DURHAM - Duke wrestling will honor its seven graduating seniors Wednesday night, hosting Gardner-Webb in a 6 p.m. matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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LAST TIME OUT
Duke wrestling dropped a 45-3 decision to Virginia Friday night in Charlottesville.
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Opening the night at 125 pounds, freshman
Ethan Grimminger battled Virginia's Patrick McCormick but ultimately dropped a 8-2 decision.
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The Cavaliers kept that momentum going, besting the Blue Devils in nine of ten matches with senior
Jonah Niesenbaum scoring the team's lone three points to close out the night.
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In the heavyweight bout, No. 22 Niesenbaum defeated Ethan Weatherspoon of Virginia in a 7-1 decision to collect his 10th straight dual win and move to 22-3 on the season.
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PREDICTED LINEUP
125:
Ethan Grimminger
133:
Logan Agin
141:
Christian Colman
149:
Patrick Rowland
157:
Logan Ferrero
165:
Gabe Dinette
174:
Nick Tattini
184:
Luke Chakonis
197:
Vincent Baker
285: No. 18
Jonah Niesenbaum
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HOW TO FOLLOW
The match can be streamed on ACC Network Extra with live stats available through
TrackWrestling.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
Duke leads the all-time series 30-3-1 after last season's win over Gardner-Webb on the road. The Blue Devils edged out the Runnin' Bulldogs in an exciting, 18-16, decision after Niesenbaum claimed a 8-3 victory over Gardner-Webb's Peyton McComas.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Devils conclude the regular season at No. 16 Pittsburgh on Saturday. The match will be broadcasted on ACC Network Extra with action set to begin at noon.
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