Friday, December 4
Boone, NC
6:30 PM
NC State
21
at
14
Appalachian State
@PackWrestle Wins Final Two Bouts for 21-14 Win at Appalachian State
12/4/2015 8:40:00 PM | Wrestling
BOONE, N.C. - With the two teams were tied after the first eight bouts, the 13th-ranked NC State wrestling team won the final two matches of the night and came away with a 21-14 win at Appalachian State.
With the score ties 14-14 going into the last two matches, the Wolfpack (8-0) pulled through with two wins for the road victory. No. 17 Pete Renda earned a 13-3 major decision at 184 pounds, followed by Malik McDonald's 4-1 win at 197 pounds to make the final score 21-14.
The Wolfpack started the dual with a win in the first bout at 285 pounds, as two-time defending NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski scored a 11-4 win over #10 Denzel Dejournette. Gwiazdowski improves to 9-0 on the season, and has three wins over ranked foes thus far, including two over top-10 foes.
The Mountaineers picked up wins at 125 and 133 pounds to take a 7-3 lead.
NC State's other No. 1 ranked grappler, Kevin Jack, picked up a 10-1 major decision at 141 pounds to put the Pack back up on top 7-7.
Appalachian State scored a win at 149 pounds, and the Mountaineers were up 10-7 at the halfway point.
After the break, the 1-2 punch of NC State's top-10 wrestlers at 157 and 165 pounds gave the Pack the lead agains. No. 7 Tommy Gantt scored a 16-6 major decision at 157 while #8 Max Rohskopf won 4-0 at 165 and gave the Pack a 14-10 lead.
The Mountaineers once again tied up the bout at 14-14 with a major decision at 174 pounds.
#13 NC State 21, Appalachian State 14
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #10 Denzel Dejournette; 11-4 - 3-0
125: Vito Pasone (ASU) major dec. Jamel Morris; 14-2 - 3-4
133: Jacob Grigg (ASU) dec. Jamal Morris; 8-3 - 3-7
141: #1 Kevin Jack (NCSU) major dec. Mike Longo; 10-1 - 7-7
149: Matthew Zovistoski (ASU) dec. Beau Donahue; 10-5 - 7-10
157: #7 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. David Peters-Logue; 16-6 - 11-10
165: #8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Forrest Przybysz; 4-0 - 14-10
174: Nick Kee (ASU) major dec. Lee Davis; 12-3 - 14-14
184: #17 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. Taylor Jackson; 13-3 - 18-14
197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Randall Diabe; 4-1 - 21-14
Up Next: The Pack will continue its two-dual road trip, next competing at #4 Oklahoma State Sunday at 3 p.m. Click here for a full preview.
With the score ties 14-14 going into the last two matches, the Wolfpack (8-0) pulled through with two wins for the road victory. No. 17 Pete Renda earned a 13-3 major decision at 184 pounds, followed by Malik McDonald's 4-1 win at 197 pounds to make the final score 21-14.
The Wolfpack started the dual with a win in the first bout at 285 pounds, as two-time defending NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski scored a 11-4 win over #10 Denzel Dejournette. Gwiazdowski improves to 9-0 on the season, and has three wins over ranked foes thus far, including two over top-10 foes.
The Mountaineers picked up wins at 125 and 133 pounds to take a 7-3 lead.
NC State's other No. 1 ranked grappler, Kevin Jack, picked up a 10-1 major decision at 141 pounds to put the Pack back up on top 7-7.
Appalachian State scored a win at 149 pounds, and the Mountaineers were up 10-7 at the halfway point.
After the break, the 1-2 punch of NC State's top-10 wrestlers at 157 and 165 pounds gave the Pack the lead agains. No. 7 Tommy Gantt scored a 16-6 major decision at 157 while #8 Max Rohskopf won 4-0 at 165 and gave the Pack a 14-10 lead.
The Mountaineers once again tied up the bout at 14-14 with a major decision at 174 pounds.
#13 NC State 21, Appalachian State 14
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #10 Denzel Dejournette; 11-4 - 3-0
125: Vito Pasone (ASU) major dec. Jamel Morris; 14-2 - 3-4
133: Jacob Grigg (ASU) dec. Jamal Morris; 8-3 - 3-7
141: #1 Kevin Jack (NCSU) major dec. Mike Longo; 10-1 - 7-7
149: Matthew Zovistoski (ASU) dec. Beau Donahue; 10-5 - 7-10
157: #7 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. David Peters-Logue; 16-6 - 11-10
165: #8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Forrest Przybysz; 4-0 - 14-10
174: Nick Kee (ASU) major dec. Lee Davis; 12-3 - 14-14
184: #17 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. Taylor Jackson; 13-3 - 18-14
197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Randall Diabe; 4-1 - 21-14
Up Next: The Pack will continue its two-dual road trip, next competing at #4 Oklahoma State Sunday at 3 p.m. Click here for a full preview.
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