Virginia @ North Carolina

North Carolina edged Virginia 26-10 at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on February 15, 2025, picking up a 16-point team victory in the ACC dual. The final margin was shaped by two high-scoring, bonus-point bouts that supplied the bulk of the meet’s decisive points.

At 174 pounds, Virginia’s Rocco Contino produced a 19-9 major decision over North Carolina’s Nicholas Fea, earning four team points and keeping the Cavaliers competitive in the middle weights. That result was answered by a heavier dose of bonus scoring from the Tar Heels at 184 pounds, where Gavin Kane ran up a 22-7 technical fall over Griffin Gammell for five team points. Kane’s technical fall was the largest single bonus of the day and supplied a critical cushion for North Carolina.

Those bonus-point wins ultimately decided the dual. Contino’s major gave Virginia a momentum boost on the score sheet, but Kane’s technical fall delivered the bigger swing and insulated North Carolina’s lead. With those two results accounting for nine team points of the final margin, the Tar Heels were able to secure the 26-10 victory despite Virginia’s effort in the featured matchups.

North Carolina’s ability to convert at least one bonus opportunity proved decisive in Chapel Hill, while Virginia’s major at 174 showed the matchups were competitive. The two bonus decisions stood out as the turning moments in a meet that ended with North Carolina on top.