The Pride, who snapped a three-match losing slide-all to top 20 opponents-improved to 11-3 on the season and 5-1 in the CAA. Rider slipped to 9-9 overall and 3-2 in conference matches.
Hofstra won the first seven matches in the contest to post a 23-0 advantage in the contest. Opening the match 1t 285 pounds, Pride junior Paul Snyder (16-11), ranked third in the CAA, recorded a 3-0 win over sophomore Evan Craig to give the Pride a 3-0 lead. Junior Steve Bonanno (24-6), ranked 14th in the country at 125, defeated Chuck Zeisloft, the third-ranked wrestler in the CAA, 6-2. Franco (18-10), the second-ranked CAA wrestler, boosted the lead to 10-0 with an 11-0 major decision over Rider's third-ranked grappler Jimmy Morris, 11-0 at 133 pounds.
Pride sophomore Luke Vaith (18-8), ranked second in the CAA at 141, posted his second major decision of the season with a 10-1 victory over Jimmy Kirchner, the third-ranked conference wrestler. Vaith has now won eight of his last nine matches. Hofstra junior Justin Accordino recorded the second 20-win season of his career with a 6-4 decision over the third-ranked conference wrestler Zac Cibula at 149. Accordino, who is the second-ranked grappler in the CAA, improved to 20-10 on the year. Junior Tyler Banks (11-11), who is unranked in the CAA, made it six-in-a-row with a 4-1 decision over the fourth-ranked league wrestler in Ramon Santiago at 157 pounds.
Hofstra senior P.J. Gillespie, ranked 19th by InterMat at 165, picked up his 25th win of the year with an 8-3 win over James Brundage for a 23-0 lead. Gillespie is now 25-5 and has won eight consecutive matches.
Rider got on the board at 174 as Jim Resnick, ranked first in the CAA and 11th in the nation, pinned Hofstra freshman Jermaine John in 1:08. But Pride senior Ben Clymer, ranked 12th in the nation and first in the CAA at 184, notched his 25th win of the year in a 2-0 decision over Clint Morrison, the third-ranked league wrestler. Rider freshman Don McNeil closed out the match with an 11-8 victory over Hofstra sophomore Tim Murphy at 197.
Hofstra has won 12 of the last 13 meetings with Rider, including 25-12 last year on Long Island. The Pride lead the all-time series, 23-17. Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, February 19 when they travel to Columbia University for a 1 p.m. contest.
Results:
285- Paul Snyder (HU) dec. Evan Craig (RU), 3-0
125- #14 Steve Bonanno (HU) dec. Chuck Zeisloft (RU) , 6-2
133- Jamie Franco (HU) major dec. Jimmy Morris (RU),11-0
141- Luke Vaith (HU) major dec. Jimmy Kirchner (RU), 10-1
149- Justin Accordino (HU) dec. Zac Cibula (RU), 6-4
157- Tyler Banks (HU) dec. Ramon Santiago (RU), 4-1
165- #19 P.J. Gillespie (HU) dec. James Brundage (RU), 8-3
174- Jimmy Resnick (RU) WBF Jermaine John (HU), 1:08
184- #12 Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Clint Morrison (RU), 2-0
197- Donald McNeil (RU) dec. Tim Murphy (HU), 11-8
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