Duke @ Gardner-Webb

Duke edged Gardner-Webb 24-22 in a tightly contested dual at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina on December 3, 2025. The match came down to bonus-point wrestling, with both teams racking up pins, majors and a technical fall that kept the margin razor thin throughout.

Gardner-Webb got major contributions from several high-impact wins. Tyson Lane scored a fall over Riley Rowan to put six points on the board, and #18 T.K. Davis followed with a 19-3 technical fall over John King for five more team points. Hadyn Danals and Josh McCutchen added major decisions at 184 and 197, keeping the SoCon side within striking distance late in the dual.

Duke answered with its own run of bonus results. Aurelius Dunbar recorded a fall at 165 and #26 Aidan Wallace added a fall at 174, each worth six team points. Those pins were critical in matching Gardner-Webb’s damage and prevented the meet from slipping away as majors and tech falls piled up for the home team.

The decisive swing came from Duke’s heavyweight, #19 Connor Barket, whose fall over Rocky Files delivered six team points and pushed Duke past Gardner-Webb by two. With bonus points trading hands across the lineup, Barket’s pin provided the final margin in an otherwise evenly balanced dual, leaving Duke with the 24-22 road victory.