#4 @PackWrestle Battles #12 Pitt Friday on ACC Network

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RALEIGH, N.C. – A top-12 showdown Friday night in Reynolds Coliseum, as the #4 NC State Wrestling team will host #12 Pitt. The dual will start at 6 p.m., and will be televised on the ACC Network.

	#4 NC State (3-0) vs. #12 Pitt (3-0)
Date	Friday, Jan. 22
Time	6 p.m.
Location	Raleigh, N.C.
Venue	Reynolds Coliseum
TV	ACC Network
Streaming	WatchESPN
Live Scoring	TrackWrestling.com
Social Media	Twitter: @PackWrestle \| IG: wolfpackwrestling

@PackWrestle vs. Pitt
Since Pitt joined the ACC for the 2014 season, NC State holds a 5-2 lead in the series. The two teams have split each of the last two seasons, each winning on the road.

Last season, the Pack won at Pitt 21-12 in a battle of top-10 teams (NC State #4, Pitt #10). NC State won six of the 10 bouts, including five of the final six, and added a pair of bonus point wins while not conceding any.

Nation's Longest Dual Winning Streak
NC State has started the 2021 season 3-0, this coming off of the first-ever undefeated dual season in school history last year (15-0). Dating back to the 2019 season, the Pack has won 20 straight duals, the longest winning streak in the NCAA (Iowa-14).

Pitt was the last team to defeat the Wolfpack, an 18-16 win in 2019 in Reynolds.

More Double Digit Winning Streaks
A pair of 2020 ACC Champions for the Pack currently hold double digit winning streaks dating back to last season.

Hayden Hidlay has won each of his last 20 matches, and 32 of his last 33 matches overall at 157 pounds. Jakob Camacho has won 10 straight at 125 pounds. It has been over one year since either has taken a collegiate loss - Camacho's was Jan. 24 2020, and Hidlay's was Dec. 7, 2019.

Top-Four National Ranking, 77 Straight Polls in the Top-10
In each of the first five NWCA Coaches Polls to start this season, NC State has been ranked #4 nationally each week.

NC State has been ranked in the top-10 in the Coaches Poll for 77 straight polls dating back over six seasons, after having not been ranked in the top-10 at all since 1993. The Pack has also been ranked in the top-5 in 11 straight polls dating back to last January.

Vying for Fourth Straight ACC Regular Season Title
In 2021, NC State will be looking to capture its fourth straight ACC Dual Championship. Over the last four seasons, NC State has gone 15-1 in ACC duals, winning the regular season title each of the last three years.
NC State has won three straight ACC regular season titles three times in school history (2018-20, 2000-02, 1981-83), but has never won four in a row.

Eight Ranked, Five in Top-10
In this week's rankings from InterMat, NC State has eight of its 10 starters ranked among the top-20, including three in the top-5.

Four of the five starters from the 2016 #1 recruiting class are ranked: Tariq Wilson (#11 at 141), Hayden Hidlay (#2 at 157), Thomas Bullard (#17 at 165), and Daniel Bullard (#12 at 174).

The Pack's 2018 recruiting class was ranked #3 nationally, and four members from that signing class are also ranked: Jakob Camacho (#5 at 125), Jarrett Trombley (#16 at 133), Trent Hidlay (#4 at 184) and Deonte Wilson (#18 at 285).

New to the Party
Despite all 10 starters returning from last season's ACC Championship squad, a Wolfpack freshman has made some waves in the lineup and is ranked in a trio of national rankings.

Ed Scott has taken over as the starter at 149 pounds. He is 3-1 on the season, his lone loss to #10 Millner of App State 5-3, and last time out he scored a 13-1 major over Spencer of UVA. Scott was a two-time PA state champion and was the overall #19 recruit coming out of high school by FloWrestling.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
#4 NC State (3-0, 1-0 ACC)
125: #5 R-So. Jakob Camacho (4-0)
133: #16 R-So. Jarrett Trombley (4-0)
141: #11 R-Sr. Tariq Wilson (4-0)
149: Fr. Ed Scott (3-1)
157: #2 R-Sr. Hayden Hidlay (4-0)
165: #17 R-Sr. Thomas Bullard (1-2)
174: #12 R-Sr. Daniel Bullard (3-1)
184: #4 R-So. Trent Hidlay (1-0)
197: R-Sr. Nick Reenan (3-1)
285: #18 Jr. Deonte Wilson (3-0)

#12 Pitt (3-0. 1-0 ACC)
125: R-Fr. Colton Camacho (3-2)
133: #4 R-Jr. Micky Phillippi (4-0)
141: #14 R-So. Cole Matthews (2-1)
149: R-So. Luke Kemerer (1-3)
157: Fr. Tyler Badgett (2-1)
165: #7 R-Sr. Jake Wentzel (4-0)
174: R-Fr. Jared McGill (4-0)
184: #16 R-Sr. Gregg Harvey (4-0)
197: #5 R-Jr. Nino Bonaccorsi (4-0)
285: So. Jake Slinger (5-0)

FEATURED BOUTS
133: #16 Jarrett Trombley vs. #4 Micky Phillippi
Trombley returns to the Pack's lineup and will face his first ranked foe of the season. Trombley is 4-0 on the season, and one of five ACC wrestlers ranked at this weight. Phillippi has won an ACC title in both of his seasons at this weight, and is the highest ranked ACC wrestler at 133 pounds. The two met in last year's dual, a 4-0 decision for Phillippi.

141: #11 Tariq Wilson vs. #14 Cole Matthews
Wilson comes in 4-0, with three bonus point wins and an 8-6 win at UVA last week thanks to a late reversal. After dropping his first bout of the season, Matthews has won his last two. The two met three times last season, and Wilson took all three close battles (2-1 TB1 at Southern Scuffle, 5-2 in the dual, 10-9 at ACC Championship).

165: #17 Thomas Bullard vs. #7 Jake Wentzel
After missing action to start the season, Bullard has dropped both of his dual matches in 2021, after starting the season ranked #8 nationally. Wentzel was the 2020 ACC Champion at this weight, and has won his last seven bouts including 4-0 this season. The two met twice last season, and Bullard took close decisions each time (4-1 at Southern Scuffle and 3-1 in the dual).

#4 @PackWrestle Battles #12 Pitt Friday on ACC Network

Players Mentioned

Daniel Bullard

Thomas Bullard

Jakob Camacho

Hayden Hidlay

Trent Hidlay

Nick Reenan

Ed Scott

Jarrett Trombley

Deonte Wilson

Tariq Wilson

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