Hofstra, which recorded its fifth dual victory in the last eight outings, improved to 8-7 on the season. Buffalo fell to 5-8 on the year with their third consecutive loss.
After trailing by 14 points after three weights, the Pride rallied with three wins by decision by junior Ryan Burkert at 149, and red-shirt freshmen Chris Mauriello at 157 and Ricky Stamm at 165 and win by fall by sophomore Sage Heller at 174 to take a 15-14 lead. It was Mauriello's first win in a Hofstra singlet and Heller's sixth win by fall on the season.
Buffalo regained the lead at 17-15 with 6-5 decision at 184. But Hofstra junior Nezar Haddad gave the Pride the lead for good with a 10-5 decision at 197 and 10th-ranked senior Michael Hughes sealed the victory with an 8-0 major decision at 285.
Hofstra will return to action on Saturday, February 3 when the Pride return to EIWA action against the Dragons of Drexel at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. Match time is 1 p.m.
Notes
- With Sage Heller's pin at 174, Hofstra has now recorded at least one pin in nine consecutive dual matches.
- Red-shirt freshman Chris Mauriello earned his first win as a member of the Pride after four losses.
- Senior Michael Hughes recorded his seventh consecutive victory to improve to 26-2 on the season.
- Hofstra's eight dual match victories this season are the most since 12 in 2011-12.
Results:
125: Kyle Akins (BUFF) over Jacob Martin (HOFS) (Dec 6-4)
133: Bryan Lantry (BUFF) over Garrett Lambert (HOFS) (Fall 5:36)
141: Jason Estevez (BUFF) over Charlie Kane (HOFS) (TF 25-10 7:00)
149: Ryan Burkert (HOFS) over Nicholas Palumbo (BUFF) (Dec 7-3)
157: Chris Mauriello (HOFS) over Kobe Garrehy (BUFF) (Dec 7-6)
165: Ricky Stamm (HOFS) over Noah Grover (BUFF) (Dec 5-3)
174: Sage Heller (HOFS) over Ryan Kromer (BUFF) (Fall 6:00)
184: Brett Perry (BUFF) over Cory Damiana (HOFS) (Dec 6-5)
197: Nezar Haddad (HOFS) over Joe Ariola (BUFF) (Dec 10-5)
285: Mike Hughes (HOFS) over Nolan Terrance (BUFF) (MD 8-0)
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