The Heels fell behind 7-0 early, but responded with an overtime decision from No. 16 A.C. Headlee at 141 and a major decision from senior No. 6 Troy Heilmann at 149 to even the score after the first four bouts. Heilmann started slowly, only leading 2-0 after the first period, but three takedowns and a four-point nearfall plus riding time in the third period helped him reach the major decision and the near technical fall over Robert Lee of Pitt. The wins got the Heels going, who would go on to win seven of the 10 bouts on the night.
The Heels first took the lead at 10-7 behind a solid performance in another overtime decision victory by freshman No. 16 Kennedy Monday at 157 by a score of 3-1. With no score in the first period, Monday and Taleb Rahmani traded escapes to send the bout to overtime tied at 1. Monday recorded a takedown in the first overtime period to earn the decision.
The highlight of the night came from Ramos' pin of Austin Bell. Ramos was in control, leading 13-2 after the second period, and recorded the pin shortly into the third. This broke open a 10-10 tie between the teams and gave the Heels a spark, who would go on to win the final four matches.
No. 17 Chip Ness won by 8-5 decision at 184, and No. 16 Danny Chaid won by a 13-5 major decision to put the match away for the Heels.
Carolina rounded out the night with yet another overtime decision from Cory Daniel over No. 16 Ryan Solomon 3-1, improving Carolina to 3-3 in overtime decisions on the night.
Carolina returns to action in Blacksburg, Virginia, against Virginia Tech on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m.
Results:
125: LJ Bentley (Pitt) dec. James Syzmanski (UNC), 8-2 - Pitt leads 3-0
133: #11 Dom Forys (Pitt) maj. dec. Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-1 - Pitt leads 7-0
141: #16 A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. #17 Nick Zanetta (Pitt), 4-2 (SV-1) - Pitt leads 7-3
149: #6 Troy Heilmann (UNC) maj. dec. Robert Lee (Pitt), 17-3 - Dual tied 7-7
157: #16 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 3-1 (SV-1) - UNC leads 10-7
165: Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. Clay Lautt (UNC), 7-3 - Tied 10-10
174: #13 Ethan Ramos (UNC) pinned Austin Bell (Pitt), 5:54 - UNC leads 16-10
184: #17 Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 8-5 - UNC leads 19-10
197: #16 Danny Chaid (UNC) maj. dec. Zach Bruce (Pitt), 13-5 - UNC leads 23-10
285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. #16 Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 3-1 (SV-1) - UNC wins 26-10
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