Wrestling Heads North To Pittsburgh, Lehigh

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CHAPEL HILL – No. 14 North Carolina (2-2, 1-2) travels north to No. 15 Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-2) and Lehigh (2-2, 1-1) to end its regular season road slate over the weekend.

UNC will wrestle Pittsburgh on Friday (Feb. 5) at 6 p.m. and Lehigh on Saturday (Feb. 6) beginning at 4 p.m.

The Tar Heels boast the nation's best 149-pound wrestler, No. 1 Austin O'Connor, who enters the weekend 4-0 in dual matches this season. Kennedy Monday ranks as the ninth-best 165-pound competitor, while No. 11 Jamie Hernandez (133 pounds), No. 11 Zach Sherman (141 pounds), and No. 19 Clay Lautt (184 pounds) round out the Tar Heels ranked among the top-25.

North Carolina looks to rebound after two losses last weekend. UNC fell 28-10 versus No. 4 NC State and 23-9 against No. 8 Virginia Tech inside Carmichael Arena.

Pittsburgh enters the weekend 3-2 with a 1-2 mark in conference action. The Panthers have dropped back-to-back matches against No. 4 NC State (27-6) and Virginia (17-16). Pitt is led by Nino Bonaccorsi, who is the reigning ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week, after knocking off No. 3 Jay Aiello of Virginia.

Last season, the Tar Heels claimed a 22-14 victory against Pitt in Chapel Hill.

Lehigh carries a 2-2 mark into the weekend with wins over Binghampton (19-16) and LIU (46-0). Lehigh wrestled Pittsburgh Jan. 9, which ended 24-9, in favor of the Panthers.

The weekend wraps up non-conference wrestling for the Tar Heels against the Mountain Hawks, with the final match of the regular season set for Feb. 13 at home against Virginia.

North Carolina Probables
125: Wil Guida
133: No. 11 Jaime Hernandez OR Joe Heilmann
141: No. 11 Zach Sherman OR Connor Alexander
149: No. 1 Austin O'Connor OR Nick Lirette
157: Josh McClure OR Sonny Santiago
165: No. 9 Kennedy Monday OR Sawyer Davidson
174: No. 19 Clay Lautt OR Gavin Kane
184: Devin Kane
197: Max Shaw OR Mark Chaid
285: Andrew Gunning OR Brandon Whitman

Pitt Probables
125: Colton Camacho
133: Micky Phillippi
141: Cole Matthews
149: Luke Kemerer
157: Tyler Badgett
165: Jake Wentzel
174: Jared McGill
184: Gregg Harvey
197: Nino Bonaccorsi
285: Jake Slinger

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Players Mentioned

Connor Alexander

Mark Chaid

Sawyer Davidson

Wil Guida

Andrew Gunning

Joe Heilmann

Jaime Hernandez

Devin Kane

Gavin Kane

Clay Lautt

Nick Lirette

Josh McClure

Kennedy Monday

Austin O'Connor

Sonny Santiago

Max Shaw

Zach Sherman

Brandon Whitman