Hofstra gets two wins on Saturday

New York, NY/Garden City, NY Kyle Mosher, Chase LiardiAnd Frank Volpe each went 2-0 while Nicholas Miller was 2-1 as Hofstra won two of three doubleheaders on Saturday. The Pride picked up an EIWA win over Morgan State (27-19) and a win over Nassau Community College (45-4) at Nassau’s Main Gym. Hofstra started the day with a 32-10 loss at Columbia.

Hofstra was 4-3 overall and 2-0 in the EIWA this season. Columbia is 2-2, while Morgan State is 2-8 overall and 0-5 in the EIWA. Nassau CC is 0-3.

In Hofstra’s opening fight at Columbia, Mosher, Liardi and Jurius Clark won victories for the Pride. Mosher started the day well with a 4-1 win at 165 pounds over No. 27 Cesar Alvan. However, Columbia would win the next five weights to take a 23-3 lead. The Lions scored two falls and a technical fall in the run to take control. Liardi got the Pride back on the winning list at 133 with a 12-3 decision over Boris Witmer. But Columbia picked up victories at 141 and 149 by nationally ranked wrestlers before Clark closed out the match with a 5-4 decision at 157 pounds over Dominic Rossetti.

Against Morgan State, Hofstra rattled off five straight wins after losing the first weight class in the fall. Liardi (133) started the race with an important decision Justin Hoyle (141) followed with a dive to stop the Pride. Noah Tapia (decision) at 149, Volpe (major decision) at 157 and Mosher (fall) ended the Pride’s winning streak, which led 23-6 after the 165-pound bout. The Bears kept things interesting with wins at 174 and 184 and got within 10 points with two weights remaining, 23-13. But Miller made a key decision against Cameron Johnson, sealing the Pride’s victory.

Hofstra overtook the Lions of Nassau CC, winning nine of the 10 matches and one extra match. Seven of the eight weights won by the Pride were bonus point victories, including falls Matthew Waddell (174), Gavin Proffitt (184) and Miller (197). Track ship (141) and Volpe (157) added technical declines, while Danny Church (285) and Dylan Zenion (149) achieved important decisions. Dylan Acevedo won his match via forfeit. In the additional game, which did not count towards the team ranking, Teague Strobel took a 16-14 decision over Shane Dobbins.

Hofstra will take a long break before returning to action on Jan. 9 at Binghamton with a start time of 2 p.m.

Columbia 32, Hofstra 10

165: Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) Dec. #27 Cesar Alvan (Columbia), 4-1 (3-0)

174: Tech fall to Jack McGill (Columbia). Matthew Waddell (Hofstra), 18-3 (1:31) (3-5)

184: Nick Fine (Columbia) Dec. Ross McFarland (Hofstra), 3-2 (3-8)

197: Joseph Curtis (Columbia) wbf. Nicholas Miller (Hofstra), 1:49 (3-14)

285: Vincent Mueller (Columbia) wbf. Danny Church (Hofstra), 0:47 (3-20)

125: Sulayman Bah (Columbia) Dec. Teague Strobel (Hofstra), 8-2 (3-23)

133: Chase Liardi (Hofstra) Major Dec. Boris Witmer (Colombia), 12-3 (7-23)

141: #33 Kai Owen (Columbia) wbf. Track ship (Hofstra), 2:06 (7-29)

149: #32 Richard Fedalen (Columbia) dec. Noah Tapia (Hofstra), 8-6 (7-32)

157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) Dec. Dominic Rossetti (Columbia), 5-4 (10-32)

Hofstra 27, Morgan State 19

125: Julian Dawson (Morgan State) wbf. Teague Strobel (Hofstra), 1:48 (0-6)

133: Chase Liardi (Hofstra) Major Dec. Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State), 16-7 (4-6)

141: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) wbf. Myrin Nixon (Morgan State), 4:23 (10-6)

149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) Dec. Yannis Charles (Morgan State), 9-6 (13-6)

157: Frank Volpe (Hofstra) Major Dec. Eric Tecson (Morgan State), 17-6 (17-6)

165: Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) wbf. Cooper Lockhart (Morgan State), 2:56 (23-6)

174: Cortilius Vann (Morgan State) Dec. Matthew Waddell (Hofstra), 4-2 (23-9)

184: Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) Major Dec. Gavin Proffitt (Hofstra), 11-1 (23-13)

197: Nicholas Miller (Hofstra) Major Dec. Cameron Johnson (Morgan State), 13-3 (27-13)

285: Xavier Doolin (Morgan State) wbf. Danny Church (Hofstra), 3:37 (27-19)

Hofstra 45, Nassau Community College 4

125: Dylan Acevedo (Hofstra) wins by loss (6:0)

133: Joseph Ramirez (Nassau CC) Major Dec. Ryan work (Hofstra), 13-5 (6-4)

141: Track ship (Hofstra) Tech defeat Santiago Pelaez (Nassau CC), 17-2 (1:34) (11-4)

149: Dylan Zenion (Hofstra) Major Dec. Cornelius Jones (Nassau CC), 14-4 (15-4)

157: Frank Volpe (Hofstra) Tech fall Joe Keesee (Nassau CC), 26-8 (7:00) (20-4)

165: Eric Shindel (Hofstra) Dec. Joseph Mattei (Nassau CC), 4-1 (SV) (23-4)

174: Matthew Waddell (Hofstra) wbf. Kenaje Demosthene (Nassau CC), 3:09 (29-4)

184: Gavin Proffitt (Hofstra) wbf. Noah Foster (Nassau CC), 1:09 (35-4)

197: Nicholas Miller (Hofstra) wbf. Sabih Noman (Nassau CC), 1:33 (41-4)

285: Danny Church (Hofstra) Major Dec. Dominick Albertelli (Nassau CC), 15-6 (45-4)

Additional game: Teague Strobel (Hofstra) Dec. Shane Dobbins (Nassau CC), 16-14