CHAPEL HILL --- No. 2 Austin O'Connor's first-period pin helped No. 17 North Carolina (8-1) defeat No. 12 Princeton (2-3), 25-11 at Carmichael Arena Friday. Clay Lautt boosted his dual-meet record to 8-0 with a win over Kevin Parker at 174 pounds.
After Princeton took the dual's first bout at 197 pounds, Andrew Gunning emerged quick off the whistle and didn't look back for a 13-4 major decision over Aidan Conner. Princeton's No. 3 Patrick Glory won with a technical fall at 125 pounds, but Joey Melendez and Zach Sherman won back-to-back bouts to put Carolina ahead in the team score, an advantage the team would not lose.