Friday, February 22
Charlottesville, VA
7 p.m.
Pitt
at
Virginia
No. 15 Pitt Concludes Regular Season at No. 23 Virginia Friday
2/21/2019 5:02:00 PM | Wrestling
Panthers Clash with Cavaliers to Conclude Regular Season
PITTSBURGH – The 15th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team concludes the 2018-19 regular season in Charlottesville, Va., Friday night taking on No. 23 Virginia at Memorial Gym.
HOW TO FOLLOW
LAST TIME OUT
THE SERIES
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
MR. CLUTCH
LOOKING AHEAD
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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 recorded its 12th win of the year after defeating the Duke Blue Devils, 20-19, Friday, Feb. 15 at the Fitzgerald Field House.
- The matches were split down the middle, five wins for each team, bringing the team score to 19-15 in favor of Duke entering the final bout.
- At heavyweight, junior Demetrius Thomas came up clutch, contributing the bonus points needed to lift the Panthers to victory.
THE SERIES
- The Panthers and Cavaliers clash for the seventh time in program history Friday night.
- Pitt leads the all-time series 5-1.
- In their last meeting Feb. 16, 2018 in Pittsburgh, the Panthers dominated Virginia, 28-9, at the Petersen Events Center on Senior Night.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
- Virginia enters the weekend 12-9 overall with a 1-3 mark against ACC foes. The lone conference win came against Duke Feb. 9, 26-17.
- The Cavaliers have two ranked wrestlers in this week's InterMat rankings in No. 5 Jack Mueller at 125 pounds and No. 10 Jay Aiello at 197 pounds.
- Seven Virginia wrestlers are ranked in the second of four NCAA Division I Coaches' Panel Rankings, released Feb. 14.
MR. CLUTCH
- Demetrius Thomas has come up clutch for the Panthers on four occasions this year, lifting them to victory in the final bout.
- Nov. 17 vs. #14 UNI | W, 21-19
- Jan. 6 at Oklahoma | W, 20-17
- Feb. 10 at #8 NC State | W, 18-16
- Feb. 15 vs. Duke | W, 20-19
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Panthers enter postseason competition Saturday March 9 at the 2019 ACC Championship in Blacksburg, Va., hosted by Virginia Tech.
- Pitt will then return to the Steel City to compete in the NCAA Division I Championships March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena.
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