No. 9 Arizona State defeats No. 19 North Carolina in Chapel Hill
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by Mollie Hanke, ASU Sports Information
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 9 Arizona State wrestling won seven of 10 matches in a 27-9 victory at No. 19 North Carolina (6-7) to improve to 5-0-1 all-time vs. the Tar Heels.
ASU got the scoring started early, jumping out to a 9-0 lead on three straight decisions by Josh Kramer, Ali Naser, and Nikko Villarreal. It was the first dual victory of the season for Villarreal as well as Kramer, who made his dual debut for the season in the match while Naser earned his first win over a ranked opponent in a dual this season.
After the Tar Heels got on the board with a decision at 149, Josh Shields put Arizona State up 12-3 at the halftime break.
Anthony (165) and Zahid Valencia (174) won on back-to-back bonus point victories, the former pinning his opponent in 4:47 while the latter won on a tech fall in 5:38.
Despite UNC winning two straight decisions at 184 and 197, it would be their final points of the match and not enough to overcome their deficit as Tanner Hall defeated Cory Daniel, Sun Devil Brady Daniel's brother, by major decision at heavyweight.
The Tar Heels have several connections to the Sun Devils as ASU head coach Zeke Jones coached UNC head coach Coleman Scott to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics while Scott and assistant coach Chris Pendleton both wrestled at Oklahoma State where they each won NCAA titles.
Arizona State (3-2) returns east for the Virginia Duals next weekend (Jan. 12-13) before coming home for MMA Night vs. Stanford (Jan. 19) and the 1988 National Championship reunion vs. Oregon State (Jan. 20), both matches on the Pac-12 Network.
Results - No. 9 Arizona State 27, No. 19 North Carolina 9
125: Josh Kramer (ASU) DEC James Szymanski (UNC), 6-1 (ASU 3, UNC 0)
133: Ali Naser (ASU) DEC #19 Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-5 (ASU 6, UNC 0)
141: Nikko Villarreal (ASU) DEC Nicolas Lirette (UNC), 11-7 (ASU 9, UNC 0)
149: #4 Troy Heilmann (UNC) DEC #11 Josh Maruca (ASU), 9-8 (ASU 9, UNC 3)
157: #7 Josh Shields (ASU) DEC Kennedy Monday (UNC), 8-2 (ASU 12, UNC 3)
165: #13 Anthony Valencia (ASU) FALL Clay Lautt (UNC), 4:47 (ASU 18, UNC 3)
174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) TF Adis Radoncic (UNC), 17-1 (5:38) (ASU 23, UNC 3)
184: #20 Chip Ness (UNC) DEC Kordell Norfleet (ASU), 11-7 (ASU 23, UNC 6)
197: Danny Chaid (UNC) DEC Cade Belshay (ASU), 4-2 (ASU 23, UNC 9)
285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) MD Cory Daniel (UNC), 10-2 (ASU 27, UNC 9)
ASU got the scoring started early, jumping out to a 9-0 lead on three straight decisions by Josh Kramer, Ali Naser, and Nikko Villarreal. It was the first dual victory of the season for Villarreal as well as Kramer, who made his dual debut for the season in the match while Naser earned his first win over a ranked opponent in a dual this season.
After the Tar Heels got on the board with a decision at 149, Josh Shields put Arizona State up 12-3 at the halftime break.
Anthony (165) and Zahid Valencia (174) won on back-to-back bonus point victories, the former pinning his opponent in 4:47 while the latter won on a tech fall in 5:38.
Despite UNC winning two straight decisions at 184 and 197, it would be their final points of the match and not enough to overcome their deficit as Tanner Hall defeated Cory Daniel, Sun Devil Brady Daniel's brother, by major decision at heavyweight.
The Tar Heels have several connections to the Sun Devils as ASU head coach Zeke Jones coached UNC head coach Coleman Scott to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics while Scott and assistant coach Chris Pendleton both wrestled at Oklahoma State where they each won NCAA titles.
Arizona State (3-2) returns east for the Virginia Duals next weekend (Jan. 12-13) before coming home for MMA Night vs. Stanford (Jan. 19) and the 1988 National Championship reunion vs. Oregon State (Jan. 20), both matches on the Pac-12 Network.
Results - No. 9 Arizona State 27, No. 19 North Carolina 9
125: Josh Kramer (ASU) DEC James Szymanski (UNC), 6-1 (ASU 3, UNC 0)
133: Ali Naser (ASU) DEC #19 Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-5 (ASU 6, UNC 0)
141: Nikko Villarreal (ASU) DEC Nicolas Lirette (UNC), 11-7 (ASU 9, UNC 0)
149: #4 Troy Heilmann (UNC) DEC #11 Josh Maruca (ASU), 9-8 (ASU 9, UNC 3)
157: #7 Josh Shields (ASU) DEC Kennedy Monday (UNC), 8-2 (ASU 12, UNC 3)
165: #13 Anthony Valencia (ASU) FALL Clay Lautt (UNC), 4:47 (ASU 18, UNC 3)
174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) TF Adis Radoncic (UNC), 17-1 (5:38) (ASU 23, UNC 3)
184: #20 Chip Ness (UNC) DEC Kordell Norfleet (ASU), 11-7 (ASU 23, UNC 6)
197: Danny Chaid (UNC) DEC Cade Belshay (ASU), 4-2 (ASU 23, UNC 9)
285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) MD Cory Daniel (UNC), 10-2 (ASU 27, UNC 9)
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