#5 @PackWrestle Opens ACC Slate Hosting Virginia Friday Night

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The fifth ranked NC State wrestling team opens its ACC portion of the schedule this weekend, as the Wolfpack (10-0) will host Virginia on Friday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. The conference dual will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

	#5 NC State (10-0) vs. Virginia (7-2)
Date	Friday, Jan. 24
Time	7:00 p.m.
Location	Raleigh, N.C.
Arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Tickets	$5 youth, $7 adults
Streaming	ACC Network Extra
Live Stats	TrackWrestling
Social Media	@PackWrestle

QUICK TAKEDOWNS
• NC State has won the last five meetings in the series. The Pack has also won the last two in Reynolds, by a combined 67-14, taking 18 of the 20 bouts.
• NC State is ranked #5 in the NWCA Coaches Poll for the second straight week, and the 68^th straight poll ranked in the top-10 dating back over the last five seasons.
• Since Reynolds Coliseum underwent its $35 million renovation prior to 2016-17, the Pack is 22-3 in home duals in Reynolds, and have won 10 of the 11 over the last two seasons.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
#5 NC State Wolfpack (10-0)
125: R-Fr. Jakob Camacho (14-5)
133: R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley (15-5)
141: #13 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson (19-4)
149: R-So. A.J. Leitten (15-7)
157: #2 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay (21-1)
165: #12 R-Jr. Thomas Bullard (18-5)
174: #16 R-Jr. Daniel Bullard (20-4)
184: #3 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay (18-2)
197: #16 R-Jr. Nick Reenan (5-3)
285: So. Deonte Wilson (14-7)

Virginia Cavaliers (7-2)
125: #2 Sr. Jack Mueller (8-0) –OR- R-Fr. Patrick McCormick (7-5)
133: #19 R-Jr. Louie Hayes (16-7)
141: R-So. Brian Courtney (15-8)
149: R-So. Denton Spencer (15-6) –OR- R-Jr. Michael Murphy (12-8)
157: R-Fr. Justin McCoy (14-8)
165: R-Jr. Sam Martino (9-8) –OR- So. Krystian Kinsey (6-9)
174: R-Fr. Victor Marcelli (10-7)
184: Jr. Michael Battista (14-15)
197: #9 R-Jr. Jay Aiello (20-4)
285: R-So. Quinn Miller (16-3)

FEATURED MATCHUPS
133: Jarrett Trombley vs. #19 Louie Hayes
Trombley was out of action for a month, but returned in mid-January and has won all three of his bouts. Last weekend, he scored a pin and a major decision in wins at Drexel and Hofstra. Hayes was a quarterfinalist at the 2018 NCAA Championships at 125 pounds, then went 18-13 last year splitting time at 125 and 133 pounds. He has won four in a row, including a pair of pins in two duals last weekend.

197: #16 Nick Reenan vs. #9 Jay Aiello
Reenan missed the first six weeks of the season, recovering from offseason surgery. He is 5-3 on the season, including 2-2 in duals up at his new weight of 197. Aiello was an NCAA Qualifier last year, and took second at the ACC Championships at 197 pounds. He has won five matches in a row, and nine of his last 10. He has a pair of top-10 wins, including over #2 Warner of Iowa (9-7) at the Midlands Championships.

SERIES vs. VIRGINIA
NC State has won each of the last five duals against Virginia, by a combined score of 135-61. The last two home duals during the current winning streak, the Pack has won by a combined 67-14, taking 18 of the 20 bouts.

Last year, NC State won in Charlottesville, 23-17. UVA won the first bout, then NC State posted four straight wins and built a 14-5 lead.

PERFECT 10-0 START
NC State is off to a 10-0 start to the 2019-20 season, the third time in the last five years the Pack started at least 10-0 (10-0 in 2017-18 and 21-0 in 2015-16).

So far this season, NC State has outscored its foes 330-67 (33.0-6.7) in its 10-0 start. The Pack has won 81 of its 100 individual matches (81.0%) and 44 of those 81 wins have been for bonus points (54.3%).

FULL STRENGTH AHEAD
For the first dual this season, NC State is expected to wrestle all 10 of its current starters in the ACC opener against Virginia. Throughout the season 23 different members of the Pack have started a match in a dual in the 10 weight classes, but the Pack's current 10 starters have yet to all start in the same dual.

#5 @PackWrestle Opens ACC Slate Hosting Virginia Friday Night

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Trent Hidlay

A.J. Leitten

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#5 @PackWrestle Opens ACC Slate Hosting Virginia Friday Night

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Thomas Bullard

Jakob Camacho

Hayden Hidlay

Trent Hidlay

A.J. Leitten

Nick Reenan

Jarrett Trombley

Deonte Wilson

Tariq Wilson

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