Patrovich's pin at 174 pounds stopped a two-match winning streak by Maryland and boosted the Hofstra lead to 19-10 after seven matches on the day. The Bohemia, Long Island native recorded his first pin of the season in 1:49 over ninth-ranked Mike Letts. With the pin, Patrovich, ranked 16th by InterMat, improves to 7-3 on the season.
Hofstra jumped out to a 13-3 lead after four matches in the contest, Opening up at 125 pounds, red-shirt sophomore Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) erupted for 10 points in the third period and added a riding time point to post a 13-2 major decision over freshman Shane Gentry. Bonanno boosted his season record to 7-5. Senior Lou Ruggirello (Walden, NY) gave the Pride a 10-0 lead at 133 pounds with a pin of senior Lou Ruland in 1:26. It was Ruggirello's team-leading fourth pin of the season and boosted his record to 10-2 on the year. Maryland got on the board at 141 pounds when senior Jon Kohler posted a five-point second period on the way to a 6-3 victory over Vince Varela (Rio Rancho, NM) to close the deficit to 10-3.
Hofstra red-shirt sophomore Justin Accordino (Wilkes-Barre, PA) bumped the lead back to 10 points at 13-3 with a strong 8-3 decision over Terrapin freshman Ben Dorsay at 149 pounds. Accordino improved to 8-5 on the season. Pride red-shirt freshman Zach Clemente ran into a buzz saw at 157 pounds in junior Kyle John, ranked 15th by Division I College Wrestling, John recorded his 16th win in 19 decisions with a 13-4 major decision.
In one of the featured matches, at 165 pounds, Maryland's third-ranked sophomore Josh Asper squared off against Hofstra junior P.J. Gillespie (Long Beach, NY), ranked fifth in the country. A tough battle ensued with Asper posting a third period escape and taking the riding time point for a 2-0 victory to improve to 16-0. It was the second time in a week that Gillespie lost to a top three wrestler on an escape and riding time after losing to top-ranked Andrew Howe of Wisconsin last Saturday in Las Vegas. Gillespie slipped to 8-2 on the year.
But Patrovich boosted a three-point Hofstra lead to a nine-point advantage with his pin at 174-pounds. Hofstra junior Ben Clymer (Germansville, PA), who returned from a foot injury sustained on November 21, made a second period reversal stand up in a 2-1 victory over junior Corey Peltier and a 22-10 lead in the contest. At 197, Maryland red-shirt freshman Christian Boley notched a 17-6 major decision over Pride freshman Matt Loew (Wantagh) before freshman Spencer Myers made a third period escape stand up for a 1-0 victory over Hofstra sophomore Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA) at 285 pounds to close out the match.
The Pride will break for semester examinations and the Christmas holidays before returning to action on December 29-30 at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Results:
125 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) MD Shane Gentry (Maryland) 13 - 2
133 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) FALL Lou Ruland (Maryland) (1:26)
141 Jon Kohler (Maryland) DEC Vince Varela (Hofstra) 6 - 3
149 Justin Accordino (Hofstra) DEC Ben Dorsay (Maryland) 8 - 3
157 Kyle John (Maryland) MD Zach Clemente (Hofstra) 13 - 4
165 Josh Asper (Maryland) DEC P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) 2 - 0
174 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) FALL Mike Letts (Maryland) (1:49)
184 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) DEC Corey Peltier (Maryland) 2 - 1
197 Christian Boley (Maryland) MD Matt Loew (Hofstra) 17 - 6
285 Spencer Myers (Maryland) DEC Paul Snyder (Hofstra) 1 - 0
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