Wrestling Notebook

NC State (4-6, 0-1 ACC)

ACC Honors Breitenbach
The Atlantic Coast Conference named NC State's Zach Breitenbach its Wrestler of the Week for the week of January 7-13. Breitenbach went 5-0 for the week, capped by a thrilling upset victory over the second-ranked 197-pounder in the country, to raise his record on the season to 14-4.

Breitenbach, ranked 16th nationally at 197, began the week on Tuesday with a 12-1 major decision over Columbia's Thomas Francisco at the Duke Duals, then won by forfeit vs. Delaware State.

On Saturday at the NC State Duals, Breitenbach opened up with a second-period pin of The Citadel's Jordan Everett at the 3:30 mark, the fourth pin of his career. Breitenbach then defeated VMI's Brian Toney, 7-2.

In the final bout of the evening, Breitenbach defeated No. 2-ranked Pat Quirk of Illinois, 2-1. He is 3-3 vs. ranked opponents this season.

Beating Ranked Opponents
So far this season, the Wolfpack has faced 24 ranked individual opponents and defeated seven of them, the team's best mark vs. ranked wrestlers in several years. The Pack was 4-30 vs. ranked opponents a year ago, and 9-37 in 1999.

Leading the way vs. ranked opponents this season has been senior 197-pounder Zach Breitenbach (3-3) and Scott Garren (2-1). A year ago, no NC State wrestlers had more than one win against ranked opponents, and only Pierre Pryor, at 1-0, has a winning record against ranked foes.

Wolfpack Embarks On Three-Match Road Swing
NC State will be away from Reynolds Coliseum for its next three matches, beginning this Saturday at Maryland. A week after taking on the Terrapins, the Wolfpack will travel to western Virginia for a day-night doubleheader at two different venues. The Pack will wrestle Virginia in another ACC match at 1 p.m. in Charlottesville, and then will travel up I-81 to Harrisonburg to take on James Madison at 7 p.m.

NC State's next homestand will be two matches the last week of January and the first weekend of February. Campbell will be at Reynolds Coliseum on Wednesday, January 31, for a 7:30 p.m. match, and Appalachian State will travel to Raleigh that Saturday, February 3, for a 2 p.m. match.

The Series With Maryland, Virginia and James Madison
NC State holds a 17-9 lead in the series with Maryland since Bob Guzzo became the Wolfpack's head coach in 1974-75. The two teams have split the last six meetings, but the Terps have won each of the last four meetings in College Park. NC State's last win at Maryland was a 17-14 win in 1991.

The Wolfpack under Guzzo holds a commanding 21-6 advantage in the series with Virginia. NC State has won the last two meetings, 14 of the last 16, and 21 of the last 24. The Wolfpack holds a 10-3 advantage over the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, having lost just one road match to Virginia since 1977.

James Madison and NC State have met just seven times in the Guzzo era, and the Wolfpack is 7-0 vs. the Dukes. The only two previous matches in Harrisonburg were in 1985, a 34-9 win for the Pack, and two years ago, a 22-9 win that was Guzzo's 300th career dual-match victory. The closest match in the series was a year ago at Reynolds Coliseum, a 19-15 decision for NC State.

George Cintron, 125, So., Wellington, Fla.

11-6 in 2001, 25-13 career

Has a 2-2 career mark vs. ACC opponents.

Won a career-high four straight matches during the Duke Duals and the NC State Duals.

Has won five of his last six matches, with the one loss at the hands of 17th-ranked Ryan Escobar of Illinois.

Has won eight of his last 10 matches, dating back to the Lehigh Duals in December.

Is 1-2 vs. ranked wrestlers.

Ryan McCallum, 133, Fr., Reading, Pa.

7-6 with 1 fall in 2001

Is 0-1 in his career vs. ACC opponents.

Has dropped a pair of close decisions (6-7 and 5-7) after winning a career-high six matches in a row.

Struggled against tough competition early, dropping four of his first five matches at the Navy Invitational and the Lehigh Duals * Is 6-2 since then.

Oraefo Brown, 141, So. Miami, Fla.

5-6 with 1 fall in 2001, 16-19 with 2 falls career

Has a 5-1 career mark vs. ACC competition.

Has won four of his last five matches after a 1-5 start.

Won three in a row earlier in the year, one shy of his career-best winning streak of four matches.

Tommy Davis, 149, Sr., Newark, Del.

5-2 in 2001, 64-20 career

Has a 19-5 career mark vs. ACC opposition.

Two-time ACC champion
(141 pounds in 1999)
(149 pounds in 2000)

Has back-to-back losses for just the second time in his career * His only other losing streak was in February 1999, also two matches * Has never lost three in a row.

Both losses this season came to national top 10 wrestlers (#1 Adam Tirapelle of Illinois, and #8 JohnMark Bentley of UNC) * Has lost only six times in his career to unranked wrestlers, and just twice since his freshman season.

Has won 18 of his last 22 matches dating back to last season, including a career-best 12-match winning streak last season * Had winning streaks of nine and 10 matches earlier in his career.

The loss to Bentley was his first to an ACC foe in two years, snapping a streak of 12 consecutive wins vs. ACC opponents.

Needs 13 wins to crack the NC State career top 10 for victories.

Pierre Pryor, 157, R-Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.

11-3 with 4 falls in 2001, 51-22 with 17 falls career

Has an 11-4 career record vs. ACC opposition.

The 1999 ACC champion at 157.

Received a medical hardship last season after fracturing his wrist the first day of the season.

Nine of his 11 wins this season have been by fall or major decision.

Has now won six matches in a row, which is a new career-best winning streak within a season

Won seven in a row over the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, winning all four matches a year ago and his first three this season.

