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    North Carolina tops Appalachian State

    BOONE, N.C. -- Christian Barber pinned No. 8 Dylan Cottrell in overtime, while Ethan Ramos, Alex Utley and Joey Ward all earned bonus points to give North Carolina a 22-21 win over Appalachian State Sunday afternoon at Varsity Gym. John Michael Staudenmayer also won on the day as the Tar Heels grabbed their first dual win of the season.

    Appalachian State (1-4) jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead thanks to a pin by Dominic Parisi at 125 and a 16-11 decision from Vito Pasone at 133.

    Ward got Carolina (1-1) on the board at 141 thanks to a monster third period against Michael Longo. The redshirt sophomore from Cincinnati trailed 5-4 after one and led just 7-5 after a late takedown in the second. But Longo chose to start down at the beginning of the third, and Ward dominated with 10 points in the period to score a 17-6 major decision.

    Barber's dramatic pin at 149 then put the Tar Heels in front for the first time. The two ranked wrestlers were all square at 1 after three periods, and neither man was able to score in the first overtime. After no escapes in the 30-second overtime periods, No. 19 Barber pounced for a pin in the second sudden victory period to give UNC a 10-9 advantage.

    ASU took the lead into the break with Zack Strickland's 3-0 win over Chris Mears at 157 before Ramos put the Tar Heels back in front. After a 4-4 first period against Nick Kee at 165, Ramos exploded for 10 points in the final two periods to score a vital 14-5 major decision to make it 14-12 in favor of Carolina.

    No. 18 Staudenmayer took care of business at 174 with a 9-6 decision over Forrest Przybysz before Utley stretched the lead to 22-12 with a 16-1 technical fall against Nick Vetell. Utley built an 11-1 lead after one period and pushed it to 16-1 to score the tech fall and the five team points.

    Those bonus points proved critical after Appalachian State won the final two bouts, including a pin by Denzel DeJournette at heavyweight.

    Carolina will break from competition for final exams before returning to the mat Dec. 13-14 for a pair of duals against Purdue and Chattanooga in Atlanta.

    Results:
    125: Dominic Parisi (A) pinned Cody Karns (4:31) - ASU leads 6-0
    133: Vito Pasone (A) dec. Matt Williams, 16-11 - ASU leads 9-0
    141: Joey Ward (C) maj. dec. Michael Longo, 17-6 - ASU leads 9-4
    149: Christian Barber (C) pinned Dylan Cottrell, (SV-2, 10:33) - UNC leads 10-9
    157: Zack Strickland (A) def. Chris Mears, 3-0 - ASU leads 12-10
    165: Ethan Ramos (C) maj. dec. Nick Kee, 13-5 - UNC leads 14-12
    174: John Michael Staudenmayer (C) dec. Forrest Przybysz, 8-6 - UNC leads 17-12
    184: Alex Utley (C) tech fall Nick Vetell, 16-1 - UNC leads 22-12
    197: Tyler Radford (A) dec. Chip Ness, 5-4 - UNC leads 22-15
    Hwt: Denzel Dejournette (A) pinned Frank Abbondanza (1:57) - UNC wins 22-21

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