Tarleton State vs. Duke

Duke Men's Wrestling edged Tarleton State Men's Wrestling Team 30-24 in a tight dual on December 21, 2025; the location was not provided. The six-point final margin came down to a pair of bonus-point falls that separated the squads when decisions elsewhere kept the score close.

At 125 pounds, Spencer von Savoye delivered a momentum-changing fall over Noah Clayton, scoring six team points for Duke. That pin was one of the night’s biggest swings, turning what could have been a slim advantage into tangible bonus scoring and forcing Tarleton State to chase extra points in the remaining bouts.

The other decisive result came at 174 pounds, where #23 Aidan Wallace finished Zeke Liescheski by fall for another six-team points. Wallace’s ranked win added critical bonus scoring for Duke and, combined with von Savoye’s pin, accounted for the bulk of Duke’s bonus-point production and the ultimate difference on the scoreboard. With many of the non-highlighted matches decided by decisions, those two falls proved to be the defining factor in a dual decided by narrow margins.

Overall, the outcome showed how bonus-point victories can tilt a close meet. Duke’s ability to secure two falls against Tarleton State kept them out in front and produced the 6-point margin of victory.