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1 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING #9 HOFSTRA PRIDE (18-4-2) at the NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS The Palace at Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17, HOFSTRA WRESTLING SCHEDULE/RESULTS Nov. 14 at Wagner * 56-0 W Nov. 15 ARMY 41-0 W Nov. 18 at East Stroudsburg Open All Day Nov. 25 at Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals vs. #1 Minnesota W vs. American W vs. Princeton 45-6 W vs. Bloomsburg W Dec. 1-2 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invit. 9th pl. Dec. 10 #8 PENN STATE W Jan. 6 at #11 Michigan T Jan. 7 at #9 Central Michigan T Jan at NWCA National Duals (Cedar Falls, IA) Jan 13 vs. #20 Nebraska 32-6 W Jan. 13 vs. #6 Iowa State 9-24 L Jan. 13 vs. Northern Iowa 25-9 W Jan. 13 vs. #9 Central Michigan 17g-16 W Jan. 14 vs. #5 Iowa L Jan at CAA Duals (Fairfax, VA) Jan. 19 vs. Old Dominion* W Jan. 19 vs. Binghamton* W Jan. 20 vs. James Madison* W Jan. 20 at George Mason* 34-9 W Jan. 20 vs. Drexel* W Jan. 26 at #14 Penn 31-3 W Jan. 28 #24 LEHIGH (at NYAC) 30-6 W Feb. 3 #16 CORNELL (at NYAC) L Feb. 13 RIDER* 29-9 W Feb. 17 at #15 Oklahoma L Mar. 3-4 at CAA Championships 1st pl. at Fairfax, VA Mar at NCAA Division I Championships (at The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI) * - CAA match All times are ET - Home matches, in bold, are at the David S. Mack Sports Complex unless noted HOFSTRA THIS YEAR: The Pride recorded their sixth consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling title and their seventh straight conference title (2001 in the ECWA) on March 3 at the 2007 CAA Wrestling Championships at George Mason University. Hofstra, which is sending seven wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, was in dual matches this year. The Pride concluded another perfect conference regular season with a 29-9 victory over Colonial Athletic Association preseason favorite Rider on February 13. Prior to the Rider match, the Pride dropped a decision to Cornell, snapping a seven-match winning streak. Hofstra recorded a 31-3 victory over #14 Penn and a 30-6 victory over #24 Lehigh. Hofstra recorded a 5-0 mark on January at the Colonial Athletic Association Duals at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Hofstra posted a 3-2 record and a sixth place finish at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa on January The previous weekend, Hofstra posted back-toback ties at Michigan and Central Michigan. Hofstra tallied a victory over then-#8 Penn State on December 10 at the David S. Mack Sports Complex on the Hofstra campus. The Pride also posted a 4-0 performance at the Journeymen/Brute Northeast Collegiate Duals in Guilderland Center, New York on November 25. Hofstra also has dual wins over Wagner and Army. The Pride finished ninth at the 47-team Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational on December 2 with four Pride wrestlers placing in the top seven. HOFSTRA WRESTLERS IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Class Seed- Name Cl #11 Dave Tomasette*+ Jr Lou Ruggirello Fr #11 Charles Griffin*+ Jr #3 James Strouse*+ Sr #6 Mike Patrovich*+ Sr #8 Joe Rovelli*+ Jr #11 Chris Weidman* Sr * - Returning starter: + - returning conference champion Rankings from USA Today/NWCA/Intermat; HOFSTRA WRESTLING PRONUNCIATIONS: Tomasette (Tom-a-set-e) Ruggirello (Rudge-a-rell-o) Griffin 157- Strouse (like house) Patrovich (PAT-tro-vitch) Rovelli (Row-vell-ee) Weidman (Wide-min) CAA CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW PRIDE CAPTURE SIXTH STRAIGHT CAA TITLE; PATROVICH NAMED CHAMPIONSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER Fairfax, VA - The Pride captured seven individual titles, a third place finish and a fourth place finish as the Pride cruised to their sixth consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Championship at Linn Gymnasium at George Mason University. Hofstra, which will send seven wrestlers to the 2007 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from March in

2 Auburn Hills, MI, recorded a school-record points, topping the previous mark of 136 set in The seven individual conference champions also ties the school mark for most individual crowns, set in 2005 and Senior Mike Patrovich, who captured his third conference title, posted two tech fall and a pin during the Championships and was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler. Three other Pride wrestlers recorded their third conference title as senior James Strouse, at 157, and juniors Charles Griffin, at 141, and Joe Rovelli, at 184, notched their third straight CAA crowns. Junior Dave Tomasette, at 125, copped his second CAA title, while senior Chris Weidman, at 197, who was an All- American last year as a conference finalist, captured his first CAA title, as did freshman Lou Ruggirello at 133. Those seven will compete in the NCAA Championships at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Graduate-student Matt Pollock, who finished third at heavyweight in the CAA Championships, and sophomore Alton Lucas, who finished fourth at 174, was Hofstra's eighth and ninth place-winners. Patrovich recorded a tech fall on Old Dominion's second-seeded Nick Pullano 19-3 in the 165 pound title match after pinning Drexel's Billy Haydt in the semifinals in 4:45. Haydt took down Patrovich and appeared to be heading for at least back points before the senior All-American used his superior athletic ability to turn Haydt and pin him seconds later. Patrovich (17-4), who finished fourth at last year's national championships at 174 pounds, will be making his fourth NCAA Championship appearance this season. Strouse defeated Drexel's second-seeded Ryan Hluschak, 8-4, in the 157-pound championship match after knocking off Rider's Nathan Galloway, 5-1 in the semifinals. The sixth-ranked Strouse (37-3) will be making his fourth NCAA Championship appearance. Griffin (29-5), who captured his second straight CAA title at 141 after winning his first conference crown at 133 as a freshman, defeated Rider's Don Fisch 7-1 in the 141-pound title match after downing ODU's Ryan Williams by the same score in the semifinals. Rovelli (31-5) captured his third straight title at 184 pounds by posting a 7-2 victory over Rider's Mike Miller in the title match after a 7-0 victory over Sacred Heart's Andrew Silber in the semis. Junior Dave Tomasette (17-5) defended his CAA crown at 125 with a 4-0 decision over Drexel's Steve Mytych in the championship match after pinning Rider's Tommy Lorenzo in 1:16 of the semifinals. Tomasette will be making his third NCAA Championship appearance. Senior Chris Weidman, who earned NCAA All-America honors at 197 after finishing second at the CAA Championships last year, will be making his second national championships appearance after transferring from Nassau Community College. Weidman (28-7) defeated ODU's David Mendoza in the finals after beating Drexel's Jon Oplinger in the semifinals. