Duke (7-9) took an early 9-0 lead after recording a fall victory in 4:10 at 157 lbs. and a 8-5 decision at 165 lbs. Joe Lowe responded with a 17-8 major decision over Duke's John Barone to close the gap 9-4 in favor of the Blue Devils. The senior from Davie, FL improved to a perfect 13-0 in dual matches and is 21-5 overall.
The Spartans (9-4) came even closer to the Blue Devils after Kane Smith took the 10-3 decision over Dan Fox at 184 lbs. Freshman Nick Clark put UNCG up for good after the Cohocton, NY product tallied his team leading eighth fall victory over Duke's Patrick Keenum in 5:36 at 197 lbs. Junior Joe Sheffield extended the Spartan lead after he recorded the 16-6 major decision over Mike Tunick, putting UNCG up 17-9.
Jeff Hedges earned the 9-1 major decision at 125 lbs. over Kellan McKeon and freshman Mitchell Johnson followed with another major decision to add to the Spartan lead. Junior Chris Bencivenga grabbed the 24-7 technical fall over Philip Wightman at 141 lbs. before Duke's Daniel Shvartsman took the 16-8 major decision at 149 lbs. in the final match of the night.
UNCG plays host to Liberty on February 21 for the final home match of the year. The Spartans will pay tribute to their three seniors beginning at 7 pm.
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