Friday, February 11
Pittsburgh, PA
7 PM
Pitt
9
vs
26
NC State
Pitt Drops Dual to No. 4 NC State
2/11/2022 9:30:00 PM | Wrestling
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team fell to No. 4 NC State, 26-9, in Atlantic Coast Conference dual action on Friday night on ACC Network.
The Panthers (7-6, 1-3 ACC) did pick up three ranked wins against the Wolfpack (11-1, 4-0 ACC) in front of a packed Fitzgerald Field House crowd.
On Senior Night, Jake Wentzel defeated rival No. 22 Thomas Bullard in a thrilling match at 165 pounds. Wentzel remained undefeated in conference bouts with a 4-3 decision in the first tiebreaker rounds.
In his final appearance at home after six years of contributions to Pitt wrestling, Wentzel received a lengthy standing ovation from the Panthers fans in attendance after the match.
"Jake did a great job of keeping his composure," Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said. "He really controlled that match against a guy that he had never beaten before. We liked the way he did it. That was a cool moment for him on Senior Night in front of a great crowd."
Also winning for the Panthers, Micky Phillippi beat No. 14 Kai Orine at 133 while Cole Matthews extended his winning streak to 10 matches at 141 with a victory over No. 24 Ryan Jack.
Full results from the Pitt-NC State dual are available below.
The Panthers conclude the regular season next Friday night at Duke at 7 p.m. in Durham, N.C.
No. 4 NC State 26, Pitt 9
125: No. 14 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) maj. dec. No. 30 Gage Curry (Pitt), 15-6
133: No. 9 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 14 Kai Orine (NCSU), 4-1
141: No. 8 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 24 Ryan Jack (NCSU), 3-1
149: No. 3 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Dan Mancini (Pitt), 6-3
157: No. 11 Ed Scott (NCSU) dec. No. 19 Elijah Cleary (Pitt), 6-2
165: No. 16 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. No. 22 Thomas Bullard (NCSU), 4-3 TB1
174: No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) tech fall. Hunter Kernan (Pitt), 18-0 2:53
184: No. 3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) tech. fall Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 22-7 6:33
197: No. 16 Isaac Trumble (NCSU) dec. No. 6 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 2-0
285: No. 26 Tyrie Houghton (NCSU) dec. Jake Slinger (Pitt), 9-4
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The Panthers (7-6, 1-3 ACC) did pick up three ranked wins against the Wolfpack (11-1, 4-0 ACC) in front of a packed Fitzgerald Field House crowd.
On Senior Night, Jake Wentzel defeated rival No. 22 Thomas Bullard in a thrilling match at 165 pounds. Wentzel remained undefeated in conference bouts with a 4-3 decision in the first tiebreaker rounds.
In his final appearance at home after six years of contributions to Pitt wrestling, Wentzel received a lengthy standing ovation from the Panthers fans in attendance after the match.
"Jake did a great job of keeping his composure," Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said. "He really controlled that match against a guy that he had never beaten before. We liked the way he did it. That was a cool moment for him on Senior Night in front of a great crowd."
Also winning for the Panthers, Micky Phillippi beat No. 14 Kai Orine at 133 while Cole Matthews extended his winning streak to 10 matches at 141 with a victory over No. 24 Ryan Jack.
Full results from the Pitt-NC State dual are available below.
The Panthers conclude the regular season next Friday night at Duke at 7 p.m. in Durham, N.C.
No. 4 NC State 26, Pitt 9
125: No. 14 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) maj. dec. No. 30 Gage Curry (Pitt), 15-6
133: No. 9 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 14 Kai Orine (NCSU), 4-1
141: No. 8 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 24 Ryan Jack (NCSU), 3-1
149: No. 3 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Dan Mancini (Pitt), 6-3
157: No. 11 Ed Scott (NCSU) dec. No. 19 Elijah Cleary (Pitt), 6-2
165: No. 16 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. No. 22 Thomas Bullard (NCSU), 4-3 TB1
174: No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) tech fall. Hunter Kernan (Pitt), 18-0 2:53
184: No. 3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) tech. fall Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 22-7 6:33
197: No. 16 Isaac Trumble (NCSU) dec. No. 6 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 2-0
285: No. 26 Tyrie Houghton (NCSU) dec. Jake Slinger (Pitt), 9-4
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