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (31-7) captured his first CAA title by defeating ODU's Christian Staylor, 6-4, in the finals after posting a 13-2 major decision over James Madison's Brandon Luce in the semifinals. Ruggirello is the front-runner to become Hofstra's third conference Rookie of the Year since joining the CAA in Graduate-student Matt Pollock (16-23) closed out his college career in style with a third-place finish at the CAA Championships. The Cornell-transfer dropped a 2-0 decision to Drexel's Chris Cowan in the semifinals before defeating George Mason's Ryan Kittrick, 6-4, in the consolation semifinals, and pinning ODU's Matt Pellar in 46 seconds of the third-place match. Sophomore Alton Lucas (23-10) placed fourth in the CAA Championships, losing to Binghamton's Josh Patterson 4-2 in the semifinals before dropping a 9-7 decision to Drexel's Nick Kozar in the third-place match. Senior Mike Parziale (14-11) closed out his career with a 6-5 loss to Boston University's Mike Roberts in the semifinals and a 12-6 loss to ODU's Kaylen Baxter in the consolation 2007 CAA Wrestling Championships Team Scores 1) Hofstra * ) Old Dominion * ) Rider * ) Drexel * ) Sacred Heart * ) Boston U * ) Binghamton * ) George Mason * ) James Madison * ) Campbell * ) Wagner * 2.0 Championship Bouts 125: Dave Tomasette (Hofstra) dec. Steve Mytych (Drexel), : Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. Christian Staylor (ODU), : Charles Griffin (Hofstra) dec. Don Fisch (Rider), : Mike Roberts (Boston U.) dec. Mike Kessler (Rider), : James Strouse (Hofstra) dec. Ryan Hluschak (Drexel), : Mike Patrovich (Hofstra) maj. dec. Nick Pullano (ODU), : Doug Umbehauer (Rider) dec. Josh Patterson (Binghamton), : Joe Rovelli (Hofstra) dec. Mike Miller (Rider), : Chris Weidman (Hofstra) dec. David Mendoza (ODU), : Payam Zarrinpour (Sacred Heart) dec. Chris Cowen (Drexel), 6-4 Consolation Finals 125: Kyle Hutter (ODU) maj. dec. Tommy Lorenzo (Rider), : Bill Martin (Drexel) dec. Paul Galipeau (SHU), : Ryan Williams (ODU) maj. dec. Carlo Ferrandino (BU), : Kyle Fried (Binghamton) dec. Kaylen Baxter (ODU), : Nate Galloway (Rider) dec. Chris Brown (ODU), : Bill Haydt (Drexel) fall Rob Morrison (Rider), 2:53 174: Nick Kozar (Drexel) dec. Alton Lucas (Hofstra), : Jesse Strawn (ODU) dec. Andrew Silber (SHU), : TJ Morrison (Rider) dec. Jon Oplinger (Drexel), : Matt Pollock (Hofstra) fall Matt Peller (ODU), 0:46 True Second Matches 141: Don Fisch (Rider) dec. Ryan Williams (ODU), : Nate Galloway (Rider) dec. Ryan Hluschak (Drexel), : Nick Pullano (ODU) dec. Billy Haydt (Drexel), : Nick Kozar (Drexel) dec. Josh Patterson (Binghamton), 5-3

3 Wild Cards Josh Patterson * Binghamton * 174 lbs Ryan Hluschak * Drexel * 157 lbs Most Outstanding Wrestler: 165 lb Champion * Mike Patrovich * Hofstra CAA-NCAA National Qualifiers 125: Dave Tomasette * Hofstra 125: Steve Mytych * Drexel 133: Lou Ruggirello * Hofstra 133: Christian Staylor * ODU 141: Charles Griffin * Hofstra 141: Don Fisch * Rider 149: Mike Roberts * Boston U 149: Mike Kessler * Rider 157: James Strouse * Hofstra 157: Ryan Hluschak * Drexel 157: Nate Galloway * Rider 165: Mike Patrovich * Hofstra 165: Nick Pullano * ODU 174: Doug Umbehauer * Rider 174: Josh Patterson * Binghamton 174: Nick Kozar * Drexel 174: Alton Lucas * Hofstra 184: Joe Rovelli * Hofstra 184: Mike Miller * Rider 197: Chris Weidman * Hofstra 197: David Mendoza * ODU 285: Payam Zarrinpour * Sacred Heart 285: Chris Cowen - Drexel CAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONS: Here is the list of CAA Wrestling champions since 1992: 1992 George Mason 1993 Virginia Tech 1994 Old Dominion 1995 George Mason 1996 George Mason 1997 George Mason 1998 Virginia Tech 1999 James Madison 2000 James Madison 2001 George Mason 2002 Hofstra 2003 Hofstra 2004 Hofstra 2005 Hofstra 2006 Hofstra 2007 Hofstra Note: Hofstra joined the CAA in CONFERENCE HISTORY Hofstra has competed in four wrestling conferences since 1950 the Middle Atlantic Conference ( ), the East Coast Conference ( ), the East Coast Wrestling Association ( ) and the Colonial Athletic Association (2001- present). The following is a list of Hofstra s conference champions. HOFSTRA S CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR Tom Ryan , 2000, 2001, 2002 (co-coach), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 CONFERENCE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR Chris Skretkowicz , 2004 Jon Masa Mike Patrovich CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS Dan Snyder Marty Willigan Don Mayorga Lou Dionisio Ed Pidgeon Peter Capone , 1985 Mike Arena , 1988 Eric Schmiesing Jason DeBruin Ricky LaForge Chris Skretkowicz Jon Masa Mike Patrovich FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS Jason DeBruin , 2000, 2001, 2002 Jon Masa , 2003, 2005, 2006 THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS Aurel Balaianu , 1979, 1980 Mike Hogan , 1980, 1981 Ed Pidgeon , 1982, 1983 Tony Arena , 1983, 1985 Mike Arena , 1987, 1988 Roman Fleszar , 2000, 2001 Eric Schmiesing , 2000, 2001 Tom Noto , 2002, 2004 Chris Skretkowicz , 2004, 2005 Michael Patrovich , 2006, 2007 Charles Griffin , 2006, 2007 James Strouse , 2006, 2007 Joe Rovelli , 2006, 2007 TWO-TIME CHAMPIONS Art Strunk , 1953 Dan Notine , 1957 Don Hannon , 1962 Marty Willigan , 1969 Mark Goldberg , 1970 Bill Stauffer , 1971 Joel Kislin , 1973 Rick Santee , 1973 Don Mayorga , 1976 Jim McDuffie , 1976 Nick Gallo , 1977 Greg Ely , 1979 Bill Keck , 1980 Phil Mattera , 1983 Joe Downey , 1984 Peter Capone , 1985 Ralph Everett , 2004

