NC State improves its season record to a perfect 11-0, the most consecutive wins to start a season in school history. The Pack has also defeated all three ranked opponents it has faced thus far -- No. 13 Minnesota, 31-3 and No. 4 Oklahoma State, 19-15.
Earlier in the day Tommy Gantt walked in graduation ceremonies getting his degree in Social Work, then tonight he started the Pack off with a bonus point win at 165 pounds. Wrestling up a weight, Gantt used a four-point near-fall in the third period and scored a 22-6 technical fall win that put NC State up 5-0.
ODU won the next two bouts by decision, giving the Monarchs a 6-5 lead. One of the featured bouts came at 184 pounds, as No. 3 Jack Dechow pulled off a comeback 11-9 OT win over No. 17 Pete Renda.
At 197 pounds, No. 17 Michael Boykin scored a 9-4 decision to put the Pack back up 8-6.
NC State then scored back-to-back pins, first at 285 pounds then at 125 pounds. No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski turned an early takedown into a 50 second pin to push his NCAA-best winning streak to 66 matches.
At 125, NC State's Sean Fausz scored the Pack's second straight win with a pin at the 5:56 mark. Up 6-5 in the third, Fausz scored a takedown and immediately turned it into his third pin of the season.
ODU reeled off three straight wins at 133, 141 and 149 pounds to pull within 20-15.
The Pack concluded the match with an unconventional six points at 157 pounds. NC State's Chad Pyke was in control of the bout late in the third with a 6-2 lead and the ride time point locked up, when ODU's Austin Eads threw a punch and was disqualified.
Results:
165: #7 (at 157) Tommy Gantt (NCSU) tech fall Sheldon Wright; 22-6 5-0
174: Brooks Climmons (ODU) dec. Nicky Hall; 2-1 5-3
184: #3 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. #17 Pete Renda; 11-9 (SV-1) 5-6
197: #17 Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Austin Coburn; 9-4 8-6
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Andrew Snyder; 0:50 14-6
125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) fall Brandon Jeske; 5:56 20-6
133: Emilio Saavedra (ODU) dec. Jamal Morris; 3-1 20-9
141: #5 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. #2 Kevin Jack; 3-5 (SV-1) 20-12
149: #4 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Beau Donahue; 3-2 20-15
157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) DQ Austin Eades 26-15
Up Next: The Pack will be back in action after a short holiday break. NC State returns to action December 29-30, traveling to the Midlands Championships.
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