NC State
#15 Pittsburgh
#6 Wolfpack Welcomes #15 Pitt for Ranked ACC Battle
1/23/2025 5:16:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. – Sixth-ranked NC State wrestling welcomes 15th-ranked Pittsburgh to Reynolds Coliseum Friday night for a ranked conference showdown.
Dual-Meet Info
• Start time for the dual is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra with commentary from Andrew Sanders and Nick Gwiazdowski.
• Admission tickets for the event can be purchased here.
• The promotion for the night is Military Appreciation.
• A meet-and-greet will be held in the Grand Hall directly following the conclusion of the match.
Probable Lineups
125 | #3 Vince Robinson or Louie Gill VS. #25 Nick Babin
133 | #12 Kai Orine or Troy Hohman VS. Tyler Chappell
141 | Tyler Tracy VS. Anthony Santaniello or Briar Priest
149 | #29 Koy Buesgens VS. #21 Finn Solomon or Kade Brown
157 | #14 Ed Scott VS. #25 Dylan Evans
165 | #28 Derek Fields or Luke Ahrberg VS. Jared Keslar
174 | #18 Matty Singleton VS. #20 Luca Augustine
184 | #11 Dylan Fishback VS. #15 Reece Heller
197 | #26 Christian Knop or Andrew Macchiavello VS. #11 Mac Stout
285 | #4 Isaac Trumble VS. #13 Dayton Pitzer
Win On Friday Would…
• Be the 790th win in program history (789-487-22)
• Be the 255th win in Popolizio's head coaching career (254-86-2)
• Be Popolizio's 174th victory at NC State (173-33)
• Be the 10th win over the Panthers (9-2)
Series History
• Friday's dual-meet marks the 12th meeting between the Wolfpack and the Panthers. NC State dominates the series over Pittsburgh by seven victories. Beginning in 2014, the entire series lives amidst the Popolizio era. The leader of the Pack carries only two losses to Pitt, the last one being only by two points in 2019.
• The two faced each other this past season in front of over 2,000 fans in Pittsburgh, Pa. that resulted in a 31-6 win for the Wolfpack. The dual featured seven ranked match-ups.
Quick Notes
• The program entered the top-5 at No. 5 on January 7 after occupying the No. 6 spot for seven consecutive NWCA polls this season. After falling to No. 3 Oklahoma State, the Pack fell back down to No. 6.
• Nine of the 10 weight classes for NC State boast a ranked wrestler by InterMat, two of which are in the top-5.
• Isaac Trumble placed second in the heavyweight bracket at the highly-competitive Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitiational on December 7th after tallying ranked wins over No. 20 Lance Runyon of Northern Iowa and No. 5 Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State. His lone loss in the finals came from Oklahoma State's No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson who placed third at the 2023 & 2024 NCAA Championships.
•Vince Robinson (125) and Isaac Trumble (285) have climbed to their highest ever individual rankings, both in the top-five of their weight classes.
Around the ACC
• The ACC holds five teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 6 NC State, No. 11 Virginia Tech, No. 15 Pittsburgh, No. 16 Stanford, and No. 19 North Carolina). There are seven teams total with wrestling programs in the ACC.
• NC State opens the season as the defending ACC Champions for the sixth-straight season. The consecutive titles make the Wolfpack the second wrestling program to hold at least six consecutive ACC trophies (other program is previous conference member Maryland. The program now has 21 total conference championships, the most among current ACC teams.
• Two members of the Pack have claimed three different ACC Wrestler of the Week honors. Vince Robinson (125) on Nov. 12 and Jan. 14 // Isaac Trumble (285) on Nov. 19
• NC State is one of two ACC schools (other being Virginia Tech) to have at least two wrestlers ranked in the top-five of their weight classes according to InterMat.
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