"Finishing and closing matches and wrestling seven hard minutes is something we've been working toward," said @PackWrestle head coach Pat Popolizio. "The majority of the guys did that, some have been out of the lineup and working their way back in"
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| RECAP: 9 wins, 7 bonus point wins, 3 PINS lead #5 @PackWrestle to a 44-3 win at Drexel Friday night!

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Up Next

NC State will open up ACC next weekend, as the Pack will host Virginia Friday night at 7 p.m.

The fifth ranked NC State wrestling team opened its ACC slate in convincing fashion, posting a 28-9 win over Virginia inside Reynolds Coliseum. After won the first bout at 125 pounds, the Wolfpack (11-0) won seven straight, and won eight of the 10 matches overall.

#5 NC State 28, Virginia 9
125: #2 Jack Mueller (UVA) dec. #21 Jakob Camacho; 5-2 0-3
133: #26 Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) dec. #20 Louie Hayes; 4-2 3-3
141: #12 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Brian Courtney; 8-5 6-3
149: A.J. Leitten (NCSU) dec. #31 Denton Spencer; 3-2 8-3^
157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. #27 Justin McCoy; 15-1 12-3
165: #12 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Krystian Kinsey; 11-2 16-3
174: #14 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) fall Victor Marcelli; 4:46 22-3
184: #3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Michael Battista; 4-2 25-3
197: #7 Jay Aiello (UVA) inj. default #27 Nick Reenan; 1:47 25-9
285: #32 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. #24 Quinn Miller; 5-1 28-9
^ - NC State deducted a team point during 149 bout

Up Next

NC State will be in road ACC action next weekend, as the Wolfpack will travel to #10 Pitt on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.

https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/24/wrestling-5-packwrestle-opens-acc-action-with-28-9-win-over-virginia.aspx

Any update on Nick Reenan's injury?

Placements for @PackWrestle from the App State Open today:

133 - Orine, 2nd
141 - Urqiza, 5th
149 - Grippi, 3rd
174 - Faison, 2nd
197 - Garrison, 6th

Moving on

After opening ACC action with a 28-9 win over UVA, @PackWrestle has climbed up one more spot in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll and is now #4 nationally!

The ranking is the highest for @PackWrestle since the final poll of 2016.

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3 straight weekends of top-10 ACC foes for @PackWrestle:

Sat., Feb. 1 at #10 Pitt
Fri., Feb. 7 vs. #8 UNC in Reynolds
Fri., Feb. 14 vs. #7 Va. Tech in Reynolds

#PackMentality

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Great matchup tonight in Reynolds. If you've never been to a wrestling match tonight will be a good time to try it. It's going to be an intense atmosphere. There are lots of great matchups up and down the lineup. Let's pack Reynolds tonight and keep the win streak alive.

RedWhite05 said:

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Great matchup tonight in Reynolds. If you've never been to a wrestling match tonight will be a good time to try it. It's going to be an intense atmosphere. There are lots of great matchups up and down the lineup. Let's pack Reynolds tonight and keep the win streak alive.

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I've never been to a wrestling match. I just checked and there are still tickets available. I think I'm going to catch this one. Huge match.