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Duke Wrestling Defeated By Maryland, 21-12

1/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. ? The Duke wrestling team dropped their seventh straight dual meet, falling to Maryland, 21-12, on Saturday afternoon at Comcast Pavilion. The Blue Devils fall to 0-7 overall and 0-2 in the ACC while the Terrapins improve to 6-7 overall and 4-0 in conference action.

The dual meet began at 197 pounds and Maryland grabbed a 3-0 lead with an 11-7 win by Jerry Afari over Duke sophomore Konrad Dudziak.

A forfeit at heavyweight gave Duke a 6-3 lead but Maryland won six straight decisions to go ahead 21-9. James Knox registered a 4-1 win over sophomore Kellan McKeon at 125 pounds, Brendan Byrne defeated freshman Michael Degli Obizzi, 9-6, at 133 pounds and Alex Krom scored a decision win over junior Philip Wightman at 141 pounds.

Junior Daniel Shvartsman lost his match to Andrew Schlaffer at 149 pounds, falling, 9-7, in the one minute sudden victory period. Schlaffer scored the winning takedown 20 seconds into the overtime period to put the Terps ahead 15-6.

Freshman Cameron Harms was defeated by Adam James, 8-4, at 157 pounds before Maryland's Adam DeCosmo edged redshirt freshman Aaron Glover, 5-4, at 165 pounds.

The Blue Devils closed the dual meet with a pair of victories as senior Levi Craig defeated Mike Maceroli, 8-2, at 174 pounds and redshirt freshman Dan Tulley outlasted Luke Stauffer, 6-4, at 184 pounds.

The Duke wrestling team will travel to Chapel Hill on Tuesday to face Tobacco Road rival North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. in Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels (12-6-1 overall, 0-1-1 ACC) were also defeated by Maryland on Saturday, falling to the Terps, 24-18.

Maryland 21, Duke 12
197: Jerry Afari (Maryland) def. Konrad Dudziak (Duke), 11-7 (0-3)
HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) won by forfeit (6-3)
125: James Knox (Maryland) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 4-1 (6-6)
133: Brendan Byrne (Maryland) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 9-6 (6-9)
141: Alex Krom (Maryland) def. Philip Wightman (Duke), 8-7 (6-12)
149: Andrew Schlaffer (Maryland) def. Daniel Shvartsman (Duke), 9-7 (15-6)
157: Adam James (Maryland) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 8-4 (18-6)
165: Adam DeCosmo (Maryland) def. Aaron Glover (Duke), 5-4 (21-6)
174: Levi Craig (Duke) def. Mike Maceroli (Maryland), 8-2 (21-9)
184: Dan Tulley (Duke) def. Luke Stauffer (Maryland), 6-4 (21-12)