Carolina (5-3) built a 17-5 lead thanks to five straight wins starting with No. 5 Joey Ward at 141. Ward dominated John Meeks 5-1 to get UNC on the board after No. 12 Earl Hall opened the dual with a first-period tech fall at 133.
Troy Heilmann then gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the night with a 9-6 decision at 149 before Joey Moon's wire-to-wire win at 157. Moon had a pair of takedowns and a pair of reversals against Colston DiBlasi to put Carolina ahead 9-5.
Jack Clark delivered his fourth tech fall of the season at 165, using three takedowns and a trio of near falls to beat Logan Breitenbach 17-2.
At 174, No. 7 Ethan Ramos's third-period takedown secured a top-10 victory over No. 9 Lelund Weathersppon, putting Carolina up 17-5 with just four matches remaining.
Iowa State (1-6) wasn't done, however, as the Cyclones went on a run to suddenly even the dual. Carson Powell started the rally with a first-period pin at 184 before No. 8 Patrick Downey outlasted Danny Chaid 6-4 at 197. Quean Smith then evened the overall score at 17 with a 6-3 win over Cory Daniel at 285.
That set the stage for Szymanski to win it in the dual's final seconds. The win was the Shoreham, New York, sophomore's first over a ranked opponent on the year and improved his record to 4-3 in dual action.
Carolina will hit the road next week as the Tar Heels travel to Tempe to face Arizona State on Jan. 20.
Results:
133: #12 Earl Hall (ISU) tech fall Nicholas Lirette (UNC), 18-2 (2:01) - ISU leads 5-0
141: #5 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 5-1 - ISU leads 5-3
149: Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 9-6 - UNC leads 6-5
157: Joey Moon (UNC) dec. Colston DiBlasi (ISU), 9-3 - UNC leads 9-5
165: Jack Clark (UNC) tech fall Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 17-2 (5:26) - UNC leads 14-5
174: #7 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #9 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 7-4 - UNC leads 17-5
184: Carson Powell (ISU) pinned Lance Armenta (UNC), 1:24 - UNC leads 17-11
197: #8 Patrick Downey (ISU) dec. Danny Chaid (UNC), 6-4 - UNC leads 17-14
285: Quean Smith (ISU) dec. Cory Daniel (UNC), 6-3 - Tied 17-17
125: James Szymanski (UNC) dec. #15 Markus Simmons (ISU), 5-3 - UNC wins 20-17
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