North Carolina Defeats Wrestling, 22-13

Sunday, February 1

Chapel Hill, N.C.

3:00 p.m.

Drexel University

North Carolina

Photo by: Ryan Samson

2/1/2015 6:00:00 PM | Wrestling

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Drexel wrestling team concluded the weekend road trip with a 22-13 loss to North Carolina on Sunday afternoon.

Zack Fuentes started off the day for the Dragons with a 5-2 win at 125 over North Carolina's Alex Rinaldi. Kevin Devoy Jr., who is currently ranked 16th in the nation, gave Drexel a 7-0 lead with a major decision at 133. The Tar Heels' Joey Ward who is ranked No. 10 got North Carolina on the board with a major decision over David Pearce and then Christian Barber picked up a 5-4 decision over Matthew Cimato to knot things up at 7-7. Noel Blanco put the Dragons ahead with a 3-1 overtime win over Chris Mears, but then No. 15 Ethan Ramos gave North Carolina back the lead with a technical fall in the 165 match.

The Tar Heels extended their lead to 16-10 as John Michael Staudenmayer downed Stephen Loiseau at 174. Alex DeCiantis came up next for Drexel and put the Dragons within striking distance with a 5-3 win in sudden victory at 184 pounds. However, the Tar Heels secured decisions in the last two matches to pull away and earn a 22-13 win.

The loss moves the Dragons to 6-9 overall and 3-1 in EIWA competition. Drexel returns to action on Friday when they travel to face Rider at 7:00 p.m.

North Carolina 22, Drexel 13
125: Zack Fuentes (DU) DEC Alex Rinaldi (UNC), 5-2
133: No. 16 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) MAJ Troy Heilmann (UNC), 11-0
141: No. 10 Joey Ward (UNC) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 17-3
149: Christan Barber (UNC) DEC Matthew Cimato (DU), 5-4
157: Noel Blanco (DU) DEC Chris Mears (UNC), 3-1 (SV-1)
165: No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC) TF Michael Paccione (DU), 18-3
174: John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) MAJ Stephen Loiseau (DU), 10-2
184: Alex DeCiantis (DU) DEC Scott Marmoll (UNC), 5-3 (SV-1)
197: Chip Ness (UNC) DEC Brandon Litten (DU), 7-3
285: Frank Abbondanza (UNC) DEC Joey Goodhart (DU), 4-1