No. 15 Pitt Hosts Duke in Final Home Match Friday

PITTSBURGH -- The 15th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team hosts the Duke Blue Devils Friday, Feb. 15 in its final home dual of the year at the Fitzgerald Field House.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Friday's dual will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra and may be viewed on WatchESPN/WatchESPN app.
Live results for the dual can be found on TrackWrestling.
Follow the team on Twitter for updates at @Pitt_WRES.

LAST TIME OUT

Pitt had a successful weekend in North Carolina, sweeping Gardner-Webb, Davidson and No. 8 NC State.
The Panthers opened the weekend at Gardner-Webb, Saturday, Feb. 9 and downed the Bulldogs, 38-4.
Later that night, Pitt traveled to Davidson and dominated the Wildcats, 31-6.
The following day, the Panthers upset then-ranked No. 8 NC State, 18-16.
The win was the first over NC State since the two teams first met in 2014 and is the first for Pitt in Raleigh.
The Wolfpack finish the year 9-1 at home.
Three Panthers recorded impressive and clutch wins over ranked opponents.
The first of the day was redshirt sophomore Gregg Harvey, who is unranked at 174 pounds, and defeated No. 20 Daniel Bullard in a 6-4 decision.
Redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi, ranked 13th at 184 pounds, upset No. 3 Nick Reenan in dominant fashion, 8-0, before redshirt junior Kellan Stout, who is unranked, had a vital win at 197 pounds, outlasting No. 20 Malik McDonald in a 5-4 decision.

THE SERIES

Pitt and Duke clash for the sixth time in program history.
The Panthers lead the all-time series, 5-0.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

Duke enters the weekend 2-7 overall and 0-3 against ACC foes.
In their last time out, Feb. 9, the Blue Devils dropped a 26-17 decision to Virginia in Charlottesville.
Duke is led by a trio of Finesilver's, with redshirt senior Mitch Finesilver leading the way. Mitch ranks sixth in the InterMat polls this week at 149 pounds and is 25-3 on the year, but will not be in the lineup Friday versus Pitt.
Sophomore Matt Finesilver at 174 pounds will be the only ranked Blue Devil in the lineup as he's ranked 16th and is 21-6 on the year.

BONACCORSI EARNS ACC WEEKLY HONORS

Redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi was named ACC Wrestler of the Week by the conference Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The honor comes after an impressive showing in North Carolina last weekend as the Panthers collected three wins, including an upset over then-ranked No. 8 NC State Sunday, Feb. 10.
Bonaccorsi, who ranked No. 13 at the time, had an upset of his own as he shutout then-ranked No. 3 Nick Reenan of NC State in an 8-0 major decision. The win was pivotal in the team race, as Pitt defeated the Wolfpack in Raleigh, 18-16. Following the victory, Bonaccorsi jumped to No. 10 in the InterMat rankings this week.
Prior to making the trip to Raleigh, Bonaccorsi pinned Christian Salter of Gardner-Webb in 2:42 as the Panthers downed the Bulldogs, 38-4. Later that night, Bonaccorsi then shutout Conor Fenn of Davidson, 7-0, as the Panthers defeated the Wildcats 31-6.
The recognition is the first for Bonaccorsi and the second for Pitt as redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi has earned the honor twice this season (1/22, 12/4).

LOOKING AHEAD

Pitt concludes the regular season Friday, Feb. 22 at Virginia before entering postseason.
The 2019 ACC Championship is slated for Saturday, March 9 at Virginia Tech.

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