Saturday, February 6
Lincoln, Neb.
8 PM
NC State
at
#11 Nebraska
@PackWrestle Faces Tough Road Test at #11 Nebraska
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The No. 3 NC State wrestling team competes in its final road dual of the regular season this weekend, when the Wolfpack (20-0, 4-0 ACC) travels to #11 Nebraska (10-4, 4-4 Big Ten) for an 8 p.m. (ET) dual on Saturday night.
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For the seventh straight poll, dating back to Dec. 15, NC State is ranked #3 in this week's NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. All six starters are ranked among the top-20 nationally in every major poll, and eight of the 10 starters are ranked among the top-30 nationally in the 1/21 Coaches' Panel Rankings.
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#11 Nebraska enters the dual with all 10 starters ranked among the top-25 nationally in the Coaches' Panel Rankings - including nine in the top-20 and four in the top-10. The Cornhuskers have lost three of their last four, but those losses were: at #1 Penn State (24-10), vs. #2 Iowa (21-11) and at #11 Ohio State (21-17), and Friday night beat #13 Illinois 30-10 in a home dual, winning the final five matches.
#3 NC State Wolfpack (20-0, 4-0 ACC)
125: #24 R-Fr. Sean Fausz (14-5) -or- So. Jamel Morris (7-1)
133: #28 R-Fr. Jamal Morris (11-4)
141: #3 So. Kevin Jack (17-3)
149: R-So. Beau Donahue (9-8) -or- So. Sam Melikian (9-4)
157: #4 R-Sr. Tommy Gantt (18-0) -or- R-So. Chad Pyke (14-3)
165: #7 Jr. Max Rohskopf (10-1) -or- R-Jr. Lee Davis (6-11)
174: So. Nicky Hall (10-8)
184: #15 Jr. Pete Renda (18-4)
197: #17 So. Michael Boykin (14-5) -or- R-Fr. Malik McDonald (13-5)
285: #1 R-Sr. Nick Gwiazdowski (23-0)
#11 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-4, 4-4 Big Ten)
125: #9 Jr. Tim Lambert (19-5)
133: #11 Jr. Eric Montoya (18-6)
141: #17 Sr. Anthony Abidin (16-8)
149: #5 Sr. Jake Sueflohn (22-4)
157: #15 R-Fr. Tyler Berger (17-8)
165: #8 Sr. Austin Wilson (18-5)
174: #17 Jr. Micah Barnes (15-6)
184: #9 Jr. TJ Dudley (15-4)
197: #11 Jr. Aaron Studebaker (16-6) -or- R-Fr. Derek White (8-3)
285: #22 Jr. Collin Jensen (17-10)
Key Matchups:
165: #7 Max Rohskopf (10-1) vs. #8 Austin Wilson (18-4)
Rohskopf has won eight straight matches, dating back to Dec. 6, and is a perfect 10-0 at 165 pounds this season (his lone loss was wrestling up at 174 pounds at Oklahoma State). Wilson is a three-time NCAA Qualifier, and knocked of the #2 overall seed last year. This year he is 11-2 in duals including four straight wins - including wins vs. both Penn State and Iowa. The two met last year in the dual in Reynolds, as Rohskopf scored a takedown in OT and won 5-3.
197: #17 Michael Boykin (14-5) vs. #11 Aaron Studebaker (15-6)
Boykin is the reigning ACC Wrestler of the week, after picking up wins over #25 Pittsburgh (3-2) and then #8 West Virginia (5-3, SV-2) last weekend. Boykin has won three straight duals - all wins vs. top-25 opponents, and his final three duals this season will all be vs. opponents ranked #11 or higher. Studebaker fell one win shy of All-America honors last season at 197 pounds, and he recently suffered narrow lossed to #1 Morgan McIntosh of Penn State (2-1, TB-1) and #3 Nathan Burak of Iowa (4-2) in dual action. This will be the first career matchup between the two.
Series vs. Nebraska
The weekend's matchup marks only the four between the two squads since NC State joined the ACC in 1955. Nebraska has won all four previous such meetings, including last year's 16-15 win in Raleigh and a 31-10 home win in 2010.
Last year vs. Nebraska
NC State pushed #7 Nebraska to the limit in a 16-15 defeat in Reynolds Coliseum in December. Both squads won five bouts on the day, but a Nebraska major decision at 157 was the lone bonus point win of the dual.
The Pack was down 16-9 going into the final two bouts. After a Michael Boykin win at 197 pounds, the Pack was looking for a bonus point win at 285 to close, but Nebraska fought off Nick Gwiazdowski's effort and succumbed just 8-2 leaving the Pack a point short in the overall team score.
Here is a look at how the current NC State probables did last year:
165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. #17 Austin Wilson; 5-3 (SV-2)
174: #2 Robert Kokesh (Neb.) dec. #18 Pete Renda; 6-1
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Micah Barnes; 5-2
285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #15 Collin Jensen; 8-2
* - Team Rankings according to USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
* - Individual Rankings according to 1/21 Coaches Panel Rankings
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The No. 3 NC State wrestling team competes in its final road dual of the regular season this weekend, when the Wolfpack (20-0, 4-0 ACC) travels to #11 Nebraska (10-4, 4-4 Big Ten) for an 8 p.m. (ET) dual on Saturday night.
