No. 13 Wrestling Defeats Duke, 25-13

Friday, February 6

Chapel Hill, N.C.

7 PM

North Carolina

Duke

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

February 6, 2026 | Wrestling

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 13th-ranked North Carolina wrestling team utilized four major decisions and a fall, en route to a 25-13 victory over Duke Friday evening, inside Carmichael Arena.

With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 9-3 on the season, and 2-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference duals.

In the 101st meeting between the two programs, Carolina has now won 10-straight over the Blue Devils and 48 of the last 50 duals against Duke.

On the night, Cameron Stinson Jr. (125) claimed a decision, Ethan Oakley (133), Laird Root (157), Jake Dailey (184) and Robert Platt (197) earned major decisions, highlighted by Joey Showalter's (157) second-period fall.

Opening the night at 157, Root collected the first bonus-point win on the night, followed by Showalter's second-period fall at the end of period two.

Following a win by Duke at 174-pounds, Dailey and Platt responded with two-straight major decisions for the Tar Heels.

At 125-pounds, Stinson earned an escape with seconds remaining, collecting his first ACC win of the season and his second-straight season with a decision against the Blue Devils.

Oakley's 10-1 major decision at 133-pounds closed the Carolina success on the night, securing the Trinity, N.C. product's 100th-career victory, and his second ACC win on the campaign.

Up next, the Tar Heels travel to No. 7 Virginia Tech Friday evening. Action between Carolina and the Hokies from Blacksburg gets underway at 8 PM, with the dual televised on ACC Network.

No. 13 North Carolina 25, Duke 13
Feb. 6, 2025 | Carmichael Arena | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Attendance: 657
125: Cameron Stinson Jr. (UNC) over Spencer von Savoye (Duke): 9-8 Dec
133: No. 24 Ethan Oakley (UNC) over Riley Rowan (Duke): 10-1 MD
141: Raymond Adams (Duke) over Marco Tocci (UNC): 7-5 Dec
149: Dylan Ross (Duke) over Nate Askew (UNC): 4-1 SV Dec
157: No. 28 Laird Root (UNC) over Mikey Boulanger (Duke): 16-6 MD
165: Joey Showalter (UNC) over Logan Fite (Duke): Fall (4:58)
174: No. 23 Aidan Wallace (Duke) over Collin Carrigan (UNC): 7-1 Dec
184: No. 13 Jake Dailey (UNC) over David Hussey (Duke): 21-7 MD
197: Robert Platt (UNC) over Owen McGrory (Duke): 14-3 MD
285: No. 23 Connor Barket (Duke) over Jacob Levy (UNC): 10-0 MD