With the Cowboys winning four matches, the dual came down to the heavyweight bout, where the Wolfpack was victorious.
"The lineup is not good," Smith said. "That team that we put out today is going to have a hard time beating anyone. We started with Eddie (Klimara) scrapping out a win, and I also like the way (Dean) Heil wrestled. Unfortunately, Davey Dolan was not able to score a takedown in an important match. Of course, Dieringer did what we needed of him. I was expecting more out of Crutchmer from a standpoint of a major decision. Overall, it was an ugly match from our part. Chemistry-wise, something wasn't working with our team, so that is something that I am going to work on. I am going to have to make sure that people stepping out and wrestling hard recognize that today was unacceptable, and we just have to get better from it."
The dual began with a nail-biter as No. 5 Eddie Klimara and Sean Fausz went into overtime at 125 pounds. Fausz gained a 3-1 lead, taking down the Cowboy with 37 seconds left in the match. Klimara scored a crucial reversal to send the match into overtime. Halfway through the sudden victory period, Klimara picked up his first takedown of the match to win, 5-3.
The Wolfpack picked up a 4-0 bout at 133 pounds to tie the team score, 3-3.
No. 1 Dean Heil took on No. 2 Kevin Jack in an exciting bout that saw five takedowns between the wrestlers. Jack struck first with a takedown but the bout was tied 3-3 at the end of the first period. Jack scored a reversal to start the second, while Heil responded with an escape and a takedown to carry a one-point lead into the final period. The Cowboy went on to pick up an escape and two more takedowns to defeat the Wolfpack All-American, 10-8.
"All week I've pondered re-watching last year's match against him just to see if there was anything I wanted to work on and I ended up not watching it," Heil said. "It has been many months since then and we've both improved in certain areas. Instead I watched a few matches from this year so I had an idea from that and he did change. I knew where I could go in my offense and I pulled off three takedowns to get the win."
The Cowboys suffered a 5-2 loss at 149 pounds as Davey Dolan stepped into the lineup. At 157 pounds, NC State took its first lead of the day in the team score, 10-6, as No. 8 Tommy Gantt picked up a major decision over redshirt freshman Chance Marsteller.
The Cowboys regained the lead, 12-10, as top-ranked Alex Dieringer stuck Lee Davis in 29 seconds at 165 pounds to improve to 7-0. It was Dieringer's sixth bonus-point win of the season.
"I'm always going for bonus points and obviously the pin is the best thing you can do," Dieringer said. "I went out there looking for a big throw and hit him with a hip toss and got the pin. I usually don't get them that quick, but I'm always on the attack and that's what our team needs to do. We didn't do it tonight and that's why we didn't get the win. We've got to go back to the drawing board and focus on the key word - attack."
No. 2 Kyle Crutchmer helped separate the Pokes from the Wolfpack, earning a key 7-2 win over No. 8 Max Rohskopf. Crutchmer hit a double-leg takedown to hold a 2-1 advantage after the first period. Starting the second on bottom, Crutchmer notched an escape with 30 seconds left and grabbed another takedown to go up 5-1, leading into the final period. A third takedown for Crutchmer secured the win, 7-2.
The Pokes dropped heartbreakers at 184 and 197 pounds, both separated by one point. Nolan Boyd stormed back from a 4-1 deficit to No. 16 Pete Renda, but it was not enough as he fell, 9-8. At 197 pounds, Austin Schafer battled No. 17 Michael Boykin in a 3-2 bout.
With the Cowboys trailing 16-15, the dual came down to the heavyweight match. No. 4 Austin Marsden took on two-time NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski in their second meeting. Marsden was not able to overcome Gwiazdowski's three takedowns, falling 7-4.
The Pokes return to action on Dec. 13 as they travel to Norman, Okla. to face the Sooners.
Results:
125: No. 5 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Sean Fausz (NCST), 5-3 SV1
133: Jamal Morris (NCST) dec. Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 4-0
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 2 Kevin Jack (NCST), 10-8
149: Sam Melikian (NCST) dec. Davey Dolan (OSU), 5-2
157: No. 8 Tommy Gantt (NCST) MD Chance Marsteller (OSU), 18-6
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Lee Davis (NCST), 0:29
174: No. 2 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 8 Max Rohskopf (NCST)*, 7-2
184: No. 16 Pete Renda (NCST) dec. No. 15 Nolan Boyd (OSU), 9-8
197: No. 17 Michael Boykin (NCST) dec. Austin Scahfer (OSU), 3-2
285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCST) dec. No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU), 7-4
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