Wrestling Faces No. 8 NC State on Saturday in Raleigh

Saturday, January 19

Raleigh, N.C.

6 p.m.

Drexel University

NC State

Wrestling Faces No. 8 NC State on Saturday in Raleigh

1/18/2019 7:00:00 AM | Wrestling

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The Drexel wrestling team travels to Raleigh, N.C. to take on the No. 8-ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack in a nonconference dual on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. The affair will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra via ESPN3. Action takes place at the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum.

LAST TIME OUT
Drexel is coming off a close win over local rival Penn, 16-15, on Sunday as the Dragons claimed their fourth-straight Cheesesteak Trophy over the Quakers. Drexel received decision wins by No. 14 Ebed Jarrell (165), Bryan McLaughlin (174), Anthony Walters (184) and Chandler Olson (133) while No. 16 Joey Goodhart (285) won by a major decision. Nine of 10 matches were decided by decision, keeping the overall score close. The Dragons led 13-6 after six bouts thanks to Goodhart's major decision, which dramatically affected the outcome. Penn came back to win the last three of four bouts but Olson's 7-2 decision at 133 proved to be enough as the Dragons held on.

DREXEL IN THE RANKINGS
Ebed Jarrell – 165 – No. 17 Intermat / No. 14 FloWrestling / No. 16 TheOpenMat
Stephen Loiseau – 197 – No. 16 Intermat / No. 14 FloWrestling / No. 15 TheOpenMat
Joey Goodhart – 285 – No. 16 Intermat / No. 20 FloWrestling / No. 17 TheOpenMat

NO. 8 NC STATE
The Wolfpack is 11-2 on the dual season with ranked wins over then No. 11 Nebraska, then No. 13 Purdue and then No. 22 Utah Valley. NC State's only losses were to then No. 18 Wyoming and No. 2 Ohio State. NC State is coming off wins against Brown, 29-10, and West Virginia, 26-10, on Saturday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13.

PROBABLES
Drexel
125: Antonio Mininno
133: Chandler Olson
141: Nick Widmann
149: Parker Kropman
157: Felix Belga
165: Ebed Jarrell
174: Bryan McLaughlin
184: Anthony Walters
197: Derek Rose
285: Joey Goodhart

No. 8 NC State
125 / Zurich Storm
133 / John Devine
141 / Jamel Morris, Kellen Devlin
149 / No. 7 Justin Oliver, A.J. Leitten
157 / No. 4 Hayden Hidlay
165 / No. 17 Thomas Bullard
174 / No. 20 Daniel Bullard
184 / Roderick Davis
197 / No. 20 Malik McDonald
285 / Colin Lawler, Deonte Wilson

LOOKING FORWARD
Drexel returns to the mat on the road at Navy for an EIWA matchup on Friday, Feb. 1 in Annapolis, Md. at 7 p.m. before hosting American on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. for Alumni Night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. There will be a pre-match reception for Alumni Night. For more information and to register, click here.