7 Blue Devils Advance to Day 2 of Southern Scuffle

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7 Blue Devils Advance to Day 2 of Southern Scuffle

1/1/2016 8:54:00 PM | Wrestling

Day 1 Final Brackets Day 1 Team Scores

By: Duke Sports Information

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Duke redshirt senior Conner Hartmann and sophomore Mitch Finesilver headlined day one of the 2016 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle for the Blue Devils. The duo both posted a pair of victories to advance to the quarterfinal round Saturday.

Overall, seven Blue Devils advance to day two of wrestling with Hartmann and Finesilver remaining in the championship bracket at 197 and 149, respectively. Joining the pair are Zach Finesilver (141), Jake Faust (165), Brian Dorsey (174), Alec Schenk (174) and Brendan Walsh (285).

Duke currently sits in a tie for 16th place with 20 points. The 20 points are five more than the Blue Devils had last year after day one, while the 15th place is a seven-spot improvement.

Hartmann, seeded second in the tournament and ranked third nationally, had no trouble in his first two bouts of the tournament. He turned in a dominant 17-0 technical fall to start the day and cruised to a 5-1 decision over Frank Mattiace of Penn in the second to remain unbeaten on the year. He will face Parker Hines of Air Force in the quarterfinal match. Hines upset No. 10 seed Scottie Boykin of host Chattanooga.

After receiving a bye to the second round, Mitch Finesilver held a narrow 1-0 lead heading into the final two minutes of action. He fell behind 2-1, but responded with five points for the 6-3 win over Ryan Mosley of Gardner-Webb. The sophomore added another win to his name in the round of 16, beating No. 2 seed Charles Cobb of Penn, 10-6, to advance to the quarterfinals. Mitch will wrestle against No. 8 seed Patricio Lugo of Edinboro for a chance at the semifinals.

Zach Finesilver, making his Southern Scuffle debut at 141 pounds, started the day with convincing victories to advance to the round of 16. He dispatched West Virginia's Christian Monserrat 13-7 and then scored a 9-1 major decision over Zac Hall of Michigan in the second round. A tough 10-7 setback to Lehigh's Cortlandt Schuyler sent Finesilver to the consolation bracket where he will wrestle Dylan Realbuto of Cornell.

Seeded fifth overall, Faust lost in a controversial overtime call. He nearly picked up the takedown to earn the sudden victory, but a quick move from Connor Flynn of West Virginia gave him the win. Faust rebounded with a convincing first period against Jordan Wohlfet of Central Michigan en route to an injury default win. He will face No. 4 seed Jim Wilson in a rematch of the pair's Hokie Open bout, which Faust won.

Similar to Faust, Dorsey lost a one-point decision to start the day, but rallied in the consolation third round to move into day two of wrestling. Trailing Zen Ikehara of Air Force 3-1 late in the second period, Dorsey scored a late takedown to tie the match 3-3. Just seconds into the final stanza, he picked up a reversal for the 5-3 win. He will wrestle No. 9 seed Brian Harvey of Army.

Schenk joined Dorsey in the 174-pound bracket, advancing on the strength of a second-period fall against Justin Lampe of Chattanooga. He will wrestle Bryce Carr of Chattanooga Saturday morning.

Walsh ended Duke's day with a win to advance to Saturday wrestling. After losing his opening match of the tournament, the senior turned in a dominating second period en route to a 6-1 decision over Navy's Nicholas Mabry. He will go up against No. 8 seed Billy Miller of Edinboro.

All of the action gets underway tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Championship quarterfinals and consolation fourth round matches will kick off the action.

