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The Wolfpack met Carolina on the Erhinghaus fields of UNC-CH campus this past Saturday, January 23^rd 2010. The Wolfpack won, prevailing over Chapel Hill 21-18 in a tough match for both sides. Both teams played very well, although the Wolfpack came out on top. The win was substantial for the Wolfpack, since the two teams had just met at the end of last semester for the State Championship, and the Tarheels won 14-9. NC State took advantage of everything that Carolina gave them, scoring three penalty kicks with one in the 79^th minute by Will Teague to win the game.

The first points of the game were scored by NC State, a penalty kick taken by Will Teague in the 21^st minute. The Tarheels shortly answered in the 23^rd minute with a penalty kick of their own to make the score 3-3. Carolina put up the first try of the match in the 29^th minute, and had a successful conversion. Carolina controlled the first half of the game, which was mostly played in NC State’s half. The score at half was 10-3, with Carolina on top.

The second half was much more prosperous for the Wolfpack, who largely controlled the game in the second half. The Wolfpack put up their first try in the 58^th minute, which was scored by Greg Hesler off of a nicely placed kick to the sideline by Robby Dow. The try was unconverted, which put the score to 10-8. Carolina answered with a penalty kick in the 60^th minute, and the score changed to 13-8. NC State took advantage of a UNC penalty and Bryan Maxwell took a useful quick-tap to score a try. Will Teague converted to make the score 15-13, with the lead transferring to NC State. Will Teague also scored another penalty kick in the 71^st minute to increase the Wolfpack’s lead to 18-13. Carolina answered in an explosive long run in the 74^th minute, to place a try under the posts. The Tarheels did not convert, and the score was all tied up at 18-18. The final points were scored in the last few minutes of the match, from a penalty kick by Will Teague. The Wolfpack held the 21-18 score until the ref blew the final whistle. NC State named the new player to the club Stephan Bahner, the man of the match for his useful role as a substitute. Stephan played hooker, and his notable game-changing accomplishments were his 5 steals in the scrum.

The B side game was better for Chapel Hill, and they prevailed 37-7. Santiago Rubio scored NC State’s only try and converted it as well in the second half. It was the first weekend of the Carolina’s Rugby League, and around the league Clemson beat ECU 12-4 and USC beat Wake Forest 20-17. NC State hosts Appalachian State next weekend on January 30^th.

NC State’s starting lineup:

1 Mark Addison

2 Matt Pace

3 Abe Harman

4 Aaron Mclean

5 Matt Daniels

6 Phillip Burcal

7 Chris Pearce

8 Andrew Birch

9 Craig Maxwell

10 Robby Dow

11 Tim Vinick

12 Will Teague

13 Brandon Mosiman

14 Bryan Maxwell

15 Greg Hesler

Subs: David Hunt, Will Durway, Stephan Bahner

A side scoring:

Will Teague: 11 points, 3 penalty kicks and one try conversion

Greg Hesler: 5 points, one try

Bryan Maxwell: 5 points, one try

B side scoring:

Santiago Rubio: 7 points, one try and one conversion

Match Summary by: Phillip Burcal