NC State’s
wrestling team took a road swing through the state of Maryland
on Saturday, and dropped dual matches at Maryland
and Navy. The Wolfpack lost 27-12 to the Terrapins in an Atlantic
Coast Conference match, then fell
21-15 to the Midshipmen.
Maryland
won six of 10 matches, but took one match by pin and two others by injury
default to account for the final
15-point margin of victory. NC State
got victories from three of its four returning ACC champions. Seventh-ranked
Joe Car
NC State’s
wrestling team took a road swing through the state of Maryland
on Saturday, and dropped dual matches at Maryland
and Navy. The Wolfpack lost 27-12 to the Terrapins in an Atlantic
Coast Conference match, then fell
21-15 to the Midshipmen.
amanica took a 12-8 decision over Jon Kohler at 141, and 10th-ranked Darrion Caldwell
won a 7-5 decision over Eric Medina, Maryland’s
impressive freshman at 149. Ryan Goodman (14-4), ranked No. 20 at 184, defeated
17th-ranked Josh Haines 4-1. Goodman’s decision extended his winning streak to
seven matches. The Wolfpack also got a 5-2 win from freshman heavyweight Bobby
Isola (11-10) over Patrick Gilmore.
Taylor
Cummings, NC State’s
fourth returning conference champion, was pinned at the 2:22 mark by Brendan
Byrne in the 125-pound match. The Terps also got big points when ninth-ranked
Mike Letts and seventh-ranked Hudson Taylor won their matches by injury default
at 174 and 197 pounds, respectively.
Maryland
improved to 11-3 overall in dual matches, 2-0 in the ACC. NC State fell to 6-6-1 overall, 1-1
in the ACC.
At Navy, the Wolfpack and Midshipmen split the 10 bouts
right down the middle, but Navy picked up extra points thanks to a pin and a
forfeit. Navy jumped to a 12-0 lead after the first three bouts, but the
Wolfpack won the next four matches to tie the team score at 12-12. Taylor Cummings improved
to 18-9 with a 6-1 decision over Allen
Stein at 125 pounds, and Darius Little won a
narrow and somewhat controversial 6-5 decision over Matt Pagan at 133. The
third period in that bout was wrestled over after it was discovered that the
officials inadvertently gave the choice to start the third period to Pagan by
mistake.
Caramanica followed with a 7-0 decision over Glenn Shober at
141 to improve to 23-4, and Caldwell
won 9-4 over Bryce Saddoris at 149 to lift his record for the season to 24-3.
The two teams split the next two matches to make it 15-15 heading into the
final bout of the night, but Navy’s Matt
Stolpinski, ranked No. 8 nationally, won by
forfeit to give Navy its six-point margin of victory.
Navy evened its record at 4-4, while the Pack fell to 6-7-1.
Maryland 27, NC State 12
125 Brendan Byrne (MD) pinned Taylor Cummings, at 2:22
133 Steven Bell (MD) dec. Darius Little, 4-2 2tb
141 No. 7 Joe Caramanica (NCS) dec. Jon Kohler, 12-8
149 No. 10 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec. Eric Medina, 7-5
157 Brian Letters (MD) dec. Colton Palmer, 8-3
165 Ryan Kennett (MD) dec. Jalil Dozier, 7-2
174 No. 9 Mike Letts (MD) injury default Randy Goodman
184 No. 20 Ryan Goodman (NCS) dec. No. 17 Josh Haines, 4-1
197 No. 7 Hudson Taylor (MD) injury default Mark Jahad
Hwt Bobby Isola (NCS) dec. Patrick Gilmore, 5-2
Navy 21, NC State
15
184 - Casey Caldwell (Navy) dec Ryan Goodman, 11-4
197 - Matt Parsons (Navy) dec Mark Jahad, 9-4
Hwt No. 3 Ed Prendergast (Navy) pinned Bobby Isola, at 3:40
125 - Taylor Cummings (NCS) dec Allan Stein, 6-1
133 - Darius Little (NCS) dec Matt Pagan, 6-5
141 No. 7 Joe Caramanica (NCS) dec Glenn Shober, 7-0
149 No. 10 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec Bryce Saddoris, 9-4
157 - Joel Ahern (Navy) dec Colton Palmer, 5-2
165 - Jalil Dozier (NCS) dec Matt DeMichiel, 5-4
175 No. 8 Matt Stolpinski (Navy) won by forfeit
Courtesy: NC State
