Drury broke the tie after he pinned Kevin O'Connor at 4:12. Nadolsky then expanded the Tar Heel lead with his major decision, 10-2, over Jim Powers in the heavyweight match. Following a Virginia Tech forfeit at 125, Carolina went up 25-9 and didn't look back. With the victory, Nadolsky was able to win his final bout at Carmichael on Senior Day and improved to 19-6 on the season.
Sophomore Vincent Ramirez got Carolina on the board first with a 9-5 decision against Jon Bonilla-Bowman. Into the third, Ramirez held a 4-3 advantage, but Bonilla-Bowman forced a takedown to even the score at 5-5. Ramirez then fought back with an escape and a takedown to go up 8-5 and added another point later for riding time. Redshirt freshman Ben Fiacco followed with three more points for the Tar Heels in his 8-3 win over Derek Gallagher at 157.
15th-ranked Keegan Mueller earned Carolina's third-straight decision of the day and put them ahead 9-0 early on. Mueller prevailed 2-0 against Eric Decker at 165 and improved his team-best record to 23-6.
Trailing 9-0, Virginia Tech was able to even the match at 9-9 through a pin by Steve Ratley at 174 and a 7-0 decision by Steve Borja. Ratley's pin came at 39 seconds over Jake Forestiere, while Borja was able to defeat Robert McCarthy in the 184 match.
In the last 2 bouts of the match, Virginia Tech took away two decisions as Sheridan Moran and Matt Rosen were able to win by virtue of a riding time point over both of their opponents. Moran's decision came against senior Bobby Shaw, while freshman Mike Rappo dropped the bout to Rosen.
Six Tar Heels were able to record two wins on the weekend as Carolina defeated Virginia, 21-11, on Friday. The six included: Ramirez, Fiacco, Mueller, Drury, Nadolsky, and Forshey
Next up for Carolina is Duke on Wednesday at Chapel Hill High School at 7 p.m.
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