No. 10 NC State claims Share of ACC Dual Title with 17-16 criteria win at No. 14 Virginia Tech
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by Brian Reinhardt, NC State
NC State press release by Brian Reinhardt
BLACKSBURG, VA. – #10 NC State and #14 Virginia Tech split the 10 matches, but the Wolfpack won the dual on criteria with total individual points and came away with a 17-16 win in Blacksburg Friday night.
NC State finished with a 53-46 advantage on most individual points scored.
With the win, the Pack finishes with a 4-1 mark in the ACC and was the co-ACC Dual Champions with North Carolina. NC State won back-to-back ACC regular season titles for the first time since 2001-02.
The dual started with a top-5 battle at 184 pounds, which saw Virginia Tech’s #5 Zack Zavatsky claim a 6-2 win over #3 Nick Reenan.
The Hokies added a decision at 197 pounds and major decision at heavyweight to build their lead to 10-0 after three bouts.
The Wolfpack answered the bonus point win and scored its first win of the day at 125 pounds, as #11 Sean Fausz scored an 11-0 major decision, with 4:08 of ride time. Fausz scored a first period takedown and a pair of two-point near falls to take a commanding 7-0 lead after the first.
In his first dual since Jan. 6, #7 Tariq Wilson scored a ranked win, taking out #14 Korbin Myers 6-1 at 133 pounds. Wilson collected takedowns in the first and third periods, and a ride out in the second scored the ride time point.
The Pack made it three in a row, as Jamel Morris scored a 4-0 decision at 141 pounds. Morris scored a takedown with one second left in the first period, and a reversal in the second secured the win. Morris has now outscored his foes 61-5 since becoming the starter.
#8 Justin Oliver gave the Pack its first lead of the day (13-10) as he scored a 6-3 win, thanks to a pair of first period takedowns.
The streak ran to five straight for the Pack, as #4 Hayden Hidlay scored a takedown with two seconds left for the 6-4 win.
With two bouts left, NC State held a 16-10 lead as the Hokies closed with back-to-back top-10 wrestlers.
#8 Mekhi Lewis scored an 11-5 decision at 165 pounds over Thomas Bullard to close the gap to 16-13 with one bout left.
#7 David McFadden closed the dual with a 9-8 win over Daniel Bullard to tie the dual 16-16 after the 10 matches.
But NC State won the dual on criteria for total team points, 53-46.
Up Next: The dual concludes the regular season for the Wolfpack. NC State will return to Blacksburg for the ACC Championship on March 9.
#10 NC State 17, #14 Virginia Tech 16
184: #5 Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. #3 Nick Reenan; 6-2 – 0-3
197: #9 Tom Sleigh (VT) dec. Malik McDonald; 3-2 – 0-6
285: #20 Billy Miller (VT) major dec. Colin Lawler; 10-2 – 0-10
125: #11 Sean Fausz (NCSU) major dec. Joey Prata; 11-0 – 4-10
133: #7 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #14 Korbin Myers; 6-1 – 7-10
141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) dec. Mitch Moore; 4-0 – 10-10
149: #8 Justin Oliver (NCSU) dec. Ryan Blees; 6-3 – 13-10
157: #4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. B.C. LaPrade; 6-4 – 16-10
165: #8 Mekhi Lewis (VT) dec. Thomas Bullard; 11-5 – 16-13
174: #7 David McFadden (VT) dec. Daniel Bullard; 9-8 – 17-16*
NC State wins on criteria, most team points (53-46)
Virginia Tech Press release
BLACKSBURG - Despite winning five of the 10 bouts, No. 14 Virginia Tech couldn't get by 10th-ranked NC State as the Wolfpack topped the Hokies on criteria, 17-16, in front of 4,197 in Cassell Coliseum on Friday evening.
For the second time in two weeks, the Hokies fell on criteria 3.15.3, total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls, this time by a score of 52-47. With the win, the Wolfpack clinched a share of the ACC Dual Meet Championship with North Carolina. It marked the fifth consecutive season that at least a share of the ACC regular season title was claimed by either NC State or Virginia Tech.
The Hokies will look to bounce back in two weeks as they host the 2019 ACC Championships in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday, March 9.
MATCH NOTES
• The Hokies finish the dual meet season with a 9-5 overall record and a 3-2 mark in ACC duals.
• Tech is now 0-2 in matches decided on by criteria this season after falling to ninth-ranked Cornell, 17-16, on third criteria last week.
• Friday saw the final matches in Cassell for seniors Ryan Blees, Zack Zavatsky, Tom Sleigh and Billy Miller.
• Three of the four seniors earned victories with Billy Miller winning a 10-2 major decision at heavyweight.
• Zavatsky's 6-2 decision over third-ranked Nick Reenan at 184 pounds was his 103rd career.
• Zavatsky finishes his career with a record of 60-5 in duals, a winning percentage that ranks sixth all-time in program history.
• At 157 pounds, B.C. LaPrade had fourth-ranked Hayden Hidlay on the ropes but Hidlay clinched a 6-4 decision on a last second takedown at the buzzer that put the Wolfpack ahead 16-10 in the dual.
