January 5, 1999

RALEIGH, N.C. - Kevin Boross won a tense 2-1 decision at 174 pounds, the final bout of the evening, to seal NC State's 18-12 wrestling victory Tuesday evening over Old Dominion at Reynolds Coliseum.

Boross, now 9-2 on the season, defeated Old Dominion's Josh Fannon with an escape and a point for riding time to improve the Wolfpack to 2-0 in dual matches this season. ODU fell to 0-4

Boross's final-match win ended a string of three straight wins by ODU wrestlers to cut the Wolfpack's lead from 15-3 to 15-12 heading into the final match. The biggest win in the Monarchs' late run was Jeff Rusak's 10-8 overtime win over NC State's Pierre Pryor at 157. Rusak and Pryor both entered the match with 7-2 records.

The Wolfpack won five of the first six matches to build the 15-3 lead, including a wild 14-9 decision by 12th-ranked Tommy Davis over Chris Blair at 141, and a 3-2 win by 18th-ranked Lee Carroll over Paul Jimenez at 125. Davis improved to 8-1 on the season while Carroll raised his record to 7-2. Greg Bauer won 7-2 over Paul Jimenez at 133 to improve to 8-2 on the season.

NC State    18		Old Dominion     12

184 -- Zach Breitenbach (NCS) dec. Brad Krepps, 6-2
197 -- Chris Harrington (ODU) dec. Jason Gore, 5-2
Hwt -- Billy Noble (NCS) dec. Leevi MacDonald, 6-1
125 -- Lee Carroll (NCS) dec. Paul Jimenez, 3-2
133 -- Greg Bauer (NCS) dec. Joel Jimenez, 7-2
141 -- Tommy Davis (NCS) dec. Chris Blair, 14-9
149 -- Chad Filson (ODU) dec. Quan McCollum, 3-2
157 -- Jeff Rusak (ODU) dec. Pierre Pryor, 10-8, ot
165 -- George Sable (ODU) dec. Kyle Guffey, 7-4
174 -- Kevin Boross (NCS) dec. Josh Fannon, 2-1