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Monday, January 20
Boone, N.C.
7 p.m.
Duke University
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Appalachian State
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Duke Travels to Boone for Bout with App State
1/19/2025 6:35:00 PM | Wrestling
Duke (4-9, 0-2 ACC) at Appalachian State (2-3)
Monday, Jan. 20   * 7 p.m. * FloWrestling
Varsity Gym * Boone, N.C.
Live Scoring  l Watch Live  l Tickets l Duke Notes
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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Duke wrestling team (4-9, 0-2 ACC) hits the road Monday, Jan. 20 for a non-conference contest at Appalachian State (2-3), which will be contested at Varsity Gym in Boone, N.C., at 7 p.m. The match will be aired live on FloWrestling.Â
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HOW TO FOLLOW
• The match will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Live scoring will be available through TrackWrestling.
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WALLACE MOVING UP THE CHARTS
• Redshirt freshman Aidan Wallace owns a tied for team-best 21 wins on the season and holds a 21-6 ledger heading into the App State contest. He recently posted a 5-1 record at the Southern Scuffle and placed second overall. Wallace has won 14 out of his last 17 matches.
• His 21 victories currently ranks tied for fifth on Duke's record charts at 165 pounds. These records go back to 1998-99.Â
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Most Wins at 165 Pounds in Duke History
32Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Mitchell (2002-03)
26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Mitchell (2001-02)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Mitchell (2003-04)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Steve Smith (2004-05)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aidan Wallace (2024-25)
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THE SERIES
• Duke and Appalachian State will face each other for the 28th time in program history with the Mountaineers leading the series, 18-8. Overall, Duke has dropped five straight matches in the series. In matches played in Boone, N.C., the Blue Devils are 2-9.Â
• Duke head coach Glen Lanham is 4-7 against the Mountaineers since taking over at Duke. The last win came on Feb. 8, 2018, 25-17, in Boone.
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NOTING THE BLUE DEVILS
• With Connor Barket's win versus Gardner-Webb, Duke now features two 20-win wrestlers as Aidan Wallace owns 21 victories. The last time the Blue Devils featured two 20-win wrestlers was in 2021-22 with Matt (29) and Josh (28) Finesilver.Â
• Senior Logan Ferrero collected his fourth victory of the season and his first fall with the win against Gardner-Webb's Dominic DiTullo with 1:39 remaining in the second period. It was his seventh career dual match victory.
• Connor Barket is currently ranked No. 31 by Intermat, No. 25 by WrestleStat and No. 27 by FloWrestling. Duke's Aidan Wallace is also ranked No. 33 by WrestleStat, No. 28 by Intermat and No. 29 by FloWrestling. Wallace owns a team-high two wins against ranked opponents, which both came at the Southern Scuffle.Â
• Redshirt sophomore Connor Barket featured a 13-match winning streak, which ended during the Southern Scuffle. It marked the longest streak of his short collegiate career. The streak was the longest since the 2022-23 season when Jonah Niesenbaum totaled a 15-match streak. Barket owns a 21-5 overall record and totaled a single-season best 11th dual match win against North Carolina.Â
• A total of three Blue Devils currently feature double-digit victories on the season -- Connor Barket (21), Aidan Wallace (21) and Vincent Lee (10). Lee has been sidelined with a back injury recently and has not competed.Â
• With his seventh-place finish at the Southern Scuffle, Connor Barket now owns back-to-back podium placements at the event as he placed seventh in 2024.Â
• Against VMI, freshman Riley Rowan picked up his first collegiate victory as he totaled a 10-4 decision against Cody Tanner. Rowan comes from a family of wrestlers as his father, David, wrestled at Edinboro and his brother, Kyle, wrestled at Stanford. Â
• After dealing with a knee injury for the first month, redshirt sophomore Gaetano Console picked up his first dual match win of the season with a 14-4 major decision victory against Marc Koch of Davidson. Console then posted a 10-6 decision against Andrew Wilson of Gardner-Webb. He now owns 12 dual match wins over his career.
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LAST TIME OUT
• Duke redshirt sophomore Connor Barket collected his tied for team-best 21st victory of the season on Friday, but the Blue Devil wrestling team dropped a 40-3 decision to North Carolina inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• In the heavyweight match, Barket faced Nolan Neves. Neves took the lead early with a takedown 19 seconds into the contest. Barket, who is from West Lafayette, Ind., registered an escape and then a takedown of his own to move ahead, 4-3, going into the second period. Trailing 5-3, Neves registered another takedown to regain the lead, 6-5.Barket responded with an escape and takedown to go ahead 9-6 heading into the final period. Duke added a riding time point to close the match with a 10-6 decision for Barket.
• Fellow captain Raymond Adams had a tight match with Ethan Oakley of the Tar Heels at 133 pounds. Adams, a native of Merrick, N.Y., and Oakley were knotted, 0-0, through the first two periods. Oakley added an escape and riding time point in the third period to win a 2-0 decision.
