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Finesilvers Conclude NCAA Championship Run
3/18/2022 4:03:00 PM | Wrestling
DETROIT, Mich. – Redshirt senior brothers Josh Finesilver and Matt Finesilver concluded their respective runs at the NCAA Championships Friday, wrapping up their historic seasons in Little Caesars Arena.Â
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Josh opened the day in a tight battle with Northern Iowa's 20th-seeded Colin Realbuto in the consolation draw, clawing his way back into the match in the second period. However, the Greenwood Village, Colo., native fell just shy, falling in an 8-4 decision.
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Matt followed his brother with a strong showing in his first match of the consolation round, defeating the No. 14 seeded Chris Foca of Cornell. After Foca earned an early takedown, Finesilver scored a reversal and never looked back, taking his match in an 8-2 decision, scoring exactly two minutes of riding time.
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Matt returned to the mat later that afternoon, matching up against 11th-seeded Peyton Mocco of Missouri – the pair's second matchup of the season. Finesilver and Mocco battled through a scoreless first period, before Mocco earned a reversal in the second period. Finesilver picked up an escape to make it 2-1 and nearly scored a takedown late in the match but ended up dropping a tight 2-1 decision.
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Matt finishes his collegiate career with a career record of 78-26 (.750), while Josh finishes with a 79-45 (.637) record in his Blue Devils career.
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The duo won a combined eight matches in their NCAA Championship careers, with both ending near the top of program lore in all-time in NCAA Championship wins in Duke history. Josh finishes with the fourth most NCAA matches in program history at 12, while Matt finishes sixth at 10.
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RESULTS
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Consolation Round Two: #20 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) def. #14 Josh Finesilver – Dec., 8-4
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Consolation Round Two: #13 Matt Finesilver def. #14 Chris Foca (Cornell) – Dec., 8-2
Consolation Round Three: #11 Peyton Mocco (Missouri) def. #13 Matt Finesilver – Dec., 2-1
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Josh opened the day in a tight battle with Northern Iowa's 20th-seeded Colin Realbuto in the consolation draw, clawing his way back into the match in the second period. However, the Greenwood Village, Colo., native fell just shy, falling in an 8-4 decision.
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Matt followed his brother with a strong showing in his first match of the consolation round, defeating the No. 14 seeded Chris Foca of Cornell. After Foca earned an early takedown, Finesilver scored a reversal and never looked back, taking his match in an 8-2 decision, scoring exactly two minutes of riding time.
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Matt returned to the mat later that afternoon, matching up against 11th-seeded Peyton Mocco of Missouri – the pair's second matchup of the season. Finesilver and Mocco battled through a scoreless first period, before Mocco earned a reversal in the second period. Finesilver picked up an escape to make it 2-1 and nearly scored a takedown late in the match but ended up dropping a tight 2-1 decision.
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Matt finishes his collegiate career with a career record of 78-26 (.750), while Josh finishes with a 79-45 (.637) record in his Blue Devils career.
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The duo won a combined eight matches in their NCAA Championship careers, with both ending near the top of program lore in all-time in NCAA Championship wins in Duke history. Josh finishes with the fourth most NCAA matches in program history at 12, while Matt finishes sixth at 10.
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RESULTS
149
Consolation Round Two: #20 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) def. #14 Josh Finesilver – Dec., 8-4
174
Consolation Round Two: #13 Matt Finesilver def. #14 Chris Foca (Cornell) – Dec., 8-2
Consolation Round Three: #11 Peyton Mocco (Missouri) def. #13 Matt Finesilver – Dec., 2-1
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