No. 18 Pitt on the Road for Duals at Rider

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt wrestling team, ranked No. 18 in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week, travels to Lawrenceville, N.J. for a trio of matches against No. 24 Maryland, No. 14 South Dakota State, and Rider. Matches begin at 10 a.m. and will air in a split-screen broadcast on BroncVision.

THE SERIES

The Panthers (2-1) continue their stretch of four consecutive matches against top 25 opponents. The Panthers are currently 1-1 against ranked opponents this season, defeating then No. 18 Lehigh 21-12 and falling to No. 5 Ohio State, 20-17.
Pitt leads the all-time series against Maryland 24-7, including winning seven of the last eight meetings dating back to 2012.
Pitt will face South Dakota State for just the third time in program history and the first time since defeating the Jackrabbits 34-0 in 2019.
The Panthers travel to Rider for just the second time and first since defeating the Broncs 21-13 in 2006. Pitt holds a 3-2 edge all-time against Rider and has won the last three meetings.

QUICK NOTES

The Panthers moved up one spot in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week and have been ranked in the top 25 for seven consecutive weeks.
The Panthers have nine wrestlers ranked in the InterMat and 10 wrestlers ranked in the FloWrestling individual rankings, including five wrestlers ranked in the top 20.
No. 11 Reece Heller (184) has won all six matches this season, including a 3-0 mark in dual meets.
No. 13 Dayton Pitzer (285) and No. 17 Luca Augustine (174) each own a 3-0 record in dual meets this season. Two of Pitzer's wins this season have come by technical falls.
Redshirt sophomore Jared Keslar was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week following a strong performance against No. 5 Ohio State. He earned a ranked win at 165 over No. 8 Sammy Sasso in his first match back since suffering a hand injury in November.