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| #3 NC State (20-0) at #11 Nebraska (10-4) | |
| Date | Saturday, Feb. 6 |
| Time | 8 p.m. (ET) |
| Location | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Live Scoring | TrackWrestling.com |
| Live Stream | BTN Plus (Pay Wall) |
| Social Media | @PackWrestle |
For the seventh straight poll, dating back to Dec. 15, NC State is ranked #3 in this week's NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. All six starters are ranked among the top-20 nationally in every major poll, and eight of the 10 starters are ranked among the top-30 nationally in the 1/21 Coaches' Panel Rankings.
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| Wrestler | Weight | Coaches | AWN | FLO | InterMat | OpenMat | WIN | WR |
| Sean Fausz | 125 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26 |
| Jamal Morris | 133 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Kevin Jack | 141 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tommy Gantt | 157 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Max Rohskopf | 165 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Pete Renda | 184 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
| Michael Boykin | 197 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
| Nick Gwiazdowski | 285 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
#11 Nebraska enters the dual with all 10 starters ranked among the top-25 nationally in the Coaches' Panel Rankings - including nine in the top-20 and four in the top-10. The Cornhuskers have lost three of their last four, but those losses were: at #1 Penn State (24-10), vs. #2 Iowa (21-11) and at #11 Ohio State (21-17), and Friday night beat #13 Illinois 30-10 in a home dual, winning the final five matches.
#3 NC State Wolfpack (20-0, 4-0 ACC)
125: #24 R-Fr. Sean Fausz (14-5) -or- So. Jamel Morris (7-1)
133: #28 R-Fr. Jamal Morris (11-4)
141: #3 So. Kevin Jack (17-3)
149: R-So. Beau Donahue (9-8) -or- So. Sam Melikian (9-4)
157: #4 R-Sr. Tommy Gantt (18-0) -or- R-So. Chad Pyke (14-3)
165: #7 Jr. Max Rohskopf (10-1) -or- R-Jr. Lee Davis (6-11)
174: So. Nicky Hall (10-8)
184: #15 Jr. Pete Renda (18-4)
197: #17 So. Michael Boykin (14-5) -or- R-Fr. Malik McDonald (13-5)
285: #1 R-Sr. Nick Gwiazdowski (23-0)
#11 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-4, 4-4 Big Ten)
125: #9 Jr. Tim Lambert (19-5)
133: #11 Jr. Eric Montoya (18-6)
141: #17 Sr. Anthony Abidin (16-8)
149: #5 Sr. Jake Sueflohn (22-4)
157: #15 R-Fr. Tyler Berger (17-8)
165: #8 Sr. Austin Wilson (18-5)
174: #17 Jr. Micah Barnes (15-6)
184: #9 Jr. TJ Dudley (15-4)
197: #11 Jr. Aaron Studebaker (16-6) -or- R-Fr. Derek White (8-3)
285: #22 Jr. Collin Jensen (17-10)
Key Matchups:
165: #7 Max Rohskopf (10-1) vs. #8 Austin Wilson (18-4)
Rohskopf has won eight straight matches, dating back to Dec. 6, and is a perfect 10-0 at 165 pounds this season (his lone loss was wrestling up at 174 pounds at Oklahoma State). Wilson is a three-time NCAA Qualifier, and knocked of the #2 overall seed last year. This year he is 11-2 in duals including four straight wins - including wins vs. both Penn State and Iowa. The two met last year in the dual in Reynolds, as Rohskopf scored a takedown in OT and won 5-3.
197: #17 Michael Boykin (14-5) vs. #11 Aaron Studebaker (15-6)
Boykin is the reigning ACC Wrestler of the week, after picking up wins over #25 Pittsburgh (3-2) and then #8 West Virginia (5-3, SV-2) last weekend. Boykin has won three straight duals - all wins vs. top-25 opponents, and his final three duals this season will all be vs. opponents ranked #11 or higher. Studebaker fell one win shy of All-America honors last season at 197 pounds, and he recently suffered narrow lossed to #1 Morgan McIntosh of Penn State (2-1, TB-1) and #3 Nathan Burak of Iowa (4-2) in dual action. This will be the first career matchup between the two.
Series vs. Nebraska
The weekend's matchup marks only the four between the two squads since NC State joined the ACC in 1955. Nebraska has won all four previous such meetings, including last year's 16-15 win in Raleigh and a 31-10 home win in 2010.
Last year vs. Nebraska
NC State pushed #7 Nebraska to the limit in a 16-15 defeat in Reynolds Coliseum in December. Both squads won five bouts on the day, but a Nebraska major decision at 157 was the lone bonus point win of the dual.
The Pack was down 16-9 going into the final two bouts. After a Michael Boykin win at 197 pounds, the Pack was looking for a bonus point win at 285 to close, but Nebraska fought off Nick Gwiazdowski's effort and succumbed just 8-2 leaving the Pack a point short in the overall team score.
Here is a look at how the current NC State probables did last year:
165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. #17 Austin Wilson; 5-3 (SV-2)
174: #2 Robert Kokesh (Neb.) dec. #18 Pete Renda; 6-1
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Micah Barnes; 5-2
285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #15 Collin Jensen; 8-2
* - Team Rankings according to USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
* - Individual Rankings according to 1/21 Coaches Panel Rankings
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