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No. 13 UNC Wrestling Defeats Duke, 25-13

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 13th-ranked North Carolina wrestling team utilized four major decisions and a fall, en route to a 25-13 victory over Duke Friday evening, inside Carmichael Arena. With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 9-3 on the season, and 2-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference duals.
In the 101st meeting between the two programs, Carolina has now won 10-straight over the Blue Devils and 48 of the last 50 duals against Duke. On the night, Cameron Stinson Jr. (125) claimed a decision, Ethan Oakley (133), Laird Root (157), Jake Dailey (184) and Robert Platt (197) earned major decisions, highlighted by Joey Showalter’s (157) second-period fall.
Opening the night at 157, Root collected the first bonus-point win on the night, followed by Showalter’s second-period fall at the end of period two. Following a win by Duke at 174-pounds, Dailey and Platt responded with two-straight major decisions for the Tar Heels. At 125-pounds, Stinson earned an escape with seconds remaining, collecting his first ACC win of the season and his second-straight season with a decision against the Blue Devils.
Oakley’s 10-1 major decision at 133-pounds closed the Carolina success on the night, securing the Trinity, N.C. product’s 100th-career victory, and his second ACC win on the campaign. Up next, the Tar Heels travel to No. 7 Virginia Tech Friday evening. … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2026/2/6/no-13-wrestling-defeats-duke-25-13
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Four Blue Devils Collect Wins at No. 13 North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Duke wrestling team traveled down the road to 13th-ranked North Carolina Friday evening and featured four Blue Devils with wins, but dropped a 25-13 decision to the Tar Heels inside Carmichael Arena.
Totaling victories on the evening were Aidan Wallace (174), Connor Barket (285), Raymond Adams (141) and Dylan Ross (149).  It marked the second match in a row that the trio of Wallace, Barket and Ross totaled victories.  Duke dropped to 6-11, 0-4 in the ACC, while North Carolina moved to 9-3, 2-3. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
At heavyweight, Duke’s 20th-ranked Connor Barket had a scoreless first period against Jacob Levy.Barket, who hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, took a 1-0 lead in the second and then registered a takedown to go ahead, 4-0.Barket added a point for UNC stalling and led 5-0 entering 
The match opened at 157 pounds with Duke’s Mikey Boulanger going up against 28th-ranked Laird Root of the Tar Heels.After falling behind, 12-2, in the second period, Boulanger registered the Blue Devils’ first takedown of the night to cut into the lead, 12-5.Laird ended up totaling a 16-6 major decision victory.
At 174 pounds, Duke’s 23rd-ranked Aidan Wallace and Collin Carrigan featured a scoreless first period.A product of Mahwah, N.J., Wallace took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second.He then collected a takedown to go ahead, 4-0.With a 4-0 lead entering the third, Wallace added another takedown to move the ledger to 7-0.Carrigan added an escape with 20 seconds remaining, but Wallace was too strong notching a 7-1 decision.
The Blue Devils notched at least one takedown in each of the first four bouts. … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2026/2/6/wrestling-four-blue-devils-collect-wins-at-no-13-north-carolina

February 8, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | acc, ncaa, sports