Pitt
Stanford
No. 18 Pitt Hosts No. 15 Stanford, Travels to No. 22 West Virginia
1/9/2025 4:23:00 PM | Wrestling
Panthers Open ACC Action Friday Night at Fitzgerald Field House
PITTSBURGH— The No. 18 Pitt wrestling team (5-2, 0-0 ACC) will face a pair of ranked opponents this weekend. On Friday, the Panthers host No. 15 Stanford (4-1, 0-0 ACC) to open conference action, and on Sunday, travel to No. 22 West Virginia (7-2, 1-2 Big 12) for the Backyard Brawl.
Friday's match against Stanford is slated to begin at 7 p.m. and will air on ACCNX. Sunday's dual at West Virginia will air on ESPN+ at 1 p.m.
Pitt is 5-2 in dual meets this season with five of its seven matches coming against nationally ranked opponents. Stanford enters the match with a 4-1 record in dual meets and are coming off a team title at the Midlands Championships in late December. West Virginia is 7-2 in dual meets and are tied (13-13-1) with the Panthers in the Backyard Brawl at the WVU Coliseum.
NOTABLES
- No. 12 Mac Stout has won nine consecutive matches to climb to No. 12 in the InterMat rankings. Stout leads the Panthers with 12 wins with five of those coming by major decision or tech fall.
- No. 22 Dylan Evans and No. 28 Grigor Cholakyan will have a rematch after facing each other in the quarterfinals of the Midlands Championships in December. Evans won the matchup 11-8 in a sudden victory.
- No. 18 Luca Augustine holds a 10-3 record on the season, including going 5-1 in dual meets and 4-3 against ranked opponents.
- Pitt has eight individual wrestlers ranked in the InterMat rankings in their respective weight classes and eight individual wrestlers ranked in the FloWrestling rankings.
- Friday's dual could feature ranked matches at 157, 174, and 197.
- Sunday's dual could feature ranked matches at 141, 174, and 184.
- Pitt delivered an outstanding showing at the 2024 Midlands Championships (December 29-30) with three Panthers earning top three finishes and a tie for fourth-place team finish. Reece Heller (184) and Mac Stout (197) took home titles with dominating performances throughout the two days, while Kade Brown delivered an impressive performance with a third-place finish at 149.
THE SERIES
- Friday's meet will be the first between Pitt and Stanford.
- Pitt leads the all-time series against West Virginia 38-26-2 with the series being tied 13-13-1 at WVU.
PROBABLE MATCHUPS – STANFORD
125 – No. 17 Nick Babin (Pitt) vs. Nico Provo (Stanford)
133 – Tyler Chappell OR Matt Marlow (Pitt) vs. No. 10 Tyler Knox (Stanford)
141 – No. 31 Anthony Santaniello OR Briar Priest (Pitt) vs. Jason Miranda OR Jack Consiglio (Stanford)
149 – No. 26 Finn Solomon OR Kade Brown (Pitt) vs. EJ Parco (Stanford)
157 – No. 22 Dylan Evans (Pitt) vs. No. 28 Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford)
165 – Jared Keslar (Pitt) vs. No. 14 Hunter Garvin OR Zach Hanson (Stanford)
174 – No. 18 Luca Augustine (Pitt) vs. No. 4 Lorenzo Norman OR Collin Guffey (Stanford)
184 – No. 18 Reece Heller (Pitt) vs. Abraham Wojcikiewicz OR Cole Han-Lindemyer
197 – No. 12 Mac Stout (Pitt) vs. No. 24 Nick Stemmet OR Brook Byers (Stanford)
285 – No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) vs. Peter Ming (Stanford)
PROBABLE MATCHUPS – WEST VIRGINIA
125 – No. 17 Nick Babin (Pitt) vs. Jett Strickenberger (WVU)
133 – Tyler Chappell or Matt Marlow (Pitt) vs. Tommy Maddox (WVU)
141 – No. 31 Anthony Santaniello or Briar Priest (Pitt) vs. No. 29 Jordan Titus (WVU)
149 – No. 26 Finn Solomon or Kade Brown (Pitt) vs. Sam Hillegas (WVU)
157 – No. 22 Dylan Evans (Pitt) vs. Sasha Gavronsky (WVU)
165 – Jared Keslar (Pitt) vs. No. 3 Peyton Hall (WVU)
174 – No. 18 Luca Augustine (Pitt) vs. No. 28 Brody Conley (WVU)
184 – No. 18 Reece Heller (Pitt) vs. No. 16 Dennis Robin (WVU)
197 – No. 12 Mac Stout (Pitt) vs. Ian Bush (WVU)
285 – No. 14 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) vs. Michael Wolfgram (WVU)
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