Wrestling to Face Virginia Tech, Cornell to Close Regular Season

Duke (6-12, 0-5 ACC) at #6 Virginia Tech (10-3, 5-0 ACC)
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 * 7 p.m.
Blacksburg, Va. * Cassell Coliseum
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Senior Day
Cornell (8-6, 4-1 Ivy) at Duke (6-12, 0-5 ACC)
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 * 12 p.m.
Durham, N.C. * Penn Pavilion
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SETTING THE SCENE
• Duke wrestling will close the regular season this weekend as the Blue Devils travel to sixth-ranked Virginia Tech Friday, Feb. 20 and then host Cornell Sunday, Feb. 22 at 12 p.m.
• Friday's contest in Blacksburg, Virginia, will be contested at Cassell Coliseum at 7 p.m.
• Sunday's match against Cornell will mark senior day for the Blue Devils and will be hosted inside Penn Pavilion on Duke's campus at 12 p.m. Parking will be available in the Bryan Center Parking Garage located at 125 Science Drive.
• For senior day, Duke will honor Nick Tattini, Gaetano Console, Connor Barket, Cameron Morgan, Natty Lapinski, Tyler O'Boyle and Aurelius Dunbar prior to the match Sunday.

HOW TO FOLLOW
• Fans can follow the action live on FloWrestling.
• Both matches this week will be aired live on ACC Network Extra.

THE SERIES WITH VIRGINIA TECH
• Duke and Virginia Tech will meet for the 50th time in program history with the Hokies leading the series, 36-13. The Hokies have won 21 matches in a row against the Blue Devils with the last Duke win coming Jan. 11, 1999 with a 23-21 victory in Blacksburg, Virginia.

THE SERIES WITH CORNELL
• Duke and Cornell will face each other for the first time in program history.

BARKET & WALLACE RANKED NATIONALLY
• Duke wrestling redshirt junior Connor Barket is currently listed in four different rankings -- FloWrestling (#23), Intermat (#23), The Open Mat (#20) and WrestleStat (#26).
• Seeing action at 174 pounds this season, redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace is also ranked in three different polls -- Intermat (#23), WrestleStat (#27) and FloWrestling (#24).
• Wallace (25-3) and Barket (18-5) have combined for a 43-8 start to the 2025-26 campaign.
• In the latest NCAA Coaches Rankings, Barket is ranked No. 23 and Wallace is No. 27.

FIRST ACC WIN
• Duke redshirt sophomore Spencer von Savoye collected his first collegiate ACC win Friday against NC State. He netted a 1-0 victory over Brad Yokum of the Wolfpack. He totaled an escape in the second period and that proved to be the winning point.
• von Savoye narrowly lost, 9-8, in the previous match at North Carolina to Cameron Stinson, Jr.

MOVING UP WINS LIST
• Duke redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace collected his 25th win of the season this past Friday against NC State. His 25 victories ranks tied for fifth on Duke's single-season record charts for 174 pounds. With his next win, he will move into a tie for third. The most wins in a season in Duke history at 174 pounds is 29 by Matt Finesilver in 2021-22, while Bret Klopp is second with 27 victories.
• Redshirt junior Connor Barket collected his 18th win of the season against North Carolina to rank tied for seventh on Duke's single-season chart in the heavyweight class. He posted 24 wins a season ago to rank fifth.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Duke wrestling tandem of Aidan Wallace and Spencer von Savoye collected victories Friday in an ACC matchup against eighth-ranked NC State in Cameron Indoor Stadium. As a team, the Blue Devils dropped a 32-7 decision.
• The Blue Devils opened the contest at 125 pounds with redshirt sophomore Spencer von Savoye collecting a thrilling 1-0 victory against Brad Yokum of the Wolfpack. After a scoreless first period, von Savoye notched an escape in the second to lead, 1-0. A native of Oakdale, California, von Savoye was able to hold on for his second win of the season and fourth of his collegiate career.
• With Duke leading 3-0 to open the match, NC State went on to win each of the next five bouts to lead 21-3.
• Duke redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace continued his stellar play as he jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first period against Latrell Shafer at 174 pounds. Wallace, who is from Mahwah, New Jersey, collected a takedown followed by back-to-back nearfalls. After a scoreless second period, Wallace was able to register a couple of escapes and a riding time point, while Shafer added a takedown. Wallace won his seventh bout out of the last eight matches with a 14-3 major decision.
• To close the night, the fans were treated to a ranked matchup with Duke's 20th-ranked Connor Barket versus second-ranked Issac Trumble at heavyweight. Trumble registered a takedown in the first and led 3-0 after the first three minutes. Barket trailed 10-1 following the second and dropped the match with an 11-3 major decision.

ADAMS WINS AT UNC
• Duke junior Raymond Adams won his first ACC bout of the season on the road at North Carolina. He totaled a 7-5 decision against Marco Tocci.
• Adams now owns at least one ACC victory in each of his three seasons with the Blue Devils.

ROSS REGISTERS THIRD ACC WIN
• Duke redshirt freshman Dylan Ross collected his third ACC win at North Carolina as he defeated Nate Askew.
• A few of weeks ago, Ross registered a key win against Virginia's Wynton Denkins. Ross had lost to Denkins, 4-2, in the Southern Scuffle back on Jan. 3. He has won seven out of his last 10 matches.
• Ross continues to have a solid season with the Blue Devils as he trying to qualify for the NCAA Championship. He owns a 14-9 overall record and 3-2 mark in ACC action. He is 7-7 in dual play so far in 2025-26.

WALLACE NOTCHES MILESTONE
• With his six wins at the Southern Scuffle, redshirt junior Aidan Wallace reached 20 victories on the season. He has now collected 20+ wins at the 164-pound weight class and the 174-pound class over the last two seasons.
• Wallace became the 14th Blue Devil to notch back-to-back 20+ win seasons -- Matt Finesilver, Frank Cornely, Levi Craig, Voris Tejada, John Barone, Diego Bencomo, Jacob Kasper, Conner Hartmann, Mike Mitchell, Immanuel Kerr-Brown, Josh Finesilver, Marcus Cain and Tommy Hoang.
• Wallace has become just the fourth Blue Devil to collect 20+ wins in multiple weight classes -- Frank Cornely (174, 184), Voris Tejada (157 and 174), John Barone (174/184 & 184/197) and Josh Finesilver (133 and 141).

DUKE REACHES SIX WINS
• Duke has registered six wins on the year. The six wins are the most victories by the Blue Devils since the 2021-22 campaign when Duke totaled a 7-10 ledger.
• Over the last 10 years, Duke has reached five or more wins only three times -- 2025-26, 2021-22 and 2017-18.

OTHER NOTES
• Of Duke's 275 points scored on the season, 109 have come from the 174 and Heavyweight divisions.
• Redshirt junior Gaetano Console and graduate student Natty Lapinsky will miss the remainder of the season due to injuries.

WHAT IS NEXT
• Duke will compete in the ACC Championship Sunday, March 8 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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