Staudenmayer set the tone for the evening with a 14-3 win over Marcus Cain at 165. The Plymouth Meeting, Pa., sophomore got a takedown in the first period before a high-scoring second period saw him escape before another takedown and a three-point near fall. Two more takedowns plus 1:41 of riding time made it 14-3 to give Carolina a 4-0 lead.
Scott Marmoll had the most exciting win of the night at 174, as he defeated Trey Adamson in overtime, 4-2. Both wrestlers were limited to an escape in the regulation before a scoreless sudden victory period. After giving up an escape in the first 30 second period, Marmoll quickly escaped and pounced for a takedown with just three seconds remaining to claim the win.
Utley made it 11-0 with his 20th win of the year at 184. The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, junior led 4-0 less than a minute in with a takedown and a two-point near fall before Jacob Kasper responded with an escape and a takedown of his own. Utley just missed a pin but got more back points at the end of the period and led 10-3 after one. Another takedown after an escape made it 13-4 after two, and yet another near fall saw it end in a second UNC major decision, 19-5.
No. 19 Conner Hartmann put Duke on the board with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Frank Abbondanza at 197. Abbondanza battled to an even bout after two periods before Hartmann's late takedown gave him the win.
Brendan Walsh pulled the Blue Devils within five with a 4-1 win over Bob Coe at 285, but a forfeit at 125 put Carolina in command for good.
With UNC leading by 11, Heilmann scored his third major decision of the year with a 10-2 victory over Evan Botwin at 133 to give Carolina a 21-6 advantage. Heilmann had a pair of takedowns in the first period and one each in the remaining two before cashing in 3:08 of riding time to get the bonus point.
At 141, senior Brian Bokoski wrestled for just the fourth time this season in a hard-fought 9-6 loss to Xaviel Ramos. Bokoski and fellow senior Josh Craig were honored with their families on hand before the dual.
Christian Barber gave Carolina its final win of the night with a clinical 2-0 decision over Connor Bass at 149. The Westfield, N.J., junior was never threatened as he made his first-period takedown stand up.
Duke's Immanuel Kerr-Brown won the last bout at 157, topping Jake Crawford 4-1.
Carolina returns to action Sunday afternoon at 2 as the Tar Heels visit The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
Results:
165: John Michael Staudenmayer (NC) maj. Marcus Cain (D), 14-3 - UNC leads 4-0
174: Scott Marmoll (NC) dec. Trey Adamson (D), 4-2 (TB2) - UNC leads 7-0
184: Alex Utley (NC) maj. Jacob Kasper (D), 19-5 - UNC leads 11-0
197: #19 Conner Hartmann (D) dec. Frank Abbondanza (NC), 3-1 - UNC leads 11-3
285: Brendan Walsh (D) dec. Bob Coe (NC), 4-1 - UNC leads 11-6
125: Nathan Kraisser (NC) win by forfeit - UNC leads 17-6
133: Troy Heilmann (NC) maj. Evan Botwin (D) - UNC leads 21-6
141: Xaviel Ramos (D) dec. Brian Bokoski (NC) - UNC leads 21-9
149: Christian Barber (NC) dec. Connor Bass (D) - UNC leads 24-9
157: Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Jake Crawford (NC) - UNC wins 24-12
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