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No. 18 Pitt Defeats No. 15 Stanford in ACC Opener, 24-15
1/10/2025 10:03:00 PM | Wrestling
PITTSBURGH – The 18th-ranked Pitt wrestling team won six bouts, including three wins by bonus points, to defeat No. 15 Stanford 24-15 in the ACC opener at the Fitzgerald Field House Friday night. The Panthers improved to 6-2 in dual meets and 1-0 in ACC duals.
The Panthers took a 6-0 lead to start the meet after Stanford forfeited the 125-pound match. The Cardinal fought back and won the next two matches to take an 8-6 lead.
Briar Priest came out strong in the 141-pound match with an early takedown to grab a 3-1 lead in the first period. A busy second period tied the match at 5-5 heading into the final two minutes. Priest took the lead on an illegal hold followed by an escape before Miranda had a late takedown in the third period. Priest was awarded one point for riding time to tie the match at 8-8 and send the bout to overtime. Miranda had a takedown to secure the 11-8 sudden victory decision.
No. 26 Finn Solomon secured a 15-0 technical fall win in 4:03 at 149 to give the Panthers an 11-8 lead over the Cardinal. No. 22 Dylan Evans followed with another overtime victory at 157, defeating No. 28 Grigor Cholakyan by a 4-1 decision.
In the 174-pound match, No. 18 Luca Augustine put up a fight against No. 4 Lorenzo Norman. Norman took a 6-2 lead at the end of the first period, but Augustine fought his way back with an escape in the second period and a takedown late in the third. Augustine was not able to hold on as time expired and ultimately dropped the match 8-6.
The Panthers went on to win the final three bouts of the night to overcome a 15-14 Stanford lead. No. 18 Reece Heller grabbed an 8-4 win at 184, No. 12 Mac Stout defeated No. 24 Nick Stemmet by a 10-1 major decision at 197, and No. 14 Dayton Pitzer won at 285 with a 13-6 decision. Stout has won 10 straight matches and leads the Panthers with a 13-2 record on the season.
UP NEXT
The Panthers travel to Morgantown, W. Va. to face off against No. 22 West Virginia on Sunday, Jan. 12 (1 p.m. – ESPN+) in the Backyard Brawl.
No. 18 Pitt 24, No. 15 Stanford 15
125: No. 17 Nick Babin (Pitt) forfeit Nico Provo (Stanford) (Pitt leads 6-0)
133: No. 10 Tyler Knox (Stanford) tech. fall Matt Marlow (Pitt), 17-1 (4:23) (Pitt leads 6-5)
141: Jason Miranda (Stanford) dec. Briar Priest (Pitt), 11-8 SV (Stanford leads 8-6)
149: No. 26 Finn Solomon (Pitt) tech. fall EJ Parco (Stanford), 15-0 (4:03) (Pitt leads 11-8)
157: No. 22 Dylan Evans (Pitt) dec. No. 28 Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford), 4-1 SV (Pitt leads 14-8)
165: No. 14 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) maj. dec. Jared Keslar (Pitt), 15-6 (Pitt leads 14-12)
174: No. 4 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) dec. No. 18 Luca Augustine (Pitt) 8-6 (Stanford lead 15-14)
184: No. 18 Reece Heller (Pitt) dec. Abraham Wojcikiewicz (Stanford), 8-4 (Pitt leads 17-15)
197: No. 12 Mac Stout (Pitt) maj. dec. No. 24 Nick Stemmet (Stanford), 10-1 (Pitt leads 21-15)
285: No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) dec. Peter Ming (Stanford), 13-6 (Pitt wins 24-15)
Attendance: 724
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