DURHAM – The Duke wrestling program travels to Lexington, Va. this weekend to face Virginia Military Institute and Franklin & Marshall. Weigh-ins begin at 10 a.m., with action to start for the Blue Devils at 1 p.m. against F&M.
THE SCHEDULE
11 a.m.: VMI vs. Franklin & Marshall
1 p.m.: Duke vs. Franklin & Marshall
3 p.m.: Duke vs. VMI
HOW TO WATCH
- Live stats will be provided for the F&M match on TrackWrestling, while fans can stream the action against VMI on ESPN+.
PREDICTED LINEUP
125:
Ethan Grimminger
133:
Drake Doolittle /
Christian Colman
141:
Jarred Papcsy
149:
Logan Ferrero /
Patrick Rowland
157:
Preston Decker /
Nick Tattini
165:
Gaetano Console
174:
Conor Becker
184:
Jack Wimmer /
Luke Chakonis
HWT:
Connor Barket
HWT:
Jonah Niesenbaum
NOTEABLES
- Senior Jonah Niesenbaum is coming off two straight tournament titles and captured his first career wins over ranked opponents after defeating No. 22 Benjamin Goldin (Penn) and No. 19 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) in the Keystone Classic.
- No. 16 Niesenbaum is now 9-1 on the season and already halfway to last season's win total of 16 – his career best.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SERIES
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL
The Blue Devils are 1-0 all-time against F&M after a 24-12 decision in 2013.
VMI
Although Duke has won four of the last five meetings, the Keydets lead the all-time series, 25-11. The last time these two met was in 2014 with a convincing 38-9 win for the Blue Devils.
UP NEXT
Duke returns to the mat on Wednesday, Dec. 21 in Clinton, S.C. for duals against Presbyterian and George Mason.
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