Action began at 197 pounds as Nick Vetterlein earned two takedowns in the first period and sealed the match with another takedown in the final seconds to win by a 7-3 decision over Brian Self. Tech's Chris Penny made it 6-0 Tech with an 8-2 decision over Andrew Fulk at 285 pounds.
After Erik Spjut scored a win via forfeit at 125 pounds to make the score 12-0 in favor of Tech, top-ranked 133-pounder Devin Carter fell behind Brandon Gambucci, 5-0, early in the second period and trailed at the end of the second stanza, 6-4, after Gambucci took injury time. However, Carter turned things around quickly in the third period as he scored a takedown and put the Duke man on his back, ending the bout with a pin at 5:21. The fall was Carter's eighth of the season.
No. 20 Zach Neibert built a lead thanks to two takedowns and three back points and won by a 9-3 decision over Tanner Hough at 141 pounds. Duke's AJ Guardado ended the Tech win streak at 149 pounds as he defeated Nick Brascetta, 3-1, in sudden victory, making the score 21-3 Hokies.
At 157 pounds, Cameron Hurd wrestled Immanuel Kerr-Brown in a back-and-forth match which Hurd eventually won, 13-7. Matt Stephens bumped up from 157 pounds to wrestle at 165 and held off Duke's Ryan Harding to win his first career dual match with an 8-5 decision.
Chris Moon made it four straight decisions for Tech with a 6-4 victory over Randy Roden at 174 pounds. In the final bout of the night between the 184 pounders, Duke's Diego Bencomo built a 5-1 lead over Tech's John Dickson and won by decision, 6-3, making the final score 30-6 Hokies.
Tech improves to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the ACC, while Duke falls to 0-4 and 0-2 in the ACC.
The Hokies, ranked No. 23 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches' Poll will be back in action tomorrow when they take on North Carolina (2-11, 1-1 ACC) at 2 p.m. in the “Drive For 5,000†match. Admission is free.
Results:
197: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Brian Self, 7-3
285: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Andrew Fulk, 8-2
125: Erik Spjut (VT) wins by forfeit
133: #1 Devin Carter (VT) fall Brandon Gambucci, 5:21
141: #20 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Tanner Hough, 9-3
149: AJ Guardado (DU) dec. Nick Brascetta, 3-1 (SV)
157: Cameron Hurd (VT) dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 13-7
165: Matt Stephens (VT) dec. Ryan Harding, 8-5
174: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Randy Roden, 6-4
184: Diego Bencomo (DU) dec. John Dickson, 6-3
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