Has won eight of his last nine matches, and 19 of his last 22, six of them by first-period falls, dating back to the beginning of the 1999-2000 season.

Has won his last eight matches vs. ACC competition.

Currently ranks ninth in school history with 17 career pins.

Scott Garren, 165, So., Paulsboro, N.J.

15-5 with 1 fall in 2001, 31-11 with 5 falls career

Is 6-0 lifetime vs. the ACC.

The defending ACC champion at 157

Ranked 12th nationally by Amateur Wrestling News.

Has won five in a row for the second time this season

Career-longest winning streak was seven matches a year ago.

Is 2-1 vs. ranked opponents this season, with both victories coming against wrestlers ranked in the top 10.

Has one fall, one technical fall and four major decisions to his credit this season.

Has won 10 of his last 12 matches, and 13 of his last 15 dating back to last season.

Dustin Kawa, 174, R-Fr., Lithonia, Ga.

7-8 with 1 fall in 2001

Has an 0-1 career record vs. ACC opponents.

NC State's first-ever high school national champion.

Has lost his last two matches, both of them last-second heartbreakers to ranked wrestlers * Lost 2-1 on riding time in overtime to Illinois' Ben King (#7) at the NC State Duals, and then lost 5-3 to UNC's Corey Bell (#14) on a takedown with three seconds left in the match three days later.

Won a career-high four in a row during the Duke Duals and the NC State Duals, including a pin and a major decision.

Jason Gore, 184, R-Jr., Cary, N.C.

4-11 in 2001, 14-28 with 1 fall career

Is 5-5 lifetime vs. the ACC.

Has lost 10 of 12 matches since a 2-1 start.

Zach Breitenbach, 197, Sr. Cary, N.C.

15-4 with 1 fall in 2001, 56-34 with 4 falls career

Has a 12-4 career record vs. ACC opponents.

Academic All-American and ACC Honor Roll

Ranked 16th nationally by Intermat and Amateur Wrestling News.

Is 3-3 this season vs. ranked opponents.

Has won six matches in a row, a new career high * Previous longest winning streak was five matches, which he did once a year ago.

Has won 29 of his last 39 matches, dating back to the 1999 Lehigh Invitational * Has a 35-14 mark over the last two seasons.

Ricky Fowler, Hwt., Fr., Columbus, Ga.

1-1 in 2001

Is 0-1 career vs. ACC opponents.

A member of the Wolfpack football team * Started the last four games of the season at defensive tackle as a true freshman.

David DeBinder, Hwt., Fr., Cary, N.C.

2-4 in 2001

Got his first career win the Lehigh Duals, defeating Lock Haven's Jarred Dressler, 5-3.

2000-01 Individual Records

WT      WRESTLER                        SEASON  DUAL    ACC     Ranked  FALLS   TF      MAJ     CAREER
125     George Cintron (R-So.)          11-6    7-2     1-0     1-1     -       -       5-0     25-13
        Kenneth Alphin (Fr.)            0-2     0-0     0-0     0-0     -       -       0-1     0-2
133     Ryan McCallum (Fr.)             7-6     5-4     0-1     0-0     1-0     -       1-1     7-6 / 1 fall
        Adam Cox (So.)                  3-3     0-0     0-0     0-0     0-2     -       1-0     3-5
141     Oraefo Brown (So.)              5-6     4-4     1-0     1-2     1-0     -       1-1     16-19 / 2 falls
        Jonathan Williams (R-Fr.)       2-4     1-0     0-0     0-0     0-1     -       0-2     2-4
149     Tommy Davis (Sr.)               5-2     5-2     0-1     0-2     -       1-0     1-0     64-20
        Justin Parlier (So.)            1-4     0-2     0-0     0-0     -       1-0     0-1     4-13 / 1 fall
        Philip Davanzo (R-So.)          1-4     0-1     0-0     0-0     1-1     -       0-2     2-8 / 1 fall
157     Pierre Pryor (R-Jr.)            11-3    8-2     1-0     0-1     4-0     -       5-1     51-22 / 17 falls
        Luigi Tranchese (R-Fr.)         0-2     0-0     0-0     0-0     0-1     -       -       0-2
165     Scott Garren (Fr.)              15-5    5-1     1-0     2-1     1-0     1-0     4-1     31-11 / 5 falls
        Philip Davanzo (R-So.)          0-1 / 1-4       0-1     0-0     0-1     -       0-1     -       
        Charles Trivette (Fr.)          0-2     0-0     0-0     0-0     0-1     -       -       0-2
174     Dustin Kawa (R-Fr.)             7-8     4-3     0-1     0-3     1-0     -       1-2     7-8 / 1 fall
        Jonathan Godwin (R-Fr.)         1-2 / 4-2       0-0     0-0     0-0     1-0     -       -       3-2 / 2 falls
184     Jason Gore (R-Jr.)              4-11    2-7     0-1     0-2     1-1     -       0-6     14-28 / 1 fall
        Jon Godwin (R-Fr.)              1-0 / 4-2       1-0     0-0     0-0     -       -       -       
        Jonathan Walter (R-Fr.)         1-2     0-0     0-0     0-0     -       -       -       1-2
197     Zach Breitenbach (Sr.)          15-4    8-2     1-0     3-3     1-0     -       2-0     56-34 / 4 falls
HT      David DeBinder (Fr.)            2-4     2-4     0-0     0-1     0-1     -       0-2     2-4
        Ricky Fowler (Fr.)              1-1     1-1     0-1     0-0     -       -       -       1-1
        Jon Godwin (R-Fr.)              2-0 / 4-2       2-0     0-0     0-0     1-0     -       1-0     

record vs. ranked opponents is based on rankings at the time of the match

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