Saturday, December 2
Lake Norman, N.C.
7 p.m.
NC State
vs
Chattanooga
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Fresh off a 25-15 win over Old Dominion at home Thursday night, the No. 6 NC State wrestling team returns to action Saturday night, as the Wolfpack (7-0) will face Chattanooga (1-1) in Charlotte at Lake Norman High School at 7 p.m.
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| #6 NC State (7-0) vs. Chattanooga (1-1) | |
| Date | Saturday, Dec. 2 |
| Time | 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Lake Norman High School |
| Live Scoring | TrackWrestling.com |
| Social Media | @PackWrestle, WolfpackWrestling |
| Tickets | Free |
Quick Takedowns
• Chattanooga will be at Davidson earlier in the day at 2 p.m. Their loss on the season was 28-7 at home against Virginia Tech on Nov. 17.
• NC State started the season #8 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches' Poll, and currently sits at #6 for the second straight week.
• Dating back to the 2015-16 season, NC State has been ranked in the top-10 in each of the last 29 polls, after having not appeared in the top-10 at all since 1993.
• NC State is 7-0 in duals this year, outscoring its opponents 261-46. The Pack has won 57 of the 70 matches, with 45 going for bonus points.
• Over the last three seasons, NC State has won 43 of its last 46 duals.
• Senior Kevin Jack is three wins away from 100, and 25 shy of tying the all-time career record of 122 at NC State.
• Although NC State returns 10 NCAA Qualifiers, there are currently eight changes from the group that NC State sent to last year's NCAAs.
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Probable Lineups
#6 NC State Wolfpack (7-0)
125: So. Tommy Cox (9-4)
133: R-Jr. Jamel Morris (9-2) -OR- R-Fr. Tariq Wilson (10-2)
141: #2 Sr. Kevin Jack (5-0) -OR- R-So. Will Clark (5-5)
149: #17 R-Jr. Jamal Morris (9-2) -OR- R-Sr. Beau Donahue (6-1)
157: R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay (5-0)
165: R-Sr. Brian Hamann (6-1) -OR- R-Jr. Sam Melikian (4-6)
174: R-Fr. Daniel Bullard (5-1)
184: #3 R-Sr. Pete Renda (6-0)
197: #8 R-Sr. Michael Macchiavello (4-0) -OR- R-So. Tyler Johnson (6-3)
285: R-Jr. Malik McDonald (7-1) -OR- Sr. Michael Boykin (7-2)
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Chattanooga Mocs (1-1)
125: Jr. Alonzo Allen (5-2)
133: So. Wade Cummings (1-6) -OR- Jr. Jake Huffine (0-0)
141: Sr. Michael Pongracz (7-4) -OR- Jr. Chris Debien (4-4)
149: Jr. Roman Boylen (4-4)
157: Jr. Dylan Forzani (2-3)
165: Sr. Chad Pyke (8-3)
174: Sr. Justin Lampe (8-3)
184: #13 Sr. Bryce Carr (8-1)
197: #20 Sr. Scottie Boykin (8-1)
285: Jr. Connor Tolley (7-5)
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* - Team Ranking according to USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
* - Individual Rankings according to InterMat
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Key Matchups
184: #3 R-Sr. Pete Renda (6-0) vs. #12 Sr. Bryce Carr (8-1)
Renda is off to a 6-0 start, with four of those wins coming in duals for bonus points. Carr was an NCAA Qualifier last season at 184, earning the No. 13 seed overall. He went 26-6 on the year, as was the Southern Conference champion. Carr does hold a 4-2 win over the redshirting Nick Reenan this season at the Hokie Open.
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197: #8 R-Sr. Michael Macchiavello (4-0) vs. #20 Sr. Scottie Boykin (8-1)
Moving up a weight this season, Macchiavello is off to a 4-0 start, with his most impressive win of the year coming last time out vs. ODU (17-2 tech fall). Boykin, a two-time NCAA Qualifier and was as the 2016 Southern Conference Champion at 197 pounds and ranked as high as #9, is coming off a redshirt season last year. He was placed first at both the Hokie Open and Black Knight Invite this year.
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Series vs. Chattanooga
Saturday's matchup marks only the fourth overall meeting between NC State and Chattanooga. The two teams last met in 1999, with NC State winning a neutral site match 20-12. The two teams split a pair of meetings in Raleigh, with NC State winning in 1987 (22-15) and Chattanooga then winning in 1997 (21-18).
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Familiar Faces
A pair of Mocs' starters were once members of the Wolfpack. Sr. Chad Pyke spent the previous four years at NC State before earning his undergraduate degree last year. He was 40-29 all time at NC State, seeing time at both 157 and 165 pounds. Wade Cummings was 11-1 as a redshirt at 125 pounds last year but left the team in late November of last year.
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