Duke Drops Match to App State Wednesday

Wednesday, December 17

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

Appalachian State

Mikey Boulanger win over App State Dec. 17

Duke Drops Match to App State Wednesday

12/17/2025 8:40:00 PM | Wrestling

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke wrestling team dropped a 31-8 decision to App State Wednesday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils tallied their eight points after a 4-1 decision from freshman Mikey Boulanger at 157 and redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace's 19-1 tech fall at 174.

The Mountaineers improve to 3-4 on the year while the Blue Devils move to 5-4 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Starting the night at 184 pounds, App State collected wins at 184 and 197 pounds to claim an early lead.
The heavyweight match was a battle with redshirt junior Connor Barket and the Mountaineers' Stephan Monchery. Barket registered a takedown in the first period but was unable to hold off Monchery, dropping in a 6-4 decision.
App State continued its momentum, securing wins in the following four weight classes to pull away with a 28-point lead.
Boulanger put Duke on the board with his 4-1 decision over Jeremiah Price. The match was knotted at 1-1 until Boulanger tallied a takedown in the final two seconds to capture the victory.
In the final match of the night, Wallace dominated the first period with a takedown and pair of four-point nearfalls. Wallace controlled the rest of the match with two additional takedowns and over two minutes of accumulated riding time to walk away with a 19-1 tech fall over App State's Colt Campbell.

NOTES

Boulanger improves to 8-4 overall and 5-4 in dual action.
Wallace has won five of his last six dual matches and moves to 11-1 on the year.
Of Duke's 177 points scored on the season, 87 have come from the 165, 174 and heavyweight divisions.
First year assistant coach Codi Russell went up against his alma mater, Appalachian State, Wednesday night. Russell is a 2021 ASU graduate and a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and three-time Southern Conference Champion at 125 pounds.

WHAT IS NEXT

Duke heads to Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday, Dec. 21 for a quad match at McCasland Field House. The Blue Devils will face SIU Edwardsville at 11 a.m., Tarleton State at 1 p.m., and host Oklahoma at 3 p.m.

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