North Carolina State University Athletics
Wrestling Pins Maryland 25-9
1/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 22) -- With wins in seven of 10 matches, NC State scored an easy 25-9 dual-match victory over Maryland in Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling at Reynolds Coliseum.
With the victory, the Wolfpack improved to 5-2 in dual mataches, 2-0 in the ACC, while Maryland fell to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. The win was the 100th ACC victory for NC State head coach Bob Guzzo, who now has a 100-47 conference record in 25-plus seasons. Guzzo is 309-150-7 overall.
Maryland's Mark Mansueto (11-8) defeated NC State freshman Oraefo Brown (6-8) by a 5-2 score at 141 pounds to start the match, but the Wolfpack won the next six matches and seven of the next eight to easily pull away from the Terrapins. Tommy Davis (4-2 and ranked 14th nationally) got a 14-5 major decision over Grant Newman (9-4), and after the Pack's Justin Parlier (3-8) edged Rob Booth (8-10) at 157, 11-10, Joel Dramis, Kevin Boross and Zach Breitenbach earned consecutive major decisions at 165, 174 and 184, respectively.
Dramis (8-4) defeated Josh Weidman (14-4) 14-5 at 165, Boross (9-2) downed Mike Tomaino (2-7) 10-2, and Breitenbach (11-5) beat Joe Morile (5-9) 12-4 at 184 to give the Wolfpack a 19-3 lead in the team scoring. Jason Gore's 8-3 win over Bob Vorhies (4-12) at 197 gave NC State a 22-3 lead with three matches to go, clinching the team victory. The win lifted Gore to 3-6 on the season.
Maryland heavyweight Jeremy Duncan (15-13) pulled out a come-from-behind 11-8 win over NC State's Mike Mordarski (4-6), but the Pack's George Cintron (12-5) defeated Matt Pandullo (12-7) 10-3 at 125. Brandon York (25-5) got Maryland's final points with an 8-3 win over Damon Blackley (4-7) at 133.
NC State 25, Maryland 9 141 - Mark Mansueto (Md) dec. Oraefo Brown, 5-2 149 - #14 Tommy Davis (NCS) major dec. Grant Newman, 14-5 157 - Justin Parlier (NCS) dec. Rob Booth, 11-10 165 - Joel Dramis (NCS) major dec. Josh Weidman, 14-3 174 - Kevin Boross (NCS) major dec. Mike Tomaino, 10-2 184 - Zach Breitenbach (NCS) major dec. Joe Mormile, 12-4 197 - Jason Gore (NCS) dec. Bob Vorhies, 8-3 Hwt - Jeremy Duncan (Md) dec. Mike Mordarski, 11-8 125 - George Cintron (NCS) dec. Matt Pandullo, 10-3 133 - Brandon York (MD) dec. Damon Blackley, 8-3
