The win over the Boilermakers is the third victory overall for the Blue Devils over a current Big Ten program and is the second ranked win for the Blue Devils this season. Duke's previous Big Ten wins came last season versus Maryland and Michigan State.
Sophomore Thayer Atkins got Duke (6-9) off to a fast start, pinning Luke Schroder with 57 seconds left in the first period. The fall was his first of his career and launched the Blue Devils in front 6-0 right off the bat.
Duke and Purdue had off-setting forfeits at 133 and 157 pounds, respectively, leaving the Blue Devils with a 12-6 lead with seven matches remaining.
The Boilermakers scored a big four-point major decision at 141 as Danny Sabatello took down Zach Finesilver 13-5. Sabatello struck early on the Duke redshirt freshman en route to his 41st career dual victory.
At 149 pounds, twin brother Mitch Finesilver responded with a 9-1 major decision of his own. Ranked 10th nationally, the sophomore scored an early takedown but was unable to get Jeremy Golding to his back to add to his lead. After building his lead to 7-1 with short time remaining, Mitch left no doubt that he was going to get the major decision as he got the necessary takedown for the 9-1 major decision.
Redshirt junior and 18th-ranked Jake Faust added to Duke's lead with a commanding performance at 165 pounds. In full control from the opening whistle, Faust dominated Andy Hoselton and used four nearfall points as the timer buzzed in the third period to get his 17th win of the year and second technical fall.
Sporting a 21-10 lead through six matches, Alec Schenk seemingly put the Blue Devils out of reach with a 24-10 lead with an 8-4 decision over Kirk Johnson. Schenk, after missing a month due to injury, scored first and never trailed as he picked up his first dual victory of the year.
Duke, leading 24-14 with two matches remain, looked to fifth-ranked Conner Hartmann to seal the win for the Blue Devils. Up against Drake Stein, Hartmann left no doubt that Duke would be going home with the win. He scored an early takedown and tacked on six more back points for an 8-0 lead after three minutes of wrestling. The All-American added five more points en route to his 92nd career victory and a 28-14 Duke lead. Hartmann is ranked sixth in program history in wins and one shy of tying for the fifth spot. His .767 win percentage is eighth in Duke history.
Purdue registered a major decision at heavyweight from Tyler Kral to bring the final score to 28-18.
Duke will take the next week to get fully healthy and prepare for ACC Championships March 6 in Charlottesville, Va.
Results:
125: Thayer Atkins (Duke) pins Luke Schroeder, 2:03 – Duke 6, Purdue 0
133: Luke Welch (Purdue) wins by forfeit – Duke 6, Purdue 6
141: Danny Sabatello (Purdue) major dec. Zach Finesilver (Duke), 13-5 – Purdue Duke 6, Purdue 10
149: No. 10 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) major dec. Jeremy Golding (Purdue), 9-1 – Duke 10, Purdue 10
157: Connor Bass (Duke) wins by forfeit – Duke 16, Purdue 10
165: Jake Faust (Duke) tech fall Andy Hoselton (Purdue), 15-0 – Duke 21, Purdue 10
174: Alec Schenk (Duke) dec. Kirk Johnson (Purdue), 8-4 – Duke 24, Purdue 10
184: Taylor Lynde (Purdue) major dec. Trey Adamson (Duke), 13-1 – Duke 24, Purdue 14
197: No. 5 Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Drake Stein (Purdue), 13-0 – Duke 28, Purdue 14
285: Tyler Kral (Purdue) major dec. Brendan Walsh (Duke), 10-1 – Duke 28, Purdue 18
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