With the victory, Carolina also earns a point towards the Carlyle Cup, the all-sports competition between the Tar Heels and Blue Devils. The wrestling point extends UNC's lead to 6.5-4.5 in the annual contest.
Nadolsky, the nation's No. 11 heavyweight, got things started for the Tar Heels (7-6, 4-1 ACC) with a technical fall in the first bout of the night. The Holland, Mich., product tallied nine points in the second period and finished off Mike Tunick by a 21-6 margin at the 6:22 mark of the match. Nadolsky is now 20-6 on the season.
Drew Forshey, who was won nine of his last 10 bouts, then logged a 13-4 major decision against Chapel Hill native Kellan McKeon at 125 to open up a nine-point lead for UNC. The 10th-ranked Sola followed with his fourth pin of the season against Chris Thuman in just 1:32 to push the advantage to 15-0. Forshey is now 16-7 overall with an 11-2 mark in duals and a 5-0 record against the ACC, while Sola is now 10-3 on the year.
Freshman Mike Rappo won a fourth consecutive bout for Carolina with a 14-5 major decision over Wes Kuser at 141. Rappo scored seven points in the third period and added a point for riding time to post his third major decision of the season and even his record at 11-11.
Trailing 19-0, the Blue Devils (7-6, 0-3 ACC) got on the board with back-to-back wins at 149 and 157 to trim the UNC lead to 13. Daniel Shvartsman scored a 5-4 decision over Vincent Ramirez on a late takedown, and Voris Tejada followed with a sudden victory takedown of Keenan Duffie to take a 3-1 decision at 157.
No. 14 Keegan Mueller put the Tar Heels back on track with a 6-2 decision over Aaron Glover at 165 to push the lead to 22-6. The Dallas native is now a team-best 24-6 and sports a 10-2 dual record.
After Duke picked up six points with a win by default at 174, Daniel Llamas won his first dual of the season at 184. The Durham product scored an 11-5 decision over Duke's Matthew Koelling before Dashiell closed the match with a 20-4 technical fall of Patrick Keenum at 197 in just his third bout of the season.
The Tar Heels are back in action at NC State next Wednesday, Feb. 7.
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