Bucknell Wrestling Toppled by No. 17 North Carolina

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling team was toppled by No. 17 North Carolina, 31-6, on Friday evening at Sojka Pavilion.

The Tar Heels (9-5, 1-0 ACC) won the first five bouts and never looked back. All three ranked North Carolina wrestlers picked up bonus points for their team, with two winning by second-period falls.

For the Bison (5-7, 3-3 EIWA), D.J. Hollingshead (165) and Drew Phipps (197) emerged victorious. Hollingshead registered two takedowns in the third period to dispatch Sawyer Davidson, 7-2, while Phipps was a comeback winner over Brandon Whitman. After Whitman opened the final frame with a reversal to take a 4-2 lead, Phipps cut his deficit to one with an escape. Only six seconds remained on the clock when Phipps scored a takedown to win by a 5-4 decision.

Zach Hartman, who was ranked as high as eighth nationally at 157 pounds, suffered his first defeat at the hands of an unranked grappler. Josh McClure clipped Hartman, 3-1, on a last-second takedown; after a lengthy review, Hartman was ruled not to have answered with a reversal, sealing the upset for McClure. With the heartbreaking loss, Hartman moved to 18-5, including a 14-1 mark against unranked foes.

Nick Stephani (174) gave Devin Kane a battle, riding him out for the entirety of the second period. But Kane ultimately picked up four back points early in the third period to score a 4-0 decision.

North Carolina was Bucknell's third ranked opponent of the season; the Bison previously faced No. 1 Penn State (3-42) and No. 24 Pittsburgh (4-34).

Bucknell returns to action on Sunday by welcoming Franklin & Marshall to Davis Gym for a 2 p.m. dual.

No. 17 North Carolina 31 – Bucknell 6
125: Joe Heilmann (UNC) dec. over Jakob Campbell (BU) 4-0
133: #-/-/20 Gary Wayne Harding (UNC) maj. dec. over David Campbell (BU) 10-2
141: Jaime Hernandez (UNC) dec. over Joey Gould (BU) 6-4
149: #4/4/5 Austin O'Connor (UNC) fall over Matthew Kolonia (BU) 3:15
157: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. over #10/8/10 Zach Hartman (BU) 3-1
165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. over Sawyer Davidson (UNC) 7-2
174: Devin Kane (UNC) dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 4-0
184: #14/14/12 Chip Ness (UNC) fall over Jacob Ferreira (BU) 5:00
197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Brandon Whitman (UNC) 5-4
285: Cory Daniel (UNC) maj. dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 16-4

Note: North Carolina had one team point deducted for a control of mat area violation
Rankings are Intermat/The Open Mat/FloWrestling

Bucknell Wrestling Toppled by No. 17 North Carolina

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Players Mentioned

David Campbell

Jakob Campbell

Jacob Ferreira

Joey Gould

Zach Hartman

D.J. Hollingshead

Matthew Kolonia

Drew Phipps

Nick Stephani

Brandon Stokes