Friday, January 26
Chapel Hill, NC
7 p.m.
Pitt
at
North Carolina
Pitt Travels No. 25 North Carolina Friday
1/25/2018 5:54:00 PM | Wrestling
Panthers Take On Fourth Consecutive Ranked Opponent
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PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team faces its fourth consecutive ranked opponent and first road ACC foe in No. 25 North Carolina Friday, Jan. 26 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Panthers (2-7, 0-1 ACC) will take on the Tar Heels (7-8, 1-0 ACC) at 7 p.m. in Carmichael Arena.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- Friday's dual will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra and may be viewed on WatchESPN/WatchESPN app.
- Live stats will be provided through TrackWrestling.com.
- Follow the team on Twitter at @Pitt_WRES for live updates and by using #pinzburgh.
THE SERIES
- Pitt trails the all-time series closely, behind the Tar Heels by only one match, with a record of 4-5. North Carolina has been victorious in the past two meetings.
- The two teams first met in the 1982 season, resulting in a 32-14 loss for the Panthers.
LAST TIME OUT
- Pitt opened ACC action Sunday, Jan. 21 with No. 10 Virginia Tech in the Fitzgerald Field House.
- The Panthers dropped a 31-6 decision to the Hokies as senior Dom Forys (133) and redshirt senior Ryan Solomon (285) were the lone wins for Pitt.
- Forys faced VT's Dennis Gustafson for the fourth time in his career, and defeated the 13th-ranked 133-pounder in a 4-1 decision and is now 4-0 against Gustafson.
- Solomon also faced a ranked opponent as he took down No. 18 Andrew Dunn in a 2-0 decision.
PANTHERS IN THE COACHES' PANEL
- Five Panthers were ranked in the first round of NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, released Jan. 19.
- 133, Dom Forys, #11
- 141, Nick Zanetta, #15
- 157, Taleb Rahmani, #22
- 184, Gregg Harvey, #33
- 285, Ryan Solomon, #15
- The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
- Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
- The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class.
- To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
SOLOMON NAMED ACC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
- Redshirt senior Ryan Solomon was named ACC Wrestler of the Week Jan. 10 after pinning his Oklahoma opponent to lift the Panthers to victory.
- Entering the final bout of the dual, Pitt was trailing the team race, 18-13, and needed a pin from Solomon to give the Panthers the win, and he did just that. The Milton, Pa., native was working with a 3-0 lead entering the second period and didn't need much time after that as he recorded the fall in 3:51.
- The conference weekly honors is the third of Solomon's career as he earned the honor in 2017 and 2016.
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Panthers return to Pittsburgh Friday, Feb. 2 to take on nationally-ranked NC State at 7 p.m.
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PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team faces its fourth consecutive ranked opponent and first road ACC foe in No. 25 North Carolina Friday, Jan. 26 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Panthers (2-7, 0-1 ACC) will take on the Tar Heels (7-8, 1-0 ACC) at 7 p.m. in Carmichael Arena.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- Friday's dual will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra and may be viewed on WatchESPN/WatchESPN app.
- Live stats will be provided through TrackWrestling.com.
- Follow the team on Twitter at @Pitt_WRES for live updates and by using #pinzburgh.
THE SERIES
- Pitt trails the all-time series closely, behind the Tar Heels by only one match, with a record of 4-5. North Carolina has been victorious in the past two meetings.
- The two teams first met in the 1982 season, resulting in a 32-14 loss for the Panthers.
LAST TIME OUT
- Pitt opened ACC action Sunday, Jan. 21 with No. 10 Virginia Tech in the Fitzgerald Field House.
- The Panthers dropped a 31-6 decision to the Hokies as senior Dom Forys (133) and redshirt senior Ryan Solomon (285) were the lone wins for Pitt.
- Forys faced VT's Dennis Gustafson for the fourth time in his career, and defeated the 13th-ranked 133-pounder in a 4-1 decision and is now 4-0 against Gustafson.
- Solomon also faced a ranked opponent as he took down No. 18 Andrew Dunn in a 2-0 decision.
PANTHERS IN THE COACHES' PANEL
- Five Panthers were ranked in the first round of NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, released Jan. 19.
- 133, Dom Forys, #11
- 141, Nick Zanetta, #15
- 157, Taleb Rahmani, #22
- 184, Gregg Harvey, #33
- 285, Ryan Solomon, #15
- The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
- Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
- The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class.
- To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
SOLOMON NAMED ACC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
- Redshirt senior Ryan Solomon was named ACC Wrestler of the Week Jan. 10 after pinning his Oklahoma opponent to lift the Panthers to victory.
- Entering the final bout of the dual, Pitt was trailing the team race, 18-13, and needed a pin from Solomon to give the Panthers the win, and he did just that. The Milton, Pa., native was working with a 3-0 lead entering the second period and didn't need much time after that as he recorded the fall in 3:51.
- The conference weekly honors is the third of Solomon's career as he earned the honor in 2017 and 2016.
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Panthers return to Pittsburgh Friday, Feb. 2 to take on nationally-ranked NC State at 7 p.m.
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