2007-08 HOFSTRAUNIVERSITY WRESTLING

JOURNEYMEN/BRUTENORTHEAST DUALS

#13 HOFSTRA PRIDE (0-2)vs.

#25 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY#3 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITYMcDonough Sports Complex - HVCC, Troy, NY

Saturday, November 24, 2007

2007-08 HOFSTRA WRESTLING SCHEDULENov. 10 #7 MISSOURI (#13) 21-22 LNov. 17 at #10 Penn State (#12) 11-28 LNov. 24 at Northeast Duals - Troy, NY

#25 Bloomsburg Noon#3 Oklahoma State 2 p.m.Bucknell 4 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas InvitationalDec. 1 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas InvitationalDec. 9 HARVARD 1 p.m.Dec. 29-30 at The Southern Scuffle

(Greensboro, NC)Jan. 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 11 a.m.

EDINBORO 3 p.m.Jan. 12-13 at NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals

(Cedar Falls, IA)Jan. 18-19 at Colonial Athletic Association Duals

(Fairfax, VA)Jan. 27 PENNSYLVANIA 1 p.m.Feb. 2 at Cornell 7 p.m.Feb. 8 at Lehigh 7 p.m.Feb. 12 DREXEL 7 p.m.Feb. 17 NEBRASKA 1 p.m.Mar. 7-8 at CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Hempstead, NY)Mar. 20-22 at NCAA Division I Championships

(at The Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO)* - CAA match – All times are ET - Home matches, in bold, areat the David S. Mack Sports Complex

HOFSTRA NOTES, STREAKS AND TIDBITS:• Hofstra has won 42 of its last 63 and 50 of its last 73 dualmatches dating back to 2003. Included are three ties.

• Hofstra is undefeated in 54 consecutive dual conferencematches posting a 53-0-1 record during that time. The last timeHofstra dropped a conference match was February 17, 1999when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28-10, in an East Coast

Wrestling Association (ECWA) match. The Pride has won 51straight conference matches.

• Including the two matches at the NYAC last year, the Pride haswon 15 of its last 21 home matches dating back to the start ofthe 2003-04 season. Hofstra dropped a 22-18 decision to Cornellat the NYAC on February 3, 2007, a 25-13 decision to #5Michigan on January 2, 2006, an 18-17 decision to Oregon Stateon November 17, 2005, a 30-10 decision to #1 Oklahoma Stateon February 13, 2005, and a 20-12 decision to #17 Cornell onFebruary 5, 2005 at the Hofstra Arena. Before that, the lasthome dual match that the Pride dropped was on November 29,2003 when the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers of Nebraska downedHofstra, 30-10.

BACK TO THE NORTHEAST DUALS: Hofstra returns tothe Journeymen/Brute Northeast Collegiate Duals on Saturdayafter a highly successful appearance last November. Hofstrawent 4-0 in the 2006 Northeast Duals at Guilderland HighSchool with a tone-setting 18-17 victory over #1 Minnesota, andwins over American (33-12), Princeton (45-6), Bloomsburg (27-15). The loss to the Pride would be the only dual match loss thatthe Golden Gophers of Minnesota would suffer on their way tothe national championship.

HOFSTRA THIS YEAR: Hofstra, in its 60th season ofwrestling, is 0-2 on the year with losses to #7 Missouri and #10Penn State. The Pride, who have one of the most challengingschedules in school history, will face nine opponents thatfinished in the Top 25 at last March’s NCAA Division IChampionship, three dual tournaments and two major in-seasontournaments. Hofstra returns 10 lettermen, five starters, fourNCAA qualifiers, four conference champions and one All-American from the 2006-07 squad. Heading the group isreturning All-American and CAA Wrestler of the Year, seniorCharles Griffin. The Reading, PA native placed third at 141pounds in the NCAA Championships after capturing his thirdCAA title pounds. Sophomore Lou Ruggirello was named theCAA Rookie of the Year after a superb 31-9 season and acapturing the conference crown at 133. Seniors Dave Tomasette(Sewell, NJ), at 125, and Joe Rovelli (Wilkes-Barre, PA), whomoves up this year to 197 pounds from 184, also capturedconference titles last season. The Pride also has anotherconference champion, albeit not a CAA champion, in their line-up this season. Sophomore Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, whocaptured the ACC title as a member of the Hokies of VirginiaTech last season.

