The teams split the first four bouts before Rappo staked the Tar Heels to an 11-6 lead with a technical fall of Austin Close. Rappo, a Holland, Pa., native, racked up six takedowns and a pair of three-point near falls to close the match with a 21-6 lead at the 6:11 mark.
Rappo's tech fall gave Carolina a lead it would not relinquish. With the Tar Heels holding the 11-6 lead, No. 18 Vincent Ramirez used three takedowns to claim a 9-3 decision over Austin Clouse at 141, and No. 15 Nick Stabile followed with a 10-0 major over Kyle O'Neill at 149. Stabile, who moved to 21-8 with the win, secured the major with a reversal and a three-point near fall in the third. Ramirez improved his record to 25-6 with his victory.
Sophomore Thomas Scotton then locked things up for Carolina with a 5-3 decision over Joel Ahern at 157. Scotton, now 17-9 on the year, dropped Ahern with a takedown in the final 10 seconds on the match to claim the win and put things out of reach for Navy.
No. 16 Keegan Mueller picked up Carolina's fifth straight victory with an 8-0 major decision over Jason Coyne at 165. Mueller used a third-period takedown and three-point near fall, as well as over four minutes of riding time to secure the major. Mueller owns a team-best 26 victories on the season.
Navy's Mike Billings closed the afternoon with a 3-2 win over Robert McCarthy at 174 pounds.
The Midshipmen (5-6) opened the match with a 7-2 win for Casey Caldwell at 184, but Carolina came right back with wins from 197-pounder Dennis Drury and heavyweight Justin Dobies to take its first lead of the day. The 17th-ranked Drury, now 22-6, scored a 6-2 decision over Phillip Neese after falling behind early and rallying for the victory. Dobies scored a first-period takedown and went on to post a 5-1 decision against Tyler Moyer for a 6-3 UNC lead and a 22-7 record on the season.
Navy tied the score at six thanks to a 10-6 win at 125 by Allan Stein before UNC peeled off the five straight wins to cruise to the victory.
The Tar Heels return to Atlantic Coast Conference action Sunday, Feb. 1 against Virginia Tech at Fetzer Gymnasium on the UNC campus.
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