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#8 NC State Collects 13th-Straight Win Over #11 UNC
1/24/2026 12:06:00 AM | Wrestling
RALEIGH – In front of a sold-out Reynolds Coliseum, eighth-ranked NC State wrestling (12-3, 3-0 ACC) collected its 13th consecutive win over the No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels (8-2, 1-1 ACC) by a comfortable 24-10 win on Friday night.
The Wolfpack improves to 3-0 in conference action by defeating 11th-ranked North Carolina at home Friday night by a 24-10 score. A streak that began in 2014, the win is the 13th in a row by the Pack over the Tar Heels.
The dual began at 141 lbs, which resulted in the Tar Heels getting points on the board first.
One of the highlights of the night comes from freshman phenom Will Denny, who had a fiery match that ended up in a major decision over a top-10 opponent. The freshman's win marks his 10th in a row and second overall top-10 win of the season.
The newest addition to the Pack, Patrick Brophy at 197 lbs, took out #33 Robert Platt 8-1 to land his first ranked win in the red-and-white.
To close out the dual, at 133 lbs, Zach Redding defeated 18th-ranked Ethan Oakley for his second ranked win of the season, which is the first since the National Duals Invitational.
The attendance marks the third-ever announced sell-out in program history.
Up Next
The Pack stays home to defend home turf and take on the seventh-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday, January 30, at 7 p.m. for military appreciation night.
Results
#8 NC State 24, #11 North Carolina 10
Location: Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C.
Attendance: 5,500
141 | #17 Luke Simcox (UNC) dec. #12 Ryan Jack (NCSU), 2-1 // 0-3
149 | #5 Koy Buesgens (NCSU) major dec. Nate Askew (UNC), 15-3 // 4-3
157 | #28 Laird Root (UNC) dec. Luca Felix (NCSU), 7-2 // 4-6
165 | #15 Will Denny (NCSU) major dec. #10 Bryce Hepner (UNC), 10-2 // 8-6
174 | #5 Matty Singleton (NCSU) dec. Collin Carrigan (UNC), 8-3 // 11-6
184 | #13 Jake Dailey (UNC) major dec. Don Cates (NCSU), 15-5 // 11-10
197 | #26 Patrick Brophy (NCSU) dec. #33 Robert Platt (UNC), 8-1 // 14-10
285 | #2 Isaac Trumble (NCSU) major dec. #28 Nolan Neves (UNC), 8-0 // 18-10
125 | #5 Vincent Robinson (NCSU) dec. #15 Kysen Terukina (UNC), 4-2 // 21-10
133 | Zach Redding (NCSU) dec. #18 Ethan Oakley (UNC), 8-2 // 24-10
*Rankings according to InterMat (1/20/26)
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