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Duke Splits Presbyterian, George Mason Duals

CLINTON S.C. – The Duke wrestling team (3-4) split two duals on the road Wednesday afternoon, narrowly defeating Presbyterian, 23-19, and falling to George Mason in a 35-3 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Jonah Niesenbaum secured the Blue Devils’ only three points against George Mason after a 9-2 decision over Donovan Sprouse. Niesenbaum, ranked 19th nationally, improved to 2-0 on the afternoon after a win over Morvens Saint Jean of Presbyterian.
• Junior Preston Decker‘s major decision over Michael Ramirez started the Blue Devils off strong in the opening match against Presbyterian.
• Freshman Gaetano Console followed at 165 pounds, earning six more points to extend the Blue Devils’ lead to 10-0.
• Presbyterian was able to even the score in the final three matches, however, redshirt-junior Patrick Rowland defeated Khalid Brinkley in a major decision, 10-2, to capture the Blue Devils’ victory.

UP NEXT
Duke returns to the mat on Sunday, Jan. 1, opening a two-day stint at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. … rest of story at GOduke.com/news/2022/12/21/wrestling-duke-splits-presbyterian-george-mason-duals

Mason Starts Season 8-0 after Wins against Duke and Presbyterian

Fairfax, Va.— The George Mason wrestling team is 8-0 in dual action after defeating Duke University and Presbyterian College today in Clinton, S.C.

Mason defeated Presbyterian 32-6 and Duke 35-3 to continue its best start since the 1994-95 season. Ironically, that season the Patriots defeated Duke 36-9, the last win against the Blue Devils. Mason has evened the all-time series at 4-4.

The Patriots won 18 of the 20 matches today.

Josh Jones earned two falls today, his third and fourth of the season, in the 133 pound weight class. Freshman Markel Baker (125) and Drew Dickson (165) each earned a technical fall against Presbyterian. Baker leads the team in tech falls with three. Baker is 14-6 in his inaugural season.

Dickson also earned a major decision against Presbyterian’s Tyler Chittum, 18-6. … rest of story at GOmason.com/news/2022/12/21/wrestling-mason

Miller Named National Wrestler of the Week

BOONE, N.C. — App State’s Will Miller has been named not just the SoCon Wrestler of the Week thanks to a 3-0 mark that included a big win at North Carolina, but the NCAA has also recognized Miller as its National Wrestler of the Week.

Miller’s unbeaten week included a 7-5 decision against eighth-ranked returning All-American Clay Lautt of North Carolina, a result that gave App State its final victory in a 19-16 road win at No. 21 UNC. Competing in a dual for just the second time, Miller delivered a tiebreaking takedown with 36 seconds left and finished on top to preserve the win.

Miller then went 2-0 in Tuesday night’s pair of duals, starting with a 3-1 decision against Bellarmine’s Devan Hendricks, a four-year starter who took a 46-28 career record to Boone. Miller capped the night with a 14-4 major decision against Queens’ Sebastian Shered.

Miller has won nine of his last 11 matches, starting that streak with a 5-0 run to an individual title at the Keystone Classic.

Miller joins Jon Jon Millner and Sean Carter as SoCon weekly winners from App State this season. … rest of story at APPstatesports.com/news/2022/12/21/-25-wrestling-miller-named-national-wrestler-of-the-week

December 31, 2022 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized