Jan. 27, 2001

After dropping the first three matches of the evening, North Carolina reeled off seven straight victories to defeat ASU, 32-9, Saturday evening at Varsity Gym in Boone, N.C. The win was the Tar Heel's second of the day, having swept UNC Greensboro, 41-0, earlier in Chapel Hill.

With the victory, the Tar Heels even their record at 4-4 on the year, while ASU falls to 3-3.

After the Mountaineers took the first three matches for a 9-0 lead, seventh-ranked JohnMark Bentley got the Tar Heels rolling with a pin of Davey Blake at 5:52 of the 149-pound match. With the win, Bentley moves to 21-1 for the year and has won 12 consecutive matches.

Chris DiGuiseppe followed with a 3-2 decision at 157 pounds, and Jake Reynolds then scored a pin at 1:49 of the 165-pound match to put Carolina ahead 15-9.

A technical fall by 174 pounder Corey Bell at 5:54 and a Nick Richmond 13-6 decision at 184 gave the Tar Heels a 24-9 lead heading into the final two matches of the night. Clint Osborn pulled out a one-point victory, 4-3, at 197, and heavyweight Matt Kenny pinned ASU's Danny Misenheimer at 0:41 to close out the Tar Heel scoring.

Carolina next hosts ACC-foe Virginia at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3.

NORTH CAROLINA 32

APPALACHIAN STATE 9

125 - Rich Caisse (ASU) dec. Chris Collins (UNC), 6-2

133 - Travis Drake (ASU) dec. Brad Byers (UNC), 5-2

141 - Jeremy Hart (ASU) dec. Michael Booth (UNC), 6-0

149 - JohnMark Bentley (UNC) pinned Davey Blake (ASU), 5:52

157 - Chris DiGuiseppe (UNC) dec. P.J. Boccia (ASU), 3-2

165 - Jake Reynolds (UNC) pinned J.D. Kirby (ASU), 1:49

174 - Corey Bell (UNC) tech. fall Kyle Spencer (ASU), 18-3, 5:54

184 - Nick Richmond (UNC) dec. Sean McIntosh (ASU), 13-6

197 - Clint Osborn (UNC) dec. Geoff McIntosh (ASU), 4-3

Hwt - Matt Kenny (UNC) pinned Danny Misenheimer (ASU), 0:41