4 Noel Thompson , 2004 Dave Tomasette , 2007 HOFSTRA TIES INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE TITLE MARK: The Pride tied the school record for conference champions in a single championship tournament with seven in They tied the record set in 2005 and The Pride had six CAA champions in 2003, and five conference champions in 2001, 1999, 1983 and Hofstra had four conference champs in 2004, which equaled 2000 and MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER PATROVICH NAMED CAA WRESTLER OF THE WEEK, AND RUGGIRELLO SELECTED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Hofstra senior Mike Patrovich was named the Colonial Athletic Association Wrestler of the Week, and freshman Lou Ruggirello was named CAA Rookie of the Week for their performances in the CAA Championships on March 2-3. Patrovich captured the 165-pound title to post his third consecutive CAA crown while Ruggirello captured his first conference title at 133 pounds. Hofstra s CAA Weekly Award Winners Dec. 7 - Chris Weidman - Co-Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Co-Rookie of the Week Dec Chris Weidman - Co-Wrestler of the Week Jan Dave Tomasette - Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Co-Rookie of the Week Jan Joe Rovelli - Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Rookie of the Week Feb. 5 - Mike Patrovich - Co-Wrestler of the Week Feb Alton Lucas - Co-Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Co-Rookie of the Week Mar. 5 - Mike Patrovich - Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Rookie of the Week CONFERENCE UNDEFEATED STREAK NOW AT 54: With five wins at the CAA Duals on January and the victory over Rider on February 13, Hofstra extended its conference dual match undefeated streak to 54 (53-0-1). The Pride has won 51 consecutive conference dual matches. Hofstra, which lost its last conference dual match in , was in , in and , in , in , in and 6-0 in The Pride is 7-0 in CAA matches this year. The last time Hofstra dropped a conference dual match was on February 17, 1999 when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, in an East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) match. HOFSTRA NOTES, STREAKS AND TIDBITS: Hofstra has won 42 of its last 61 duals and 50 of its last 71 dual matches dating back to Included are three ties. Hofstra is undefeated in 54 consecutive dual conference matches posting a record during that time. The last time Hofstra dropped a conference match was February 17, 1999 when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28-10, in an East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) match. The Pride has won 51 straight conference matches. Including the two matches at the NYAC, the Pride has won 15 of its last 20 home matches dating back to the start of the season. Hofstra dropped a decision to Cornell at the NYAC on February 3, 2007, a decision to #5 Michigan on January 2, 2006, an decision to Oregon State on November 17, 2005, a decision to #1 Oklahoma State on February 13, 2005, and a decision to #17 Cornell on February 5, 2005 at the Hofstra Arena. Before that, the last home dual match that the Pride dropped was on November 29, 2003 when the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers of Nebraska downed Hofstra, HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS THIS YEAR Date NWCA WIN TWM Preseason 11th 12th 12th Nov th Nov. 28 5th 7th Dec. 5 5th 7th 10th Dec. 12 3rd 6th 10th Dec. 19 3rd 6th Jan. 3 3rd 6th 6th Jan. 10 3rd 6th Jan. 17 6th 6th 6th Jan. 24 6th 6th Jan. 31 5th 7th 5th Feb. 6 8th 7th 12th Feb. 13 8th 6th Feb. 20 9th 9th 11th Feb. 27 N/P 9th Mar. 6 9th 6th 12th NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS: The Pride of Hofstra has faced 12 ranked opponents this season. At the time of their matches, Hofstra has faced teams that were ranked first, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth (twice), 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th and 24th. FAREWELL, SENIORS: Hofstra Wrestling will graduate six seniors at the end of the year. Those seniors are: John Manarte - 141/149 - Wrestled for the Pride from 2002 through 2007 NCAA qualifier in 2004 CAA finalist as a redshirt freshman Placed fifth at the East Stroudsburg Open last season and is 3-4 this season Posted a record in Recorded a career record of 59-42, including an 11-7 mark in CAA matches. Michael Parziale Second season on the Pride roster after transferring from Frankin and Marshall Has recorded a record this season with two falls and nine decisions He also captured the 149-pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open in November He tallied an 11-5 mark last season and currently has a career record as a member of the Pride. Michael Patrovich Four-time NCAA qualifier and a three-time CAA champion at 165 pounds in 2005 and 174 pounds last season Earned All-American honors after a 34-5 season in 2006 Captured the East Stroudsburg Open title and placed second at the Las Vegas Invitational in 2005 Seeded sixth in the nation with a 17-4 record Has a career-record of and 16-2 in conference matches. Matt Pollock Transferred to Hofstra for graduate school after graduating from Cornell last spring...filled the void of a vacant weight class this season and recorded a record Is third on the team in victories by falls with seven Finished third at the 2007 CAA Championships and eighth at the East Stroudsburg Open in November. James Strouse Four-time NCAA qualifier and a threetime CAA champion at 157 pounds in Currently seeded third in the country with a 37-3 record He has a 23-1

5 mark in dual matches this year to bring his career dual record to 57-17, including 23-2 in the CAA Captured the East Stroudsburg Open title in November and the CAA title earlier this month Has a career record of Chris Weidman Third season on the Pride roster after transferring from Nassau Community College 2006 NCAA All-American after a sixth place finish at nationals Seeded 11th for the NCAA Championships with a 28-7 record Captured the CAA title earlier this month and also placed third at the Las Vegas Invitational in December Has a 11-2 record in CAA duals and has a Hofstra career record of BUSY JANUARY FOR THE PRIDE: The Christmas rush came late this year for the Pride as Hofstra had seven matches in the first two weeks of January. With five matches at the CAA Duals, and two more at the end of the month, the Pride wrestled 14 dual matches in January. That is four more than November, December and February combined. HOFSTRA IN THE NATIONAL DUALS: Hofstra made its fourth straight National Duals appearance, and fifth since the season on January The Pride posted a 3-3 mark in 2004, a 1-2 mark in 2005, and 0-2 marks in 2001 and Hofstra was 3-2 in competition this year and placed sixth with wins over Nebraska, Northern Iowa and Central Michigan, and losses to Iowa and Iowa State. THE IOWA JINX: The spell that Iowa State and Iowa have over the Pride continued at the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa in January. Iowa State, then-ranked sixth, recorded a 24-9 win over the Pride in the Duals quarterfinals. It was the Cyclones 13th consecutive win over Hofstra in as many meeting. In the fifth place match against #5 Iowa, the Hawkeyes moved to 6-0 against Hofstra all-time with a victory. Hofstra did get a bit of revenge when they defeated Northern Iowa in the consolation round. CHIEF RAY DOWNEY, SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND NIGHT: Hofstra University proudly welcomed members of the Downey Family and their friends who came to the November 15th match against Army for the presentation of the Chief Ray Downey, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. This year s recipients of the scholarship grants, named in memory of the late FDNY hero who was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, are Mike Patrovich and James Strouse. HOFSTRA RETURNEES: Hofstra returns 11 lettermen, six starters, six NCAA qualifiers, five conference champions and two All-Americans from the squad that placed 11th at the NCAA Division I Championships. RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS: Seniors Mike Patrovich and Chris Weidman are Hofstra s returning All-Americans in Patrovich, who earned a fourth place finish at 174 pounds at the NCAA Championships last March, has dropped down to 165 pounds this year. Weidman, who placed sixth at 197 pounds last March, earned All-Effort Team honors by the NWCA for his finish at the Championships. HOFSTRA WRESTLING HISTORY: This is Hofstra s 59th season of intercollegiate wrestling. The Pride has had 10 coaches direct the wrestling program, beginning with Walter Brick Stone in 1947 and currently with Tom Shifflet, who is in his first season HOFSTRA WRESTLING RECAPS Saturday, March 3, 2007 at CAA Championships Day Two: Hofstra captured seven individual titles, a third place finish and a fourth place finish as the Pride cruised to their sixth consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Championship Saturday night at Linn Gymnasium at George Mason University. Hofstra, which will send seven wrestlers to the 2007 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from March in Auburn Hills, MI, recorded a school record points, topping the previous mark of 136 set in The seven individual conference champions also ties the school mark for most individual crowns, set in 2005 and Senior Mike Patrovich, who captured his third conference title, posted two tech fall and a pin during the Championships and was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler. Three other Pride wrestlers recorded their third conference title as senior James Strouse, at 157, and juniors Charles Griffin, at 141, and Joe Rovelli, at 184, notched their third straight CAA crowns. Junior Dave Tomasette, at 125, copped his second CAA title, while senior Chris Weidman, at 197, who was an All- American last year as a conference finalist, captured his first CAA title, as did freshman Lou Ruggirello at 133. Those seven, along with sophomore Alton Lucas, who received one of the three "wild-card" bids after finishing fourth in this weekend's tournament, will compete in the NCAA Championships in two weeks. Graduate student Matt Pollock, who finished third in the CAA Championships but did not receive a NCAA wild-card bid by the CAA coaches, was Hofstra's ninth and final place-winner. Patrovich recorded a tech fall on Old Dominion's second-seeded Nick Pullano 19-3 in the 165 pound title match after pinning Drexel's Billy Haydt in the semifinals in 4:45. Haydt took down Patrovich and appeared to be heading for at least back points before the senior All-American used his superior athletic ability to turn Haydt and pin him seconds later. Patrovich (17-4), who finished fourth at last year's national championships at 174 pounds, will be making his fourth NCAA Championship appearance this season. Strouse defeated Drexel's second-seeded Ryan Hluschak, 8-4, in the 157-pound championship match after knocking off Rider's Nathan Galloway, 5-1 in the semifinals. The sixth-ranked Strouse (37-3) will be making his fourth NCAA Championship appearance. Griffin (29-5), who captured his second straight CAA title at 141 after winning his first conference crown at 133 as a freshman, defeated Rider's Don Fisch 7-1 in the 141-pound title match after downing ODU's Ryan Williams by the same score in the semifinals. Rovelli (31-5) captured his third straight title at 184 pounds by posting a 7-2 victory over Rider's Mike Miller in the title match after a 7-0 victory over Sacred Heart's Andrew Silber in the semis. Junior Dave Tomasette (17-5) defended his CAA crown at 125 with a 4-0 decision over Drexel's Steve Mytych in the championship match after pinning Rider's Tommy Lorenzo in 1:16 of the semifinals. Tomasette will be making his third NCAA Championship appearance. Senior Chris Weidman, who

