Hofstra's 18th-ranked junior Dave Tomasette (14-5) opened the night's festivities with a 6-5 victory over Lehigh sophomore Matt Fisk. After trailing 4-1 after one period, Fisk tied the match at 5-5 with an escape with 1:15 remaining in the third. But Tomasette recorded the riding time point to post the victory. At 133, Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello (26-6), ranked 18th, battled freshman Seth Ciasulli and posted a first period takedown and an escape in the third for a 3-1 victory. The Pride's seventh-ranked junior Charles Griffin (23-4) battled back from a 5-2 deficit at the end of the first period to post a 7-6 victory, on the riding time point, over Lehigh senior Matt Ciasulli at 141 pounds.
At 149, Hofstra 19th-ranked red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith (7-1) returned to action for the first time since December with a win by fall over junior Jeff Santo in 3:39. Pride senior James Strouse (31-2), ranked second in the country at 157, posted his 16th consecutive victory with a 5-0 blanking of senior Dave Nakasome. At 165, Hofstra's sixth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich (11-4) rolled to a 10-4 victory over freshman Manuel Schubert. Patrovich opened up a 6-3 lead after two periods and cruised to his 97th career victory.
Hofstra's 17th-ranked sophomore Alton Lucas (18-8) posted a 4-2 decision over senior David Helfrich for a 24-0 lead in the contest. Pride junior Joe Rovelli (26-4) , ranked seventh at 184, recorded his tenth consecutive victory with a 7-0 blanking of Lehigh's 19th-ranked freshman David Craig. After a scoreless first period, Rovelli posted a takedown and two near-fall to take a 6-0 lead.
Chris Weidman (23-5), Hofstra's 11th-ranked senior, tallied an 8-1 victory over senior Matt Cassidy to boost the Pride lead to 30-0 in the contest. The Mountain Hawks avoided the shutout in the final match of the night when 17th-ranked senior Paul Weibel pinned Pride graduate-student Matt Pollock (11-20) in 2:16.
The Pride will host #15 Cornell at the New York Athletic Club next Saturday, February 3 at 1 p.m.
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