Sunday, January 3
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.
1:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
vs
N.C. State
Photo by: © Tim Cowie | GWUPhotos.com
January 02, 2021 | Wrestling
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb wrestling team is set to open its 2021 schedule Sunday afternoon, hosting nationally ranked N.C. State in dual action.
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Gardner-Webb enters the season after being tabbed to finish fourth in the Southern Conference wrestling preseason coaches poll. The Runnin' Bulldogs finished last season with a 5-9 record in dual meets, including 3-4 against SoCon foes.
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GWU has six starters from last season among its projected starters, including redshirt sophomore RJ Mosley, who placed fourth at the 2020 SoCon Championships, and was 22-15 overall exclusively at 165 pounds, earning a spot on the SoCon's All-Freshman team.
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Other returners who placed at last year's SoCon Championships include Brandon Bright at 141 pounds and Samuel Mora at 147 pounds
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N.C. State opens the season ranked fourth nationally in the NWCA Coaches Poll after going 15-0 in dual matches last season en route to the program's second straight ACC title. The Wolfpack start the season with 17 straight dual match wins, the longest streak in the nation.
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NCSU has eight of its ten starters ranked in the preseason InterMat rankings, including No. 2 Hayden Hidlay at 157 pounds.
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In addition to the dual, non-starters from Gardner-Webb and N.C. State will see action on an additional mat while the dual is taking place. Following the GWU-NCSU bouts, there will also be select matches between the Runnin' Bulldogs and Campbell.
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Per COVID-19 regulations, fans are not permitted to attend Sunday's match. Action is set to begin at 1:00 pm with live coverage on ESPN+ (WatchESPN.com / ESPN App).
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Gardner-Webb enters the season after being tabbed to finish fourth in the Southern Conference wrestling preseason coaches poll. The Runnin' Bulldogs finished last season with a 5-9 record in dual meets, including 3-4 against SoCon foes.
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GWU has six starters from last season among its projected starters, including redshirt sophomore RJ Mosley, who placed fourth at the 2020 SoCon Championships, and was 22-15 overall exclusively at 165 pounds, earning a spot on the SoCon's All-Freshman team.
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Other returners who placed at last year's SoCon Championships include Brandon Bright at 141 pounds and Samuel Mora at 147 pounds
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N.C. State opens the season ranked fourth nationally in the NWCA Coaches Poll after going 15-0 in dual matches last season en route to the program's second straight ACC title. The Wolfpack start the season with 17 straight dual match wins, the longest streak in the nation.
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NCSU has eight of its ten starters ranked in the preseason InterMat rankings, including No. 2 Hayden Hidlay at 157 pounds.
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In addition to the dual, non-starters from Gardner-Webb and N.C. State will see action on an additional mat while the dual is taking place. Following the GWU-NCSU bouts, there will also be select matches between the Runnin' Bulldogs and Campbell.
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Per COVID-19 regulations, fans are not permitted to attend Sunday's match. Action is set to begin at 1:00 pm with live coverage on ESPN+ (WatchESPN.com / ESPN App).
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