6 earned NCAA All-America honors at 197 after finishing second at the CAA Championships last year, will be making his second national championships appearance after transferring from Nassau Community College. Weidman (28-7) defeated ODU's David Mendoza in the finals after beating Drexel's Jon Oplinger in the semifinals. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (31-7) captured his first CAA title by defeating ODU's Christian Staylor, 6-4, in the finals after posting a 13-2 major decision over James Madison's Brandon Luce in the semifinals. Ruggirello is the front-runner to become Hofstra's third conference Rookie of the Year since joining the CAA in Sophomore Alton Lucas (23-10), who received one of the three CAA wild-cards to the national championships, placed fourth in the CAA Championships, losing to Binghamton's Josh Patterson 4-2 in the semifinals before dropping a 9-7 decision to Drexel's Nick Kozar in the third-place match. Graduate-student Matt Pollock (16-23) closed out his college career in style with a third-place finish at the CAA Championships. The Cornelltransfer dropped a 2-0 decision to Drexel's Chris Cowan in the semifinals before defeating George Mason's Ryan Kittrick, 6-4, in the consolation semifinals, and pinning ODU's Matt Pellar in 46 seconds of the third-place match. Senior Mike Parziale (14-11) closed out his career with a 6-5 loss to Boston University's Mike Roberts in the semifinals and a 12-6 loss to ODU's Kaylen Baxter in the consolation semifinals. Friday, March 2, 2007 at CAA Championships Day One: All ten Pride wrestlers advanced to the semifinal round after posting a combined record of 15-0, including eight wins by fall, as the Pride took a commanding 20-point lead after the first day of the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling Championships at the Linn Gymnasium on the campus of George Mason University. Hofstra dominated action on day one with eight pins, four tech falls, two major decisions and a win by medical default. The Pride has accumulated 46 points in the team standings, 20 more than second place Rider, and 20.5 more than third-place Old Dominion. Drexel is fourth with 21.5 points with Sacred Heart fifth with 12.5 points. Senior Chris Weidman (26-7), at 197, and graduate-student Matt Pollock (14-22), at 285, each recorded two pins on the day to advance to the semifinals. Weidman, the top seed at 197, pinned Binghamton's Ed Backus in 2:32 in the first round, and Wagner's Vin Giordano in 2:18 in the quarterfinals. He will face Drexel's fourth-seeded Jon Oplinger in the 197 semifinals. The two faced each other in the CAA Duals in January with Weidman posting an 11-2 major decision. Pollock, who posted back-toback fall victories since November, pinned George Mason's third-seeded Ryan Kittrick in 4:27 in the first round, and Campbell's sixth-seeded Jeremiah Fennell in 1:06 in the quarterfinals. Pollock will face Drexel's second-seeded Chris Cowan, who he lost to 9-2 in January, in the 285 semifinals. Senior James Strouse (35-3) recorded a pin and a tech fall, and junior Charles Griffin (27-5) recorded a pin and a medical default victory, in their respective matches. Strouse, who pinned Wagner's Sean Quinn in 1:55 before posting a 17-2 tech fall on Sacred Heart's Mike Hartman, will face Rider's fourth-seeded Nate Galloway in the 157 semifinals. Griffin, who pinned Wagner's Nick Keshecki's in 2:46 before Drexel's Dave Gilio defaulted 28 seconds into the quarterfinal with a leg injury, will face Old Dominion's fourth-seeded Ryan Williams in the 141 semifinals. Senior Mike Parziale (14-9) posted a 23-8 tech fall over Campbell's Chris Mazzatta and a 15-5 major decision over James Madison's Nick Broccoli. Parziale will face Boston University's fourth-seeded Mike Roberts in the 149 semifinals. Five other Pride grapplers wrestled just once on day one to advance to the semifinals. Junior Joe Rovelli (29-5) pinned JMU's Andrew Bauman in 2:43 at 184 pounds. He will face Sacred Heart's Andrew Silber in the semifinals. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (29-7) pinned Binghamton's Robert Slavin in 1:23 to advance to the 133 semifinals against James Madison's fifthseeded Brandon Luce. Senior Mike Patrovich (15-4) posted his 101st career victory with a 20-5 tech fall over Campbell's Brent Poynter to advance to the 165 semifinal against Drexel's Billy Haydt. Junior Dave Tomasette (15-5) returned to the line-up for the first time since late January to record a 16-0 tech fall over Binghamton's Mike Kleeman. Tomasette will face Rider's fifthseeded Tommy Lorenzo in the 125 semifinal. Sophomore Alton Lucas (22-8) advanced to the 174 semifinal against Binghamton's fourth-seeded Josh Patterson with a 14-0 major decision over Boston University's Andrew Detweiler. Saturday, February 17, 2007 at #15 Oklahoma: The 15thranked Sooners of Oklahoma won four of the first five matches on the way to a victory over eighth-ranked Hofstra at the McCasland Field House. Starting out at 125 pounds, the Pride forfeited the match to top-ranked Sam Hazewinkel. At 133, Hofstra s 18th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello defeated Joe Comparin 6-2 to cut the deficit to 6-3. But the Sooners won the next three matches as Kyle Terry defeated the Pride s #8 junior Charles Griffin 7-4. Oklahoma senior Matt Storniolo, ranked second, downed red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith, ranked 15th, 6-4 at 149. In one of the featured matches of the night sophomore Will Rowe edged #2 senior James Strouse 6-5 at 157 pounds for a 15-3 advantage in the match. Sixth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich ended OU s run with a 6-3 decision over Sooner Shane Seibert, 6-3,at 165. Hofstra sophomore Alton Lucas closed the gap to 15-9 with a 7-4 decision over Josh Weitzel at 174 pounds while junior Joe Rovelli inched closer with 12-0 major decision over Josh Hinton at 184 pounds. Oklahoma s fifth-ranked senior Joel Flaggert posted a 4-2 decision over Hofstra s 11th-ranked senior Chris Weidman 4-2. Sooner Brad Farmer closed out the match with a 5-0 victory over Pride graduate-student Matt Pollock at 285 pounds for a victory. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 vs. Rider: The eighth-ranked Hofstra Pride lost just one match on the mat as they extended their conference undefeated streak to 54 matches, including 51 straight victories, with a 29-9 Colonial Athletic Association win over Rider at the Mack Sports Complex. The Pride improved to overall and 7-0 in conference action. The Broncs of Rider fall to 9-8 and 3-3 in the CAA. Opening the match at 285, Hofstra graduate student Matt Pollock (12-21) had a big second period, building a 6-0 lead, on the way to an 11-0 major decision over Nick Ciufo. The Pride forfeited 125 to Tommy Lorenzo (11-19) as Hofstra junior continues to recover from an injury sustained on January 28. The Pride regained the lead at 8-6 at 133 pounds as 17th-ranked

