The 24th-ranked UNC wrestling team suffered a crushing defeat Friday night in Raleigh, as the Tar Heels lost 26-7 to the No. 6 NC State Wolfpack at Reynolds Coliseum.
NC State (14-1, 4-0 ACC) dominated from start to finish, winning eight of the 10 individual matches to take the team win without hardly breaking a sweat.
The Tar Heels (8-10, 2-2 ACC) only received victories from two of their highest-ranked wrestlers–149-pounder Troy Heilmann (No. 9) and 174-pounder Ethan Ramos (No. 16).
In the second match of the evening, Ramos earned four points for the team with a 17-8 major decision over NC State’s Daniel Bullard–one of just two Wolfpack wrestlers not ranked in the top 25 among their weight class.
This gave UNC a brief lead on the scoreboard, but it would not last for long.
NC State then ran off the next six match victories before Heilmann earned a hard-fought 5-1 decision over No. 13 Beau Donahue.
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UNC will now have to regroup before hosting Duke at Memorial Hall on Wednesday for Senior Night. It will be the second annual Brawl at the Hall.
Photo via UNC Athletics
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