NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Cornell wrestling team won seven matches, including three by fall, to run past No. 21 North Carolina 31-9 on Tuesday afternoon at the New Orleans Convention Center on day two of the Collegiate Duals. The Big Red evened its record at 2-2 with the victory over the Tar Heels, claiming third place in the Blue Pool.
Cornell raced out to a 9-0 lead after two matches as
Brett Ungar topped No. 33 Jack Wagner at 125, then
Vito Arujau picked up a second period fall over No. 29 Joey Melendez.
Chris Foca and
Yianni Diakomihalis each picked up their third wins of the week with bonus points attached, including Foca's second first-period fall of the tournament, and
Brendan Furman scored the final six with his pin of Aydin Guttridge at heavyweight. Both
Julian Ramirez (165)and
Jacob Cardenas (197) ground out wins to round out the solid victory.
The Big Red improved to 7-2 all-time against the Tar Heels and the 107th victory over a nationally ranked opponent since 1990,
Cornell takes a short holiday break before squaring off with No. 8 Virginia Tech as part of the Flo Duals on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. CT from Austin, Texas.
#12 Cornell 31, #21 North Carolina 9
125: #21
Brett Ungar (Cornell) won by decision over #33 Jack Wagner (North Carolina), 4-0
133: #3
Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by fall over #29 Joey Melendez (North Carolina), 4:25
141: #25 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) won by decision over #21
Vince Cornella (Cornell), 4-0
149: #1
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by major decision over Danny Nini (North Carolina), 13-1
157: Jayden Scott (North Carolina) won by decision over
Gage McClenahan (Cornell), 3-1 (sv1)
165: #7
Julian Ramirez (Cornell) won by decision over Nicholas Fea (North Carolina), 6-2
174: #6
Chris Foca (Cornell) won by fall over Cade Tenold (North Carolina), 1:54
184: #17 Gavin Kane (North Carolina) won by decision over
Evan Canoyer (Cornell), 2-0
197: #23
Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #31 Max Shaw (North Carolina), 4-0
285:
Brendan Furman (Cornell) won by fall over Aydin Guttridge (North Carolina), 4:53
