Cornell and NC State wrestling entered their Friday night dual ranked 9th and 8th in the NCAA wrestling dual meet rankings. Each team counted on contributions from their star first-year starters to stay in the dual.

At 157 lbs, Cornell true freshman Meyer Shapiro knocked off NC State All-American Ed Scott via 7-2 decision. Shapiro won the takedown battle 2-0 and looked solid throughout the bout. 

Shapiro's victory over Scott was the third win he's had this season over an All-American. He beat Virginia Tech's Bryce Andonian at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in December and defeated Missouri's Brock Mauller in a dual in January. Both of those victories came via major decision.

NC State, who won the dual 24-9, had a big performance from redshirt freshman Dylan Fishback. The Ohio product earned his third victory over an All-American this season with a back-and-forth 6-4 decision over Cornell's Chris Foca.

Fishback's previous All-American victories came against North Carolina's Gavin Kane and Oregon State's Trey Munoz.

Fishback's critical reversal against Foca

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Fishback takes the lead with a reversal pic.twitter.com/zUuDjJFZkO

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