February 25, 1999

RALEIGH, N.C. - Led by sophomore Tommy Davis' meet-clinching decision over Duke's Jason Gorski, the Wolfpack beat the Blue Devils 27-9 in a college wrestling match Thursday night at Reynolds Coliseum.

Davis, ranked the No. 15 wrestler in the country at 141, defeated Gorski, who had 20 wins to his credit, 8-4 and gave NC State a 24-9 lead. Freshman John Carreon provided the final margin of victory for the Pack, earning a 5-1 decision over Bill West at 149.

Competing for the last time at home, senior Greg Bauer won his match at 133 with an 8-2 decision over Sean Meakim.

NC State improved its record to 9-7 overall, while Duke fell to 6-10 overall. The Wolfpack's next meet is the ACC Championships, held March 6 in Charlottesville, Va.

NC State 27 - Duke 9

125 -- Lee Carroll (NCS) major dec. Brijal Padia, 15-4
133 -- Greg Bauer (NCS) dec. Sean Meakim, 8-2
141 -- Tommy Davis (NCS) dec. Jason Gorski, 8-4
149 -- John Carreon (NCS) dec. Bill West, 5-1
157 -- Pierre Pryor (NCS) dec. Deuce Harris, 9-2
165 -- Matt Mapes (DU) pinned Kyle Guffey at 0:45
174 -- Kevin Boross (NCS) major dec. Tom Cass, 12-2
184 -- Zach Breitenbach (NCS) major dec. Jay Klug, 15-6
197 -- Daegan Smith (DU) dec. James Vanni, 6-5
Hwt -- Billy Noble (NCS) dec. Alex Hunt, 3-1