7 freshman Lou Ruggirello (27-7) rolled to a 12-0 major decision over Brian Polashuk (4-5). Eighth-ranked junior Charles Griffin (25-4) posted an escape, takedown and received the riding time point in the third period to break a 4-4 tie and post an 8-4 victory over Don Fisch (24-8) at 141. At 149, Hofstra s red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith (7-3), ranked first in the CAA and 14th in the country, battled Rider s Mike Kessler (17-10), ranked second in the conference, to a scoreless draw through two periods. But late in the third period, Kessler posted a reversal and two back points to record a 4-2 victory. At 157 pounds, Hofstra second-ranked senior James Strouse (33-2) cruised to his 18th consecutive victory with a 10-1 major decision over Nathan Galloway (5-3) to boost the match lead to Pride senior Mike Patrovich (13-4), ranked first in the CAA and sixth in the country, posted a 21-6 tech fall over Rob Morrison (7-14) at 165. It was Patrovich s fourth consecutive victory. In a battle of top 20 wrestlers, Hofstra s ninth-ranked sophomore Alton Lucas (20-8) posted a 3-2 decision over #14 Doug Umbehauer (22-10) at 174 pounds for a 23-9 advantage in the contest. Pride junior Joe Rovelli (27-5) then blanked Mike Miller (20-12) at 184 pounds before Hofstra senior Chris Weidman (24-6), ranked 11th, notched a 9-3 win over T.J. Morrison (24-8) at 197 to close out the contest. Tuesday, February 3, 2007 vs. #16 Cornell: The Big Red won five of the first six matches and held off a late Pride rally as #16 Cornell (3-5) upset #5 Hofstra, 22-18, at the New York Athletic Club. The Big Red, with their second straight victory, snapped Hofstra's seven-match winning streak and improved to 3-5 on the season. Hofstra falls to Opening up at 174 pounds, Hofstra sophomore Alton Lucas (19-8), ranked 14th, took a 3-1 lead in the second period and held on for a 3-2 victory to give the Pride a 3-0 lead. Pride junior Joe Rovelli (26-5), ranked seventh, was upset by unranked senior Luke Hogle (8-9) After trailing 2-1 after one period, Hogle tallied a near-fall and a takedown in the second to take a 6-3 lead into the third period. A reversal, near-fall and a takedown in the third sealed the victory for Hogle. Cornell's fourth-ranked senior Jerry Rinaldi (14-2) took a 3-0 lead into the third period on the way to a 4-2 victory over Hofstra's 11th-ranked senior Chris Weidman (23-6) to boost the lead to 7-3. In the heavyweight match, Cornell junior Zach Hammond (18-7) tallied a takedown with 12 seconds remaining in sudden-victory to post a 3-1 win over Pride graduate-student Matt Pollock (11-21). At 125, Cornell's second-ranked sophomore Troy Nickerson won by forfeit to boost the Big Red lead to In a battle of young stars at 133, third-ranked sophomore Adam Frey (11-1) recorded a reversal with nine seconds remaining to post a 7-5 victory over 19th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello (26-7) and a 19-3 advantage in the match. But Hofstra rallied as seventh-ranked junior Charles Griffin (24-4) pinned Cornell senior Matt Easter (2-3) in 4:18 at 141 to cut the deficit to At 149, Cornell's fourth-ranked junior Jordan Leen (25-4) tallied an escape and picked up a point on a stall call in the third to post a 5-3 victory over #14 Mitch Smith (7-2). Smith came close to tying the match in the waning seconds but could not get the takedown call as Cornell boosted the advantage to Hofstra's second-ranked senior James Strouse (32-2) cruised to an 8-3 victory over unranked sophomore Drake Hovis (6-9) at 157 for his 17th consecutive victory. Pride senior Mike Patrovich (12-4) closed out the afternoon's activities with a win by fall in 3:08 of #10 junior Steve Anceravage (13-3) at 165. Sunday, January 28, 2007 vs. #24 Lehigh: Sixth-ranked Hofstra captured nine of 10 matches, including a win by fall by red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith at 149, to post a 30-6 victory over #24 Lehigh at the New York Athletic Club. The Pride, who tallied their seventh consecutive victory, improved to while the Mountain Hawks, who had their four-match winning streak stopped, fall to 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. Friday, January 26, 2007 at #14 Penn: The Pride captured nine of ten matches, including a win by fall by junior Charles Griffin at 141, as sixth-ranked Hofstra cruised by #14 Penn, 31-3, at the Palestra. The Pride won the first four matches of the night and nearly made it a clean sweep. Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli (25-4), ranked seventh at 184 pounds, opened the night with a 9-4 victory over Penn's 13th-ranked junior Lior Zamir for a 3-0 lead. Pride senior Chris Weidman, who fell out of the top 10 at 197 pounds this week and is now 11th, improved to 22-5 on the season with a 20-8 major decision over Jack Sullivan. Graduate student Matt Pollock (11-19) posted a 7-3 victory over sophomore Ben Reiter. In a battle of top 20 wrestlers, Hofstra junior Dave Tomasette (13-5), ranked 18th, pulled a reversal in the third

8 period to post a 2-0 win over #11 Matt Eveleth, 2-0, to give the Pride a 13-0 lead in the contest. At 133 pounds, Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello (25-6) proved he will be a national contender in March when he took secondranked and defending national champion, senior Matt Valenti (15-2) to the second tie-breaker before falling But that victory would be the only one the Quakers would get as Pride junior Charles Griffin (22-4), ranked seventh, posted his 12th win in 13 matches and tallied his second fall victory with a pin of Brett McCurdy in 4:45. Hofstra senior Mike Parziale (12-9) boosted the lead to 22-3 with a 9-3 victory over Rick Rappo. Hofstra's second-ranked senior James Strouse posted his careerbest 30th victory of the season, against two losses, with a 7-2 victory over #14 Matt Dragon at 157. Returning All-American, senior Mike Patrovich (10-4), ranked sixth at 165, posted a third period escape and got the riding time point to down #17 Zack Shanaman 5-3. Pride sophomore Alton Lucas (17-8), ranked 17th, posted his fourth win in the last five outings with a 5-3 victory over eighth-ranked senior Matt Herrington to close out the match. Saturday, January 20, 2007 at CAA Duals: The sixth-ranked Hofstra wrestling team downed James Madison, George Mason and Drexel Saturday to sweep the two-day Colonial Athletic Association Duals at the George