@PackWrestle Wins Five of Final Six Bouts in 23-10 ACC Win at Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. - With the score tied 7-7 after the first four matches, No. 8 NC State won four straight matches, and five of the final six, to came away with a 23-10 ACC dual win at Virginia Sunday afternoon. With the win, NC State improves to 10-1, and 3-0 in ACC duals.

The dual started at 197 pounds, and the Pack picked up back-to-back wins, including a major decision to jump out to the 7-0 lead.

#24 Redshirt-sophomore Malik McDonald start the Pack off with an 8-5 win. Going into the third period tied 2-2, McDonald forced three stall calls and added a second takedown to secure the win to start today's dual.

#21 Redshirt-senior Mike Kosoy made it back-to-back wins to open the dual, as he won with a 12-4 major decision at heavyweight. Kosoy jumped out to a 5-1 lead with 1:33 of ride time after a pair of first period takedowns. A late takedown and the ride time point got the bonus point win.

The Cavs answered with back-to-back wins of their own, including a major decision at 125 points to even the score 7-7 after four matches.

#2 Junior Kevin Jack got the lead back for the Pack, with a 10-1 major decision over #7 George DiCamillo at 141 pounds. In the first, Jack got takedowns in both the first and then final 10 seconds. A two-point near fall started the second, and with ride time and another takedown in the third Jack won his 22nd in a row. Jack now has six top-10 victories this year, and four of his last six wins have all come against top-10 foes.

Halfway through, NC State held an 11-7 lead.

#11 Senior Sam Speno made it back-to-back wins for the Pack once again with a 7-3 decision over #28 Sam Krivus at 149 pounds. Speno scored a pair of first period takedowns to go up 4-1 after the first, and then added a third period takedown and ride time point for the win.

Jack (9-0) and Speno (7-0) both remain undefeated in dual action this season.

#28 Freshman Thomas Bullard scored his ranked win of the year, knocking off #14 Andrew Atkinson in OT 7-6. After a flurry of action got the score to 6-6 at the end of seven minutes, Bullard used an escape and then rode out Atkinson for 30 seconds for the win to increase the Pack's lead to 17-7 with three matches left.

Redshirt-junior Chad Pyke clinched the dual with two bouts left, as he picked up a 4-1 win at 165 pounds. Pyke scored an early takedown, and with an escape and ride time point, made it four straight wins for the Pack to seal its fifth straight ACC road win (dating back to 2015).

After the Cavs earned a 7-6 decision at 174 pounds, #10 redshirt-junior Michael Macchiavello closed out the dual with a 3-1 win. With the score tied 1-1 in the third, Macchiavello scored a takedown with just five seconds left to secure the win.

#8 NC State 23, Virginia 10
197: #24 Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Chance McClure; 8-5 - 3-0
285: #21 Mike Kosoy (NCSU) major dec. Chuck Boddy; 12-4 - 7-0
125: #7 Jack Mueller (UVA) major dec. Tommy Cox; 13-2 - 7-4
133: Will Mason (UVA) dec. #14 Jamal Morris; 5-2 - 7-7
141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) major dec. #7 George DiCamillo; 10-1 - 11-7
149: #11 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. #28 Sam Krivus; 7-3 - 14-7
157: #28 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. #14 Andrew Atkinson; 7-6 (TB1) - 17-7
165: Chad Pyke (NCSU) dec. Ray Bethea; 4-1 20-7
174: #32 Garrett Peppelman (UVA) dec. #30 Nick Reenan; 7-6 - 20-10
184: #10 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Will Schany; 3-1 - 23-10

Up Next: The Wolfpack will return to Reynolds Coliseum next weekend, as NC State will host Pittsburgh on Friday at 7 p.m., and then West Virginia on Sunday at 1 p.m.

@PackWrestle Wins Five of Final Six Bouts in 23-10 ACC Win at Virginia

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Thomas Bullard

Tommy Cox

Kevin Jack

Mike Kosoy

Michael Macchiavello

Malik McDonald

Jamal Morris

Chad Pyke

Nick Reenan

Sam Speno