Wrestling ACCtion: Wednesday, January 9
NC State tops Duke 27-10 in ACC dual opener for both squads.



Jan. 10, 2008

NC State Defeats Duke, 27-10

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke built an early 10-6 lead, but NC State won the last seven matches to hand the Blue Devils a 27-10 loss in the ACC dual-match opener for both teams. NC State evened its dual-match record at 5-5, while Duke fell to 4-5.

Darrion Caldwell, ranked No. 9 nationally at 149 pounds, got the Wolfpack off to a fast start, literally, pinning Duke's Mike Bell in 58 seconds. The pin was Caldwell's 12th of the season and the 22nd of his career, tying him with Mike Lombardo (1985-88) for seventh place in NC State history for career pins. Caldwell improved to 20-3 on the season, matching his season total for victories from a year ago.

Duke took the next three matches. Voris Tejada earned a 6-0 decision at 157 pounds against Ray Ward. Tejada improved to 23-9 overall in 2007-08. At 165 pounds, Addison Nuding had a big second period and won a 10-0 major decision over Jalil Dozier. Nuding, 20-6 on the year, gave the Blue Devils a 7-6 lead in team points. Aaron Glover used a takedown with 11 seconds left in the match at 174 pounds to win a tense 6-5 decision over Randy Goodman and give Duke a 10-6 lead in the team scoring.