NC State
VMI
NC State Wrestling Falls At VMI, 20-12
1/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 24, 2003
LEXINGTON, Va. - VMI won six of 10 matches, including a technical fall, and handed NC State a 20-12 defeat in college wrestling action Friday night. VMI improved to 3-2 on the season, while NC State continued its struggles in dual matches and fell to 2-5.
The Wolfpack got out to an early 3-0 lead when junior Ryan McCallum defeated VMI freshman Chris Seta 2-1 in sudden death at 141 pounds. One point was deducted from the Wolfpack's team score for unsportsmanlike conduct following the 141 match. The Keydets came back with a 2-1 win at 149 pounds when Jason Kontopedes defeated Wolfpack junior Jake Giamoni, giving VMI a 3-2 lead.
VMI stretched the lead to 8-2 when junior Adam Britt, ranked 16th nationally, scored a 16-1 technical fall over NC State freshman Bryant Reames in 5:41. The Wolfpack cut the team score to 8-6 behind junior Dustin Kawa's 12-3 major decision over freshman Chris Hardy at 165 pounds.
Keydet Matt Erwin made the VMI lead five points at 8-3 by defeating NC State's Kevin Gabrielson 6-1 in the 174-pound match Wolfpack junior Jon Godwin cut the lead back to two points at 11-9 as he registered a takedown of VMI junior Jason Cox in the final seconds of the 184 bout to register a 4-3 decision. David Walker defeated the Wolfpack's Daniel Humphries 9-6 at 197 to give VMI a five-point lead again at 14-9.
The heavyweight match prompted VMI's "Thunderdome" to erupt as freshman Scott Buhman used a reversal in the third period to defeat Wolfpack freshman Leroy Harris 4-2. That decision gave the Keydets a 17-9 and some breathing room heading into the lightweight classifications.
NC State hung tough, however. Senior 125-pounder George Cintron earned a 4-1 victory over VMI's Juan Sanchez to slice the lead to 17-12, but Micah Amrozowicz sealed the victory for the Keydets with a 4-3 win over sophomore Daniel Pacitti in the final match of the night.
VMI 20, NC State 12
| Weight | Match Result | |
| 141 lbs. | Ryan McCallum (NCSU) d. Chris Seta (VMI), 2-1 (2ot) | NCSU, 3-0 |
| ? | * One point deducted from N.C. State for unsportsmanlike conduct | NCSU, 2-0 |
| 149 lbs. | Jason Kontopedes (VMI) d. Jake Giamoni (NCSU), 2-1 | VMI, 3-2 |
| 157 lbs. | Adam Britt (VMI) tech fall Bryant Reames (NCSU), 16-1, 5:41 | VMI, 8-2 |
| 165 lbs. | Dustin Kawa (NCSU) maj. dec. Chris Hardy (VMI), 12-3 | VMI, 8-6 |
| 174 lbs. | Matt Erwin (VMI) Kevin Gabrielson (NCSU), 6-1 | VMI, 11-6 |
| 184 lbs. | Jon Godwin (NCSU) d. Jason Cox (VMI), 4-3 | VMI, 11-9 |
| 197 lbs. | David Walker (VMI) Daniel Humphries (NCSU), 9-6 | VMI, 14-9 |
| 285 lbs. | Scott Buhman (VMI) d. Leroy Harris (NCSU), 4-2 | VMI, 17-9 |
| 125 lbs. | George Cintron (NCSU) d. Juan Sanchez (VMI), 4-1 | VMI, 17-12 |
| 133 lbs. | Micah Amrozowicz (VMI) d. Daniel Pacitti! (NCSU), 4-3 | VMI, 20-12 |
