Hofstra, which forfeited two weight classes at 125 and 133, lost just one match on the mat as Lior Zamir edged Chris Vondruska 4-3 at 165 pounds in the first match of the night. But fifth-ranked Pride senior Mike Patrovich improved to 21-2 on the year with a 10-5 win over #19 Matt Herrington (9-3) to tie the match at 3-3. Hofstra's 19th-ranked sophomore Joe Rovelli (19-6) rallied to down Dustin Wiles 6-4 at 184 pounds to boost the lead to 6-3. Junior Chris Weidman improved to 14-3 with a 12-6 win over Paul Velekei at 197 for a 9-3 lead.
With the two forfeits to follow his match, Andriac put the Pride on firm footing with a pin of freshman Jayson Bowlsby in 4:01 for a 15-3 lead. Andriac improved to 17-11 on the year with his sixth fall of the season. Penn's Mike Silengo, ranked 17th, won by forfeit at 125 and 10th-ranked Matt Valenti did the same at 133 to tie the match at 15-15.
But Hofstra's 13th-ranked sophomore Charles Griffin (18-4) posted a 6-3 decision over Cesar Grajales to take an 18-15 lead. Senior Jon Masa (23-5), ranked fourth at 149 pounds, sealed the victory with a 13-5 victory over Matt Dragon for a 22-15 lead. Junior James Strouse (22-7) avenged a 5-4 tie-breaker loss to #20 Gene Zannetti at the Las Vegas Invitational in December with a 2-1 victory.
The Pride, who closed out their home schedule Wednesday night, returns to action on February 4th when they square off against Lehigh and Maryland in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
#21 Hofstra 25, #22 Pennsylvania 15
165 - Lior Zamir (UP) dec. Chris Vondruska (HU), 4-3
174 - #5 Mike Patrovich (HU) dec. #19 Matt Herrington (UP), 10-5
184 - #19 Joe Rovelli (HU) dec. Dustin Wiles (UP), 6-4
197 - Chris Weidman (HU) dec. Paul Velekei (UP), 12-6
285 - Jon Andriac (HU) WBF Jayson Bowlsby (UP), 4:01
125 - #17 Mike Silengo (UP) won by forfeit
133 - #10 Matt Valenti (UP) won by forfeit
141 - #13 Charles Griffin (HU) dec. Cesar Grajales (UP), 6-3
149 - #4 Jon Masa (HU) maj. dec. Matt Dragon (UP), 13-5
157 - #16 James Strouse (HU) dec. #20 Gene Zannetti (UP), 2-1
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