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    NC State breezes to 4-0 record at Pitt Duals

    PITTSBURGH -- The third-ranked NC State wrestling team picked up four more dual wins on Saturday, improving to 16-0 on the 2015-16 season. At Saturday's Pitt Duals, the Wolfpack eased to wins over Hofstra (35-9), Harvard (37-6), Edinboro (31-6), and American (28-6).

    The Pack won 30 of its 40 matches on the day, with 20 of those wins being bonus point victories.

    The Wolfpack continues its hot start to the 2015-16 season, now sporting a perfect 16-0 mark. The 16 wins tie the total from all of last season, and currently sit as the third-best mark in school history for single season victories.

    With the four wins day, NC State head coach Pat Popolizio also goes over 50 for his four-year NC State career.

    Wolfpack Highlights:
    • No. 8 Jr. Max Rohskopf returned to action for the first time since the Pack's dual win at Oklahoma State on Dec. 6. He went a perfect 4-0, with two pins and a major decision among his wins.

    • Tommy Gantt only saw action in one dual, and not only did he pick up the win, but he picked up another win over a ranked foe. Gantt defeated No. 14 Boyle of American, 8-4, and in the process ran his season record to a perfect 14-0, and 4-0 vs. ranked foes, with three of those wins coming in his last four matchups.

    • Jamal Morris was the only Pack wrestler to see action at 133 pounds today, and he ended the day a perfect 4-0. His day started with a technical fall and then scored back-to-back first period pins.

    • No. 15 Pete Renda wrestled in the last two duals, and both wins came via technical fall - 19-0 and 17-1.

    • Malik McDonald saw action in two bouts at 197 pounds, he scored a pin against Harvard then pulled off an upset of No. 18 Kasunic of American with a 12-3 major decision.

    No. 3 NC State 35, Hofstra 9
    125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) fall Bryan Damon; 5:56 - 6-0
    133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) tech fall Marcus Begay; 18-0 - 11-0
    141: Jamel Hudson (Hof) dec. Will Clark; 10-8 - 11-3
    149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Ryan Burkert; 4-2 (SV-1) - 14-3
    157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech. fall Cory Goshkagarian; 17-2 - 19-3
    165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) fall Bobby Fehr; 4:14 - 25-3
    174: Frank Affronti (Hof) dec. Lee Davis; 3-0 - 25-6
    184: Cory Damiana (Hof) dec. Roderick Davis; 8-3 - 25-9
    197: No. 17 Michael Boykin (NCSU) wins by forfeit - 31-9
    285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) maj. dec. Michael Hughes: 12-4 - 35-9

    Recap: NC State won seven of the 10 bouts, including six bonus point wins. The Pack started with back-to-back bonus point wins and never looked back. Sean Fausz scored a pin at 125, followed by Jamal Morris with a technical fall at 133 for a quick 11-0 lead. Chad Pyke at 157 added another technical fall, and No. 8 Max Rohskopf followed with a pin at 165. The bout closed with a forfeit in favor of NC State at 197, and No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski finished things with a 12-4 major decision.

    No. 3 NC State 37, Harvard 6
    125: Jamel Morris (NCSU) maj. dec. Nolan Hellickson; 15-4 - 4-0
    133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) fall Jeffrey Ott; 0:15 - 10-0
    141: No. 10 Todd Preston (Har) dec. Will Clark; 8-7 - 10-3
    149: Sam Melikian (NCSU) maj. dec. Patrick Hogan; 17-7 - 14-3
    157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech. fall Tyler Tarsi; 16-1 - 19-3
    165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) fall Rico Stormer; 0:45 - 25-3
    174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Josef Johnson; 6-2 - 28-3
    184: Logan Kirby (Har) dec. Roderick Davis; 5-4 - 28-6
    197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) fall Josh Popple; 6:32 - 34-6
    285: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) dec. Nick Gajdzik; 5-2 - 37-6

    Recap: NC State won eight of the 10 bouts, including six bonus point wins. The Pack once again started with a pair of bonus points wins, this time by the Morris twins. Jamel started with a 15-4 major decision at 125, followed by Jamal with a first-period pin just 15 seconds in to jump-start the Pack to a 10-0 lead. Three straight bonus point wins in the middle of the dual - Sam Melikian major decision at 149, Chad Pyke technical fall at 157, and another Rohskopf pin - put the Pack up 25-3. Malik McDonald scored a pin at 197, and Mike Kosoy closed it out with a win at heavyweight.

    No. 3 NC State 31, Edinboro 10
    125: Sean Russell (Edin) dec. Sean Fausz; 11-5 - 0-3
    133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) fall Anthony Rivera; 0:47 - 6-3
    141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech. fall Tyler Vath; 16-1 - 11-3
    149: No. 18 Patricio Lugo (Edin) maj. dec. Chandler Pyke; 14-4 - 11-7
    157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech. fall Spencer Nagy; 17-0 - 16-7
    165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) maj. dec. Casey Fuller; 17-4 - 20-7
    174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Patrick Jennings; 4-1 - 23-7
    184: No. 15 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech. fall Chris Laird; 19-0 - 28-7
    197: No. 17 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Vince Pickett; 8-2 - 31-7
    285: No. 18 Billy Miller (Edin) dec. Mike Kosoy; 6-4 - 31-10

    Recap: NC State won seven of the 10 bouts, including five bonus point wins. NC State faced its first deficit of the dual when Edinboro won at 125, but the Pack seven of the next eight bouts to claim the win. Jamal Morris once again scored a bonus point win, with his second first-period pin at 133 followed by No. 3 Kevin Jack started the with a technical fall win at 141. Pyke had his second straight technical fall win at 157 and Rohskopf had a major decision at 165. No. 15 Pete Renda saw his first action and made quick work with a 19-0 technical fall win at 184.

    No. 3 NC State 28, American 6
    125: No. 10 David Terao (AU) dec. Sean Fausz; 16-9 - 0-3
    133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera; 14-12 - 3-3
    141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. Tyler Scotton; 5-1 - 6-3
    149: Sam Melikian (NCSU) dec. Cole Moseley; 3-1 - 9-3
    157: No. 6 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. No. 14 John Boyle; 8-5 - 12-3
    165: No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Mitchell Wightman; 1-0 - 15-3
    174: Jason Grimes (AU) dec. Nicky Hall; 3-2 - 15-6
    184: No. 15 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech. fall Joe Salvi; 17-1 - 20-6
    197: Malik McDonald (NCSU) maj. dec. No. 18 Jeric Kasunic; 12-3 - 24-6
    285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) maj. dec. Jake Scanlan; 13-0 - 28-6

    Recap: NC State won eight of the 10 bouts, including three bonus point wins. American scored a decision at 125 to start, the Pack answered with six straight decision. American's other win of the dual was at 174, but NC State closed out with three straight bonus points wins - Renda with a technical fall at 184, and McDonald and Gwiazdowski with major decisions at 197 and then 285.

    Up Next: The Wolfpack will return to action next weekend, as NC State hosts No. 17 Virginia in an ACC dual next Sunday at 2 p.m. at Dorton Arena. The dual will be the Pack's Alumni Day, and 2009 NCAA Champion Darren Caldwell will be honored at intermission. Admission will be free of charge, and the dual will be streamed on GoPack.com.

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