No. 17 Pitt Annihilates Illinois, 30-6 – Pitt Panthers #H2P

CHAMPAIGN, Ailing.—The No. 17 Pitt wrestling workforce adopted up a giant win over No. 13 Lehigh final day out by heading to Huge Ten territory and annihilating Illinois on Saturday on the State Farm Heart, 30-6.
 
The Panthers stormed out to a 21-0 lead, largely due to pins by Colton Camacho at 125 kilos and Dazjon Casto at 157 kilos and a top-10 win by Micky Phillippi at 133 kilos.
 
High-ranked Cole Matthews remained undefeated at 141 kilos and Tyler Badgett got here from behind to make sure that Pitt’s lightweights went excellent – two weeks after Pitt’s upperweights ran the desk to steer a comeback win towards Lehigh at Fitzgerald Area Home.
 
“We wrestled rather well as we speak,” Pitt head coach Keith Gavin stated. “I am actually pleased with our efficiency. We all know we will do even higher although; we misplaced two shut matches that might have been wins to make it an ideal twin. That early loss to Maryland looks like it was a wake-up name and the fellows are competing with the appropriate mindset proper now. We have to construct on that.”
 
“The beginning was undoubtedly a key as we speak,” Gavin added. “Colton’s preparation has been actually good and he is been wrestling effectively to start out the season. Micky had a giant win too towards a man who he was 0-2 towards earlier than, so the whole workforce was excited for these guys and felt assured after these outcomes.”

 
Sudden-victory choices went towards the Panthers at 165 and 174 kilos, however Illinois native Reece Heller acquired Pitt again within the win column at 184 earlier than Nino Bonaccorsi and Jake Slinger closed the twin with triumphs in shut, low-scoring bouts.
 
Phillippi’s win over No. 6 Lucas Byrd, a match that avenged a earlier loss on the NCAA Championships for Pitt’s 133-pounder, and Bonaccorsi victory over No. 15 Zac Braunagel had been the 2 particular person ranked wins posted by the Panthers throughout the rout.
 
Outcomes from Saturday’s twin in Champaign can be found under.
 
Pitt will look to proceed their momentum subsequent weekend after they journey east for a pair of Ivy League assessments at Brown on Friday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. earlier than colliding with Columbia on Sunday, Dec. 11 at midday.
 
No. 17 Pitt 30, Illinois 6
125 | Colton Camacho (Pitt) pins Maximo Renteria (Pitt), 5:15 (Pitt leads, 6-0)
133 | #11 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. #6 Lucas Byrd (Illinois), 4-3 (Pitt leads, 9-0)
141 | #1 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. Danny Pucino (Illinois), 4-2 (Pitt leads, 12-0)
149 | Tyler Badgett (Pitt) dec. Kevon Davenport (Illinois), 4-2 (Pitt leads, 15-0)
157 | #21 Dazjon Casto (Pitt) pins Luke Odom (Illinois), 4:58 (Pitt leads, 21-0)
165 | #19 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec. #14 Holden Heller (Pitt), 9-7 SV (Pitt leads, 21-3)
174 | #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec. #33 Luca Augustine (Pitt), 3-1 SV (Pitt leads, 21-6)
184 | #21 Reece Heller (Pitt) dec. Dylan Connell (Illinois), 8-1 (Pitt leads, 24-6)
197 | #8 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. #15 Zac Braunagel (Illinois), 3-1 SV (Pitt leads, 27-6)
HWT | Jake Slinger (Pitt) dec. Matt Wroblewski (Illinois), 2-0 (Pitt wins, 30-6)

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