The Pride jumped out to a 12-0 lead after four matches with four straight wins by decision. Redshirt sophomore Steve Bonanno opened up with a hard-fought 10-9 decision over senior Nick Hyatt at 125. Bonanno improved to 18-10 on the year. Fourth-ranked senior Lou Ruggirello climbed into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time Hofstra career victories list with a 3-1 win over junior John Trumbetti. It was Ruggirello’s (22-3) 121st victory of his Pride career breaking a tie with Eric Schmiesing (1996-01), who posted 120 during his career.
Junior Vince Varela made it 9-0 with a 9-3 victory over junior Justin Loudon at 141 pounds for his 16th win of the season against 10 defeats. Junior Matt Spataro kept the run going with a 3-1 decision over senior Owen Wilkinson at 149 pounds. Spataro improved to 7-13 on the year. Junior Seth Creasy put the Bald Eagles on the board with a 4-2 decision over Tyler Banks (16-14) at 157 pounds to close the Lock Haven deficit to 12-3.
But the Pride won the next four matches including consecutive major decisions by Gillespie and Patrovich at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Gillespie posted his fourth major of the year with a 9-1 decision over freshman Dylan Caprio to improve to 20-6 on the season. Patrovich notched his seventh major decision with a 12-2 victory over freshman Mike Khoury to improve to 12-4 this year.
Junior Ben Clymer just fell short of making it three majors in a row with a 10-3 decision over freshman Jacob Bachman at 184. Clymer boosted his record to 15-8 on the year. Freshman Matt Loew ended the Pride’s second four-match run with a 6-3 victory over senior Derek Caldwell at 197 pounds. Loew improved to 9-21 this year.
Lock Haven sophomore Harry Turner closed out the match with a 5-3 victory over sophomore Paul Snyder (19-13) at 285 pounds for the final score of 26-6.
The Pride return to action on Saturday, February 12 when they travel to Cambrideg, Massachusetts to face Harvard at 2 p.m.
Results:
125 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra ) DEC Nick Hyatt (Lock Haven ) 10 - 9
133 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra ) DEC John Trumbetti (Lock Haven ) 3 - 1
141 Vicente Varela (Hofstra ) DEC Justin Loudon (Lock Haven ) 9 - 3
149 Matt Spataro (Hofstra ) DEC Owen Wilkinson (Lock Haven ) 3 - 1
157 Seth Creasy (Lock Haven ) DEC Tyler Banks (Hofstra ) 4 - 2
165 Paul Gillespie (Hofstra ) MD Dylan Caprio (Lock Haven ) 9 - 1
174 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra ) MD Michael Khoury (Lock Haven ) 12 - 2
184 Ben Clymer (Hofstra ) DEC Jacob Bachman (Lock Haven ) 10 - 3
197 Matt Loew (Hofstra ) DEC Derek Caldwell (Lock Haven ) 6 - 3
285 Henry Turner (Lock Haven ) DEC Paul Snyder (Hofstra ) 5 - 3
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