#8 @PackWrestle Hosts Drexel Saturday Night

MATCH PROGRAM: NC State vs. Drexel
LISTEN: #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast – Ep. 37: Drexel Preview & Thomas Bullard

RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 8 NC State wrestling team closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule by hosting Drexel on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum.

	#8 NC State (11-2) vs. Drexel (4-4)
Date	Saturday, Jan. 19
Time	6:00 p.m.
Location	Raleigh, N.C.
Arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Tickets	$5 youth, $7 adults
Streaming	ACC Network Extra
Live Stats	TrackWrestling.com
Social Media	@PackWrestle

QUICK TAKEDOWNS
• NC State will be without three ranked wrestlers this weekend: #12 Sean Fausz (125 pounds), #6 Tariq Wilson (133), and #4 Nick Reenan (184).
• NC State has not faced Drexel since 2008. The Wolfpack leads the all-time series 3-2, which dates back to 1998.
• NC State moved up one spot and is ranked #8 this week in the Coaches' Poll, 51 straight polls ranked in the top-10.
• The Pack went 2-0 last weekend in back-to-back duals against Brown (29-10) and West Virginia (26-10). NC State won 13 of the 19 matches in those duals, with nine for bonus points.

PROBABLES STARTERS
#8 NC State Wolfpack (11-2)
125: R-Fr. Zurich Storm (10-3)
133: R-Fr. John Devine (7-5)
141: R-Sr. Jamel Morris (15-3) –OR- R-So. Kellen Devlin (0-1)
149: #7 Gr. Justin Oliver (11-2) –OR- R-Fr. A.J. Leitten (10-5)
157: #4 R-So. Hayden Hidlay (12-2)
165: #17 R-So. Thomas Bullard (13-4)
174: #20 R-So. Daniel Bullard (14-5)
184: R-Jr. Roderick Davis (5-5)
197: #20 R-Sr. Malik McDonald (11-6)
285: Fr. Colin Lawler (13-6) –OR- Fr. Deonte Wilson (11-7)

Drexel Dragons (4-4)
125: Fr. Antonio Mininno (6-12)
133: So. Chandler Olson (3-3)
141: Jr. Nick Widmann (3-7)
149: So. Parker Kropman (6-2)
157: So. Felix Belga (2-6)
165: #16 Jr. Ebed Jarrell (13-2)
174: R-Fr. Bryan McLaughlin (9-6)
184: Fr. Anthony Walters (1-2)
197: R-Fr. Derek Rose (1-4)
285: #16 R-Sr. Joey Goodhart (21-6)

KEY MATCHUP
165: #17 Thomas Bullard vs. #16 Ebed Jarrell
Thomas Bullard is coming of of two straight wins over ranked foes last week: a 17-5 major decision over #15 Viruet of Brown and then 9-5 over #19 Kiussis of West Virginia. Jarrell is 13-2 on the season, including 6-1 in duals. Both of his losses have been to ranked opponents, and his best win of the win was in OT vs. #9 White of Nebraska.

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Thomas Bullard

Roderick Davis

John Devine

Kellen Devlin

Sean Fausz

Hayden Hidlay

Colin Lawler

A.J. Leitten

Malik McDonald

Jamel Morris

Justin Oliver

Nick Reenan

Zurich Storm

Deonte Wilson

Tariq Wilson