No. 18 Pitt hosts ACC rival North Carolina Friday, Feb. 3 on the Petersen Occasions Middle at 7 p.m. The match is extremely essential for Pitt, as they’ve the chance to face alone on the prime of the ACC with a victory.

The Panthers are available 8-2 total and 2-0 in ACC play and on a 3 match profitable streak. They defeated Virginia on Jan. 20 in Charlottesville, Va. and shocked then ranked No. 7 Virginia Tech 26-12 final Friday, Jan. 27 in Blacksburg, Va.

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With each groups coming in 2-0 in ACC play, the winner takes first place within the convention, making it a fully essential match.

The Tar Heels have gained the previous seven matches within the collection, however the Panthers have the expertise to finish the dropping streak and are available out victorious.

The possible matchups appear like this:

Weight Class-Pitt wrestler vs. North Carolina wrestler.

125-No. 33 redshirt junior Colton Camacho vs. No. 19 graduate Jack Wagner 

133-No. 6 redshirt senior Micky Phillippi vs. redshirt first-year Jace Palmer

141-No. 3 redshirt senior Cole Matthews vs. No. 13 redshirt first-year Lachlan McNeil

149-No. 29 redshirt sophomore Tyler Badgett vs. No. 27 graduate Zach Sherman or redshirt first-year Will Guida or first-year Jayden Scott 

157-Senior Dazjon Casto or first-year Jared Keslar vs. No. 3 graduate Austin O’Connor 

165-No. 23 redshirt senior Holden Heller vs. redshirt senior Joey Mazzara or graduate Gino Esposito 

174-Redshirt first-year Luca Augustine vs. redshirt senior Michael Goldfeder or No. 8 graduate Clay Lautt 

184-No. 18 redshirt junior Reece Heller vs. No. 13 sophomore Gavin Kane 

197-No. 2 redshirt senior Nino Bonaccorsi vs. redshirt first-year Cade Lautt or redshirt sophomore Max Shaw 

Heavyweight-No. 5 first-year Dayton Pitzer vs. senior Brandon Whitman 

The possible matchups characteristic 14 ranked wrestlers whole and 4 bouts that each wrestlers are in Intermats rankings.

Matthews (13-1) vs. McNeil (18-4) at 141 kilos is the very best matchup of the evening by way of rankings and the winner has the potential to swing the momentum for his or her squad within the duel.

Reece Heller (15-3) faces off towards a tricky opponent in Kane (18-4) at 184 kilos, which needs to be an incredible matchup. Reece Heller is coming off a efficiency the place he pinned Virginia Tech then ranked No. 7 Hunter Bolen final day out in within the second interval. He earned NCAA and ACC Wrestler of the Week honors for that pin.

Camacho (13-6) began the Panthers off with an incredible pin on Hokies first-year Cooper Flynn final Friday and put his group on the profitable path. He finds himself again within the Intermat rankings this week and likewise towards a strong foe in Wagner at 125 kilos. If Camacho begins with a victory, the Panthers might be heading in the right direction towards the Tar Heels.

Badgett (14-8) is seeking to get his first win in three weeks after dropping his first two bouts in ACC duel meets, the one Pitt wrestler to take action. He’s probably taking up Sherman at 149 kilos, who can be coming off a loss in his final day out. Guida and Scott are additionally potential wrestlers Badgett could face Friday evening.

Bonaccorsi (10-0) may tackle Shaw (11-6) in a rematch of final season at 197 kilos, by which Bonaccorsi gained a 7-1 choice over Shaw. He additionally might probably wrestle Cade Lautt (7-3) and can try to remain undefeated regardless.

Fan favourite Pitzer also needs to wrestle for the primary time at residence since Lehigh on Nov. 19. He nonetheless has two extra weekends he can wrestle whereas additionally preserving his redshirt. He comes up towards Whitman (Sept. 11) within the heavyweight class.

Phillippi (9-1) defeated an incredible opponent in Virginia Tech then ranked No. 5 redshirt junior Sam Latona final Friday. He appears to proceed to remain on observe with a victory over Palmer (11-9) at 133 kilos.

Holden Heller (9-4) is one other wrestler who defeated a tricky opponent in Hokies then ranked No. 25 redshirt sophomore Connor Brady final day out. He comes up towards both Mazzara (12-6) or Esposito (6-7) at 165 kilos.

Casto and Augustine misplaced in main choices final weekend to a few of the finest wrestlers within the nation and are probably going through the identical state of affairs towards the Tar Heels once more.

Casto (5-6) takes on the 2021 nationwide champion in O’Connor (13-0) at 157 kilos and Augustine might tackle Clay Lautt (6-2) at 174 kilos. Casto, or probably Keslar (11-2), might want to wrestle at their finest if they’re to win towards O’Connor. Augustine may additionally tackle Goldfeder (8-5) who wrestled final weekend, however will put together to wrestle both him or Lautt.