J.R. Wert (Christianburg, VA/Christianburg) scored a major decision at 125 to get things started before Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park), Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin [Rutgers]) and Gary Dinmore (Skillman, NJ/Hunterdon Central [Penn State]) also won decisions to stake Rider to a 13-0 lead.
After Hofstra got on the scoreboard with a decision at 157, Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) earned a 17-4 tech fall at 165 to extend the lead to 18-3. Hofstra made things interesting with a Sage Heller fall at 174, but Wayne Stinson (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) sealed the match with a major decision at 184.
The Broncs would need every one of Stinson's four points, as Rider forfeited at 197 and the Pride took 285 by medical forfeit to account for 12 Hofstra points in the final two weight classes.
Quotes & Notes
"Every win is important. To get the losing streak turned back around and get a W for the guys is everything. Because now they get a nine-day break before we get Minnesota and we can kind of rest up and train into that match. So it was very important to get that win."
"Our kids are grinding right now. It was a tough weekend this past weekend. But the grind is everything. Right now, to get their legs fresh and catch their breath - they're not far off. But they need this rest right now to get back on target. And we've got some rest times built in from now until the conference and then NCAA's. They're not far off and this break will put them back on track, 100 percent." - Rider Head Coach John Hangey
"We had kind of a rough, bumpy weekend. But it was good to come back home, be in our own gym and feel ourselves out a little bit. After my match, we had a couple up's and down's, especially at the end. But it felt good to start off the match with a win and that's what I hope to do to get momentum going for everybody else." - Redshirt Senior J.R. Wert
"I'm fighting for a spot in the line-up and giving everything I've got. So I knew that Mike Fagg-Daves has been banged up pretty bad, so I knew that I had to get a four-point major decision to seal it so he didn't have to go out there hurt."
"Wrestling is a sport of its own. You can have so many up's and you can have so many down's. I've gotten so close with the coaches and team and my family. Without these guys, wrestling wouldn't be the same. I'm trying not to think about this as being the last one coming up, because it's going to hit me really hard and I'm not going to like it. But I'm just trying to enjoy it every day, because I don't have many days left. It's a countdown for me at this point." - Redshirt senior Wayne Stinson
Results:
125 - J.R. Wert (Rider) Maj. Dec. Jacob Martin (Hofstra), 10-0; Rider leads, 4-0
133 - Anthony Cefolo (Rider) Dec. Garrett Lambert (Hofstra), 6-2; Rider leads, 7-0
141 - Tyson Dippery (Rider) Dec. Vinny Vespa (Hofstra), 3-2; Rider leads, 10-0
149 - Gary Dinmore (Rider) Dec. Ryan Burkert (Hofstra), 3-2; Rider leads, 13-0
157 - Chris Mauriello (Hofstra) Dec. B.J. Clagon (Rider), 10-9; Rider leads, 13-3
165 - #5 Chad Walsh (Rider) TF Ricky Stamm (Hofstra), 6:54; Rider leads, 18-3
174 - Sage Heller (Hofstra) WBF Dean Sherry (Rider), 3:34; Rider leads, 18-9
184 - Wayne Stinson (Rider) Maj. Dec. Anthony Olivieri, 17-4; Rider leads, 22-9
197 - Nezar Haddad (Hofstra) Wins By Forfeit; Rider leads, 22-15
285 - #7 Mike Hughes (Hofstra) Wins By Medical Forfeit Mauro Correnti (Rider), 0:12; Rider wins, 22-21
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