NC State’s wrestling team took a road swing through the state of Maryland on Saturday, and dropped dual matches at Maryland and Navy. The Wolfpack lost 27-12 to the Terrapins in an Atlantic Coast Conference match, then fell 21-15 to the Midshipmen.
Maryland won six of 10 matches, but took one match by pin and two others by injury default to account for the final 15-point margin of victory. NC State got victories from three of its four returning ACC champions. Seventh-ranked Joe Car
NC State’s wrestling team took a road swing through the state of Maryland on Saturday, and dropped dual matches at Maryland and Navy. The Wolfpack lost 27-12 to the Terrapins in an Atlantic Coast Conference match, then fell 21-15 to the Midshipmen.
amanica took a 12-8 decision over Jon Kohler at 141, and 10th-ranked Darrion Caldwell won a 7-5 decision over Eric Medina, Maryland’s impressive freshman at 149. Ryan Goodman (14-4), ranked No. 20 at 184, defeated 17th-ranked Josh Haines 4-1. Goodman’s decision extended his winning streak to seven matches. The Wolfpack also got a 5-2 win from freshman heavyweight Bobby Isola (11-10) over Patrick Gilmore.
Taylor Cummings, NC State’s fourth returning conference champion, was pinned at the 2:22 mark by Brendan Byrne in the 125-pound match. The Terps also got big points when ninth-ranked Mike Letts and seventh-ranked Hudson Taylor won their matches by injury default at 174 and 197 pounds, respectively.
Maryland improved to 11-3 overall in dual matches, 2-0 in the ACC. NC State fell to 6-6-1 overall, 1-1 in the ACC.
At Navy, the Wolfpack and Midshipmen split the 10 bouts right down the middle, but Navy picked up extra points thanks to a pin and a forfeit. Navy jumped to a 12-0 lead after the first three bouts, but the Wolfpack won the next four matches to tie the team score at 12-12. Taylor Cummings improved to 18-9 with a 6-1 decision over Allen Stein at 125 pounds, and Darius Little won a narrow and somewhat controversial 6-5 decision over Matt Pagan at 133. The third period in that bout was wrestled over after it was discovered that the officials inadvertently gave the choice to start the third period to Pagan by mistake.
Caramanica followed with a 7-0 decision over Glenn Shober at 141 to improve to 23-4, and Caldwell won 9-4 over Bryce Saddoris at 149 to lift his record for the season to 24-3. The two teams split the next two matches to make it 15-15 heading into the final bout of the night, but Navy’s Matt Stolpinski, ranked No. 8 nationally, won by forfeit to give Navy its six-point margin of victory.
Navy evened its record at 4-4, while the Pack fell to 6-7-1.
Maryland 27, NC State 12
125 Brendan Byrne (MD) pinned Taylor Cummings, at 2:22
133 Steven Bell (MD) dec. Darius Little, 4-2 2tb
141 No. 7 Joe Caramanica (NCS) dec. Jon Kohler, 12-8
149 No. 10 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec. Eric Medina, 7-5
157 Brian Letters (MD) dec. Colton Palmer, 8-3
165 Ryan Kennett (MD) dec. Jalil Dozier, 7-2
174 No. 9 Mike Letts (MD) injury default Randy Goodman
184 No. 20 Ryan Goodman (NCS) dec. No. 17 Josh Haines, 4-1
197 No. 7 Hudson Taylor (MD) injury default Mark Jahad
Hwt Bobby Isola (NCS) dec. Patrick Gilmore, 5-2
Navy 21, NC State 15
184 - Casey Caldwell (Navy) dec Ryan Goodman, 11-4
197 - Matt Parsons (Navy) dec Mark Jahad, 9-4
Hwt No. 3 Ed Prendergast (Navy) pinned Bobby Isola, at 3:40
125 - Taylor Cummings (NCS) dec Allan Stein, 6-1
133 - Darius Little (NCS) dec Matt Pagan, 6-5
141 No. 7 Joe Caramanica (NCS) dec Glenn Shober, 7-0
149 No. 10 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec Bryce Saddoris, 9-4
157 - Joel Ahern (Navy) dec Colton Palmer, 5-2
165 - Jalil Dozier (NCS) dec Matt DeMichiel, 5-4
175 No. 8 Matt Stolpinski (Navy) won by forfeit
