Navy Defeats Duke in Sunday Matinee Dual

Sunday, February 9

Pittsboro, N.C. (Northwood HS)

2 p.m.

Duke University

Navy

Wade Unger battles a Gardner-Webb wrestler during Duke's dual on Wednesday

Navy Defeats Duke in Sunday Matinee Dual

2/9/2020 5:50:00 PM | Wrestling

PITTSBORO, N.C. – Duke wrestling fell to Navy, 39-6, in a Sunday afternoon out-of-conference dual at Northwood High School.

For the second meet in a row the Blue Devils were forced to forfeit at 125 and 141 pounds, dropping 12 quick points in the team score.

Despite the final score though, Duke and Navy gave fans plenty to cheer about during the match. Four of the eight actual matches ended in a decision win with redshirt sophomore Benjamin Anderson nearly taking down No. 7 Tanner Skidgel at 165 pounds.

Anderson's nationally ranked foe saw himself quickly down 2-0 after a two-point takedown by the Pleasant Grove, Utah, native. Skidgel answered with a reversal and a stalling warning point to jump in front 3-2. Anderson tied things up in the second period when he recorded a point following an escape. Unfortunately, Skidgel took the third period thanks to an escape point and a riding time point to push the final score to 5-3.

Wade Unger also had himself a battle at 149 pounds against Navy's Wyatt Long. The two kept things close and with only a minute left Unger found himself down just 6-5 to the junior. One final takedown by Long, however, secured the 8-5 win for the visitors.

Duke is back in action Friday, Feb. 14, when it welcomes Virginia to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a 7 p.m. dual. The match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra and will have live stats available via TrackWrestling.

Navy 39, Duke 6
125: Noah Sirianni (Navy) win by forfeit | Navy 6, Duke 0
133: Jacob Allen (Navy) decision Harrison Campbell (Duke), 6-2 | Navy 9, Duke 0
141: Cody Trybus (Navy) win by forfeit | Navy 15, Duke 0
149: Wyatt Long (Navy) decision Wade Unger (Duke), 8-5 | Navy 18 , Duke 0
157: Jack Stanton-Taddeo (Navy) major decision Eric Carter (Duke), 11-2 | Navy 22, Duke 0
165: #9 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) decision Benjamin Anderson (Duke), 5-3 | Navy 25, Duke 0
174: Spencer Carey (Navy) decision Mason Eaglin (Duke), 9-4 | Navy 28, Duke 0
184: Dean Caravela (Navy) fall Kai Blake (Duke), 6:01 | Navy 34, Duke 0
197: Jacob Koser (Navy) tech fall Vincent Baker (Duke), 17-2 | Navy 39, Duke 0
285: Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) injury default John Birchmeier (Navy), 0-0, 0:15 | Navy 39, Duke 6

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