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#2 NC State Wrestling Goes 3-0 on the Week in New York

Albany, N.Y. – Second-ranked NC State wrestling picked up two more wins on Friday night to go 3-0 on the week. Friday night started with a 35-9 victory over Binghamton, followed by a 48-5 win over Sacred Heart. 
Deemed the “Pat Pop Tour”, NC State head coach Pat Popolizio got to show off his team’s talent to all three of his former schools in roughly a 24 hour period. Popolizio served as head coach at Binghamton from 2007-12, prior to that he held an assistant coach role for a year each at Army and Sacred Heart in the early 2000s. 
Collectively, The Wolfpack won 17 of 20 bouts over the Bearcats and Pioneers, including three via pins, nine via technical falls, and two via major decisions.  The first match of the night against the Binghamton Bearcats featured an upset for No. 29/27 Dylan Fishback at 184 over No. 9/13 Jacob Nolan. Fishback successfully fought for his low scoring 3-2 decision to prove his growing talent and determination. 
Dylan Reinert stepped onto the mat for the first time this season for the Wolfpack and quickly took care of business. He was able to get a technical fall over his opponent to end his boutearly. 
Freshman, Tyler Tracy, impressed fans as he pinned Sacred Heart’s Mike McGhee in only 40 seconds, only right after his teammate Ryan Jack had just pinned his opponent as well. … rest of story … GOpack.com/11/18/-2-wrestling-goes-3-0-on-the-week-in-new-york

No. 2 Wrestling Defeats Army on the Road
West Point, N.Y. – Second-ranked NC State wrestling defeated Army 34-6 on the road Thursday night to improve to 5-0 on the season.  The Wolfpack won eight of 10 bouts over the Black Knights, including one via a pin, two via technical falls, and four via major decisions.  
Ed Scott started the night off strong at 157lbs with a decision over Army’s Nate Lukez to give the Wolfpack the first lead of the night. AJ Kovacs and Alex Faison suffered the only losses of the night at 165lbs and 174lbs, enabling the Black Knights to take their only lead of the match. After these two losses, NC State wouldn’t lose again after strong energy followed up immediately from Dylan Fishback and then a pin from team leader TrentHidlay. 
Jarrett Trombley held the only close match after this but he came out on top 7-6 from his heated bout over Braden Basile. 
Results
#2 NC State 34, Army 6
125 – No. 3/3 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) def. No. 23/30 Ethan Berginc (ARMY), 9-1, major dec.
133 – Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) def. No. 31/33 Braden Basile (ARMY), 7-6, dec. 
141 – No. 7/8 Ryan Jack (NCSU) def. Tyler Morris (ARMY), 19-4, tech fall
149 – No. 6/6 Jackson Arrington (NCSU) def. Matt Williams (ARMY), 17-2, tech fall
157 – No. 9/9 Ed Scott (NCSU) def. No. NR/31 Nathan Lukez (ARMY), 14-8, dec. … rest of story … GOpack.com/No-2-wrestling-defeats-army-on-the-road

November 26, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized