Virginia Tech (14-3, 4-1) as the Pack claimed the 2018 ACC regular season title.
NC State finished undefeated in ACC dual action for the first time since 2000, and claime the ACC Dual Championships for the first time since 2004. The Wolfpack also snapped Virginia Tech's 19-match ACC winning streak which dates back to the 2014 season.
The dual started at 125 pounds, and #5 R-Jr. Sean Fausz dominated and scored five team points with a 15-0 tech fall. Fausz scored a takedown and a four-point near fall in each of the first two periods, and his takedown eight seconds into the third end the match.
Virginia Tech got on the board with a hotly contested battle between a pair of top-20 foes at 133 pounds, winning 9-7.
The Pack scored its second tech fall of the night at 141 pounds, as #2 Kevin Jack pitched another 15-0 shutout. Jack scored a takedown and four-point near fall in both the second and third periods, and a third stall call ended it in the third. The win put NC State up 10-3.
#13 R-Sr. Beau Donahue made it two in a row, as he scored a takedown 25 seconds into the OT period and came away with a 6-4 win over #16 Ryan Blees. #3 R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay made it three straight for the Pack as he scored an 8-4 decision over two-time All-American Solomon Chishko at 157 pounds.
The Pack won four of the five before the break, and held a 16-3 lead.
The Hokies claimed four straight decisions at 165, 174, 184, and 197 pounds to pull within 16-15 going into the final bout.
Up Next: NC State will make a quick turnaround and host #2 Ohio State this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum in the final dual of the season.
#6 NC State 19, #8 Virginia Tech 15
125: #5 Sean Fausz (NCSU) tech fall Kyle Norstrem; 15-0 – 5-0
133: #18 Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. #13 Tariq Wilson; 9-7 – 5-3
141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech fall Brent Moore; 15-0 – 10-3
149: #13 Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. #16 Ryan Blees; 6-4 (SV1) – 13-3
157: #3 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Solomon Chishko; 8-4 – 16-3
165: #4 David McFadden (VT) dec. Brian Hamann; 6-2 – 16-6
174: #15 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. Daniel Bullard; 5-3 – 16-9
184: #8 Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. #3 Pete Renda; 3-2 – 16-12
197: #2 Jared Haught (VT) dec. #7 Michael Macchiavello; 2-1 – 16-15
285: #19 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. #18 Andrew Dunn; 3-1 (SV1) – 19-15
Attendance: 1,394
Virginia Tech press release
RALEIGH, N.C. - In a dual that lived up to the hype, No. 6 NC State topped No. 8 Virginia Tech, 19-15, to win the ACC Dual Meet Championship in front of 1,394 at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday night.
The loss snapped the Hokies’ (14-3, 4-1 ACC) 18-match win streak against ACC opponents.
With David McFadden’s 6-2 decision over Brian Hamann at 165 pounds, he finished the regular season with a record of 29-0. He’s the first Hokie wrestler since Scot Justus in 2001-02 (29-0) to finish the regular season with a flawless record.
Head coach Tony Robie finishes his first regular season with the second most dual meet wins by a rookie head coach and the second-highest winning percentage (.823) in the history of the ACC.
McFadden’s decision put the dual meet score at 16-6 and started a string of four consecutive wins that narrowed the deficit.
With the score tied at 2-2 at 174 pounds entering the third period, freshman Hunter Bolen was able to reverse on bottom to take a 4-2 lead. That proved to be the difference maker as he took a 5-3 decision with riding time.
After striking first with a takedown in the first period, redshirt junior Zack Zavatsky was able to pull of a 3-2 upset of third-ranked Pete Renda, drawing the Hokies closer at 16-12. Redshirt junior Jared Haught then followed with a 2-1 decision over No. 6 Michael Macchiavello, setting up the match-deciding bout at heavyweight that was won by 19th-ranked Michael Boyking in sudden victory overtime.
After a tech fall at 125 pounds, Gustafson and 13th-ranked Tariq Wilson were tied at 5-5 after the first period. Gustafson secured two back points on top in the second that was key in a 9-7 decision that got the Hokies on the board.
The Hokies will now turn their attention to the postseason as they first look to defend their ACC tournament title at the ACC Championship on March 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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