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	#4 NC State (10-1, 3-0) at Pitt (7-5, 1-2)
Date	Friday, Feb. 11
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Arena	Fitzgerald Field House
TV	ACC Network
Streaming	WatchESPN
Social Media	Twitter: @PackWrestle \| Instagram: wolfpackwrestling

RALEIGH, N.C. – After a 3-0 ACC start, outscoring foes 75-2 thus far, the fourth-ranked NC State Wrestling team will be in road ACC action this weekend. The Pack will travel to Pitt for a 7 p.m. Friday night dual, televised on the ACC Network.

Recent Wolfpack-Panthers Battles
Since the Panthers joined the ACC for the 2014 season, NC State holds a 6-2 record in the conference match-ups, having won the last two and the last three meetings at Pitt.

Last year, the Pack won in Reynolds vs. #12 Pitt, 27-6, and also won at #10 Pitt in 2020, 21-12. The Panthers are the last team to win a dual in Reynolds Coliseum (2019 - 18-16), as NC State has won 11 in a row since that loss.

Dual Dominance
This season, NC State has outscored its foes 313-73 (31.3-7.3). NC State has claimed victory in 78 of the 100 individual matches (78.0%), and 42 wins (53.8%) have been for bonus points. In ACC action this year, the Pack has won 19 of the 20 individual matches and outscored Duke and Virginia by a combined 75-2.

Road Warriors
While the Pack enjoys the comforts of Reynolds Coliseum, 31-3 since the $35 million renovation prior to the 2016-17 season, NC State has also been all business on the road. Over the last three seasons, NC State has won 14 of its last 15 road duals, and is 32-3 in road duals dating back over the last seven seasons.

This season, the Pack is a perfect 4-0 in road duals, outscoring those foes 133-25, and has won 33 of the 40 individual matches (82.5%).

Dating back to the 2015-16 season, NC State has won 52 of its 58 duals (89.7%) away from Raleigh (32-3 on the road, 20-3 neutral sites).

PROBABLE LINEUPS
#4 NC State Wolfpack (10-1, 3-0 ACC)
125: #14 R-So. Jakob Camacho (12-2)
133: #14 R-Fr. Kai Orine (12-1) -OR- R-So. Jarrett Trombley (10-3)
141: #24 Fr. Ryan Jack (13-4)
149: #3 Gr. Tariq Wilson (10-0)
157: #11 Fr. Ed Scott (16-1)
165: #22 Gr. Thomas Bullard (12-4)
174: #4 Gr. Hayden Hidlay (10-0)
184: #3 R-So. Trent Hidlay (12-0)
197: #16 Fr. Isaac Trumble (13-3)
285: #26 Jr. Tyrie Houghton (17-7) -OR- R-Fr. Owen Trephan (16-4)

Pitt Panthers (7-5, 1-2 ACC)
125: #30 R-Sr. Gage Curry (13-7)
133: #9 R-Sr. Micky Phillippi (11-5)
141: #8 R-Jr. Cole Matthews (13-2)
149: R-So. Dan Mancini (12-9)
157: #19 R-Sr. Elijah Cleary (11-5)
165: #16 R-Sr. Jake Wentzel (12-5)
174: R-Jr. Hunter Kernan (8-8)
184: R-Sr. Gregg Harvey (6-7)
197: #6 R-Sr. Nino Bonaccorsi (12-2)
285: Jr. Jake Slinger (11-11)

FEATURED MATCHUPS
125: #14 Jakob Camacho vs. #30 Gage Curry
A rematch of the first round of last year's NCAA Championships when Curry was at American. Curry started out with a 4-0 lead, but Camacho came back with seven straight takedowns for a 21-9 major decision. Each of Camacho's last seven ACC dual wins have all been for bonus points. Curry is coming off of a 5-1 ranked win over Columbia last weekend.

165: #22 Thomas Bullard vs. #16 Jake Wentzel
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two, as Bullard has won all three of the previous matchups but only by a combined score of 11-5. Since the Southern Scuffle, Bullard is a perfect 5-0 and outscored those foes 48-1. Wentzel was a 2021 NCAA Finalist and also won the ACC Championship at this weight the last two years.

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Players Mentioned

Thomas Bullard

Jakob Camacho

Hayden Hidlay

Trent Hidlay

Tyrie Houghton

Ryan Jack

Kai Orine

Ed Scott

Owen Trephan

Jarrett Trombley

Isaac Trumble

Tariq Wilson