The Wolfpack won four of the first five bouts to take a 12-4 lead, but needed a 4-2 decision from sophomore 197-pounder KaRonne Jones over Joe Ferber to take a 15-14 team lead heading into the heavyweight bout. Palma pinned Evan Craig at the 4:54 mark to make the final margin of victory seven points.
Senior 149-pounder Darrion Caldwell, back in action after missing 16 months following shoulder surgery, had to battle to take out Zac Cibula by a 10-7 decision. Caldwell, the 2009 NCAA champion, led 5-4 heading into the third period before pulling away in the final two minutes. He improved to 2-0 on the season and 96-12 for his career, tying him with Mike Lombardo for second place in school history for career wins. Sylvester Terkay won 122 matches from 1990-93.
Junior 141-pounder Darrius Little won a 10-4 decision over Aaron Nestor to improve his record to 17-6, and junior 157-pounder Colton Palmer took a 6-3 decision over Ramon Santiago to improve to 16-8.
The victory evened NC State’s dual-match record to 2-2 on the season. The Broncs fell to 3-4.
The Wolfpack will be back home at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday for intrasquad matches in Beauty and the Beast, a combined exhibition with the NC State gymnastics team. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
The Pack will return to action on Saturday with four matches at the NC State Duals, beginning at 1 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State will lead off the afternoon vs. Anderson, then will take on Mercyhurst at 2:30, Campbell at 4, and North Dakota State at 7. Admission to the duals is free.
Results:
125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCS) dec. Chuck Zeisloft, 10-8
133 - Jimmy Kirchner (RU) major dec. Conor Hovis, 17-6
141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Aaron Nestor, 10-4
149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec. Zac Cibula, 10-7
157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Ramon Santiago, 6-3
165 - Jim Resnick (RU) major dec. Colin Genthert, 12-0
174 - Rob Morrison (RU) dec. Quinton Godley, 3-1 (ot)
184 - James Brundage (RU) dec. Nijel Jones, 8-3
197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) dec. Joe Ferber, 4-2
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) pinned Evan Craig at 4:34
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