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Blue Devils Travel to ACC Championship Sunday
2/27/2021 7:05:00 PM | Wrestling
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke will head to nearby Raleigh for the 2021 ACC Wrestling Championship at Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday.
Due to restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no public sale of tickets for this year's event. However, ACC Network and ACC Network Extra plan nearly 10 hours of live coverage from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. ACC Network Extra will stream the early and consolations rounds from both Mat 1 and Mat 2, with the 7 p.m. finals set for live linear broadcast on ACC Network. Watch links for all rounds will be posted at theACC.com when they become available.
Five of the 10 wrestlers competing for the Blue Devils at the 2021 ACC Championships will be at their first conference tournament, with redshirt juniors Josh Finesilver, Eric Carter and Kaden Russell along with sophomores Jonah Niesenbaum and Vincent Baker making their return appearances.
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DUKE PROBABLE LINEUP
Wt. Rk. Name       Yr.  Record (duals)
125 - Logan Agin    Fr.   1-4
133 -  Drake Doolittle  R-Fr.  0-3
141 -  Patrick Rowland  R-Fr.  1-4
149 -  Josh Finesilver  R-Jr.  3-2
157 -  Brandon LaRue   R-Fr.  1-4
165 -  Eric Carter    R-Jr.  0-4
174 -  Conor Becker   Fr.   1-4
184 -  Vincent Baker   So.   0-0
197 -  Kaden Russell   R-Jr.  1-4
285 -  Jonah Niesenbaum So.   1-3
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 a.m. – First-round matches (ACC Network Extra)
1:00 p.m. – Semifinals (ACC Network Extra)
3:30 p.m. – Consolation semifinals (ACC Network Extra)
5:00 p.m. – Consolation finals (ACC Network Extra)
7:00 p.m. - Finals (ACC Network)
WATCH LINKS
Mat 1
Mat 2
Finals on ACCN
Live Stats
DUKE AT THE ACC'S
A member of the ACC in wrestling since 1956, Duke's highest finish in the ACC Tournament was third place five times, most recently in 2004. Twenty-four different Duke wrestlers have won 33 ACC titles overall with Mitch Finesilver being the most recent in 2019 (149). Joel Puleo is the Blue Devils' lone competitor to win three consecutive championships, bringing home top honors at heavyweight in 1973, 1974 and 1975.
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Five other wrestlers captured consecutive championships during their careers. In the current weight classifications, Duke has 10 ACC titles at heavyweight, three at 157, two at 184 pounds and 197 and one in the 174, 149, 133 and 125-pound classifications. Duke has had 38 All-ACC selections, including two in 2019 with Mitch and Matt Finesilver, since teams were compiled in 1986.
UP NEXT
Duke will hope to return to the mat again for the NCAA Championships on March 18-20 in St. Louis, Mo. The NCAA qualifiers and brackets will be officially announced the week after ACC Championships.
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Due to restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no public sale of tickets for this year's event. However, ACC Network and ACC Network Extra plan nearly 10 hours of live coverage from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. ACC Network Extra will stream the early and consolations rounds from both Mat 1 and Mat 2, with the 7 p.m. finals set for live linear broadcast on ACC Network. Watch links for all rounds will be posted at theACC.com when they become available.
Five of the 10 wrestlers competing for the Blue Devils at the 2021 ACC Championships will be at their first conference tournament, with redshirt juniors Josh Finesilver, Eric Carter and Kaden Russell along with sophomores Jonah Niesenbaum and Vincent Baker making their return appearances.
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DUKE PROBABLE LINEUP
Wt. Rk. Name       Yr.  Record (duals)
125 - Logan Agin    Fr.   1-4
133 -  Drake Doolittle  R-Fr.  0-3
141 -  Patrick Rowland  R-Fr.  1-4
149 -  Josh Finesilver  R-Jr.  3-2
157 -  Brandon LaRue   R-Fr.  1-4
165 -  Eric Carter    R-Jr.  0-4
174 -  Conor Becker   Fr.   1-4
184 -  Vincent Baker   So.   0-0
197 -  Kaden Russell   R-Jr.  1-4
285 -  Jonah Niesenbaum So.   1-3
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 a.m. – First-round matches (ACC Network Extra)
1:00 p.m. – Semifinals (ACC Network Extra)
3:30 p.m. – Consolation semifinals (ACC Network Extra)
5:00 p.m. – Consolation finals (ACC Network Extra)
7:00 p.m. - Finals (ACC Network)
WATCH LINKS
Mat 1
Mat 2
Finals on ACCN
Live Stats
DUKE AT THE ACC'S
A member of the ACC in wrestling since 1956, Duke's highest finish in the ACC Tournament was third place five times, most recently in 2004. Twenty-four different Duke wrestlers have won 33 ACC titles overall with Mitch Finesilver being the most recent in 2019 (149). Joel Puleo is the Blue Devils' lone competitor to win three consecutive championships, bringing home top honors at heavyweight in 1973, 1974 and 1975.
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Five other wrestlers captured consecutive championships during their careers. In the current weight classifications, Duke has 10 ACC titles at heavyweight, three at 157, two at 184 pounds and 197 and one in the 174, 149, 133 and 125-pound classifications. Duke has had 38 All-ACC selections, including two in 2019 with Mitch and Matt Finesilver, since teams were compiled in 1986.
UP NEXT
Duke will hope to return to the mat again for the NCAA Championships on March 18-20 in St. Louis, Mo. The NCAA qualifiers and brackets will be officially announced the week after ACC Championships.
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#GoDuke
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Players Mentioned
125
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197
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
149/157
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/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
184
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