Blue Devils Outlast Davidson, 19-17

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Friday, December 8

Davidson, N.C.

7 p.m.

Duke University

Davidson

Photo by: Sommer Thomas / Duke Athletics

Blue Devils Outlast Davidson, 19-17

12/8/2023 11:30:00 PM | Wrestling

DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Duke wrestling program defeated Davidson, 19-17, in a thrilling road dual at Duke Family Performance Center in Davidson, N.C. on Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
•   Junior Logan Ferrero opened the scoring for Duke at 157 pounds, defeating the Wildcats' Tanner Peake in a tiebreaker, 2-1.
•   Davidson answered in the following two matches, securing back-to-back victories to take the lead, 6-3, heading into the 184-pound bout.
•   Senior Connor Becker defeated Davidson's Wyatt Ferguson in a 9-4 decision to even the score, 6-6.
•   The Blue Devils used major decisions from sophomore heavyweight Connor Barket and freshman Raymond Adams and a tech fall from senior Logan Agin at 125 pounds to pull ahead, 19-9, with two matches remaining.
•   The Wildcats battled back in their final two matches, securing eight additional points, however the Blue Devils were able to hang on for the win, 19-17.

NOTES
•   Adams captured his first collegiate win, after registering a 10-1 major decision over Davidson's John Hager.
•   Barket secured the first major decision victory of his career, after besting the Wildcats' Jake Fernicola, 13-3, in the 285-pound bout.
•   The Blue Devils improved to 3-4 on the year.

UP NEXT
•   The Blue Devils continue the road swing, traveling to Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 19 to take on The Citadel and Queens at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.

RESULTS
Duke 19, Davidson 17
125: Logan Agin (Duke) dec. Enis Ljikovic (Davidson), tech fall, 19-2 (6:44)
133: Raymond Adams (Duke) major dec. John Hager (Davidson), 10-1
141: Joshua Viarengo (Davidson) def. Ethan Grimminger (Duke), tech fall, 18-3 (6:12)
149: Tyler-Xavier McKnight (Davidson) dec. Jarred Papcsy (Duke), 10-6
157: Logan Ferrero (Duke) dec. Tanner Peake (Davidson), tiebreak, 2-1
165: Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec. Gaetano Console (Duke), 7-1
174: Marc Koch (Davidson) dec. Jack Wimmer (Duke), 5-2
184: Conor Becker (Duke) dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson), 9-4
197: Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) dec. Kwasi Bonsu (Duke), 11-4
HWT: Connor Barket (Duke) major dec. Jake Fernicola (Davidson), 13-1
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