Black Earns 14-11 Win in Duke Wrestling Black & Blue Duals Sunday

Sunday, November 1

Durham, N.C.

12 p.m.

Duke University

Black & Blue Duals

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DURHAM, N.C. — The Duke wrestling team hosted its inaugural Black & Blue Duals Sunday afternoon inside Card Gymnasium with the Black team collecting a 14-11 victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Team opened with a victory at 125 pounds as redshirt freshman Santi Ramirez notched a 14-8 decision over freshman Brendan Kelly. Ramirez led, 3-0, after the first period. Kelly registered a reversal to cut into the lead in the second, but Ramirez added an escape and takedown to lead, 7-2, through two periods. Ramirez extended his advantage to 13-5 before Kelly answered with a takedown to make it 13-8. Ramirez added the final point for the 14-8 decision.
Blue got on the board in the next match as rookie Hunter Berger posted a 7-4 sudden-victory win against freshman Jack Dragoumanos in an exhibition match at a catchweight. Berger went ahead, 3-0, with a takedown with five seconds remaining in the first. Dragoumanos came back in the second to go ahead, 4-3, with an escape and a takedown. In the third, Berger evened the score, 4-4, with an escape. Berger secured the victory with a takedown 38 seconds into overtime.
With the team score tied, 3-3, redshirt sophomore Dylan Ross collected an 8-0 major decision over redshirt junior SP O'Donnell at 149 pounds to give the Black team a 7-3 lead. After a scoreless first period, Ross went ahead, 2-0, with a near-fall before pulling away for the victory.
The Black team extended its lead to 10-3 as sophomore Mikey Boulanger posted a 9-4 decision versus graduate student Jacob Mann at 157 pounds. Mann took a 3-0 lead with a takedown in the first period and led 3-1 heading into the second. Boulanger answered with an escape and a takedown to take his first lead, 5-3. A third-period takedown helped Boulanger secure the victory.
Trailing 10-3, freshman Charlie Lussier registered a key 19-3 tech fall against sophomore Colin Lutz to cut into the lead, 10-8. Lussier built a 10-1 lead in the first with two takedown's and a near-fall. Lussier continued to impress closing out the match with a 19-3 tech fall at 5:23 in the 165-pound class.
Redshirt junior Aidan Wallace faced freshman Colby Vital in an extra match. Wallace led 4-0 through the first three minutes and extended his advantage to 8-0 after two periods. He finished with a 12-1 major decision to give the Black team a 14-8 lead.
Duke closed the day with an exhibition match at a catchweight between senior David Hussey and redshirt sophomore Owen McGrory. Following a scoreless first period, Hussey posted a reversal to go ahead, 2-0. McGrory scored on an escape and a stalling penalty against Hussey to tie the match at 2-2. The deciding point came in the third period, as McGrory registered an escape and held on for a 3-2 decision. The Black team finished with a 14-11 victory.

WHAT IS NEXT

Duke will open the regular season Nov. 7 against Bloomsburg and Navy at WrangleMania at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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Black 14, Blue 11
125: Santi Ramirez def. Brendan Kelly 14-8 decision
Exhibition Match at a Catchweight: Hunter Berger def. Jack Dragoumanos 7-4 (SV)
149: Dylan Ross def. SP O'Donnell 8-0 major decision
157: Mikey Boulanger def. Jacob Mann 9-4 decision
165: Charlie Lussier def. Colin Lutz 19-3 Tech Fall (5:23)
Extra Match: Aidan Wallace def. Colby Vital 12-1 major decision
Exhibition Match at a Catchweight: Owen McGrory def. David Hussey 3-2 decision