No. 19 Wrestling Travels To Duke For 100th All-Time Meeting

DURHAM, N.C. - The 19th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels travel to rival Duke Friday evening, meeting the Blue Devils for the 100th all-time meeting between the two programs.

Dual Information
Date/Time: Friday, January 17 - 7 PM
Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX

All-Time Against Duke
• Friday is the 100th meeting between the two programs, a 74-25 mark in favor of the Tar Heels.
• Carolina has won eight-straight dual matchups over the Blue Devils.
• Last season in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels defeated Duke, 41-9.

Last Time Out
• In the Atlantic Coast Conference opener, the Tar Heels controlled No. 8 Virginia Tech, 20-17.
• The win was the first over the Hokies since the 2019-20 campaign, and the first against Virginia Tech in Chapel Hill since the 2018-19 season.
• Last Friday was the first top-10 dual win for Carolina since February 14, 2020 against No. 9 Pitt.
• Carolina was victorious in five matches on the night: three decisions, one technical fall and one fall.

Moore Tabbed ACC Wrestler Of The Week
• For the second time this season, North Carolina wrestler Spencer Moore was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's Wrestler of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
• Moore was victorious over Virginia Tech's fourth-ranked Eddie Ventresca, with a 4-1 sudden victory decision.
• The win for Moore was his first top-five and top-10 win of the season.

Tar Heels In The Polls
• Entering the weekend, seven Tar Heels are ranked in the weekly InterMat Wrestling rankings:
- 125: Spencer Moore - No. 15
- 133: Ethan Oakley - No. 13
- 141: Jayden Scott - No. 24
- 149: Lachlan McNeil - No. 5
- 157: Sonny Santiago - No. 19
- 174: Joshua Ogunsanya - No. 18
- 184: Gavin Kane - No. 24
• As a team, Carolina is ranked No. 19 in the NWCA Coaches Poll.

Probable Lineups
No. 19 Carolina at Duke
125: Cameron Stinson vs. Ethan Grimminger or Riley Rowan
133: No. 13 Ethan Oakley or Derek Guanajuato vs. Raymond Adams
141: No. 24 Jayden Scott vs. Noah Kochman or Christian Colman
149: No. 5 Lachlan McNeil vs. SP O'Donnell or Peter Chacon
157: No. 19 Sonny Santiago or Joey Showalter vs. Logan Ferrero
165: Omaury Alvarez vs. No. 28 Aidan Wallace
174: No. 18 Joshua Ogunsanya or Nolan O'Boyle vs. Gaetano Console
184: No. 24 Gavin Kane vs. David Hussey
197: Cade Lautt vs. Kwasi Bonsu
HWT: Nolan Neves vs. No. 31 Connor Barket

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Players Mentioned

Omaury Alvarez

Derek Guanajuato

Gavin Kane

Cade Lautt

Lachlan McNeil

Spencer Moore

Nolan Neves

Nolan O'Boyle

Ethan Oakley

Joshua Ogunsanya

Sonny Santiago

Jayden Scott

Joey Showalter

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