Friday, February 18
Raleigh, N.C.
7 p.m.
NC State
vs
North Carolina
PACKed Weekend for @PackWrestle Inside Reynolds Coliseum
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NC State hosts #22 UNC Friday then #7 Va. Tech Sunday
@PackWrestle Notes Packet | UNC Program | VT Program
LISTEN: #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 91 – Senior Weekend
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| Opponent | #22 UNC (8-5, 3-1 ACC) | #7 Virginia Tech |
| Date | Friday, Feb. 18 | Sunday, Feb. 20 |
| Time | 7 p.m. | 6 p.m. |
| Location | Raleigh, N.C. | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Arena | Reynolds Coliseum | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Tickets | $7 adults, $5 youth | $7 adults, $5 youth |
| TV | ACC Network | ACC Network |
| Social Media | Twitter: @PackWrestle | IG: wolfpackwrestling |
Protecting Our Den
NC State enjoys one of the biggest home mat advantages when it competes in Reynolds Coliseum. Since Reynolds was reopened for the 2016-17 season after a $35 million renovation, NC State is 31-3 in home duals inside 'The Old Barn', including a mark of 12-1 in ACC duals over the last six season. NC State has won its last 11 duals inside Reynolds, with the last home loss coming three seasons ago - on Feb. 9, 2019 vs. #16 Pitt (16-18).
Dual Dominance
This season, NC State has outscored its foes 339-82 (30.8-7.5). NC State has claimed victory in 85 of the 110 individual matches (77.3%), and 45 wins (52.9%) have been for bonus points. In ACC action this year, the Pack has won 26 of the 30 individual matches and outscored Duke, Virginia and Pitt by a combined 101-11.
Brothers of Bonus Wins
NC State packs a powerful 1-2 punch at 174 and then 184 pounds with brothers Hayden and Trent Hidlay. The duo are a combined 24-0 this season, but even more impressive the pair have racked up 20 bonus wins in their 24 matches.
Little brother Trent (184) currently ranks third in the NCAA in bonus rate, as 12 of his 13 wins have gone for bonus (91%). He has outscored his foes 119-31 with four pins. Big brother Hayden (174) has gone bonus in eight of 11 matches, outscoring his foes on the season 114-22 wuth two pins.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
#4 NC State Wolfpack (11-1, 4-0 ACC)
125: #14 R-So. Jakob Camacho (13-2)
133: #14 R-Fr. Kai Orine (12-2)
141: #24 Fr. Ryan Jack (13-5)
149: #3 Gr. Tariq Wilson (11-0)
157: #11 Fr. Ed Scott (17-1)
165: #21 Gr. Thomas Bullard (12-5)
174: #4 Gr. Hayden Hidlay (11-0)
184: #3 R-So. Trent Hidlay (13-0)
197: #15 Fr. Isaac Trumble (14-3)
285: #26 Jr. Tyrie Houghton (18-7) -OR- R-Fr. Owen Trephan (16-4)
#22 North Carolina (8-5, 3-1 ACC)
125: Fr. Spencer Moore (12-13)
133: #21 R-Jr. Joe Heilmann (16-5) -OR- R-Sr. Jaime Hernandez (6-2)
141: #7 Gr. Kizhan Clarke (16-1)
149: #17 R-Sr. Zach Sherman (5-7)
157: #5 R-Sr. Austin O'Connor (16-1)
165: Fr. Isaias Estrada (11-4)
174: #9 Gr. Clay Lautt (13-4)
184: #9 R-Fr. Gavin Kane (15-2)
197: #27 R-So. Max Shaw (9-5) -OR- R-Jr. Mark Chaid (8-9)
285: Sr. Brandon Whitman (11-11)
FEATURED BOUTS
149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. #17 Zach Sherman
The two will be meeting for the eighth time, in the third different weight class. Wilson is 6-1 all-time, and the two have split the last two years in the ACC final at 141 pounds. Wilson, like last year, comes in undefeated at 11-0 overall, 10-0 in duals and 3-0 in ACC action. Sherman has seven losses this season, has faced one of the toughest schedules nationally and he is coming off an All-American season last year.
157: #11 Ed Scott vs. #5 Austin O'Connor
They met last year in the dual at 149 pounds (O'Connor won by major decision), but both have moved up a weight class and both have been the two highest ranked at 157 in the ACC all year. Scott's lone loss this year was an upset by Keating of UVA, but he already has a pair of top-10 wins this season. O'Connor is coming off a national title at 149 last year, and his only loss this season was to #2 Sasso of Ohio State.
174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #9 Clay Lautt
Hidlay goes for history, as he enters his final ACC dual a perfect 22-0 all-time. Lautt has made the ACC finals each of the last two years at 165 pounds, winning the conference title in 2020.
#7 Virginia Tech (8-3, 3-1 ACC)
125: #20 R-So. Sam Latona (9-6)
133: #5 Gr. Korbin Myers (14-1)
141: #22 R-Jr. Collin Gerardi (9-6)
149: #5 Jr. Bryce Andonian (6-1)
157: #28 R-So. Connor Brady (11-5)
165: So. Clayton Ulrey (15-11)
174: #3 R-Jr. Mekhi Lewis (16-0)
184: #14 R-Sr. Hunter Bolen (18-3)
197: #30 R-Jr. Dakota Howard (13-6) -OR- So. Andy Smith (7-4)
285: #14 Gr. Nathan Traxler (16-1)
FEATURED BOUTS
125: #14 Jakob Camacho vs. #20 Sam Latona
A rematch of last year's ACC Final at 125 pounds, Latona has won all three previous matchups - 10-5 in the 2020 Southern Scuffle, 7-4 in the dual last year and then 2-1 (TB1) in the 2021 ACC Final. Camacho is 13-2 on the season, with 10 bonus point wins. Latona finished sixth at the NCAAs last year, and is 9-6 this season. Both are a perfect 3-0 in ACC action.
149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. #5 Bryce Andonian
A first-ever meeting, as Wilson has moved up to 149 pounds for his final season. Wilson is the consensus #3 wrestler at 149 pounds, off to an 11-0 start. Andonian took time to compete at the 2021 Junior World Championships and is 6-1 on the season, but returned to the Hokie lineup with a pins over #25 Madrigal of George Mason and more recently #14 Finesilver of Duke in just 14 seconds.
174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis
The headline match, one school's first-ever four-time All-American (Hidlay) vs. the other school's first-ever NCAA Champion (Lewis). For the first time, they are in the same weight class, Hidlay moving up from 157 pounds and Lewis from 165 pounds. Hidlay is #4 in every poll, while Lewis is right ahead of him at #3 in all five polls. Hidlay is 11-0 and Lewis is a perfect 16-0.
184: #3 Trent Hidlay vs. #14 Hunter Bolen
The second ACC Final rematch from last year, the two will battle for the fifth time over the last three seasons. Bolen leads the head-to-head 3-1 (by a combined score of 8-6), but Hidlay won the last matchup for the ACC title with a takedown in extra time (3-1). The largest margin of victory in their series has been just two points, and the most points scored by an individual has only been three. Hidlay is 13-0 thus far, while Bolen is 18-3 on the season.
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