Papadatos, a two-time Hofstra graduate who earned degrees in 2000 and 2002 before taking assistant spots at Northern Illinois, Binghamton and North Carolina, saw sophomore Jahlani Callender open the match with a 5-3 victory over Elias Biddle at 157 for a 3-0 lead.
But the Bald Eagles won the next four matches, including a 10-0 major decision by senior Fred Garcia at 184, to build a 13-3 lead. Junior Phil Sprenkle blanked Hofstra freshman Michael Oxley, 5-0 at 197 to give the Bald Eagles the 10-point advantage.
Pride sophomore Michael Hughes started the comeback for Hofstra at 285, posting a 3-0 win over sophomore Brad Emerick. Freshman Travis Passaro notched a 3-1 come-from-behind win over sophomore Kaleb LeMaire at 125 to bring the Pride closer at 13-9,
But Hofstra sophomore Maverick Passaro dropped a controversial 2-1 decision to junior Cody Wheeler at 133 to boost the Bald Eagles’ lead to 16-9.
Pride sophomore Jamel Hudson, who moved up to 141 pounds this year after posting a 16-4 mark at 133 last year, came up big, running junior Bobby Rehm into the mat for a 21-6 tech fall in 6:36. That win closed the deficit to 16-14 and set up the match final at 149 between Hofstra graduate-student Cody Ruggirello and Lock Haven junior Dan Neff.
Ruggirello tallied a first period take down and an escape to open the second. Neff took Ruggirello down in the second but the Pride wrestler wiggled out for a 4-2 lead after two periods. The third period was a defensive battle for both grapplers as Ruggirello held off Neff for the victory.
Hofstra returns to action on Thursday, November 6 at Lehigh. Match time is 7 p.m.
Results:
157: Jahlani Callender (H) dec. Elias Biddle (LH), 5-3
165: Aaron McKinney (LH) dec. Nick Terdick, (H), 4-1
174: Tyler Wood (LH) dec. Frank Affronti (H), 4-2
184: Fred Garcia (LH) maj. dec. Jermaine John (H), 10-0
197: Phil Sprenkle (LH) dec. Michael Oxley (H), 5-0
285: Michael Hughes (H) dec. Brad Emerick (LH), 3-0
125: Travis Passaro (H) dec. Kaleb LeMaire (LH), 3-1
133: Cody Wheeler (LH) dec. Maverick Passaro (H), 2-1
141: Jamel Hudson (H) tech fall Bobby Rehm (LH), 21-6 (6:36)
149: Cody Ruggirello (H) dec. Dan Neff (LH), 4-2
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