Mason Field House. The Pride (14-2-3), who posted victories over Old Dominion and Binghamton on day one, recorded a perfect 5-0 record in this year's CAA Duals and in the process boosted their conference match undefeated streak to 53 including 50 consecutive wins. In the day two opener against the Dukes of James Madison, the Pride captured eight of the 10 matches, including tech falls by junior Dave Tomasette (10-5) at 125, senior John Manarte (2-3) at 149, and senior James Strouse (27-2) at 157, to cruise to a victory. Hofstra won the first five matches in the contest, building a 21-0 lead, before James Madison came back with a forfeit win and a win by fall by Ivan Lagares to close the deficit to But Pride junior Joe Rovelli (22-4) won by forfeit at 184, senior Chris Weidman (19-5) posted a major decision at 197, and graduate-student Matt Pollock (10-17) tallied a 1-0 victory over Zack Winfrey to close out the match. The Pride's second match against host George Mason was more of the same as Hofstra won eight of the 10 matches, including wins by fall by freshman Lou Ruggirello and senior Chris Weidman, to record a 34-9 victory over the Patriots. The Pride captured the first five matches to take a 20-0 lead before George Mason put some points on the scoreboard by way of a Hofstra forfeit at 165. Ruggirello (24-5) recorded his second pin of the CAA Duals and his sixth of the year with a fall in 1:30 over Will Powars in the second match at 133. Pride freshman Ryan Brown (6-3) tallied his second win of the Duals at 141 while senior John Manarte (3-3) posted his second win with a decision at 149. After Dan Cook's forfeit win for the Patriots, sophomore Alton Lucas (16-7) and junior Joe Rovelli (23-4) scored major decision wins at 174 and 184, respectively. Senior Chris Weidman (20-5) tallied his 20th win of the year with a pin of Harry Zander in 2:50. GMU's Ryan Kittrick edged Matt Pollock (10-18) in the match finale. The Pride's final match of the CAA Duals proved to be their toughest, The Drexel Dragons battled Hofstra before dropping a decision. Pride junior Dave Tomasette (12-5) posted his fifth victory of the CAA Duals with a 10-3 decision over Steve Mytech at 125. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (25-5) also posted his fifth win of the Duals with a pin of William Martin in 1:15 at 133 to boost the Pride lead to 9-0. Junior Charles Griffin (21-4) then tallied a tech fall (16-1) over Morgan Remillard. Drexel senior Mark Cartella cut the deficit to 14-3 with a 6-1 decision over John Manarte (3-4). But Pride senior James Strouse (29-2) took the points right back with a 7-5 decision over Ryan Hluschak at 157. Billy Haydt took a forfeit win at 165 and Nick Kozar recorded a 5-3 upset victory over Alton Lucas (16-8) in sudden victory to close the deficit to But Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli (24-4) at 184, and senior Chris Weidman (21-5) at 197 tallied a tech fall and a major decision, respectively, to put the match out of reach. Both Rovelli and Weidman were members of Hofstra's five victory club in the CAA Duals along with Tomasette, Ruggirello and Strouse. Drexel's Chris Cowen defeated Matt Pollock to close out the contest. Friday, January 19, 2007 at CAA Duals: Hofstra captured seven of 10 matches, including a tech fall by Dave Tomasette at 125 pounds, to post a CAA victory over the Monarchs of Old Dominion in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association Duals at George Mason University. The Pride improve to on the season and boosts their conference match undefeated streak to 49 matches (48-0-1) and their conference match winning streak to 46. Tomasette (8-5), the 19th-ranked junior and top-ranked CAA wrestler at 125, started the Pride off on the right foot with a 17-1 tech fall in 4:48 over Kyle Hutter to give Hofstra a 5-0 lead. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (21-5), ranked 17th this week, boosted the lead to 8-0 with a 4-3 decision over Christian Staylor. Seventh-ranked junior Charles Griffin (19-4) made it three straight with a 5-0 decision over Ryan Williams. Old Dominion (6-4) got on the board as Kaylen Baxter downed senior John Manarte (1-2), who was making his dual match debut, 4-2 at 149, to cut the deficit to But Hofstra's second-ranked senior James Strouse (25-2) tallied a 10-1 major decision over Chris Brown at 157 for his tenth consecutive victory. With Hofstra's sixth-ranked senior out with an injury, Hofstra forfeited the 165 pound match to ODU's Nick Pullano to pull the Monarchs within six at But Hofstra won the next three matches to put the contest away. Pride sophomore Alton Lucas (14-7), ranked 13th in the country at 174, downed Derek Coffey 9-2. In a battled between the top two ranked wrestlers in the CAA at 184, Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli (20-4), ranked seventh, defeated Jesse Strawn 6-2. Pride senior Chris Weidman (17-5) boosted the Hofstra lead to 24-9 with a 9-3 victory over David Mendoza at 197. ODU's Matt Pellar closed out the match with a 3-1 decision over Matt Pollock. In the nightcap, Lou Ruggirello recorded a win by fall and Dave Tomasette, Joe Rovelli and Chris Weidman posted tech fall victories to lead the sixth-ranked Pride to a victory over Binghamton University in the second round of the CAA Duals at George Mason University. The victory, which boosts the Pride's record to on the year and 3-0 in the CAA, is also Hofstra's 50th without a loss (49-0-1) in conference competition and 47th consecutive conference victory. Tomasette (9-5) posted his second straight tech fall in the CAA Duals with an 18-2 decision over Mike Kleeman in the opener. It was Tomasette's fourth tech fall of the year. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (22-5) tallied his fifth fall of the year with a 51

