BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Duke wrestling tandem of
Aidan Wallace and
Connor Barket won a pair of matches Saturday at WrangleMania as the Blue Devils split two contests with Hofstra (W, 24-17) and No. 8 Lehigh (L, 38-7) at Freedom High School in Bethlehem.Â
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After falling behind, 14-0, the Blue Devils totaled their second straight come-from-behind victory as Duke won six out of the final seven bouts to win, 24-17.Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED – DUKE VS. HOFSTRA
- Duke's SP O'Donnell got things rolling for the Blue Devils at 149 pounds as he pinned Alex Turley to put six points on the board.
- Freshman Mikey Boulanger then collected his first collegiate victory at 157 pounds as he defeated Frank Volpe, 8-2.
- With a 2-1 win, Duke redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace moved to 2-0 on the season at 174 pounds with a victory against Jurlus Clark.
- For the second match in a row, redshirt junior Gaetano Console was impressive as he collected a major decision, 18-4, versus Josh Jorgge at 184 pounds to cut the Hofstra lead to 17-16.
- Redshirt freshman Owen McGrory gave Duke its first lead, 19-17, as he totaled his first collegiate dual match win with a 6-2 decision over Will Conlon at 197 pounds.
- Redshirt junior Connor Barket turned in another solid victory at heavyweight as he registered a 17-2 tech fall against Danny Church as Duke collected a 24-17 victory.
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HOW IT HAPPENED – DUKE VS. #8 LEHIGH
- With a 4-1 decision against Dom Federici, Duke's Wallace moved to 3-0 on the season.
- Barket also remained undefeated at 3-0 with an 18-5 major decision against Calvin Lachman.
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NOTES
- Connor Barket is now 43-30 all-time for the Blue Devils and 26-12 over the last two seasons. He has won 15 out of his last 20 dual matches.Â
- Aidan Wallace moved to 26-13 at Duke and 25-10 over the last two years. He has won 13 out of the last 17 dual matches.Â
- SP O'Donnell notched his second fall of his career and eighth career win.
- Gaetano Console posted his 21st career victory and 15th dual match victory.
- Owen McGrory totaled his third career Duke win and first dual match win.Â
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WHAT IS NEXT
- Duke will next compete individually in the Journeymen Collegiate Classic Sunday, Nov. 9.It will be contested at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Duke 24, Hofstra 17
125 – Teague Strobel (Hofstra) tech fall Riley Rowen (Duke) 20-3, 6:53
133 – Gauge Shipp (Hofstra) fall
John King (Duke) 11-0
141 – Joe Sparacio (Hofstra) dec.
Raymond Adams (Duke) 5-2
149 –
SP O'Donnell (Duke) fall Alex Turley (Hofstra) 8-7, 2:44
157 –
Mikey Boulanger (Duke) dec. Frank Volpe (Hofstra) 8-2
165 – Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) dec.
Logan Richey (Duke) 8-6
174 – #29
Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec. Jurlus Clark (Hofstra) 2-1
184 –
Gaetano Console (Duke) major dec. Josh Jorgge (Hofstra) 18-4
197 –
Owen McGrory (Duke) dec. Will Conlon (Hofstra) 6-2
285 – #20
Connor Barket (Duke) tech fall Danny Church (Hofstra) 17-2, 3:00
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No. 8 Lehigh 38, Duke 7
125 – #5 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Fall Riley Rowen (Duke) 4:03
133 – Logan Wadle (Lehigh) major dec.
John King (Duke) 12-4
141 – Carter Bailey (Lehigh) major dec.
Raymond Adams (Duke) 12-0
149 – Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) major dec.
SP O'Donnell (Duke) 13-3
157 – #25 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) tech fall
Mikey Boulanger (Duke) 18-3, 4:10
165 – #7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech fall
Logan Richey (Duke) 20-5, 3:10
174 – #29
Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec. Dom Federici (Lehigh) 4-1, sv
184 – #29 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) won by forfeit
197 – #20 JT Davis (Lehigh) major dec.
Owen McGrory (Duke) 13-3
285 – #20
Connor Barket (Duke) major dec. Calvin Lachman (Lehigh) 18-5
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