The American University wrestling team won six bouts, with
consecutive falls from Phillip
Barreiro and Keithen
Cast, on its way to a 24-16 dual meet victory over
North Carolina State on Friday night.
"We wrestled like a team tonight, winning came down to heart and
not giving up," said Head Coach Teague Moore. "Kevin Tao overturned a
loss from earlier this season and Devon Bradley earned his first
victory, it was an exciting night!"
Blake
Herrin extended his dual meet record to 7-0, opening
the match with a 10-3 decision over Mike Kosoy. David
Terao put American up 6-0, earning a 10-3 decision
over Joe DeAngelo.
North Carolina State won the next two bouts before Kevin
Tao gave the Eagles back the advantage with a 7-3
decision over the Wolfpack's Thomas Gantt. North Carolina State
retook a slight lead after the next bout before Barreiro and Cast's
back-to-back falls put American in the lead for good. Barreiro
posted his second fall of the year, pinning Mardel Gabriel in 6:42,
and Cast pinned Nijel Jones in 4:43 for his second fall of the
season to put American up 21-13 heading into the final two
matches.
Thomas
Barreiro ended up on the short end of a 18-13 decision
to North Carolina State's Patrick Davis before Devon
Bradley secured the win with a 7-5 decision over Bill
Cook.
American continues its road trip when it takes on Hofstra on
Friday, January 25 at 7 p.m. before taking on Columbia on Saturday,
January 26 at 3 p.m.
American 24,
North Carolina State 16
HWT: Blake Herrin (American) dec. Mike
Kosoy (NC State), 10-3; American, 3-0
125: David Terao (American) dec. Joe
DeAngelo (NC State), 3-1; American, 6-0
133: Sam Speno (NC State) dec. Esteban
Gomez-Rivera (American), 8-6; American, 6-3
141: Tyler Hunt (NC State) major dec. John
Boyle (American), 10-1; North Carolina
State, 7-6
149: Kevin Tao (American) dec. Thomas Gantt
(NC State), 7-3; American, 9-7
157: Matt Nereim (NC State) fall Mark
Cirello (American), 3:11; North Carolina State,
13-9
165: Phillip Barreiro (American) fall
Mardel Gabriel (NC State), 6:42; American, 15-13
174: Keithen Cast (American) fall Nijel
Jones (NC State), 4:43; American, 21-13
184: Patrick Davis (NC State) dec. Thomas Barreiro (American),
18-13; American, 21-16
197: Devon Bradley (American) dec. Bill
Cook (NC State), 7-5; American, 24-16
