Tomasette, the 13th-ranked senior at 125 pounds, opened the match with an 8-2 victory over Penn's seventh-ranked sophomore Rollie Peterkin (17-2). Tomasette, who improved to 25-6 on the year, took a 3-1 lead into the third period and blew the contest open with a two-point near-fall and another takedown. Daddino (4-6) closed out the match with a pin of Penn junior Trey McLean (12-8) in 3:26. It was the senior newcomers' second pin of the season.
After Tomasette's match-opening upset, sixth-ranked Lou Ruggirello won his 12th consecutive match, to improve to 28-4 on the year, with a 3-2 victory over Penn freshman Bryan Ortenzio (12-11) at 133 pounds. Pride senior Charles Griffin (26-3), ranked sixth at 141 pound, gave Hofstra a 10-0 lead in the match with a 15-6 victory over junior Andy Valenti (6-6).
The Quakers got on the board with a 23-8 tech fall victory by 14th-ranked Cesar Grajales (21-3) over Pride freshman Jeff Rotella at 149 pounds. But Hofstra sophomore Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (12-9) won his fifth straight match with a 10-5 decision over sophomore Rob Hitschler (10-3) at 157 pounds to boost the Pride lead to 13-5. Penn's 18th-ranked junior Zack Shanaman (16-5) brought the Quakers back to within five at 13-8 with a 4-2 decision over Ryan Patrovich (15-9) at 165.
Alton Lucas, Hofstra's fifth-ranked junior at 174 pounds, posted his seventh consecutive victory with a 5-3 decision over senior Jeff Zannetti (7-5). Lucas'20th victory of the season, with only two losses, boosted the Pride lead to 16-8. But Penn's 19th-ranked senior Lior Zamir (13-7) downed freshman Justin Danz (8-16), 6-1, at 184 pounds to close the deficit to 16-11. Joe Rovelli, Hofstra's eighth-ranked senior at 197 pounds, sealed the victory, before Daddino's pin, with a 7-4 decision over sophomore Thomas Shovlin (7-5). The victory was Rovelli's 20th of the year against just three losses.
Hofstra returns to action next Saturday, February 2 when they travel to Ithaca, New York for a match-up with the 16th-ranked Big Red of Cornell. Match time is 1 p.m.
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