PROJECTED HOFSTRA STARTERS:Wt. Name Cl. 06-07 07-

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125: Dave Tomasette*+ Sr. 20-7 1-1 8 8 7133: Lou Ruggirello*+ So. 31-9 2-0 4 2 7141: Charles

Griffin*+AASr. 35-6 1-1 4 2 2

149: Mitch Smith So. 7-4 0-2 * * *157: Jonny Bonilla-

BowmanSo. 20-

13^0-2 * * *

165: Ryan Patrovich RFr. 0-0 1-1 * 16 15174: Alton Lucas* Jr. 23-10 2-0 16 10 10184: Jeff Siciliano Fr. 0-0 0-2 * * *197: Joe Rovelli*+ Sr. 32-7 1-1 6 10 5285: James Guerin Jr. 0-0 0-2 * * ** - Returning starter: + - returning conference champion; AA-All-American; Rankings from: I- USA Today/NWCA/Intermat-11/21; W-WIN Magazine-11/21; R-Rev Wrestling-11/13

PRIDE STARTERS CAPSULE PROFILES125 - Dave Tomasette - Sr., Sewell, NJ1-1 in 2007-08…Three-time NCAA qualifier and two-time CAAchampion…Posted a 20-7 record including a 14-5 mark in dualsand 6-0 mark against CAA opponents…Led the team in techfalls with six…Posted 10 decisions and three majordecisions…Picked up 53 dual match team points for thePride…Had an 11-match winning streak…Defeated Drexel’sSteve Mytych 4-0 in the CAA championship match at 125pounds...Defeated #3 Jayson Ness from Minnesota, 12-9, #12Matt Eveleth from Penn, 2-0, and #17 Luke Smith from CentralMichigan, 7-4…Posted a 3-2 record in the NCAAChampionships, falling one win short of the All-Americanround…Has a career-record of 58-31.

133- Lou Ruggirello - So., Walden, NY2-0 in 2007-08…NCAA qualifier and CAA champion at 133pounds as a true freshman in 2006-07…Named CAA Rookie ofthe Year after a 31-9 season including a 20-4 record in dualsand a 7-0 record in the CAA…Was second on the team witheight wins by fall…Was also second in dual match points earnedwith 79…Won 18 matches by decision…Defeated ODU’sChristian Staylor, 6-4, for the CAA title…Five-time CAA Rookieof the Week…Defeated #19 Nick Gallick from Iowa State, 2-1, atthe National Duals…Dropped a 10-4 tie-breaker2 decisionnational champion Matt Valenti from Penn during the regularseason…Placed sixth at the East Stroudsburg Open.

141- Charles Griffin - Sr., Reading, PA1-1 in 2007-08…2007 All-American…Three-time CAAchampion and NCAA qualifier…CAA Wrestler of the Year aftera 35-6 record an placing third in the NCAA Championships at141 pounds…Was 18-3 in dual matches and 5-0 in CAAmatches…Was second on the team with 20 decisions and eightmajor decisions…Tallied 69 dual match points while allowingjust nine…Defeated Don Fisch from Rider, 7-1, for the CAAtitle…Posted a 6-1 record in the NCAAChampionships…Dropped a 6-4 decision to Oklahoma State’sNathan Morgan in the NCAA quarterfinals but then downed theCowboy in the third-place match, 6-2…Defeated #5 DominicMoyer from Nebraska, 11-2, at the National Duals…All six ofhis losses were to top 20-ranked opponents…Placed second atthe East Stroudsburg Open and seventh at the Las VegasInvitational…Career record of 90-21.

149- Mitch Smith - So., Sandyville, WV0-2 in 2007-08…Recorded a 7-4 record as a red-shirt freshmanin 2006-07…Posted a 4-3 record in duals including an 0-1 markin CAA action…Had two pins and two major decisions…Tallied21 team points in dual matches…Career record of 19-9.

157- Jonny Bonilla-Bowman - So., Pomona, NY0-2 in 2007-08…Came to Hofstra in September after twoseasons at Virginia Tech, where he red-shirted in 2005-06before posting a 20-13 record, winning the ACC title and beingnamed the ACC Championship Tournament OutstandingWrestler, and qualifying for the NCAA Division I WrestlingChampionships in Detroit in 2006-07…Was 16-9 at 149 pounds,4-4 at 157 pounds, was 9-8 in dual matches and 3-2 in ACCmatches last season…As the third-seed in the ACCChampionship, he posted an opening round 7-4 victory overMaryland’s Mike McGill, defeated second-seed Ben Fiacco fromNorth Carolina, 8-5, and downed top-seeded Kody Hamrahfrom North Carolina State, 10-3, for the title. In the NCAAChampionships, he lost a first-round decision to Drexel’s Ryan

Hluschak, 18-12, and a consolation round decision to JacobMurphy from Purdue, 4-2.

The Ramapo High School graduate earned All-America honorswith a seventh place finish at the 2005 Senior Nationals andposted a 125-10 record with 73 wins by fall during hisscholastic career.

165- Ryan Patrovich - RFr., Bohemia, NY1-1 in 2007-08…Transferred from Ohio State University lastJanuary after one semester with the Buckeyes…Suffered a kneeinjury in an open tournament with OSU…Was granted amedical waiver…Did not wrestle for the Pride In 2006-07…Wasa five-time scholastic All-American and a three-time nationalfinalist at Islip High School where he wrestled under his fatherJoe Patrovich…Two-time New York State champion…Was amember of two New York State Championship teams for Islip.

174- Alton Lucas - Jr., West Babylon, NY2-0 in 2007-08…Posted a 23-10 record including a 17-6 mark induals and a 5-1 record in CAA matches as asophomore…Tallied 18 wins by decision and four by majordecision…Placed fourth at the 2007 CAAChampionships…Recorded 56 team points in dualmatches…Career record of 35-16.

