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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