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RALEIGH, N.C. - #6 NC State will be in road action this weekend, as the Wolfpack first travels to #12 Nebraska for a Friday night dual, then continues onto Reno for Sunday's Reno Tournament of Champions. The Wolfpack (9-0) and the Cornhuskers (2-0) will be facing off for the fourth straight season, and the road time has won each of the previous three meetings.

	#6 NC State (9-0) at #12 Nebraska (2-0)
Date	Friday, Dec. 15
Time	8:00 p.m. (ET)
Location	Lincoln, Neb. - Devaney Center
TV	Big Ten Network
Streaming	BTN2Go
Live Scoring	TrackWrestling.com
Social Media	@PackWrestle

Quick Takedowns
• NC State is 13-3 against ranked foes over the last three seasons, 1-0 this season (27-13 vs. #19 Oklahoma). The Pack is also 6-1 in ranked matchups outside of Raleigh in that span.
• NC State started the season #8 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches' Poll, and currently sits at #6 for the third fourth week.
• Dating back to the 2015-16 season, NC State has been ranked in the top-10 in each of the last 31 polls, after having not appeared in the top-10 at all since 1993.
• NC State has six wrestlers ranked in the top-20 by InterMat this week, including four in the top-10.
• NC State is 9-0 in duals this year, the second-best start in school history (21-0 in 2016), and outscoring its opponents 336-48 (37.3-5.3). The Pack has won 76 of the 90 matches (84.4%), with 53 (69.7% its wins) going for bonus points.
• Over the last three seasons, NC State has won 45 of its last 48 duals.
• NC State's probables for Nebraska are a combined 65-6 in dual action thus far.
• Senior Kevin Jack is one wins away from 100, and 23 shy of tying the all-time career record of 122 at NC State.
• Although NC State returns 10 total NCAA Qualifiers, there are currently eight changes from the group that NC State sent to last year's NCAAs.
• R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay is the current ACC Wrestler of the Week. He is the second from NC State to earn the award this year, Jack was named after the first weekend of the season.

Probable Lineups
#6 NC State Wolfpack (9-0)
125: So. Tommy Cox (11-4)
133: R-Fr. Tariq Wilson (12-2)
141: #2 Sr. Kevin Jack (7-0)
149: #18 R-Sr. Beau Donahue (8-1)
157: #17 R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay (7-0)
165: #20 R-Sr. Brian Hamann (8-1)
174: R-Fr. Daniel Bullard (6-2)
184: #3 R-Sr. Pete Renda (8-0)
197: #8 Michael Macchiavello (6-0)
285: R-Jr. Malik McDonald (9-1)

#12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0)
125: So. Kris Williams (7-3)
133: Jr. Brian Peska (6-5)
141: #8 R-Fr. Chad Red (10-3)
149: #8 Sr. Colton McCrystal (9-1)
157: #7 Jr. Tyler Berger (10-2)
165: #11 So. Isaiah White (11-2)
174: R-Fr. Beau Breske (6-2)
184: #6 R-Fr. Taylor Venz (12-1)
197: R-Fr. Eric Schultz (7-3)
285: So. David Jensen (6-4)

* - Team Ranking according to USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
* - Individual Rankings according to InterMat

Key Matchups
141: #2 Sr. Kevin Jack (7-0) vs. #8 R-Fr. Chad Red (10-3)
The first of two matchups with top-10 opponents and the first of four ranked matchups overall. Senior Kevin Jack will be looking to record his 100^th career win at NC State. He is 7-0 (2-0 vs. ranked) and ranked #2 in every poll this year, and dating back to last season has won 40 of his last 41 matches overall. R-Fr. Chad Red is ranked #8 this week. Coming out of high school, Red was the #5 pound-for-pound wrestling nationally, putting together a career high school record of 183-0. This year, he is 10-3 and placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Invite.

184: #3 R-Sr. Pete Renda (8-0) vs. #6 R-Fr. Taylor Venz (12-1)
This is a matchup that just a few weeks ago might not of stood out, but now it features a pair of top-10 wrestlers. R-Sr. Pete Renda remains undefeated and ranked third nationally. There might not of been a better wrestler in the month of December then Nebraska's redshirt-freshman Taylor Venz. He went from unranked to currently #6 in the country after a third place showing at the Cliff Keen Invite, where he went 6-1 and defeated four top-12 foes – including Virginia Tech's Zach Zavatsky 9-3.

Series History Against Nebraska
Friday night's meeting marks the fourth straight season NC State and Nebraska will be facing off in a dual. In each of the three previous meetings, the road team has won.

• 2017: Nebraska 22-10. With the score tied 7-7 after four bouts, Nebraska won five of the final six for the win in Raleigh last year.
• 2016: NC State 19-15. With the score tied 12-12 with three bouts left, NC State won two of the final three in Lincoln for its only win in the overall series (1-5).
• 2015: Nebraska 16-15. Nebraska led 16-9 with two bouts left, but NC State could only score a pair of decisions and did not get a bonus win needed for the home win.

Last Year Versus Nebraska
The score was tied 7-7 after four bouts, but #7 Nebraska won five of the final six matches and defeated #9 NC State in Raleigh in a battle of top-10 foes.

How this year's probably NC State starters fared:
125: #8 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. Tommy Cox; 11-3
141: #5 Kevin Jack (NCSU) major dec. #10 Colton McCrystal; 8-0
165: Justin Arthur (NEB) dec. Brian Hamann; 9-3
184: #3 T.J. Dudley (NEB) dec. #17 Michael Macchiavello; 4-2
197: #9 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Malik McDonald; 8-3

@PackWrestle Heads to #12 Nebraska for Friday Night Dual

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Tommy Cox

Beau Donahue

Brian Hamann

Hayden Hidlay

Kevin Jack

Michael Macchiavello

Malik McDonald

Pete Renda

Tariq Wilson

@PackWrestle Heads to #12 Nebraska for Friday Night Dual

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Tommy Cox

Beau Donahue

Brian Hamann

Hayden Hidlay

Kevin Jack

Michael Macchiavello

Malik McDonald

Pete Renda

Tariq Wilson

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