184- Jeff Siciliano - Fr., West Allenhurst, NJ0-2 in 2007-08…Two-time team Outstanding Wrestler at OceanTownship High School in Oakhurst, NJ, winning the award in2004-05 and 2006-07…Named Region 6 Outstanding Wrestlerin 2004-05…2005 Beast of the East Most Falls Award afterplacing fifth…Was 21-7 and NJSIAA District 22 champion at160 pounds as a freshman…Posted a 34-3 record, placedsecond in the state at 171 pounds and was named to all-conference and all-county teams as a sophomore…MonmouthCounty Wrestler of the Year in 2005…Was 8-3 as a juniorbefore a knee injury ended his season.

197- Joe Rovelli - Sr., Wilkes-Barre, PA1-1 in 2007-08…Moves up to 197 pounds from 184 lastyear…Three-time CAA champion and NCAA qualifier…Posted acareer-best 32-7 record including an 18-4 mark in duals and a7-0 record against CAA opponents…Was second on the team inmajor decisions, with eight, and tech falls, with four…DefeatedRider’s Michael Miller for the CAA title at 184pounds…Recorded a 1-2 mark in the NCAAChampionships…Defeated #9 Christian Sinnott from CentralMichigan, 9-6, #10 Louis Caputo from Harvard, 8-4, and #14David Craig from Lehigh, 7-0 during the regularseason…Captured the 184-pound title at the East StroudsburgOpen and placed third at the Las Vegas Invitational…Careerrecord of 84-30.

Hwt.- James Guerin - Jr., Long Beach, NY0-2 in 2007-08…Came to Hofstra in September after threeseasons at Nassau Community College…Red-shirted at Nassauin 2004-05 but qualified for the NJCAA Tournament in both2005-06 and 2006-07… Attended Holy Trinity High School inHicksville, NY…New York State CHSAA champion in both 2002-03 and 2003-04…Also played four years of football at HolyTrinity.

HOFSTRA RETURNEES: Hofstra returns 10 lettermen, fivestarters, four NCAA qualifiers, four conference champions andone All-American from the 2006-07 squad that placed 7th at theNCAA Division I Championships.

RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN: Senior Charles Griffin,who recorded a 6-1 record and a third-place finish in the NCAAChampionships in Auburn Hills, MI last March, is Hofstra’sonly returning All-American of the four that the Pride had lastseason. Chris Weidman, who also placed third at 197 and iscurrently a Hofstra assistant coach, James Strouse, who placedfourth at 157, and Mike Patrovich, who placed sixth at 165, havesince graduated. Griffin, who placed third at 141 pounds lastseason, finished the year with a 35-6 record.

HOFSTRA COACH TOMSHIFFLET: Tom Shifflet, a four-time NCAA Championshipsqualifier and a three-time All-American as a student-athlete atEdinboro University, became the10th head wrestling coach inHofstra’s storied wrestling historyon May 17, 2006. His first seasonas the Hofstra Head WrestlingCoach in 2006-07 was one for therecord books. Shifflet directed thePride to an 18-4-2 dual record, afinal record season ranking ofninth, the program’s sixth straight

Colonial Athletic Association championship and the school’sseventh consecutive conference title, an upset victory of top-ranked Minnesota in November, a sixth-place finish at theNWCA National Duals and, most importantly, a seventh-placefinish at the 2007 NCAA Championships in Auburn Hills,Michigan. Along the way, the Pride developed four All-Americans, seven conference champions including the CAAWrestler of the Year and the Rookie of the Year. For Shifflet’sefforts, he was named the Colonial Athletic Association Coachof the Year.

Shifflet came to Hofstra after four seasons as head wrestlingcoach at UNC Greensboro. While at UNCG, he created andorganized the annual 35-team Southern Scuffle wrestlingtournament, which is one of the largest and more competitiveDivision I regular season tournaments in the country. During histenure at UNC Greensboro Shifflet recorded a 32-32 dual meetrecord and had nine wrestlers qualify for the NCAAChampionships.

A three-time All-American and a four-time national qualifier asa student-athlete at national powerhouse Edinboro Universityfrom 1992 through 1995, Shifflet began his coaching career asan assistant at Georgia State University in1995, helping thePanthers post back-to-back winning seasons, and develop threeconference champions and four NCAA qualifiers. In 1997,Shifflet left Georgia State to begin a five-year tenure as anassistant coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.During his time with the Big Red, Shifflet coached 24 NCAAqualifiers, three NCAA All-Americans and helped head coachRob Koll to a pair of Ivy League championships in 1999 and2001. More importantly, Cornell was also consistently rankedamong the nation's top-15 programs. The last Big Red recruitingclass, that he was involved with, placed fifth at the 2006 NCAAChampionships in Oklahoma City.

