Before the dual began, Hofstra and Cornell wrestled two exhibition matches. At 141 pounds, Mike Nevinger won an 11-0 major decision over Mike Doria. Cornell followed with another victory, when Jesse Shanaman won by a 10-2 major decision over Jeff Rotella at 157 pounds.
The dual opened at 125 pounds with No. 10 Frank Perrelli facing Steve Bonanno. After a scoreless first period, Bonanno escaped from his opening down position to start the second. With 30 seconds left in the period, Perrelli countered a shot by Bonanno for a takedown. Bonanno escaped to take a 2-2 tie into the third. Perrelli made a quick escape to start the third after working to his feet and twisting free of the Hofstra wrestler. The two wrestlers scrambled late in the period, and Perrelli came out on top for a takedown to win a 5-2 decision.
At 133 pounds, No. 6 Mike Grey picked up a win by forfeit to earn six team points for Cornell. The Big Red took a 9-0 team lead, and Grey improved to 3-0 for the season.
Senior Corey Manson took down Vince Varela with a double leg in the first period at 141 pounds. Varela quickly escaped and took a 3-2 lead with a takedown of his own. Varela escaped to open the second period, but Manson tied the bout with a takedown. The Big Red wrestler quickly escaped to open the third period. With less than a minute left in the bout, Manson notched another takedown to take a 7-4 lead. Varela escaped, and after Manson was hit with his second stall warning the pride wrestler was within a point of his Big Red counterpart. Manson held strong and won a 7-6 decision.
At 149 pounds, No. 3 Kyle Dake quickly took a 4-0 lead over Matt Spataro with a takedown and two quick back points. Dake immediately worked to turn his opponent again and won by fall in 1:33.
No. 11 DJ Meagher held a 2-0 lead with a takedown in the first period against Tyler Banks at 157 pounds. Meagher chose to start the second period down on the mat and immediately reversed his opponent. The Big Red wrestler held a 6-2 advantage after two periods after adding a takedown. Banks escaped from his opening down position in the third period, but Meagher took him down again. With 4:56 in riding time, Meagher won a 9-3 decision.
At 165 pounds, freshman Craig Eifert took on No. 14 PJ Gillespie. Gillespie held a 2-1 lead after the first period. Gillespie escaped from his opening down position to start the second period. Eifert tied the bout with a takedown, but the Big Red wrestler shocked his ranked opponent when he turned him to his back and won by fall in 4:46. With six team points, Cornell increased its lead to 27-0.
With 15 seconds left in the first period at 174 pounds, Mack Lewnes converted on a low double to take down No. 16 Ryan Patrovich. Patrovich chose to start the second period down. Lewnes took advantage of his opponent's choice and turned him to win by fall in 3:33.
At 184 pounds, No. 6 Steve Bosak was scoreless against Ben Clymer in the first period. Clymer chose to start the second period down, but he was unable to escape Bosak for the entire two minutes. Bosak chose to start the third down, and within 30 seconds had a reversal. With 2:30 in riding time, Bosak won a 3-0 decision.
No. 1 Simaz wrestled Matt Loew at 197 pounds. Simaz quickly took down the rookie early in the first period. The Big Red wrestler allowed Loew to escape only to take him down once again. Simaz quickly tilted his opponent and picked up his 99th career victory, winning by fall in 1:41.
In the last match of the dual, Stryker Lane squared off against Paul Snyder at heavyweight. Lane took down the pride wrestler in the first period and road him out. Snyder chose down in the second period, but was unable to escape. Snyder let Lane up from his opening down position to start the third period looking to score. Neither wrestler put more points on the board, and with 2:36 in riding time Lane won a 4-0 decision.
#1 Cornell 45, Hofstra 0
125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), 5-2 (Cornell, 3-0)
133: No. 6 Mike Grey (Cornell) win by forfeit (Cornell, 9-0)
141: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. Vince Varela (Hofstra), 7-6 (Cornell, 12-0)
149: No. 3 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Matt Spataro (Hofstra), 1:33 (Cornell, 18-0)
157: No. 11 DJ Meagher (Cornell) dec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra), 9-3 (Cornell, 21-0)
165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) win by fall No. 14 PJ Gillespie (Hofstra), 4:46 (Cornell, 27-0)
174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) win by fall No. 16 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra), 3:33 (Cornell, 33-0)
184: No. 6 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. Ben Clyer (Hofstra), 3-0 (Cornell, 36-0)
197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Matt Loew (Hofstra), 1:41 (Cornell, 42-0)
HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. Paul Snyder (Hofstra), 4-0 (Cornell, 45-0)
#1 Cornell vs. Columbia
125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) maj. dec. 15-7 Penn Gottfried (Columbia) (Cornell, 4-0)
133: No. 6 Mike Grey (Cornell) maj. dec. Matt Bystol (Columbia), 18-7 (Cornell, 8-0)
141: Corey Manson (Cornell) maj. dec. Josh Houldworth (Columbia), 14-5 (Cornell, 12-0)
149: No. 3 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Tom DiVitantonio (Columbia), 1:35 (Cornell, 18-0)
157: No. 11 DJ Meagher (Cornell) dec. Jake O'Hara (Columbia), 11-5 (Cornell, 21-0)
165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) dec. Eren Civan (Columbia), 9-4 (Cornell, 24-0)
174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) win by fall Stephen West (Columbia), 6:20 (Cornell, 30-0)
184: No. 6 Steve Bosak (Cornell) maj. dec. Nick Mills (Columbia), 10-1 (Cornell, 34-0)
197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Mike Puhpak (Columbia), 1:14 (Cornell, 40-0)
HWT: Kevin Lester (Columbia) dec. Stryker Lane (Cornell), 5-4 (Cornell, 40-3)
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