The Pack won five of the six matchups between two ranked grapplers tonight, and came away with all three of the bonus point wins.
Sean Fausz improved to a perfect 3-0 in ACC action with a 6-3 win over LJ Bentely to start the dual at 125 pounds. Fausz controlled most of the bout, scoring both takedowns and accumulating over three minutes of ride time.
No. 3 Kevin Jack took care of business at 141 pounds, scoring a 3-0 win over No. 5 Mikey Racciato. After a scoreless first, Jack rode Racciato the entire second and his reversal to start the third was all he needed to go along with his 3:31 of ride time. Jack has now won 10 straight and recorded his fourth win over a ranked foe, second in top-10.
R-So. Beau Donahue fought back from a 4-0 second-period hole and scored the lone takedown in the final period to win 6-5.
No. 5 Tommy Gantt was dominating in his bout at 157 pounds improving to a perfect 17-0 on the season and 4-0 in ACC action. Gantt scored all 10 takedowns of his match, and ended it with a four-point near-fall in the third period.
No. 4 Max Rohskopf made it four straight wins for the Pack with a 1-0 win over Cody Wiercioch. Rohskopf's escape to start the second was the bout's lone point. Rohskopf improves to 3-0 in ACC action, and scores hid second straight win over a ranked foe.
No. 16 Pete Renda scored the Pack's second bonus win of the day, a 9-0 major decision at 184 pounds. After an early takedown, Renda scored a four-point near-fall and controlled the match the rest of the way.
No. 18 Michael Boykin made it two straight wins over ACC-ranked foes for himself with a 3-2 win over Nick Bonaccorsi. Boykin scored the lone takedown of the bout in the first period.
No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski closed out the dual with a 12-2 major decision over Ryan Solomon. With the win, Gwiazdowski improves to a perfect 50-0 in duals all-time at NC State.
Results:
125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. LJ Bentley; 6-3 - 3-0
133: Dom Forys (Pitt) dec. Jamal Morris; 12-11 - 3-3
141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. No. 5 Mikey Racciato; 3-0 - 6-3
149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Robert Lee; 6-5 - 9-3
157: No. 5 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) technical fall Ronnie Garbinsky; 25-8 - 14-3
165: No. 4 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Cody Wiercioch; 1-0 - 17-3
174: TeShan Campbell (Pitt) Nicky Hall; 3-1 - 17-6
184: No. 16 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. Zach Bruce; 9-0 - 21-6
197: No. 18 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi; 3-2 - 24-6
285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. Ryan Solomon; 12-2 - 28-6
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