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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Dec. 16, 2023) -- The Morgan State wrestling team fell to No. 21-ranked North Carolina, 36-0, Saturday night at Carmichael Arena.
The Tar Heels (6-2) collected one fall, one technical fall, two major decisions and six decisions in the matchups with the Bears (1-7).
Morgan's Julian Dawson and North Carolina's Marco Tocci kickoff the meet at the 125-pound weight class. Dawson battled to a stalemate during the early going, before Tocci took over and recorded a single leg takedown en route to an 8-2 decision to put the Tar Heels on the scoreboard.
Carolina proceeded to earn a decision when Jace Palmer held on for a 13-11 win against Kevin Lopez, followed by a technical fall from Derek Guanajuato (141) against Khalid Brinkley.
The Tar Heels then rattled off four-straight decisions, with Jayden Scott (149), Danny Nini (157), Isaias Estrada (165) and Marcus Murabito (174) coming out on top.
The Tar Heels ranked duo of No. 19 Gavin Kane (184) and No. 15 Max Shaw (197) collected major decisions against Morgan's freshman Kyle Grey and junior Nathanic Kendricks, respectively. Cade Lautt (285) finished off the match with a second period pin of freshman Tyler Stewart.
Next Up
The Bears wrestling team will host two programs, including Hofstra and Bloomsburg at Hill Field House on Wednesday, Dec. 20, beginning at 2 p.m. All three matches will be streamed live on Morgan State Athletics' website
No. 21 North Carolina 36, Morgan State 0
December 16, 2023 | Carmichael Arena | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Attendance 562
125: Morgan Tocci (UNC) over Julian Dawson (MSU): 8-2 Dec
133: Jace Palmer (UNC) over Kevin Lopez (MSU): 13-11 Dec
141: Derek Guanajuato (UNC) over Khalid Brinkley (MSU): 20-3 TF
149: Jayden Scott (UNC) over Aaron Turner (MSU): 11-6 Dec
157: Danny Nini (UNC) over Eric Tecson (MSU): 4-1 Dec
165: Isaias Estrada (UNC) over Jacob Marsh (MSU): 9-5 Dec
174: Marcus Murabito (UNC) over Cort Vann (MSU): 7-3 Dec
184: No. 19 Gavin Kane (UNC) over Kyle Grey (MSU): 15-1 MD
197: No. 15 Max Shaw (UNC) over Nathanic Kendricks (MSU): 14-4 MD
285: Cade Lautt (UNC) over Tyler Stewart (MSU): Fall (4:00)
(One Carolina team point deducted for unsporting behavior)
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