Jan. 22, 2005

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Victories by sophomore Bobby Shaw and junior Evan Sola lifted North Carolina an early 7-0 lead, but seventh-ranked Nebraska rallied for pins in three of the next five bouts and posted a 34-7 victory in NCAA wrestling action Saturday at Carmichael Auditorium. The Cornhuskers (14-1-1) also defeated Carolina (3-3, 2-0 ACC) at last weekend's Virginia Duals by a 26-12 margin.

Shaw got the Tar Heels off on the right foot with a 16-4 major decision win over the Huskers' Jeremy Emerson at 125 pounds, which gave Carolina a 4-0 lead. Sola, who is ranked ninth nationally, then extended the advantage to 7-0 with a 5-3 decision over Nebraska's Dominick Moyer at 133. With two wins each over the weekend, Shaw improves to 16-4 overall and 5-1 in dual matches, while Sola is now 19-3 and 6-0 in duals.

Trailing 7-0, Nebraska quickly took a 15-7 lead with pins in two of the next three bouts. Seventh-ranked Matt Murray pinned Carolina's Isaiah Britton in 1:38 at 141, and No. 11 B.J. Wright pinned Kyle Shelton in 1:14 at 157. At 149, the Tar Heels' Chris Ramos rallied late to get back in the match, but the Huskers' Chris Nedens held on for a 10-8 win.

Nebraska then put the match away with a major decision by sixth-ranked Jacob Klein over UNC's Garrett Atkinson at 165 and a pin at 174 by NU's Marc Harwood. No. 5 Travis Pascoe then downed Tar Heel freshman Justin Dobies, 14-7, at 184, increasing the lead to 28-7.

Carolina junior David Dashiell rallied from a 4-1 deficit to tie the 197-pound bout at four, but the Huskers' B.J. Padden picked up a point for riding time to earn a 5-4 win.

At heavyweight, UNC sophomore Spencer Nadolsky forced overtime with a reversal at the start of the third period but Nebraska's Mitch Manstedt posted an escape in the third period of OT to secure a 3-2 win and give the Huskers the 34-7 final margin. The loss dropped Nadolsky to 21-10 on the season and 5-1 in duals.

The Tar Heels return to action at rival NC State Friday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.

#7 NEBRASKA 34, NORTH CAROLINA 7 Weight Matchup Result Score/Time Match Score
125 Bobby Shaw (UNC) MD Jeremy Emerson (NU) 16-4 UNC 4-0
133 #9 Evan Sola (UNC) Dec Dominick Moyer (NU) 5-3 UNC 7-0
141 #7 Matt Murray (NU) Fall Isaiah Britton (UNC) 1:38 UNC 7-6
149 Chris Nedens (NU) Dec Chris Ramos (UNC) 10-8 NU 9-7
157 #11 B.J. Wright (NU) Fall Kyle Shelton (UNC) 1:14 NU 15-7
165 #6 Jacob Klein (NU) MD Garrett Atkinson (UNC) 16-5 NU 19-7
174 Marc Harwood (NU) Fall Alex Maciag (UNC) 1:04 NU 25-7
184 #5 Travis Pascoe (NU) Dec Justin Dobies (UNC) 14-7 NU 28-7
197 #16 B.J Padden (NU) Dec David Dashiell (UNC) 5-4 NU 31-7
HWT Mitch Manstedt (NU) Dec Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) 3-2 OT NU 34-7