Lirette's first career major decision at 133 pounds gave Carolina its first lead of the night. The Boutte, Louisiana, freshman beat Brendan Price in a high-scoring bout, 21-9, to put the Tar Heels up 4-3. Ward then made it back-to-back majors at 141 as he dominated Robert Lee 10-1.
Troy Heilmann won a battle of veterans at 149 pounds with a 10-7 decision over Mikey Racciato before Pitt won back-to-back bouts to get back into the dual.
With Carolina clinging to an 11-10 overall lead, Ramos restored a comfortable lead with a second-period pin of Cam Jacobson at 174. The Hawthorne, New Jersey, All-American was already up 11-0 when he stuck Jacobson to give the Tar Heels a 17-10 advantage.
At 197, Danny Chaid sealed the dual with a 10-4 victory over John Rizzo. Chaid took a 3-0 lead into the final period and pulled away in the last two minutes to give UNC its first ACC win of the season.
Carolina returns home on Saturday, Feb. 4, to host Virginia at 7 p.m.
Results:
125: LJ Bentley (UP) dec. James Szymanski (UNC), 9-3 - Pitt leads 3-0
133: Nicholas Lirette (UNC) maj. dec. Brendan Price (UP), 21-9 - UNC leads 4-3
141: No. 5 Joey Ward (UNC) maj. dec. Robert Lee (UP), 10-1 - UNC leads 8-3
149: Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Mikey Racciato (UP), 10-7 - UNC leads 11-3
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. Joey Moon (UNC), 8-4 - UNC leads 11-6
165: No. 14 TeShan Campbell (UP) maj. dec. Jack Clark (UNC), 9-1 - UNC leads 11-10
174: No. 6 Ethan Ramos (UNC) pinned Cam Jacobson (UP), 3:59 - UNC leads 17-10
184: Zach Bruce (UP) dec. Anderson Pope (UNC), 10-3 - UNC leads 17-13
197: Daniel Chaid (UNC) dec. John Rizzo (UP), 10-4 - UNC leads 20-13
285: Ryan Solomon (UP) over Cory Daniel (UNC), SV-1, 4-3 - UNC wins 20-16
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