The Crimson, which improved to 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the EIWA, won seven of the 10 bouts, while the Pride falls to 5-12 and 1-6.
The match opened with a victory by Tyler Tarsi, as he shut down Jahlani Callendar with a 4-0 decision at 157 lbs. Devon Gobbo, ranked No. 19 in the country at 165, followed with a technical fall against Cory Goshkagarian, winning, 18-3, and putting Harvard up, 8-0, in the team score.
After Hofstra pulled ahead by a slight margin, 9-8, Josh Popple picked up a major decision as he defeated Omar Haddad, 10-2, at 197. With four matches remaining and the Crimson trailing, 15-12, Nolan Hellickson earned a late pin against Bryan Damon, as he emerged with a victory at 6:41, making it 18-15 in favor of Harvard.
At 133, Jeffrey Ott also pinned his opponent as he put down Marcus Begay at the 4:46 mark and stretched the lead to 24-15. Co-captain Todd Preston, ranked No. 11 in the country, won by forfeit at 141, and Patrick Hogan, also a co-captain, capped the win over Harvard with a major decision against Kyle Krasavage, 13-4.
The Crimson will now prepare for the upcoming EIWA Championships, hosted by Princeton March 5-6.
Results:
157: Tyler Tarsi (Harvard) dec. Jahlani Callendar (Hofstra), 4-0, 3-0
165: No. 19 Devon Gobbo (Harvard) tech. fall Cory Goshkagarian (Hofstra, 18-3, 8-0
174: Frank Affronti (Hofstra) dec. Josef Johnson (Harvard), 5-4, 8-3
184: Cory Damiana (Hofstra) pinned Michael Mocco (Harvard), 6:40, 8-9
197: Josh Popple (Harvard) major dec. Omar Haddad (Hofstra), 10-2, 12-9
285: Mike Hughes (Hofstra) won by forfeit, 12-15
125: Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) pinned Bryan Damon (Hofstra), 6:41, 18-15
133: Jeffrey Ott (Harvard) pinned Marcus Begay (Hofstra), 4:46, 24-15
141: Todd Preston (Harvard) won by forfeit, 30-15
149: Patrick Hogan (Harvard) major dec. Kyle Krasavage (Hofstra), 13-4, 34-15
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