SPORTS | WRESTLING
Duke wrestling drops disappointing match to Pittsburgh in ACC home finale
By Merle Nye | February 12, 2018After two straight wins, the Blue Devils took a step back Sunday afternoon.
After two straight wins, the Blue Devils took a step back Sunday afternoon.
Jeremiah Reitz's first career win in a dual match could not have come at a better time for the Blue Devils.
"We've got to wrestle to win, and I'm not seeing some of our guys get that yet."
Duke bounced back from a crushing 32-6 defeat to No. 6 N.C. State Friday to come away with a 22-22 Criteria B win.
The Blue Devils emerged undefeated from their journey to Colorado Sunday, defeating both Cal State Bakersfield and Northern Colorado.
Duke’s performance at the Carolina Duals shows that it has a long way to go.
Redshirt senior Jacob Kasper started off his second new year in a row on a high note to take Duke to its highest finish ever.
For the time first time in history, a Duke wrestler finished on the podium at the prestigious Cliff Keen Open.
The Blue Devils will look to close out the calendar year strong as they return to the Cliff Keen Open for the first time in seven years.
Coming off an All-American season last year, redshirt senior Jacob Kasper picked up where he left off in Duke's first event of the season.
The fourth-seeded heavyweight finished sixth to become Duke's third All-American in program history and highlight the team's 32nd-place showing with 9.5 points at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Although the Blue Devils had a disappointing regular season, a trio of competitors rallied Saturday to punch tickets to the NCAA championship.
No. 24 Pittsburgh used two early pins and a major heavyweight upset to dominate the Blue Devils 28-9 at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh.
In what was expected to be a tight meet, Duke found itself searching for answers at the end of another frustrating night on the mat.
The Cavaliers overcame a 10-9 deficit heading into intermission by winning four of the last five bouts on their way to a decisive 23-14 win at Card Gym Sunday afternoon.
Last year, Gardner-Webb pulled ahead in the last bout to beat the Blue Devils 19-18, with Boyce Cornwell defeating Duke’s Brendan Walsh, but the Bulldogs dug a little too deep of a hole this time.
After coming back from a 16-6 deficit Thursday against Old Dominion, Duke couldn’t scrap together enough late magic to finish a second straight comeback bid, falling 26-13 to No. 5 Virginia Tech after dropping the final four bouts.
Redshirt junior heavyweight Jacob Kasper flipped the momentum with a 57-second pin, sparking an improbable Blue Devil comeback that stopped Duke's season from going further off the rails.
Unfortunately for Duke, not even a major decision from their nationally-ranked heavyweight could salvage a victory at Navy.
The No. 20 Mountaineers defeated Duke 25-11 at Card Gymnasium in one of the Blue Devils’ four home matches of the season.