Southern Scuffle Results for Duke
NCAA 141 – Zach Finesilver
Round 1 - Zach Finesilver (Duke) won by decision over Christian Monserrat (West Virginia), 13-7
Round 2 - Zach Finesilver (Duke) won by major decision over Zac Hall (Michigan), 9-1

Round 3 - Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) won by decision over Zach Finesilver (Duke), 10-7

NCAA 141 – Evan Botwin
Round 1 - Evan Botwin (Duke) won by decision over William Koll (Cornell ), 7-6
Round 2 - Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) won by fall over Evan Botwin (Duke), Fall 0:38
Cons. Round 2 - Malik Amine (Michigan) won by tech fall over Evan Botwin (Duke), TF 18-2

NCAA 149 – Mitch Finesilver
Round 1 - Mitch Finesilver (Duke) received a bye
Round 2 - Mitch Finesilver (Duke) won by decision over Ryan Mosley (Gardner Webb), Dec 6-3

Round 3 - Mitch Finesilver (Duke) won by decision over Charles Cobb (Penn), 10-6

NCAA 157 – Connor Bass
Round 1 - Connor Bass (Duke) received a bye
Round 2 - Aaron Walker (The Citadel) won by decision over Connor Bass (Duke), Dec 10-5
Cons. Round 2 - Connor Bass (Duke) received a bye

Cons. Round 3 - Jack Clark (North Carolina) won by major decision over Connor Bass (Duke), 12-3

NCAA 165 – Jake Faust
Round 1 - Jake Faust (Duke) received a bye
Round 2 - Connor Flynn (West Virginia) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Faust (Duke), SV-1 4-1
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Faust (Duke) received bye

Cons. Round 3 - Jake Faust (Duke) won by injury default over Jordan Wohlfert (Central Michigan)

NCAA 174 – Alec Schenk
Round 1 - Casey Kent (Penn) won by decision over Alec Schenk (Duke), Dec 4-0
Cons. Round 1 - Alec Schenk (Duke) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Alec Schenk (Duke) received a bye Shane Shadaia (Michigan State)

Cons. Round 3 - Alec Schenk (Duke) won by fall over Justin Lampe (Chattanooga), 3:34

NCAA 174 – Randy Roden
Round 1 - Bo Nickal (Penn State) won by tech fall over Randy Roden (Duke), 17-1
Cons. Round 1 - Randy Roden (Duke) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Zen Ikehara (Air Force) won by decision over Randy Roden (Duke), 8-2

NCAA 174 – Brian Dorsey
Round 1 - Brian Dorsey (Duke) received a bye
Round 2 - Bryce Carr (Chattanooga) won by decision over Brian Dorsey (Duke), 4-3
Cons. Round 2 - Brian Dorsey (Duke) received a bye

Cons. Round 3 - Brian Dorsey (Duke) won by decision over Zen Ikehara (Air Force), 5-3

NCAA 184 – Spencer Neff
Round 1 - Matthew Okaiye (Michigan State) won by decision over Spencer Neff (Duke), 11-4
Cons. Round 1 - Spencer Neff (Duke) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Wesley Maskill (Michigan State) won by major decision over Spencer Neff (Duke), 13-4

NCAA 184 – Trey Adamson

Round 1 - Trey Adamson (Duke) won by major decision over Sawyer Root (The Citadel), 18-7
Champ. Round 2 - Jordan Rogers (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Trey Adamson (Duke), 0:41
Cons. Round 2 - Alexander DeCiantis (Drexel) won by decision over Trey Adamson (Duke), 8-6

NCAA 197 – Conner Hartmann
Round 1 - Conner Hartmann (Duke) received a bye
Round 2 - Conner Hartmann (Duke) won by tech fall over Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado), 17-0

Round 3 - Conner Hartmann (Duke) won by decision over Frank Mattiace (Penn), 5-1

NCAA 285 – Brendan Walsh
Round 1 - Brendan Walsh (Duke) received a bye
Round 2 - Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) won by decision over Brendan Walsh (Duke), 6-0
Cons. Round 2 - Brendan Walsh (Duke) received a bye

Cons. Round 3 - Brendan Walsh (Duke) won by decision over Nicholas Mabry (Navy), 6-1

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