No. 11 Ward got Carolina going against the Midshipmen (9-3) with his second technical fall in as many matches. The redshirt junior from Cincinnati dominated Adam Connell from the start and the bout was 1:35 into the second period with Ward leading 16-1. No. 5 Evan Henderson then put the Tar Heels ahead with a 4-2 decision at 149 before No. 9 John Michael Staudenmayer gave the host the lead for good two matches later.
Staudenmayer beat Navy's Michael Coleman 8-3 at 165 pounds to make it 11-9. Ramos, the No. 2-ranked 174-pounder in the country, gave the Tar Heels some breathing room next, pinning Ryan Harman with one second left in the first. The fall was Ramos' second of the year and it gave UNC a 17-9 advantage with three bouts remaining.
No. 19 Utley's 11-3 major decision over Robert Mannier at 184 effectively put the dual out of reach, and Cory Daniel's win over Nick Mabry at heavyweight allowed Carolina to double up Navy.
The Tar Heels squandered an early lead in the nightcap in dropping a tight contest to its cross-town rival. A Duke forfeit at 133 gifted Carolina six points and Ward's 6-1 win over Zach Finesilver at 141 gave Coleman Scott's squad a 9-3 lead.
The momentum shifted at 157, where Connor Bass pinned Jack Clark with one minute remaining in the final period to give the Blue Devils a 12-9 lead. The deficit grew to six with Jack Faust's tight 5-4 win over Staudenmayer at 165.
Ramos did his best to get the Tar Heels back on even footing, narrowly missing a last-second pin in a wild 27-8 technical fall victory over Brian Dorsey. The tech fall was Ramos' fifth consecutive bonus point win and it saw him improve to 18-2 overall and 4-0 in the ACC. Utley briefly put Carolina back in front with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Trey Adamson at 184 before Duke mustered one final rally.
No. 5 Conner Hartmann edged Hess 4-2 at 197, meaning the heavyweight bout would decide the dual. Duke's Brendan Walsh scored the lone takedown of the match and held off a late flurry from Daniel to win 4-3 and give the Blue Devils their first win over Carolina since 2004.
UNC will close out its ACC schedule against Pittsburgh on Saturday at 7 p.m. Admission for the Senior Night dual is free to all spectators.
No. 13 North Carolina 24, Navy 12
125: Brant Leadbeter (N) dec. Anthony Bosco (UNC), 6-3 - Navy leads 3-0
133: Zack Davis (N) dec. James Szymanski (UNC), 6-0 - Navy leads 6-0
141: #11 Joey Ward (UNC) tech fall Adam Connell (N), 16-1 (4:35) - Navy leads 6-5
149: #5 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Corey Wilding (N), 4-2 - UNC leads 8-6
157: Drew Daniels (N) dec. Robert Henderson (UNC), 4-0 - Navy leads 9-8
165: #9 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Michael Coleman (N), 8-3 - UNC leads 11-9
174: #2 Ethan Ramos (UNC) pinned Ryan Harman (N), 2:59 - UNC leads 17-9
184: #19 Alex Utley (UNC) maj. dec. Robert Mannier (N), 11-3 - UNC leads 21-9
197: Michael Woulfe (N) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 11-4 - UNC leads 21-12
285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. Nick Mabry (N), 2-0 - UNC wins 24-12
Duke 21, No. 13 North Carolina 17
125: Thayer Atkins (DU) dec. Cody Karns (UNC), 11-6 - Duke leads 3-0
133: James Szymanski (UNC) wins by forfeit - UNC leads 6-3
141: #11 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Zach Finesilver (DU), 6-1 - UNC leads 9-3
149: #10 Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. Joey Moon (UNC), 8-4 - UNC leads 9-6
157: Connor Bass (DU) pinned Jack Clark (UNC), 6:00 - Duke leads 12-9
165: Jack Faust (DU) dec. #9 John Michael Satudenmayer, 5-4 - Duke leads 15-9
174: #2 Ethan Ramos (UNC) tech fall Brian Dorsey (DU), 27-8 - Duke leads 15-14
184: #19 Alex Utley (UNC) dec. Trey Adamson (DU), 4-1 - UNC leads 17-15
197: #5 Conner Hartmann (DU) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 4-2 - Duke leads 18-17
285: Brendan Walsh (DU) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 4-3 - Duke wins 21-17
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