North Carolina State University Athletics
Wrestling Pins Virginia, 27-9
2/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
NC State improved to 10-4 overall and further strengthened its stranglehold on first place in the conference standingsNC State is now 4-0 in conference action, and is the only school in the conference with a winning league record. Virginia fell to 4-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Freshman Scott Garren got the match rolling for the Wolfpack with a 4-3 win over Don Carlo-Clauss at 157 pounds. Joel Dramis then defeated Brian Muir 9-4 at 165, and Kevin Boross followed by pinning Steve Mazzola at the 1:16 mark in the 174-pound bout. That gave NC State a 12-0 lead, and Zach Breitenbach made it 15-0 with a 4-0 shutout of Ryan McGrath at 184.
Jason Gore kept the streak alive by beating Jimi Massey 3-1 at 197, but Virginia's Josh Etu got the Cavaliers on the board with an 8-3 win over Ngozi Collins at heavyweight. Virginia's Steve Garland, ranked No. 6 at 126 pounds, defeated NC State's George Cintron by medical default, a six-point victory in the team scoring that cut the NC State lead to nine points at 18-9.
The Cavaliers did not record another victory, however. Lee Carroll defeated Toby MacDonald 4-1 at 133. Oraefo Brown scored late in the 141-pound match to tie the score at 7-7 and force overtime, where he went on to defeat P.J. Bory 9-7. That clinched the team victory for NC State, and Tommy Davis put the icing on the cake with a 9-7 win on a double-overtime tiebreaker over John Pozniak.
NC State 27, Virginia 9
157 - Scott Garren (NCS) dec. Don Carlo-Clauss, 4-5
165 - Joel Dramis (NCS) dec. Brian Muir, 9-4
174 - Kevin Boross (NCS) fall Steve Mazzola, at 1:16
184 - Zach Breitenbach (NCS) dec. Ryan McGrath, 4-0
197 - Jason Gore (NCS) dec. Jimi Massey, 3-1
Hwt - Josh Etu (UVa) dec. Ngozi Collins, 8-3
126 - Steve Garland (UVa) defeated George Cintron by medical default
133 - Lee Carroll (NCS) dec. Toby MacDonald, 4-1
141 - Oraefo Brown (NCS) dec. P.J. Bory, 9-7, ot
149 - Tommy Davis (NCS) dec. John Pozniak, 9-7, tb