9 second pin of Corey Sullivan. Junior Charles Griffin (20-4) posted his 20th win of the year with a 10-4 decision over Kareem Naguib at 141 to give the Pride a 14-0 lead in the match. Kyle Fried defeated Hofstra senior John Manarte (1-3), 4-0, at 149 to put the Bearcats on the board. Pride senior James Strouse (26-2) posted his 11th consecutive victory with a 9-1 major decision over Nate Patterson at 157. Sam Sirota took a forfeit victory at 165 for Binghamton to cut the lead to But like their first match in the CAA Duals earlier Friday night, Alton Lucas, Joe Rovelli and Chris Weidman posted victories to cruise to the match victory. Lucas (15-7) tallied a 5-2 victory over Josh Patterson, junior Joe Rovelli (21-4) tallied a 16-0 tech fall victory at the end of the first period over Corey Waite, and Chris Weidman (18-5) posted his third tech fall victory of the season with a 21-5 victory in 1:46 for a 31-9 lead in the match. Binghamton's Michael Patterson closed out the match with a 2-1 decision over Matt Pollock (9-17). Sunday, January 14, 2007 vs. #5 Iowa: Hofstra wrestlers posted victories in three of ten matches as fifth-ranked Iowa posted a victory over the third-ranked Pride to capture fifth place at the 2007 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the UNI-Dome. The Pride, who posted a record in the two-day event, placed sixth in the Duals which were won by Minnesota. Current top-ranked Missouri placed second followed by Iowa State and Oklahoma State. In Sunday's fifth place match, Iowa captured the first four matches, building a 14-0 lead. At 125, sophomore Charlie Falck posted a major decision victory over Pride junior Dave Tomasette Senior Mario Galanakis, ranked 14th, downed Hofstra's 19th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello In a battle of top 10 wrestlers at 141, Iowa junior Alex Tsirtsis, ranked eighth, edged Charles Griffin, ranked ninth, At 149, Iowa senior Alex Grunder posted a 7-2 decision over Hofstra senior Mike Parziale. The Pride got on the scoreboard at 157 as fourth-ranked senior James Strouse, who posted a 5-0 mark in the five matches during the Duals, recorded an 8-0 major decision over #13 Ryan Morningstar. The Pride forfeited 165 as senior Mike Patrovich was injured in an earlier round and sat out the finale giving the Hawkeyes a 20-4 lead. At 174, Iowa's second-ranked senior Eric Luedke edged 13th-ranked Alton Lucas 4-1. Pride junior Joe Rovelli, ranked sixth, posted a 7-6 decision over freshman Phillip Keddy at 184. Hofstra senior Chris Weidman, ranked fourth, recorded a solid 10-5 victory over Dan Erekson to close the gap to Iowa junior Matt Fields, ranked seventh, closed out the scoring with a 7-2 decision over Matt Pollock. January 13, 2007 vs. #9 Central Michigan: When it comes to ninth-ranked Central Michigan, Hofstra is fit to be tied. For the second time in a week, Hofstra and Central Michigan battled to a tie in the consolation bracket third round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the UNI-Dome. By way of criteria "G"-near-fall points (8-5)-in the dual meet tournament tie-breaker, the Pride received the win and advanced to the fifth place match. Hofstra jumped out to a solid lead only to see the Chippewas battle back in the second half of the contest. The Pride captured four of the first five matches, building a 13-3 lead. At 125, Dave Tomasette (7-4) decisioned junior Matt Steintrager Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello (20-4) posted his fourth win of the Duals and his 20th of the season with a 7-2 victory over senior Luke Smith. Charles Griffin also posted his fourth win of the Duals to improve to 18-3 on the year with a 10-2 major decision over junior Eric Kruger. CMU senior Tyler Grayson put the Chippewas on the scoreboard with an 8-3 decision over Mike Parziale (11-8) at 149 to cut the deficit to But Hofstra's fourth-ranked senior James Strouse (23-2) posted his fourth win of the Duals with a 10-5 victory over senior Andy Keller at 157. Sophomore Trevor Stewart started CMU on their way back with a 6-3 decision over fifth-ranked Mike Patrovich on a near-fall in the final seconds of the 165-pound match. It was Patrovich's third straight loss-all in the final seconds-of the Duals. Senior Brandon Sinnott, ranked fifth, closed the deficit to 13-9 with a 6-3 decision over Alton Lucas (13-6) at 174. Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli (18-4) gave the Pride some breathing room with a 9-6 decision over Christian Sinnott at 184 before 10th-ranked Wynn Michalak, for the second time in a week, edged fourth-ranked Chris Weidman, 4-3. Trailing and needing a major decision to tie or a tech fall or fall to win, CMU's fifth-ranked senior Bubba Gritter came up with a 10-1 major decision over Matt Pollock to send the contest into the tiebreaker. Going down the list of criteria, Hofstra broke the tie with an 8-5 advantage in near-fall points. Saturday, January 13, 2007 vs. Northern Iowa: The Pride posted victories in seven of the 10 matches to advance to the third round of the consolations with a 25-9 victory over the host Panthers of the University of Northern Iowa at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the UNI-Dome. Hofstra improved to on the season while Northern Iowa (1-7) was eliminated from the competition. Hofstra captured the first three match-ups, and four of the first five to take a commanding 12-3 lead midway through the contest. Hofstra junior Dave Tomasette (6-4) opened the match with a 9-3 victory over freshman Grant Rage at 125. Pride freshman Lou Ruggirello (19-4) posted his third straight win in the Duals with a 9-6 decision over freshman Kyle Anson. Charles Griffin (17-3) also posted his third consecutive win in the Duals with a 4-2 decision over 10th-ranked C.J. Ettelson at 141 to give the Pride a 9-0 lead in the contest. UNI senior Ryan Osgood put the Panthers on the board with 7-5 decision in sudden victory over Mike Parziale (11-7) at 149. But Pride senior James Strouse (22-2) also posted his third win of the Duals with a 9-5 victory over sophomore Moza Fay at 157. Panther senior Nick Baima, ranked sixth, defeated Hofstra's fifth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich (9-3) on a takedown in the waning seconds of the match, 6-4 at 165 to close the deficit to Hofstra would capture the next three matches as 13th-ranked Alton Lucas (13-5) downed UNI senior Curt Zinnel, 11-4, at 174 before Joe Rovelli (17-4), ranked sixth, scored a major decision over junion Danny Dunning 8-0 at 184. Hofstra senior Chris Weidman won by forfeit at 197 to give the Pride a 25-6 lead before UNI senior Tyler Rhodes notched a 5-0 victory over Matt Pollock (9-13) at 285. Saturday, January 13, 2007 vs. #6 Iowa State: Hofstra's fourth-ranked senior James Strouse upset #2 Trent Paulson at