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    Hofstra sweeps Harvard and Columbia

    Hempstead, NY -- Six Hofstra wrestlers posted double-victories, including two wins by fall by senior Mike Patrovich, as the 20th-ranked Pride recorded a 33-12 victory over Harvard and a 36-9 victory over Columbia in dual matches at the Hofstra Arena Sunday night. Hofstra improves to 2-1-1 on the season while both the Crimson and the Lions fall to 0-1.

    Patrovich, ranked seventh at 174-pounds, improved to 13-1 on the season with a fall over Harvard's Wesley Walker in 6:20 and a fall over Columbia's sixth-ranked junior Matt Palmer in 6:46. Hofstra sophomore Charles Griffin (12-2) made his dual match debut this season with a tech fall over Harvard's Thomas Picarsic and a win by fall over Columbia's Steve Sutton in 3:42. Pride sophomore Joe Rovelli (14-3) posted major decision victories wrestling up a class at 197 over Harvard's Jon Butler and Columbia's Orrin Kleinhenz. Hofstra juniors James Strouse (14-5), who is ranked 19th at 157, and unranked Chris Vondruska (13-3), at 165-pounds, each posted a decision and a major decision. Junior John Manarte, who also wrestled up a class at 149, posted two decisions to improve to 11-5 on the season.

    The Pride will return to action on Monday, January 2 when they host the second-ranked Wolverines of the University of Michigan at Hofstra Arena at 7 p.m..
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