• Tom Sleigh's 3-2 decision at 197 was his 108th career win and 50th dual meet victory
BLACKSBURG, VA. – #10 NC State and #14 Virginia Tech split the 10 matches, but the Wolfpack won the dual on criteria with total individual points and came away with a 17-16 win in Blacksburg Friday night.
NC State finished with a 53-46 advantage on most individual points scored.
With the win, the Pack finishes with a 4-1 mark in the ACC and was the co-ACC Dual Champions with North Carolina. NC State won back-to-back ACC regular season titles for the first time since 2001-02.
The dual started with a top-5 battle at 184 pounds, which saw Virginia Tech’s #5 Zack Zavatsky claim a 6-2 win over #3 Nick Reenan.
The Hokies added a decision at 197 pounds and major decision at heavyweight to build their lead to 10-0 after three bouts.
The Wolfpack answered the bonus point win and scored its first win of the day at 125 pounds, as #11 Sean Fausz scored an 11-0 major decision, with 4:08 of ride time. Fausz scored a first period takedown and a pair of two-point near falls to take a commanding 7-0 lead after the first.
In his first dual since Jan. 6, #7 Tariq Wilson scored a ranked win, taking out #14 Korbin Myers 6-1 at 133 pounds. Wilson collected takedowns in the first and third periods, and a ride out in the second scored the ride time point.
The Pack made it three in a row, as Jamel Morris scored a 4-0 decision at 141 pounds. Morris scored a takedown with one second left in the first period, and a reversal in the second secured the win. Morris has now outscored his foes 61-5 since becoming the starter.
#8 Justin Oliver gave the Pack its first lead of the day (13-10) as he scored a 6-3 win, thanks to a pair of first period takedowns.
The streak ran to five straight for the Pack, as #4 Hayden Hidlay scored a takedown with two seconds left for the 6-4 win.
With two bouts left, NC State held a 16-10 lead as the Hokies closed with back-to-back top-10 wrestlers.
#8 Mekhi Lewis scored an 11-5 decision at 165 pounds over Thomas Bullard to close the gap to 16-13 with one bout left.
#7 David McFadden closed the dual with a 9-8 win over Daniel Bullard to tie the dual 16-16 after the 10 matches.
But NC State won the dual on criteria for total team points, 53-46.
Up Next: The dual concludes the regular season for the Wolfpack. NC State will return to Blacksburg for the ACC Championship on March 9.
#10 NC State 17, #14 Virginia Tech 16
184: #5 Zack Zavatsky (VT) dec. #3 Nick Reenan; 6-2 – 0-3
197: #9 Tom Sleigh (VT) dec. Malik McDonald; 3-2 – 0-6
285: #20 Billy Miller (VT) major dec. Colin Lawler; 10-2 – 0-10
125: #11 Sean Fausz (NCSU) major dec. Joey Prata; 11-0 – 4-10
133: #7 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #14 Korbin Myers; 6-1 – 7-10
141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) dec. Mitch Moore; 4-0 – 10-10
149: #8 Justin Oliver (NCSU) dec. Ryan Blees; 6-3 – 13-10
157: #4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. B.C. LaPrade; 6-4 – 16-10
165: #8 Mekhi Lewis (VT) dec. Thomas Bullard; 11-5 – 16-13
174: #7 David McFadden (VT) dec. Daniel Bullard; 9-8 – 17-16*
NC State wins on criteria, most team points (53-46)
Virginia Tech Press release
BLACKSBURG - Despite winning five of the 10 bouts, No. 14 Virginia Tech couldn't get by 10th-ranked NC State as the Wolfpack topped the Hokies on criteria, 17-16, in front of 4,197 in Cassell Coliseum on Friday evening.
For the second time in two weeks, the Hokies fell on criteria 3.15.3, total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls, this time by a score of 52-47. With the win, the Wolfpack clinched a share of the ACC Dual Meet Championship with North Carolina. It marked the fifth consecutive season that at least a share of the ACC regular season title was claimed by either NC State or Virginia Tech.
The Hokies will look to bounce back in two weeks as they host the 2019 ACC Championships in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday, March 9.
MATCH NOTES
• The Hokies finish the dual meet season with a 9-5 overall record and a 3-2 mark in ACC duals.
• Tech is now 0-2 in matches decided on by criteria this season after falling to ninth-ranked Cornell, 17-16, on third criteria last week.
• Friday saw the final matches in Cassell for seniors Ryan Blees, Zack Zavatsky, Tom Sleigh and Billy Miller.
• Three of the four seniors earned victories with Billy Miller winning a 10-2 major decision at heavyweight.
• Zavatsky's 6-2 decision over third-ranked Nick Reenan at 184 pounds was his 103rd career.
• Zavatsky finishes his career with a record of 60-5 in duals, a winning percentage that ranks sixth all-time in program history.
• At 157 pounds, B.C. LaPrade had fourth-ranked Hayden Hidlay on the ropes but Hidlay clinched a 6-4 decision on a last second takedown at the buzzer that put the Wolfpack ahead 16-10 in the dual.
• Tom Sleigh's 3-2 decision at 197 was his 108th career win and 50th dual meet victory
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