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Monday, Jan. 20   * 7 p.m. * FloWrestling
Varsity Gym * Boone, N.C.
Live Scoring  l Watch Live  l Tickets l Duke Notes
Â
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Duke wrestling team (4-9, 0-2 ACC) hits the road Monday, Jan. 20 for a non-conference contest at Appalachian State (2-3), which will be contested at Varsity Gym in Boone, N.C., at 7 p.m. The match will be aired live on FloWrestling.Â
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HOW TO FOLLOW
• The match will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Live scoring will be available through TrackWrestling.
Â
WALLACE MOVING UP THE CHARTS
• Redshirt freshman Aidan Wallace owns a tied for team-best 21 wins on the season and holds a 21-6 ledger heading into the App State contest. He recently posted a 5-1 record at the Southern Scuffle and placed second overall. Wallace has won 14 out of his last 17 matches.
• His 21 victories currently ranks tied for fifth on Duke's record charts at 165 pounds. These records go back to 1998-99.Â
Â
Most Wins at 165 Pounds in Duke History
32Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Mitchell (2002-03)
26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Mitchell (2001-02)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Mitchell (2003-04)
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Steve Smith (2004-05)
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aidan Wallace (2024-25)
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THE SERIES
• Duke and Appalachian State will face each other for the 28th time in program history with the Mountaineers leading the series, 18-8. Overall, Duke has dropped five straight matches in the series. In matches played in Boone, N.C., the Blue Devils are 2-9.Â
• Duke head coach Glen Lanham is 4-7 against the Mountaineers since taking over at Duke. The last win came on Feb. 8, 2018, 25-17, in Boone.
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NOTING THE BLUE DEVILS
• With Connor Barket's win versus Gardner-Webb, Duke now features two 20-win wrestlers as Aidan Wallace owns 21 victories. The last time the Blue Devils featured two 20-win wrestlers was in 2021-22 with Matt (29) and Josh (28) Finesilver.Â
• Senior Logan Ferrero collected his fourth victory of the season and his first fall with the win against Gardner-Webb's Dominic DiTullo with 1:39 remaining in the second period. It was his seventh career dual match victory.
• Connor Barket is currently ranked No. 31 by Intermat, No. 25 by WrestleStat and No. 27 by FloWrestling. Duke's Aidan Wallace is also ranked No. 33 by WrestleStat, No. 28 by Intermat and No. 29 by FloWrestling. Wallace owns a team-high two wins against ranked opponents, which both came at the Southern Scuffle.Â
• Redshirt sophomore Connor Barket featured a 13-match winning streak, which ended during the Southern Scuffle. It marked the longest streak of his short collegiate career. The streak was the longest since the 2022-23 season when Jonah Niesenbaum totaled a 15-match streak. Barket owns a 21-5 overall record and totaled a single-season best 11th dual match win against North Carolina.Â
• A total of three Blue Devils currently feature double-digit victories on the season -- Connor Barket (21), Aidan Wallace (21) and Vincent Lee (10). Lee has been sidelined with a back injury recently and has not competed.Â
• With his seventh-place finish at the Southern Scuffle, Connor Barket now owns back-to-back podium placements at the event as he placed seventh in 2024.Â
• Against VMI, freshman Riley Rowan picked up his first collegiate victory as he totaled a 10-4 decision against Cody Tanner. Rowan comes from a family of wrestlers as his father, David, wrestled at Edinboro and his brother, Kyle, wrestled at Stanford. Â
• After dealing with a knee injury for the first month, redshirt sophomore Gaetano Console picked up his first dual match win of the season with a 14-4 major decision victory against Marc Koch of Davidson. Console then posted a 10-6 decision against Andrew Wilson of Gardner-Webb. He now owns 12 dual match wins over his career.
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LAST TIME OUT
• Duke redshirt sophomore Connor Barket collected his tied for team-best 21st victory of the season on Friday, but the Blue Devil wrestling team dropped a 40-3 decision to North Carolina inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• In the heavyweight match, Barket faced Nolan Neves. Neves took the lead early with a takedown 19 seconds into the contest. Barket, who is from West Lafayette, Ind., registered an escape and then a takedown of his own to move ahead, 4-3, going into the second period. Trailing 5-3, Neves registered another takedown to regain the lead, 6-5.Barket responded with an escape and takedown to go ahead 9-6 heading into the final period. Duke added a riding time point to close the match with a 10-6 decision for Barket.
• Fellow captain Raymond Adams had a tight match with Ethan Oakley of the Tar Heels at 133 pounds. Adams, a native of Merrick, N.Y., and Oakley were knotted, 0-0, through the first two periods. Oakley added an escape and riding time point in the third period to win a 2-0 decision.
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Players Mentioned
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285
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165/174
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
184/197
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
157/165
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