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Rutgers wrestling to visit Lehigh in national duals rematch of 2016 thriller

The Rutgers-Lehigh wrestling series finally is becoming a full-fledged border rivalry.

For the second straight year, a matchup between the programs was added at the end of the regular-season schedule as part of the NWCA national duals, which pits eight Big Ten teams against eight other highly ranked teams in a bowl-style postseason format.

No. 11 Rutgers will visit No. 14 Lehigh at 7 p.m. Friday, the NCAA announced Monday morning. All Big Ten teams are on the road this season after collectively hosting last year.

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Rutgers has won the last two meetings against Lehigh -- in 2013 and 2015 -- after going 63 years without defeating its former EIWA conference rival.