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#16 Pitt (3-3, 1-3 ACC) vs. #4 Va. Tech (8-0, 4-0 ACC) Friday, February 12, 2021 6 p.m. • ACC Network Blacksburg, Va. • Cassell Coliseum Wrestling SID • R.J. Sepich, Assistant Director of Media Relations Email • [email protected] WRESTLING Phone • 412-452-1992 MATCH NOTES 2021 SCHEDULE 1/3 at Navy (ESPN+) W, 22-14 1/9 #17 LEHIGH (ACCNX) W, 24-9 #16 Pitt Panthers #4 Virginia Tech Hokies 1/16 DUKE* (ACCNX) W, 31-12 2021 Record (ACC) .............................................. 3-3 (1-3) 2021 Record (ACC) ............................................ 8-0 (4-0) 1/22 at #4 NC State* (ACC Network) L, 6-27 2019-20 Record (ACC) ......................................10-4 (3-2) 2019-20 Record (ACC) .......................................11-3 (2-3) 1/29 at Virginia* (ACCNX) L, 16-17 2020 ACC Championship ..........................................2nd 2020 ACC Championship ...........................................5th 2/5 #14 N. CAROLINA* (ACCNX) L, 12-23 Head Coach ................................ Keith Gavin (Pitt, ‘08) Head Coach .......................Tony Robie (Edinboro, ‘97) 2/12 at #4 Virginia Tech* (ACC Network) 6 p.m. Pitt Record .................................30-21 (Fourth Season) UNC Record .................................42-11 (Fourth Season) 2/28 ACC Championship^ All Day Career Record ............................................ same as Pitt Career Record .............................................. same as VT 3/18-20 NCAA Championships+ All Day PROBABLE LINEUP PROBABLE LINEUP HOME DUALS IN BOLD Wt. Rk. Name Yr. 2021 Total Wt. Rk. Name Yr. 2021 Total All home duals take place in the Fitzgerald Field House 125 - Colton Camacho RS-Fr. 5-3 18-8 125 5 Sam Latona RS-Fr. 7-0 7-0 * Denotes ACC dual 133 - Louis Newell RS-So. 1-1 16-18 133 7 Korbin Myers Gr. 6-0 84-33 ^ Raleigh, N.C. (hosted by NC State) + St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center) OR - Brandon Wittenberg RS-Fr. 1-2 1-2 141 17 Cole Matthews RS-So. 2-4 41-17 141 - Sam Hillegas Fr. 4-3 4-3 All times are Eastern Time Zone OR - Collin Gerardi RS-So. 5-0 19-11 149 - Mick Burnett Fr. 1-2 1-2 149 10 Bryce Andonian So. 6-1 24-7 157 - Tyler Badgett Fr. 3-4 3-4 157 - Connor Brady RS-Fr. 4-4 4-4 OR - Antonio Petrucelli Fr. 2-2 2-2 165 10 Jake Wentzel RS-Sr. 6-1 55-32 165 1 Mekhi Lewis RS-So. 8-0 36-2 174 - Jared McGill RS-Fr. 4-3 11-7 174 - Dakota Howard RS-So. 1-4 15-12 184 - Gregg Harvey RS-Sr. 4-3 68-50 184 2 Hunter Bolen RS-Jr. 7-0 52-14 197 7 Nino Bonaccorsi RS-Jr. 6-1 73-19 197 - Andy Smith Fr. 4-3 4-3 OR - Stan Smeltzer RS-Jr. 6-1 23-19 285 - Jake Slinger So. 5-3 18-20 285 20 John Borst RS-Jr. 4-1 38-19 OR - Austin Cooley RS-Fr. 3-1 5-4 OR - Hunter Catka Fr. 5-1 5-1 Rankings from InterMat (2/9) Rankings from InterMat (2/9) THE SERIES All-Time Series .........................................Pitt leads 12-5 At Virginia Tech ......................................Series tied 3-3 Last Meeting ........................2/22/20, H, Pitt won 18-13 Current Streak ...............................................................W1 BROADCAST INFO Watch ............................................................ACC Network Play-by-Play ............................................ Shawn Kenney Analyst ......................................................Rock Harrison Link........................................................... es.pn/3tMYBQo PITT PANTHERS WRESTLING #PINZBURGH 2021WRESTLINGQUICK FACTS 2021 SCHEDULE (3-3, 1-3) UNIVERSITY FACTS 1/3 at Navy W, 22-14 Name of School ......................................................................University of Pittsburgh City/Zip ...................................................................................... Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 1/9 #17 LEHIGH W, 24-9 Founded ............................................................................................................... 1787 1/16 DUKE* W, 31-12 Enrollment ...................................................................................................... 33,000+ 1/22 at #4 NC State* L, 6-27 Nickname ...................................................................................................... Panthers 1/29 at Virginia* L, 16-17 School Colors ..................................................Blue & Gold (PMS 661 C/PMS 1235 C) 2/5 #14 NORTH CAROLINA* L, 12-23 Facility .....................................................................................Fitzgerald Field House Affiliation .............................................................................................NCAA Division I 2/12 at #4 Virginia Tech* 6 p.m. Conference .................................................................................. Atlantic Coast (ACC) 2/28 ACC Championship^ All Day Chancellor ............................................................................. Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher 3/18-20 NCAA Championships+ All Day Director of Athletics ............................................................................... Heather Lyke Sport Administrator .................................................................................Jen Tuscano HOME DUALS IN BOLD COACHING STAFF All home duals in the Fitzgerald Field House Head Coach .................................................................... Keith Gavin [Fourth Season] * - Denotes ACC dual Alma Mater ..................................................................................................Pitt, ‘08 ^ - Raleigh, N.C. (hosted by NC State) Career Record ................................................................................................30-21 + - St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center) ACC Record at Pitt............................................................................................9-10 Associate Head Coach ........................... Jordan Leen [Fourth Season - Cornell, ‘09] All times are Eastern Time Zone Assistant Coach .......................................Drew Headlee [Seventh Season - Pitt, ‘08] Volunteeer Assistant Coach ............... Luke Pletcher [First Season - Ohio State, ‘20] 2019-20 RESULTS (10-4, 3-2) Athletic Trainer ......................................................................................Brian Bonnar 11/2 Michigan State Open All Day 2019-20 TEAM RECORDS 11/9 CAMPBELL W, 28-6 Overall / ACC ................................................................................................10-4 / 3-2 11/15 #3 OHIO STATE L, 12-23 Home / Away / Neutral ......................................................................... 5-2 / 5-2 / 0-0 11/24 at #7 Lehigh W, 19-18 ACC Championship Finish ............................................................................ 2nd, 77.0 NCAA Championships ...................................................................................Canceled 12/6 at West Virginia W, 29-6 12/8 at Drexel W, 33-0 TEAM INFORMATION 12/20 at Maryland W, 27-10 Starters Returning/Lost .......................................................................................7 / 3 1/1 at Southern Scuffle All Day NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost ..........................................................................5 / 2 1/2 at Southern Scuffle All Day Newcomers .............................................................................................................. 12 1/18 at #9 Oklahoma State L, 10-30 HISTORY 1/25 at Duke * W, 50-0 First Season ....................................................................................................1914-15 1/26 EDINBORO W, 28-6 All-Time Record ........................................................................................ 575-424-18 2/1 #4 NC STATE * L, 12-21 All-Time ACC Record ..........................................................................................19-16 All-Time EWL Record ................................................................................. 110-116-6 2/7 VIRGINIA * W, 23-10 National Champions ................................................................................................ 16 2/9 DAVIDSON W, 51-(-1) All-Americans .......................................................................................................... 80 2/14 at North Carolina * L, 14-22 Best Team NCAA Finish ...........................................................2nd - 1954, 1955, 1957 2/22 #7 VIRGINIA TECH * W, 18-13 ACC Dual Meet Championships ........................................................................... 2014 3/8 ACC Tournament & 2nd, 77.0 ACC Individual Champions ...................................................................................... 12 3/19 NCAA Tournament + Canceled MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Wrestling SID .............................................................................................R.J. Sepich HOME DUALS IN BOLD Cell Phone ............................................................................................. 412-452-1992 All home duals in the Fitzgerald Field House Email ..................................................................................rsepich@athletics.pitt.edu * Denotes ACC dual Mailing Address .................................................................... Petersen Events Center 3719 Terrace Street & - Petersen Events Center (hosted by Pitt) Pittsburgh, PA 15261 + - Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank Stadium) SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter/Instagram ....................................................................................@Pitt_WRES Facebook ........................................................................Facebook.com/PittWrestling Hashtag .........................................................................................#pinzburgh