Blue Devils Head to VMI for Pair of Dual Matches

Saturday, November 22

Lexington, VA

1 p.m.

Duke University

VMI

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Blue Devils Head to VMI for Pair of Dual Matches

11/21/2025 9:00:00 PM | Wrestling

Duke Notes

Duke (3-2) at VMI (1-2)
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 * 1 p.m.
Lexington, Va. * Cormack Hall

Duke (3-2) vs. Mercyhurst (0-0)
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 * 3 p.m.
Lexington, Va. * Cormack Hall

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Duke wrestling team heads to the state of West Virginia this weekend to face a pair of opponents at the VMI Wrestling Tri-Meet, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 inside Cormack Hall.
• The Blue Devils (3-2) face host VMI (1-2) at 1 p.m., followed by Mercyhurst (0-0) at 3 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
• Fans can follow the action live on FloWrestling.

THE SERIES WITH VMI
• Duke and VMI will meet for the 39th time in program history with VMI leading the series, 26-12. The Blue Devils have won three out of the last four meetings with the Keydets.
• Last season, Duke collected a 22-12 victory in Durham as Riley Rowan (125), Christian Colman (141), SP O'Donnell (149), Aidan Wallace (165), Gaetano Console (174), Kwasi Bonsu (197) and Connor Barket (285) won their matches.
• The Blue Devils have won three out of the last four matches contested in Lexington, Virginia. Overall, Duke owns a 2-10 ledger in matches played at VMI.

THE SERIES WITH MERCYHURST
• Duke and Mercyhurst will meet for the first time in program history.

LAST TIME OUT
• Duke redshirt junior Connor Barket remained undefeated as the Blue Devil wrestling team split a doubleheader in Baltimore against Morgan State and Drexel at Hurt Gymnasium last weekend.
• The Blue Devils opened the day with a 28-10 victory over Morgan State and then closed the doubleheader by dropping a 37-4 decision versus Drexel. Duke moved to 3-2 on the season.
• The Morgan State match opened at 125 pounds with Duke redshirt freshman Riley Rowan collecting a 1-0 decision versus Jimmie Jones to give the Blue Devils a 3-0 lead.
• Morgan State took its first lead as Javaan Yarbrough totaled a tech fall victory over Duke's John King to go ahead, 5-3.
• Raymond Adams, a Duke junior, totaled his fourth win of the year with a tech fall, 19-4, at 141 pounds to put the Blue Devils back into the lead, 6-5.
• The Blue Devils closed strong as graduate student Aurelius Dunbar moved to 2-0 at Duke with a 2-1 decision as Duke evened the ledger, 11-11.
• Aidan Wallace improved to 7-0 on the season at 174 pounds as he netted a 5-2 decision against Cortillius Vann to give the Blue Devils a 14-10 lead.
• Competing at 184 pounds, junior David Hussey made his 2025 debut and collected a 7-3 decision against Sam Diggs to put Duke ahead, 17-10.
• Redshirt freshman Owen McGrory registered his fourth win of the year at 197 pounds as he totaled a 17-1 tech fall win over Eric Washington. The Blue Devils led, 22-10, heading into the heavyweight bout.
• Connor Barket won by forfeit as Duke totaled a 28-10 win.
• After Drexel opened with wins at 125, 133 and 141, Duke's O'Donnell had a tough bout with Pat Kelly, but dropped a 3-0 decision.
• Wallace lost his first match of the season in a tight, 4-2 decision, against Josiah Queen.
• Barket closed the match with a bright spot as he logged an 11-2 decision over Nat Schon to close the match with a 4-37 decision against Drexel.

BARKET & WALLACE RANKED NATIONALLY
• Duke wrestling redshirt junior Connor Barket is currently listed in four different rankings -- Open Mat (#20), FloWrestling (#20), Intermat (#22) and WrestleStat (#23).
• Seeing action at 174 pounds this season, redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace is also ranked in three different polls -- Intermat (#24), WrestleStat (#33) and FloWrestling (#26).
• Wallace (7-1) and Barket (8-0) have combined for a 15-1 start to the 2025-26 campaign.