More Bonus Point Wins Lead to 26-10 Win over West Virginia
1/13/2019 2:37:00 PM | Wrestling
Hidlay scores pin at 157, techs for Morris (141) and Daniel Bullard (174)
RALEIGH, N.C. – The #9 NC State wrestling team got four bonus point wins and cruised past visiting West Virginia, 26-10, Sunday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum. R-So. Hayden Hidlay scored a pin at 157 pounds, and R-Sr. Jamel Morris (141) and R-So. Daniel Bullard (174) both scored 16-0 tech fall wins.
R-So. Thomas Bullard went 2-for-2 this weekend in bouts against ranked foes. Yesterday he scored a major decision over #15, and today he scored win over #19 at 165 pounds.
The bout started at 197 pounds. The score was tied 7-7 after the first four bouts, but NC State won four of the final five matches (there was no 184 pound match).
After a scoreless first period, #19 Malik McDonald used a six-point move early in the second period and held the lead throughout in his 12-6 win.
WVU picked up a decision at 285 pounds with a late takedown in the third period.
The first bonus point win of the night for NC State came at 125 pounds, as Zurich Storm scored a 13-3 major decision to put the Pack up 7-3.
WVU tied it with a major decision by #16 Matthew Schmitt at 133 pounds.
In his second straight dual of the weekend, Jamel Morris scored a tech fall and gave the Pack a 12-7 lead at the break. Morris scored a takedown, then three four-point near falls, before a two-point near fall ended it in the second period.
An upset at 149 pounds, as Christian Monserrat scored a 3-1 decision over #4 Justin Oliver.
The Pack quickly recovered, as #4 Hayden Hidlay scored a first period pin at 157 pounds. Holding a 10-0 lead, Hidlay got the pin at the 3:00 mark to put the Pack up 18-10.
Thomas Bullard got another ranked win on the weekend, as he took out #19 Nick Kiussis 9-5 at 165 pounds. Not to be outdone, Daniel Bullard ended the dual with a 16-0 tech fall win in the second period at 174 pounds.
WVU did not weigh in a wrestler at 184 pounds, and the teams agreed on a double forfeit.
Up Next: The Wolfpack will continue its four-match homestand next weekend, as NC State will host Drexel on Saturday at 6 p.m.
#9 NC State 26, West Virginia 10
197: #19 Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Noah Adams; 12-6 – 3-0
285: Brandon Ngati (WVU) dec. Deonte Wilson; 3-2 – 3-3
125: Zurich Storm (NCSU) major dec. Joey Thomas; 13-3 – 7-3
133: KJ Fenstermacher (WVU) major dec. John Devine; 10-2 – 7-7
141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) tech fall Caleb Rea; 16-0 – 12-7
149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. #4 Justin Oliver; 3-1 – 12-10
157: #4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) WBF Zachary Moore; 3:00 – 18-10
165: Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. #19 Nick Kiussis; 9-5 – 21-10
174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) tech fall James Wujek; 16-0 – 26-10
184: No match
Att: 1,039
R-So. Thomas Bullard went 2-for-2 this weekend in bouts against ranked foes. Yesterday he scored a major decision over #15, and today he scored win over #19 at 165 pounds.
The bout started at 197 pounds. The score was tied 7-7 after the first four bouts, but NC State won four of the final five matches (there was no 184 pound match).
After a scoreless first period, #19 Malik McDonald used a six-point move early in the second period and held the lead throughout in his 12-6 win.
WVU picked up a decision at 285 pounds with a late takedown in the third period.
The first bonus point win of the night for NC State came at 125 pounds, as Zurich Storm scored a 13-3 major decision to put the Pack up 7-3.
WVU tied it with a major decision by #16 Matthew Schmitt at 133 pounds.
In his second straight dual of the weekend, Jamel Morris scored a tech fall and gave the Pack a 12-7 lead at the break. Morris scored a takedown, then three four-point near falls, before a two-point near fall ended it in the second period.
An upset at 149 pounds, as Christian Monserrat scored a 3-1 decision over #4 Justin Oliver.
The Pack quickly recovered, as #4 Hayden Hidlay scored a first period pin at 157 pounds. Holding a 10-0 lead, Hidlay got the pin at the 3:00 mark to put the Pack up 18-10.
Thomas Bullard got another ranked win on the weekend, as he took out #19 Nick Kiussis 9-5 at 165 pounds. Not to be outdone, Daniel Bullard ended the dual with a 16-0 tech fall win in the second period at 174 pounds.
WVU did not weigh in a wrestler at 184 pounds, and the teams agreed on a double forfeit.
Up Next: The Wolfpack will continue its four-match homestand next weekend, as NC State will host Drexel on Saturday at 6 p.m.
#9 NC State 26, West Virginia 10
197: #19 Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Noah Adams; 12-6 – 3-0
285: Brandon Ngati (WVU) dec. Deonte Wilson; 3-2 – 3-3
125: Zurich Storm (NCSU) major dec. Joey Thomas; 13-3 – 7-3
133: KJ Fenstermacher (WVU) major dec. John Devine; 10-2 – 7-7
141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) tech fall Caleb Rea; 16-0 – 12-7
149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. #4 Justin Oliver; 3-1 – 12-10
157: #4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) WBF Zachary Moore; 3:00 – 18-10
165: Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. #19 Nick Kiussis; 9-5 – 21-10
174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) tech fall James Wujek; 16-0 – 26-10
184: No match
Att: 1,039
4 bonus point wins - with pair of techs and a PIN - leads #9 @PackWrestle to a 26-10 home win over West Virginia! #PackMentality pic.twitter.com/qpUsUPZK1S
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) January 13, 2019
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