After five seasons at Cornell, the Amherst, New York nativewas named the head wrestling coach at UNC Greensboro onMay 17, 2002. In 2003-04 the Spartans claimed their firstwinning season since 1998-99, posting a 9-6 overall record with

the nine victories ranking as the third most in the program's 12-year history. Shifflet guided UNCG to the most wins in schoolhistory during the 2004-05 season as the Spartans recorded a 12-5 overall record, 4-1 in the Southern Conference. In 2005-06UNCG tied a school-record by sending four wrestlers to theNCAA Division I Championships in Oklahoma City and theSpartans finished tied for 31st with Harvard in the finalChampionship standings. The Spartans finished the season withan 11-6 dual match record and a 4-1 mark in the SouthernConference. As a wrestler, Shifflet registered 118 wins for theEdinboro Fighting Scots and was coached by the legendaryBruce Baumgartner. Competing at 142 pounds, Shifflet finishedseventh at nationals as a freshman, sixth as a sophomore andthird as a senior. He is one of four three-time All-Americans inschool history. Shifflet also received the Eastern WrestlingLeague Freshman of the Year Award in 1992 and the EWLWrestler of the Year Award in 1995. He was inducted into boththe Edinboro University and the EWL Halls of Fame in 2006.In 1996 Shifflet placed seventh in the final U.S. Olympic Trialsin freestyle wrestling at 149.5 pounds. One year later he placedsixth in both the World Team Freestyle Trials and the U.S.Open.

HOFSTRA IS RANKED 13TH IN THE2007-08 USATODAY /INTERMAT/NWCA POLL: The Hofstra Pridewrestling team fell one place to 13th thisweek in the USA Today/ Intermat/NWCADivision I Team Rankings as ofNovember 22.

Hofstra, which is 0-2 on the young seasonwith losses to #7 Missouri and #8 Penn State, garnered 339points in the poll. The Pride will wrestle against #25Bloomsburg University, #3 Oklahoma State and BucknellUniversity this Saturday at the Journeymen/Brute NortheastDuals at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NewYork. Hofstra matches begin at Noon.

Individually, five Hofstra wrestlers are ranked in the Top 20 oftheir respective weight classes in the Intermat/NWCA/NWMAIndividual Rankings this week. Leading the five is sophomoreLou Ruggirello (2-0), who is ranked fourth at 133. All-American and CAA Wrestler of the Year, senior Charles Griffin(1-1) fell from second to fifth this week at 141. Three-timeconference champion and NCAA qualifier Joe Rovelli (1-1)remained in sixth at 197 pounds while three-time NCAAqualifier and two-time conference champion, senior DaveTomasette (1-1)) fell one place to eighth at 125 pounds in thepoll. Junior Alton Lucas (2-0) enters the poll this week, placing16th at 174 pounds.

The top seven in the poll remained the same this week withdefending national champion Minnesota (0-0) remaining numberone with 480 points in the voting done by a representative fromeach Division I wrestling conference and one wild card voter.Iowa State (5-0), Oklahoma State (0-0), a Hofstra opponent thisweekend at the Northeast Duals in Troy, New York, Iowa (0-0),Michigan (0-0), Northwestern (0-0) and Missouri (2-0) roundout the top seven. Penn State (2-0) jumped two places to eighthfollowing their win over the Pride, Central Michigan (0-0),another upcoming Pride opponent in January, remained ninth,while Wisconsin (4-0) moved up one place to 10th this week.

USA TODAY/INTERMAT/NWCA DIVISION I TEAMRANKINGSAs of Nov. 22, 2007

No Team (First) W-L Pts. LW1 Minnesota (12) 0-0 480 12 Iowa State 5-0 463 23 Oklahoma State 0-0 454 34 Iowa 0-0 448 45 Michigan 0-0 435 56 Northwestern 0-0 419 67 Missouri 2-0 407 78 Penn State 2-0 390 109 Central Michigan 0-0 383 910 Wisconsin 4-0 368 1111 Cornell 0-1 350 812 UT-Chattanooga 3-0 342 1313 Hofstra 0-2 339 1214 Nebraska 2-0 328 1415 Ohio State 3-1 318 1516 Edinboro 3-0 302 1717 Indiana 1-0 301 1618 Illinois 0-0 266 1819 Pittsburgh 2-0 260 19t20 Navy 0-0 246 19t21 Oklahoma 4-0 229 2122 Harvard 0-0 208 2223 Penn 0-0 179 2324 Oregon State 1-0 167 2425 Bloomsburg 0-1 120 NR

STARTING OFF WITH A BANG: Although the Pride hasopened seasons with several tough opponents in the past, thisyear’s first four matches may be among the best. After havingwrestled against #7 Missouri and current #8 Penn State already,the Pride will face #25 Bloomsburg University, #3 OklahomaState and an up-and-coming Bucknell University squad thisweekend in the Northeast Duals. Only the 2001-02 team mayhave faced a tougher four-match opening stretch when theysquared off against Iowa State, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

GRIFFIN AND RUGGIRELLO VICTORIOUS IN NWCAALL-STAR CLASSIC: Hofstra University sophomore 133-pounder Lou Ruggirello and senior 141-pounder Charles Griffinboth picked up ranked victories in front of 4,380 spectators atthe 42nd National Wrestling Coaches Association (NCWA) All-Star Classic presented by the United State Marine Corps atMcArthur Court on Monday night.

