Wrestling Opens Home Slate vs. #10 Pitt Friday

Friday, December 20

College Park, Md.

7:00 PM

Maryland

Pitt

12/20/2019 10:23:00 AM | Wrestling

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland wrestling team will compete at home for the first time in the 2019-20 season on Friday (Dec. 20) when #10 Pitt comes to the XFINITY Center Pavilion for a 7:00 match.

Maryland's dual vs. Pitt will be streamed live on BTN Plus. Fans can also keep track of the action via the team's twitter.

PROBABLE MATCHUPS

125 | Brandon Cray (UMD) vs. Louis Newell (PITT)
133 | King Sandoval (UMD) vs. No. 5 Micky Phillippi (PITT)
141 | Hunter Baxter (UMD) vs. No. 19 Cole Matthews (PITT)
149 | Michael Doetsch (UMD) vs. Luke Kemerer OR Dallas Bulsak (PITT)
157 | Jahi Jones (UMD) vs. No. 11 Taleb Rahmani (PITT)
165 | Kyle Cochran (UMD) vs. No. 12 Jake Wentzel
174 | No. 20 Philip Spadafora (UMD) vs. Gregg Harvey (PITT)
184 | Kyle Jasenski (UMD) vs. No. 8 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT)
197 | Jaron Smith (UMD) vs. Kellan Stout (PITT)
285 | Parker Robinson (UMD) vs. No. 9 Demetrius Thomas OR Cole Rickert (PITT)

SCOUTING PITT

Pitt, the 10^th-ranked team in the country per the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), is 4-1 on the season, it's only loss coming to No. 3 Ohio State. Last time out, Pitt shutout Drexel, 33-0 on Dec. 8 in Philadelphia. The Panthers have also recorded wins over Campbell (28-6), No. 7 Lehigh (19-18), and West Virginia (29-6). Pitt currently has six wrestlers ranked in the top-25 of their respective weight classes in the latest Intermat poll. Micky Phillippi is ranked fifth at 133 pounds, Cole Matthews is ranked No. 19 at 141 pounds, Taleb Rahmani is ranked No. 11 at 157 pounds, Jake Wentzel is ranked No. 12 at 165 pounds, Nino Bonaccorsi is ranked eighth at 184 pounds, and Demetrius Thomas is ranked ninth at heavyweight.

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