Top-10 ACC Battle in Reynolds: #3 @PackWrestle Hosts #8 UNC

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RALEIGH, N.C. – For the first time ever, NC State and North Carolina will be meeting on the wrestling mat as top-10 foes. This key battle to break a tie atop the ACC standings goes down Friday night at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum, as the #3 Wolfpack (12-0) will host the #8 Tar Heels (11-1). The dual will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

	#3 NC State (12-0, 2-0) vs. #8 UNC (11-1, 2-0)
Date	Friday, Feb. 1
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
• The Pack has won each of the last six matchups vs. UNC, and will be looking to tie the school record of seven straight wins in the all-time series (1981-84).
• After its first top-10 road win since 2016, a 21-12 win at #10 Pitt, NC State moved up one spot in the NWCA Coaches Poll and now sits at #3 nationally.
• NC State has now been ranked in the top-10 in the Coaches Poll for 70 straight polls dating back over five seasons.
• In this week's InterMat Rankings, NC State has six of its 10 starters among the top-20, including three in the top-10 - both of those marks lead the ACC.
• NC State is 25-8 against ranked foes over the last five seasons, with a winning record each season.
• Since Reynolds was reopened for the 2016-17 season after a $35 million renovation, NC State is 23-3 in home duals inside Reynolds. The Pack is 7-1 in ACC duals in that span.
• NC State is off to a 12-0 start to the 2019-20 season, the second-best start in school history (21-0 in 2015-16).
• NC State has outscored its foes 379-88 (31.6-7.3) in its 12-0 start. The Pack has won 95 of its 120 individual matches (79.2%) and 49 of those 95 wins have been for bonus points (51.6%).
• NC State is one of just two remaining undefeated teams in the NCAA (Iowa - 8-0).

SERIES vs. NORTH CAROLINA
NC State has won the last six matchups in the series with UNC, by a combined 134-74. The Wolfpack has also won three in a row at home vs. the Tar Heels. Last year, after dropping the first bout, #10 NC State won the next five, and six of the next seven, and picked up the road ACC win over #13 North Carolina, 20-14.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
#3 NC State Wolfpack (12-0, 2-0 ACC)
125: R-Fr. Jakob Camacho (15-6)
133: R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley (16-6)
141: #11 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson (21-4)
149: R-So. A.J. Leitten (17-7) –OR- R-Fr. Matt Grippi (17-6)
157: #2 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay (23-1)
165: #10 R-Jr. Thomas Bullard (20-5)
174: #18 R-Jr. Daniel Bullard (21-5)
184: #3 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay (20-2)
197: #20 R-Jr. Nick Reenan (5-4) –OR- So. Tyrie Houghton (10-7)
285: So. Deonte Wilson (15-8)

#8 North Carolina Tar Heels (11-1, 2-0 ACC)
125: R-Fr. Joey Melendez (8-4) OR R-Fr. Jeremiah Derby (4-6)
133: R-So. Jaime Hernandez (12-7)
141: #10 R-So. Zach Sherman (22-3)
149: #3 R-So. Austin O'Connor (18-1)
157: #15 R-Sr. A.C. Headlee (14-5) OR R-Jr. Josh McClure (18-5) OR R-Fr. Michael Goldfeder (3-6)
165: #16 R-Jr. Kennedy Monday (18-5) OR R-Jr. Sawyer Davidson (15-7)
174: R-So. Clay Lautt (15-5)
184: R-Fr. Joey Mazzara (16-10)
197: So. Brandon Whitman (10-11)
285: R-Jr. Andrew Gunning (9-8) OR R-Fr. Keaton Kluever (4-3)

FEATURED MATCHUPS
141: #11 Tariq Wilson vs. #10 Zach Sherman
Tariq Wilson is 3-0 in duals since the Southern Scuffle, including back-to-back wins to open his ACC slate. Sherman is one of the most improved wrestlers in the ACC, he has 11 straight wins and sits at 22-3 this year. Wilson holds a 3-0 career mark against Sherman, all coming at 133 pounds. The two met last year in the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, a 9-3 Wilson win. Then in 2018 they were both one-takedown matches, Wilson won 4-1 in the dual and 3-2 at the ACC Championship.

157: #2 Hayden Hidlay vs. #15 A.C. Headlee
Hidlay was won 11 straight matches, and sits at 23-1 on the year. He is a perfect 9-0 in duals, 2-0 in ACC action, and 18 of his 23 wins have been for bonus points. Headlee was a two-year NCAA Qualifier at 141 pounds the past two seasons before bumping up this year. He is at 14-5, 8-2 in duals including a 3-2 win over Virginia Tech's LaPrade. This will be the first career meeting between Hidlay and Headlee.

165: #10 Thomas Bullard vs. #16 Kennedy Monday
Fresh of his fourth top-12 win of the seasonat Pitt, Bullard has moved into the top-10 by both InterMat and FloWrestling. He is 20-5 on the season, and has started 2-0 in ACC duals. Kennedy is back in the UNC lineup after missing last year, and just two weeks ago tech falled McFadden up at Virginia Tech. This will be the first career meeting between Bullard and Monday.

Top-10 ACC Battle in Reynolds: #3 @PackWrestle Hosts #8 UNC

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Thomas Bullard

Jakob Camacho

Matt Grippi

Hayden Hidlay

Trent Hidlay

Tyrie Houghton

A.J. Leitten

Nick Reenan

Jarrett Trombley

Deonte Wilson

Tariq Wilson

Top-10 ACC Battle in Reynolds: #3 @PackWrestle Hosts #8 UNC

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Thomas Bullard

Jakob Camacho

Matt Grippi

Hayden Hidlay

Trent Hidlay

Tyrie Houghton

A.J. Leitten

Nick Reenan

Jarrett Trombley

Deonte Wilson

Tariq Wilson

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