No. 8 UNC Set For Friday Home Dual With No. 9 Pittsburgh

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- No. 8 North Carolina hosts No. 9 Pittsburgh this Friday in Carmichael Arena in the team's second-straight top-10 ACC wrestling dual. The match is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

The Tar Heels (11-2, 2-1 ACC) stay ranked eighth in the NWCA poll this week following a tight 19-14 loss to No. 3 N.C. State last Friday. Four Tar Heels are ranked in Intermat's weekly individual rankings: Austin O'Connor (No. 3 at 149), Zach Sherman (No. 11 at 141), Kennedy Monday (No. 15 at 165) and A.C. Headlee (No. 16 at 157).

Pittsburgh (9-3, 2-1 ACC) comes to North Carolina following a pair of wins at home last weekend.

The Panthers knocked off Virginia, 23-10, on Friday followed by a 51- -1 win over Davidson on Sunday (Davidson was deducted one team point in the match). Pittsburgh enters this dual with five wrestlers listed in Intermat's rankings: Micky Phillippi (No. 6 at 133), Jake Wentzel (No. 12 at 165), Gregg Harvey (No. 18 at 174), Nino Bonaccorsi (No. 7 at 184) and Demetrius Thomas (No. 8 at 285).

Doors to Carmichael Arena will open at 6:00 p.m. for Friday's dual. Students attending for Carolina Fever will receive three points.

Fans can stream the dual at this link.

North Carolina Probables

125: Joey Melendez, R-Fr. OR Jeremiah Derby, R-Fr.
133: Jaime Hernandez, R-So.
141: #11 Zach Sherman, R-So.
149: #3 Austin O'Connor, R-So.
157: #16 A.C. Headlee, R-Sr. OR Josh McClure, R-Jr.
165: #15 Kennedy Monday, R-Jr.
174: Clay Lautt, R-So.
184: Joey Mazzara, R-Fr.
197: Brandon Whitman, So.
285: Andrew Gunning, R-Jr. OR Keaton Kluever, R-Fr.

Pittsburgh Probables

125: Louis Newell, R-Fr.
133: #6 Micky Phillippi, R-Sr.
141: Cole Matthews, R-Fr.
149: Luke Kemerer, R-Fr. OR Dallas Bulsak R, So.
157: Taleb Rahmani, R.Sr.
165: #12 Jake Wentzel, R-Jr.
174: #18 Gregg Harvey, R-Jr.
184: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi, R-So.
197: Kellan Stout, R-Sr.
285: #8 Demetrius Thomas, Sr. OR Cole Rickert, Jr.

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Players Mentioned

Jeremiah Derby

Andrew Gunning

A.C. Headlee

Jaime Hernandez

Keaton Kluever

Clay Lautt

Joey Mazzara

Josh McClure

Joey Melendez

Kennedy Monday

Austin O'Connor

Zach Sherman

Brandon Whitman

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