CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In the final road ACC regular season match of the 2024-25 Duke wrestling campaign, the Blue Devils traveled to Charlottesville, Va., and dropped a 39-0 decision to Virginia inside John Paul Jones Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke redshirt sophomore tri-captain Raymond Adams was in a close match with 31st-ranked Gable Porter at 133 pounds. Porter collected an escape point in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Adams posted an escape with 13 seconds remaining in the match, but Porter notched the 2-1 win via a riding time point.
- At 165 pounds, Duke's 27th-ranked Aidan Wallace went up against 22nd-ranked Nick Hamilton. Hamilton registered a takedown in the first period, before Wallace netted an escape. Heading into the third period, Hamilton led 4-1, but Wallace registered an escape to start the final frame to cut into the lead, 4-2. Hamilton then came away with a takedown to go ahead, 7-2, and ended with an 8-3 win.
- Duke's Gaetano Console faced Mason Stefanelli at 174 pounds. The two were tied, 1-1, until the second period when Stefanelli totaled a takedown to go ahead, 4-1. Stefanelli went on to total the 5-3 decision.
- At 184 pounds, David Hussey was tight, 1-4, with Griffin Gammell in the third period, before Gammell pulled away with a takedown late and won 8-2.
- Blue Devil sophomore Kwasi Bonsu registered a pair of takedowns against Steven Burrell, Jr., but dropped a 15-7 major decision.
- Duke fell to 4-13, 0-5 in the ACC, while Virginia improved to 5-4, 1-3.
WHAT IS NEXT
- Duke closes regular season action Sunday, Feb. 16 as the Blue Devils host Stanford at 11 a.m., live on ACC Network Extra.
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Virginia 39, Duke 0
125: Keyveon Roller (UVA) over
Ethan Grimminger (DU) Tech Fall 19-4 (4:26)
133: #31 Gable Porter (UVA) over
Raymond Adams (DU) 2-1 Decision
141: #19 Dylan Cedeno (UVA) over
Christian Colman (DU) Major Decision 17-5
149: Erik Roggie (UVA) over
SP O'Donnell (DU) Major Decision 12-0
157: Nick Sanko (UVA) over
Logan Ferrero (DU) Major Decision 10-0
165: #19 Nick Hamilton (UVA) over #27
Aidan Wallace (DU) Decision 8-3
174: Mason Stefanelli (UVA) over
Gaetano Console (DU) Decision 5-3
184: Griffin Gammell (UVA) over
David Hussey (DU) Decision 8-2
197: Steven Burrell, Jr. (UVA) over
Kwasi Bonsu (DU) 15-7
HWT: Gabe Christenson (UVA) pinned
Tyler O'Boyle (DU) 1:11