The Pride was the lone school to have two victories in theprestigious event, as Ruggirello defeated #2 Mack Reiter(Minnesota), 6-0, and Griffin earned a 9-4 win over #3 NathanMorgan of Oklahoma State.

The win by Ruggirello continued an impressive stretch for thesecond-year standout as in Hofstra's season-opening dual hepinned then-#2 Tyler McCormick of Missouri and now in hislast two matches has outscored his opponents, 21-0. Griffin, who was down 4-1 early in the match to Morgan,scored eight consecutive points, including riding time.

The two Hofstra victories are the school's first in All-StarClassic history in five featured matched. Previously Joel Kislinwrestled twice in the Classic in 1972 and 1973, and Nick Gallowrestled in the 1977 Classic. In addition to Griffin's and

Ruggirello's participation, Hofstra Head Coach Tom Shiffletserved as an honorary coach in the event.42nd NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United StatesMarine Corps, Eugene, Oregon

125: #1 Paul Donahoe (Nebraska) dec. #4 Jayson Ness(Minnesota) 5-2133: #4 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. #2 Mack Reiter(Minnesota) 6-0141: #2 Charles Griffin (Hofstra) dec. #3 Nathan Morgan(Oklahoma State) 9-4149: #1 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota) dec. #2 Josh Churella(Michigan) 3-2157: #3 Mike Poeta (Illinois) pin #2 Craig Henning (Wisconsin)2:22165: #2 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) dec. #3 Patrick Pitsch(Arizona State) 4-0174: #1 Keith Gavin (Pittsburgh) dec. #2 Matt Stolpinski (Navy)8-4184: #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. #2 Roger Kish(Minnesota) 2-0197: #2 Phil Davis (Penn State) dec. #3 Mike Tamillow(Northwestern) 6-2285: #1-D2 Tervel Dlagnev (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. #3 WadeSauer (Cal State-Fullerton) 11-7

PRIDE TO RETURN TO THE LAS VEGASINVITATIONAL: The Cliff Keen Las Vegas CollegiateWrestling Invitational returns to the Las Vegas ConventionCenter on November 30 and December 1 and the Pride will bethere for the fourth consecutive year. The Las Vegas Invitationalwas held at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, NV last yearafter several years at the Cashman Convention Center in LasVegas’ Old Town area. The Pride placed ninth of 47 schools lastyear, 11th in 2005, and third in 2004. Chris Skretkowicz is theonly Hofstra wrestler to capture a title in Las Vegas, winning the197-pound weight class in 2004.

GOING SOUTH FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: TheSouthern Scuffle in Greensboro, NC developed to become oneof the top early-season tournaments in the country thanks, inlarge part, to one man. That man, Tom Shifflet, returns with hisPride team for the first time on December 29 & 30. Shiffletcreated the tournament while leading the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro.

HOFSTRA TO RETURN TO THE NWCA NATIONALDUALS: Hofstra will make its fifth straight National Dualsappearance, and sixth since the 2000-01 season in January whenthe NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals are held at the Universityof Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA, on January 12 and 13. Lastyear, Hofstra was 3-2 in competition at the National Duals andplaced sixth with wins over Nebraska, Northern Iowa andCentral Michigan, and losses to Iowa and Iowa State. The Prideposted a 3-3 mark in 2004, a 1-2 mark in 2005, and 0-2 marks in2001 and 2006.

CONFERENCE UNDEFEATED STREAK NOW AT 54:After a perfect 7-0 mark in CAA dual matches last season,Hofstra has extended its conference dual match undefeatedstreak to 54 (53-0-1). The Pride has won 51 consecutiveconference dual matches. Hofstra, which lost its last conferencedual match in 1998-99, was 6-0-1 in 1999-2000, 6-0-0 in 2000-01 and 2004-05, 6-0-0 in 2001-02, 7-0-0 in 2002-03, 8-0-0 in2003-04 and 6-0 in 2005-06. The last time Hofstra dropped aconference dual match was on February 17, 1999 when the

Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28-10 in an East Coast WrestlingAssociation (ECWA) match.

PRIDE TO HOST 2008 CAA WRESTLINGCHAMPIONSHIPS: The Colonial Athletic AssociationWrestling Championships return to Hofstra’s David S. MackSports Complex on Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8. TheCAA Championships will send the top two place-winners fromeach weight class, plus several wild-card entries to the NCAAChampionships in St. Louis, MO, on March 20-22. Hofstrahosted the 2003 CAA Championship at the Mack SportsComplex, then-called Hofstra Arena. The Pride has captured sixconsecutive CAA Wrestling Championships and seven straightconference titles.

CHIEF RAY DOWNEY, SR. MEMORIALSCHOLARSHIP FUND NIGHT: Hofstra University willproudly welcome members of the Downey Family for theJanuary 6th match against Central Michigan for the presentationof the Chief Ray Downey, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. Thisyear’s recipients of the scholarship grants, named in memory ofthe late FDNY hero who was killed in the terrorist attacks on theWorld Trade Center on September 11, 2001, are seniors CharlesGriffin and Dave Tomasette.

