Duke Drops Northern Iowa 21-16 at The Garden

Sunday, December 21

New York, N.Y.

8:00 AM

Duke University

Northern Iowa

Duke Drops Northern Iowa 21-16 at The Garden

12/21/2014 10:19:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Duke Sports Information

NEW YORK—The Duke University wrestling team opened the third annual Grapple at the Garden with an exciting 21-16 victory over Northern Iowa at historic Madison Square Garden Sunday morning. The Blue Devils grabbed six victories to hand the Panthers their second loss of the season.

Northern Iowa scored six points on a fall in the opening bout, but consecutive victories from Bailey Jack at 133 and Brandon Gambucci at 141 evened the score. Jack, trailing 4-3 heading into the third period, finished with a flurry. The rookie 133-pounder escaped just 19 seconds in and followed that with a takedown 20 seconds later to grab the 6-4 advantage en route to the 7-5 triumph.

Gambucci was in control the entire match against Tyler Willers to post his first dual victory of the year. He scored an early takedown and never looked back to win 5-1.

Trailing 9-6 after a hard-fought battle by Tanner Hough at 149, Immanuel Kerr-Brown tied the match with a 7-2 decision at 157. The senior captain trailed 2-0 early, before scoring the bout's final seven points.

A forfeit by the Panthers at 165 put the Blue Devils up for good, while wins by Jacob Kasper and Conner Hartmann at 184 and 197 clinched the win for Duke.

Kasper, much like in Duke's other wins, was in complete control for the seven minutes. He led 6-0 before Cody Caldwell's attempt to come back fell way short in the 7-3 decision for the Blue Devil sophomore.

Fifth-ranked Hartmann did not disappoint in his much anticipated return to the mat for the Blue Devils, earning his 48th career victory with a 6-1 triumph over Basil Minto.

Duke completes the day versus George Mason and former ACC foe Maryland at 10 a.m., and 12 p.m.

Duke 21, Northern Iowa 16

125 – No. 6 Dylan Peters (UNI) fall Thayer Atkins (Duke), 5:39 UNI 6, Duke 0

133 – Bailey Jack (Duke) dec. Leighton Gaul (UNI), 7-5 UNI 6, Duke 3

141 – Brandon Gambucci (Duke) dec. Tyler Williers (UNI), 5-1 UNI 6, Duke 6

149 – Gunnar Wolfensperger (Duke) dec. Tanner Hough (Duke), 6-2 UNI 9, Duke 6

157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 7-2 UNI 9, Duke 9

165 – Jake Faust (Duke) wins by forfeit UNI 9, Duke 15

174 – Curt Mass (UNI) dec. Trey Adamson (Duke), 5-3 UNI12, Duke 15

184 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. Cody Caldwell (UNI), 7-3 UNI 12, Duke 18

197 – Conner Hartmann (Duke) dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 6-1 UNI 12, Duke 21

285 – No. 11 Blaize Cabell (UNI) major dec. Brendan Walsh (Duke), 20-8 UNI 16, Duke 21