Cornell @ NC State

NC State topped Cornell 24-9 in Raleigh, North Carolina on February 16, 2024, at North Carolina State University, taking the dual by a 15-point margin.

The difference came down to bonus-point wrestling. At 133 pounds, Kai Orine put together a dominant 15-0 technical fall over Ethan Qureshi, a 5-point swing that swung momentum in NC State’s favor. At 149 pounds, Jackson Arrington added a 12-2 major decision over Ethan Fernandez, good for 4 team points. Those two bonus wins delivered nine of NC State’s 24 points and were the primary scoring edge in the final tally.

Cornell managed nine team points across the lineup but was unable to produce any bonus victories to counter NC State’s high-scoring bouts. Orine’s technical fall stood out as the single most decisive result, and Arrington’s clinical major decision compounded the gap and put the dual out of reach. The home team’s ability to convert opportunities into bonus points proved to be the decisive factor in the outcome.