HOFSTRA REMAINS 18THIN 2007-08 WIN MAGAZINEDIVISION I TEAMRANKINGS: The Hofstra Pridewrestling remained in 18th place

this week in the second 2007-08 WIN Magazine Division ITeam Rankings as of November 22.

Individually, seven Hofstra wrestlers are ranked in the Top 20 oftheir respective weight classes in the WIN Magazine IndividualRankings this week. Leading the seven is sophomore LouRuggirello (2-0), who is ranked second at 133. Senior CharlesGriffin (1-1) remained second this week at 141. Three-timeNCAA qualifier and two-time conference champion, seniorDave Tomasette (1-1)) remained in eighth at 125 pounds in thepoll while three-time conference champion and NCAA qualifierJoe Rovelli (1-1) remained in 10th at 197 pounds. Junior AltonLucas (2-0) is in 10th at 174 pounds, freshman Ryan Patrovichenters the poll at 16th, and sophomore Mitch Smith holds steadyat 18th.

TEAM RANKINGS (Previous Ranking)1. Minnesota (1st)2. Iowa State (2nd)3. Iowa (3rd)4. Oklahoma State (5th)5. Michigan (9th)6. Cornell (4th)7. Nebraska (7th)8. Missouri (6th)9. Penn State (12th)10. Wisconsin (13th)11. Northwestern (11th)12. Central Michigan (10th)13. Ohio State (8th)14. UT-Chattanooga (19th)15. Indiana (15th)16. Edinboro (16th)17. Oklahoma (17th)18. Hofstra (18th)19. Illinois (14th)

20. Navy (20th)21. Penn (21st)22. Old Dominion (NR)23. Boise State (23rd)24. Arizona State (24th)25. Kent State (NR)

2007-08 REV WRESTLINGPRESEASONDIVISION I TEAMRANKINGS

No. School1 Minnesota2 Michigan3 Oklahoma State4 Iowa5 Northwestern6 Cornell7 Iowa State8 Ohio State9 Indiana10 Missouri11 Nebraska12 Hofstra13 Central Michigan14 Pittsburgh15 Harvard16 Penn State17 Illinois18 Wisconsin19 Navy20 American21 Edinboro22 Stanford23 Rider24 Arizona State25 West Virginia

HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS IN 2007-08Date NWCA WIN REVPreseason 13th 18th 12thNov. 13 12th *** 12thNov. 20 13th 18th ***

HOFSTRA WRESTLING PRONUNCIATIONS:125 - Tomasette (Tom-a-set-ee)133 - Ruggirello (Rudge-a-rell-o)141 - Griffin157- Bonilla-Bowman (Boe-knee-ah-Boe-min)165 - Patrovich (PAT-tro-vitch)174- Alton Lucas (AL-tahn)184- Siciliano (Sa-sil-ee-ah-no)197 - Rovelli (Row-vell-ee)Hwt- Guerin (Gear-in)

2007-08 DUAL MATCH SUMMARIES

November 10 - vs. #7 Missouri: Missouri sophomore MarkEllis recorded a tech fall in the final match of the evening togive the seventh-ranked Tigers of Missouri (2-0) a 22-21 victoryover the 13th-ranked Pride of Hofstra (0-1) before 2,017 fans atthe David S. Mack Sports Complex Saturday night.

Pride sophomore Lou Ruggirello pinned Missouri’s second-ranked senior Tyler McCormick in 5:30 at 133 pounds, whileteammates Charles Griffin at 141, Dave Tomasette at 125, andAlton Lucas at 174 posted major decision victories to leadHofstra.

The Pride jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the match after threebouts. Tomasette, the seventh-ranked Hofstra senior fromSewell, NJ, tallied a 15-2 major decision over Missouri red-shirtfreshman Tony Pescaglia at 125. Ruggirello, ranked ninth at 133in the preseason poll, built a 5-1 lead over the second-rankedTiger senior Tyler McCormick before recording the pin at 5:30.Hofstra’s lone returning All-American, senior Charles Griffin,ranked second in the country at 141, cruised to a 13-0 majorvictory over Missouri’s unranked junior Marcus Hoehn.

But the Tigers came roaring back in the middle weights as ninth-ranked senior Josh Wagner tallied a 5-2 win over Hofstra’sunranked sophomore Mitch Smith at 149 pounds. Missourijunior Michael Chandler, ranked 13th, closed the match gap to14-7 with a 15-6 major win over the Pride’s unrankedsophomore Jonny Bonilla-Bowman. Tiger sophomore NickMarable, ranked 18th at 165, rolled to a major win over Hofstrafreshman Ryan Patrovich, 10-2, to close to 14-11 at theintermission.

Hofstra’s unranked junior Alton Lucas snapped the Tigers’three-match winning streak with a 10-1 victory over seniorJames Williamson at 174 to boost the Hofstra lead to 18-11. ButMissouri’s sixth-ranked junior Raymond Jordan pinned Hofstrafreshman Jeff Siciliano in 4:20 at 184 to close to within one at18-17.

