The 38 points scored by the Blue Devils are the most by the team since they beat VMI 38-9 Jan. 29, 2014. Duke's 35-point margin of victory is the largest since a 43-0 win over Davidson Feb. 1, 2012. Duke improves to 4-5 overall on the year, while the Runnin' Bulldogs drop to 1-8.
Duke started the evening at 174 pounds with rookie Matt Finesilver picking up a 19-2 technical fall for his 19th win of the season. He led 13-2 after two periods and needed little time in the third to come away with the five points for the Blue Devils.
Fellow true freshman Kaden Russell followed with a hard-fought 11-9 decision at 184 pounds and Alec Schenk added three more points to the team score by edging Anthony Perrine in a 3-2 match.
Leading 11-0 after three matches, fourth-ranked Jacob Kasper put together his usual performance and tacked on six more points with a pin in 4:01. It was his team-best sixth of the year and extended his win streak to 16 matches and pushed his career total to 96.
After a forfeit at 125 by the Runnin' Bulldogs, Duke added four more wins at 133, 149, 157 and 165. Josh Finesilver moved to 18-11 on the season with a narrow 2-0 decision. Mitch Finesilver, ranked 11th at 157, also used his time in the top position to grab a 2-0 decision and his 21st victory of the year.
Brandon Leynaud, Duke's 149-pounder, added yet another pin to his name, putting Joby Armenta on his back late in the second period for six points. Leynaud has a career-best five falls this season with three of them coming in duals.
Zach Finesilver rounded out the dual with a wild 11-6 decision over Brett Stein. The pair traded reversals throughout the match, but it was a strong third-period showing from Zach that proved to be the difference. He improves to 12-10 overall heading into this weekend's ACC match.
Duke returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday, Feb. 3 against Virginia. The dual is slated to start at 2 p.m., and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
Results:
174 - No. 19 Matt Finesilver (Duke) tech fall Christian Maroni (GWU), 19-2 [Duke 5, GWU 0]
184 - Kaden Russell (Duke) decision Cole Graves (GWU), 11-9 [Duke 8, GWU 0]
197 - Alec Schenk (Duke) decision Anthony Perrine (GWU), 3-2 [Duke 11, GWU 0]
285 - No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke) fall Lathan Bumgarner (GWU)], 4:01 [Duke 17, GWU 0]
125 - Thayer Atkins (Duke) wins by forfeit [Duke 23, GWU 0]
133 - Josh Finesilver (Duke) decision Philip Anderson (GWU), 2-0 [Duke 26, GWU 0]
141 - Landon LoAlbo (GWU) decision Jeremiah Reitz (GWU), 12-6 [Duke 26, GWU 3]
149 - Brandon Leynaud (Duke) fall Joby Armenta (GWU), 4:32 [Duke 32, GWU 3]
157 - No. 11 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) decision Tyler Marinelli (GWU), 2-0 [Duke 35, GWU 3]
165 - Zach Finesilver (Duke) decision Brett Stein (GWU), 11-6 [Duke 38, GWU 3]
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