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Wolves head to Pembroke with ECAC title on the line

NEWBERRY – The Newberry College Wolves will battle for the first-ever Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Wrestling League title Thursday night when they visit the UNC Pembroke Braves.

Newberry and UNCP each bring a 4-0 ECAC record into the dual, which has been one of the most hotly contested matchups in the Southeast over the years.

WHO: Newberry College at the University of North Carolina Pembroke
WHERE: UNC Pembroke’s English E. Jones Center
WHEN: 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 11
RECORDS: Newberry is 15-2 overall and 4-0 in ECAC action. UNC Pembroke is 14-7 overall and 4-0 in the ECAC.
LIVE STATS: http://s300.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?seasonId=56251094&pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=3304130009

IN THE RANKINGS

  • Newberry moved up three spots in the regional rankings, which were released Wednesday. Newberry is now third in Super Region II.
  • UNC Pembroke is ranked ninth in the region.
  • The Wolves have seven grapplers ranked in the top six of their weight class in the region.
  • The Braves have three regionally ranked wrestlers.
  • New national rankings are expected to be released Thursday evening, just before the dual begins.
    • In those rankings, Newberry's Huston Evans at 184 lbs. and UNC Pembroke's Blaze Shade at 174 lbs. are expected to be ranked nationally.

DUAL NOTES

  • This will be the 12th dual between the Carolinas rivals, with Newberry holding a 9-2 advantage in the all-time series.
  • UNC Pembroke upset the Wolves 18-15 in Newberry's last visit to Robeson County for a dual in 2014.
    • That was Newberry's last loss against a regional opponent.

CONFERENCE TITLE ON THE LINE

  • The winner of Thursday's dual will be in the driver's seat for the ECAC championship at 5-0.
  • Coker is in third place, having completed its conference schedule at 4-2 with losses to Newberry and UNCP.
  • UNC Pembroke closes its ECAC schedule on Tuesday at Limestone (3-2 ECAC), with Newberry wrapping up the league schedule on Wednesday against King (0-5 ECAC).

THE WOLVES

125 – Trung Duong (2nd in SR2, 27-8, 16-1 duals, 7 major decisions, 6 falls)
133 – Jordan Simpson (3rd in SR2, 17-5, 9-2 duals, 3 major decision, 3 technical falls, 6 falls)
141 – Nick Lankford (15-11, 12-5 duals, 2 major decisions, 2 technical falls, 2 falls)
149 – Zack Dobbins (11-7, 5-4 duals) or Dyllan Greene (8-7, 4-4 duals)
157 – Alex Rice (11-9, 9-5 duals) or Codi Rothermel (5-5, 1-2 duals)
165 – Lukas Gilmore (5th in SR2, 17-10, 9-3 duals, 2 major decisions, 3 technical falls, 6 falls) 
174 – Dennis Flores (8-12, 4-7 duals, 2 major decisions, 3 falls) or Nick Young (10-5, 5-0 duals, 2 major decisions, 5 falls)
184 – No. 3 Huston Evans (1st in SR2, 30-5, 16-1 duals, 3 major decisions, 14 falls)
197 – Cody Brundage (5th in SR2, 24-10, 15-2 duals, 4 major decisions, 1 technical fall, 3 falls)
285 – Mike Kennedy (4th in SR2, 15-9, 10-2 duals, 2 major decisions, 6 falls) or Patton Gossett (7-1, 4-0 duals, 2 major decisions, 2 falls)

THE BRAVES

125 - Josh Brown (16-11, 11-7 duals)
133 - Dustin Smith (7-22, 5-16 duals)
141 - Jake Smith (14-16, 6-6 duals) or Ryan Blackwell (13-8, 4-3 duals)
149 - Eric Milks (22-9, 16-5 duals)
157 - Hayden Fry (15-15, 7-12 duals)
165 - Joey DiMartino (11-10, 3-5 duals)
174 - Blaze Shade (2nd in SR2, 34-3, 20-1 duals)
184 - Mikey Thomas (5th in SR2, 19-8, 15-4 duals)
197 - Brach Walker (13-6, 9-4 duals)
285 - Stuart Nadeau (6th in SR2, 22-8, 12-5 duals)

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