Joe Rovelli, Hofstra’s 10th-ranked senior who moved up aweight class to 197 this year, upset Missouri’s fourth-rankedsophomore Max Askren, 4-2, making four, first period pointsstand up for the win and a 21-18 lead heading into the finale.Ellis, ranked 14th in the heavyweight class, jumped out to a 5-1first period lead over Hofstra junior James Guerin on the way toa 22-5 five-point, tech fall win that gave the Tigers their marginof victory.

The Pride will return to action next Saturday, November 17when they travel to State College, PA to face the 11th-rankedNittany Lions of Penn State at 1 p.m.

WT Winner (school) Dec. Loser (school) Score/Time125 Dave Tomasette

(HU)maj. Tony Pescaglia

(UM)15-2

133 Lou Ruggirello(HU)

fall Tyler McCormick(UM)

5:30

141 Charles Griffin(HU)

maj. Marcus Hoehn(UM)

13-0

149 Josh Wagner(UM)

dec. Mitch Smith (HU) 5-2

157 MichaelChandler (UM)

maj. Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU)

15-6

165 Nick Marable(UM)

maj. Ryan Patrovich(HU)

10-2

174 Alton Lucas(HU)

maj. James Williamson(UM)

10-1

184 Raymond Jordan(UM)

fall Jeff Siciliano (HU) 4:20

197 Joe Rovelli (HU) dec. Max Askren (UM) 4-2Hwt Mark Ellis (UM) TF James Guerin (HU) 22-5

November 17 at #10 Penn State: Despite a 15-0 tech fallvictory by sophomore Lou Ruggirello at 133 pounds, the #12Hofstra Pride wrestling team dropped a 28-11 decision to #10Penn State before 1,965 fans at the Rec Hall Saturday afternoon.The loss drops Hofstra's record to 0-2 this season while theNittany Lions improved to 2-0. The Pride, who defeated theNittany Lions in Hempstead last December, captured just threeof the 10 matches Saturday afternoon.

Beginning the match at 197 pounds, Penn State’s second-rankedsenior Phil Davis (2-0) avenged a loss to Hofstra’s ChrisWeidman last season by posting a 12-1 major decision oversixth-ranked Pride senior Joe Rovelli (1-1) for a 4-0 lead in thecontest. Sophomore Stefan Tighe (2-0) pinned Hofstra juniorJames Guerin (0-2) in 5:19 of the heavyweight match to boostthe lead to 10-0. In a battle of top 10-ranked wrestlers at 125pounds, 10th-ranked Penn State senior Mark McKnight (2-0)tallied all three of his points in the second period and held on todefeat Hofstra’s seventh-ranked senior Dave Tomasette (1-1), 3-2, as the Nittany Lions took a 13-0 lead.

The Pride got on the board at 133 as fourth-ranked sophomoreLou Ruggirello (2-0) notched a 15-0 tech fall victory over PennState freshman Mike Eagen (0-2). Ruggirello, who will be goingto Eugene, Oregon on Monday to compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic, jumped out to a 10-0 lead after one period beforeposting the victory at 4:04 of the match. In another top 10-match-up at 141 pounds, Hofstra’s second-ranked senior CharlesGriffin (1-1) dropped a 6-1 decision to seventh-ranked NittanyLion junior Jake Strayer (2-0). Griffin will also go to Oregon onMonday to compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic. Strayer’swin gave Penn State a 16-5 lead at the intermission.

Bubba Jenkins, the Nittany Lions’ seventh-ranked sophomore,improved to 2-0 on the season with a 5-2 victory over Hofstrasophomore Mitch Smith (0-2) at 149 pounds. Sophomore DanVallimont (2-0), ranked 12th at 157 pounds, decisioned Pridesophomore Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, 6-3, as Penn State openedup a 22-5 advantage. Pride freshman Ryan Patrovich (1-1)snapped the PSU three-match winning streak with a 3-1 over16th-ranked sophomore Dave Rella (1-1) at 165 pounds to cutthe deficit to 22-8. Hofstra junior Alton Lucas (2-0) made it two-in-a-row with a 12-7 decision over sophomore David Erwin at174 pounds to inch closer at 22-11. In the final match of the dayPenn State’s 20th-ranked junior Phil Bomberger improved to 2-0with a win by fall over Pride freshman Jeff Siciliano (0-2) in1:52.

