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UNC-Pembroke Wrestling Falls To #1 Lander

By: Alex Pearce, Assistant Athletics Communications Director

PEMBROKE – Visiting and top-ranked Lander was too much for UNC Pembroke in Conference Carolinas dual action, as the Bearcats beat the Braves 31-9 Thursday night at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. A crowd of friends, family, and former Braves wrestlers under longtime coach, PJ Smith, showed up to honor and celebrate the life of the UNCP Athletics Hall-of-Fame coach who had such a profound effect on his former wrestlers, as well as the youth wrestlers he continued to mentor even after his retirement.
The Braves (1-1, 1-1 CC) move to 3-2 in the all-time series against Lander (2-0, 2-0 CC), and have now dropped the last two duals against the Bearcats after taking the first three matchups in the series.
Lander got off to a 9-0 start after the first three weight classes, before … rest of story at … https://uncpbraves.com/news/2023/11/16/wrestling-braves-fall-to-1-lander.aspx

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November 21, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized