No. 6 NC State takes down No. 17 Pittsburgh, 23-9

RALEIGH Pittsburgh rolled into Reynolds Coliseum undefeated, and like so many teams over the last four seasons, they left with a loss.

No. 6 NC State got a leg up in its quest for another ACC title, by knocking off the No.17 Panthers, 23-9 Friday night.

With the win, the Pack (13-1) is tied with Pitt and Virginia Tech for first place, all three teams sitting at 3-1 in league action.

NC State wraps up the regular season next weekend at rival North Carolina.

The Wolfpack improves to 8-3 all-time versus Pittsburgh.

The visiting Panthers got the upper hand on the home team, winning the 141-pound class match to start the evening. The contest was a top-10 showdown between NC State's Ryan Jack, No. 4 in the country, and No. 3 Cole Matthews from Pitt.

Matthews got a late escape to win 4-2. NC State won the next two matches to retake the momentum.

There were seven ranked-versus-ranked matchups on the night and three matches went into overtime.

One of the top matches was between Pitt's Nino Bonaccorsi, the top-ranked wrestler in the 197 class and No. 8 Isaac Trumble.

Trumble pushed Bonaccorsi to overtime, before falling 6-4. In the other two overtime matches No. 29 Alex Faison rallied to defeat Luca Augustine with a late takedown. In the final overtime match, Owen Trephan appeared to have a takedown early, but his opponent was ruled out of bounds.

Wolfpack head coach Pat Popolizio challenged, but the call stood. In the extra period, Trephan got a takedown within the lines for the 3-1 win. That win felt like a must have for NC State, who led by five points with three matches remaining.

Jarrett Trombley knocked off No. 32 Colton Camacho 11-8 and Kai Orine got enough riding time to beat No. 6 Micky Phillippi 2-1 to wrap up the evening.

No. 6 NC State 23, No. 17 Pitt 9
125: No. 27 Jarrett Trombley def. No. 32 Colton Camacho, 11-8 dec.
133: No. 20 Kai Orine vs. No. 6 Micky Phillippi, 2-1 dec.
141: No. 3 Cole Matthews def. No. 4 Ryan Jack (NCSU), 4-2 dec.
149: No. 17 Jackson Arrington def. No. 28 Tyler Badgett, 4-0 dec.
157: No. 7 Ed Scott def. Dazjon Casto, 19-3 Tech Fall
165: Holden Heller def. Matty Singleton, 4-2 dec.
174: No. 29 Alex Faison def. Luca Augustine, 3-1 SV1 dec
184: No. 3 Trent Hidlay def. No. 17 Reece Heller, 9-5
197: No. 1 Nino Bonaccorsi def. No. 8 Isaac Trumble, 6-4 SV2
285: No. 12 Owen Trephan def. No. 10 Dayton Pitzer, 3-1 SV1

Up next: NC State travels to rival North Carolina on Feb. 17.

No. 6 NC State takes down No. 17 Pittsburgh, 23-9

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Players Mentioned

Jackson Arrington

Alex Faison

Trent Hidlay

Ryan Jack

Kai Orine

Ed Scott

Matty Singleton

Owen Trephan

Jarrett Trombley

Isaac Trumble