CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Cornell completed a successful run through ACC country, winning each of the final nine matches, including four against ranked Tar Heel wrestlers, as the Big Red dropped No. 13 North Carolina on Saturday evening at Carmichael Arena. The Big Red improved to 13-2 in dual meet competition, while UNC slipped to 11-7.

Adam Santoro got the Big Red going after fourth-ranked Austin O'Connor started the dual with a tech fall win at 149 pounds to stake the home team to a 5-0 lead. Santoro edged No. 20 Josh McClure in a mild upset at 157, the first of consecutive 3-2 victories for Cornell. Andrew Berreyesa had the lone takedown in a win over Sawyer Davidson at 165, and 14th-ranked Brandon Womack continued the momentum with a 4-1 win over Devin Kane, riding out Kane in the third to pick up the victory. 

In the feature match of the night, Max Dean won a hard-fought 5-2 victory over No. 14 Chip Ness at 184 pounds. Ben Honis majored Brandon Whitman at 197 and Jeramy Sweany earned a big 6-4 victory at heavyweight over No. 20 Cory Daniel in a heavyweight matchup. The Big Red rolled in its final three matches, with Vitali Arujau nearly earning a tech fall over Joe Heilman, 17-4 at 125, and top-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis claiming a 9-2 triumph over A.C. Headlee to close the dual. Chas Tucker earned a second key weekend win over a ranked opponent, dropping No. 20 Gary Wayne Harding at 133.

Notes to Know
• Sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis extended his personal win streak to 37, tied with Dave Auble (1957-59) for the seventh-longest win streak in Big Red history.
• Cornell is 48-5 in its last 53 road duals (.906).
• In its eight-match win streak (four vs. top 20 opponents), Cornell has outscored its opponents 274-56 and has won 65-of-80 individual matches.
• The Big Red is 6-1 all-time against North Carolina, including five straight, and are now 2-0 in Chapel Hill.
• Vitali Arujau is now 16-0 since moving down to 125 pounds, with his only career loss coming to teammate Chas Tucker, ranked No. 13 at 133, by a 7-5 margin.
• Jeramy Sweany is now 3-2 ont he season against ranked wrestlers, and all five of his losses have come to wrestlers ranked in the top 20 at some point this season.
• Brandon Womack is 8-2 in his last 10 matches, with the two losses both coming against grapplers in the top seven nationally at 174 pounds.

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#9 Cornell 29, #13 North Carolina 5
149: #4 Austin O'Connor (UNC) won by technical fall over Will Koll (C), 23-8
157: Adam Santoro (C) won by decision over #20 Josh McClure (UNC), 3-2
165: Andrew Berreyesa (C) won by decision over Sawyer Davidson (UNC), 3-2
174: #14 Brandon Womack (C) won by decision over Devin Kane (UNC), 4-1
184: #13 Max Dean (C) won by decision over #14 Chip Ness (UNC), 5-2
197: #7 Ben Honis (C) won by decision over Brandon Whitman (UNC), 13-5
285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over #20 Cory Daniel (UNC), 6-4
125: #8 Vitali Arujau (C) won by major decision over Joe Heilman (UNC), 17-4
133: #13 Chas Tucker (C) won by decision over #20 Gary Wayne Harding (UNC), 6-4
141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by decision over A.C. Headlee (UNC), 9-2