197: #2 Phil Davis PSU, maj. dec. #6 Joe Rovelli HOF, 12-1HWT: Stefan Tighe PSU pinned James Guerin HOF, WBF (5:19)125: #10 Mark McKnight PSU dec. #7 Mike Tomasette HOF, 3-2133: #4 Lou Ruggirello HOF tech. fall Mike Eagen PSU, 15-0 (4:04)141: #7 Jake Strayer PSU dec. #2 Charles Griffin HOF, 6-1149: #7 Bubba Jenkins PSU dec. Mitch Smith HOF, 5-2157: #12 Dan Vallimont PSU dec. Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, 6-3165: Ryan Patrovich HOF dec. #16 Dave Rella PSU, 3-1174: Alton Lucas HOF dec. David Erwin PSU, 12-7184: #20 Phil Bomberger PSU pinned Jeff Siciliano HOF, WBF (1:52)

2006-07 IN REVIEW

2006-07 HOFSTRAWRESTLING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Nov. 14 at Wagner * 56-0 WNov. 15 ARMY 41-0 WNov. 18 at East Stroudsburg Open All DayNov. 25 at Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals

vs. #1 Minnesota 18-17 Wvs. American 33-12 Wvs. Princeton 45-6 Wvs. Bloomsburg 27-15 W

Dec. 1-2 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invit. 9th pl.Dec. 10 #8 PENN STATE 24-10 WJan. 6 at #11 Michigan 18-18 TJan. 7 at #9 Central Michigan 18-18 TJan. 13-14 at NWCA National Duals (Cedar Falls, IA)Jan 13 vs. #20 Nebraska 32-6 WJan. 13 vs. #6 Iowa State 9-24 LJan. 13 vs. Northern Iowa 25-9 WJan. 13 vs. #9 Central Michigan 16g-16 WJan. 14 vs. #5 Iowa 10-26 LJan. 19-20 at CAA Duals (Fairfax, VA)Jan. 19 vs. Old Dominion* 23-12 WJan. 19 vs. Binghamton* 31-12 WJan. 20 vs. James Madison* 34-12 WJan. 20 at George Mason* 34-9 WJan. 20 vs. Drexel* 26-15 WJan. 26 at #14 Penn 31-3 WJan. 28 #24 LEHIGH (at NYAC) 30-6 WFeb. 3 #16 CORNELL (at NYAC) 18-22 LFeb. 13 RIDER* 29-9 WFeb. 17 at #15 Oklahoma 13-21 LMar. 3-4 at CAA Championships 1st Pl.

(at Fairfax, VA)Mar. 15-17 at NCAA Division I Championships 7th Pl.

(at The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI)

* - CAA match – All times are ET - Home matches, in bold, areat the David S. Mack Sports Complex unless noted

HOFSTRA LAST YEAR: The Pride, who placed a school-best 7th at the NCAA Championships last March with four All-Americans-another school record-recorded their sixthconsecutive Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling title andtheir seventh straight conference title (2001 in the ECWA) onMarch 3 at the 2007 CAA Wrestling Championships at GeorgeMason University. Hofstra, which sent seven wrestlers to theNCAA Championships, was 18-4-2 in dual matches last year.The Pride concluded another perfect conference regular seasonwith a 29-9 victory over Colonial Athletic Association preseasonfavorite Rider on February 13. Prior to the Rider match, thePride dropped a 22-18 decision to Cornell, snapping a seven-match winning streak. Hofstra recorded a 31-3 victory over #14Penn and a 30-6 victory over #24 Lehigh. Hofstra recorded a 5-0mark on January 19-20 at the Colonial Athletic AssociationDuals at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Hofstraposted a 3-2 record and a sixth place finish at the NWCA/CliffKeen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa on January 13-14. Theprevious weekend, Hofstra posted back-to-back 18-18 ties atMichigan and Central Michigan. Hofstra tallied a 24-10 victoryover then-#8 Penn State on December 10 at the David S. MackSports Complex on the Hofstra campus. The Pride also posted a4-0 performance at the Journeymen/Brute Northeast CollegiateDuals in Guilderland Center, New York on November 25.

Hofstra also has dual wins over Wagner and Army. The Pridefinished ninth at the 47-team Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitationalon December 2 with four Pride wrestlers placing in the topseven.

HOFSTRA IN THE 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSClass Seed Name NCAA Place 06-07125 #11 Dave Tomasette 3-2 ** 20-7133 Lou Ruggirello 0-2 ** 31-9141 #11 Charles Griffin 6-1 3rd 35-6157 #3 James Strouse 4-2 4th 41-5165 #6 Mike Patrovich 3-3 6th 20-7184 #8 Joe Rovelli 1-2 ** 32-7197 #11 Chris Weidman 5-1 3rd 33-8* - 07-08Returnee in bold:

2006-07 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW

PRIDE CAPTURE SIXTHSTRAIGHT CAA TITLE;PATROVICH NAMEDCHAMPIONSHIP MOSTOUTSTANDINGWRESTLER

Fairfax, VA - The Pride captured seven individual titles, a thirdplace finish and a fourth place finish as the Pride cruised to theirsixth consecutive Colonial Athletic Association Championshipat Linn Gymnasium at George Mason University.

Hofstra sent seven wrestlers to the 2007 NCAA Division IWrestling Championships from March 15-17 in Auburn Hills,MI, recorded a school-record 138.5 points, topping the previousmark of 136 set in 2005. The seven individual conferencechampions also ties the school mark for most individual crowns,set in 2005 and 2006.

Senior Mike Patrovich, who captured his third conference title,posted two tech fall and a pin during the Championships andwas named the Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler. Threeother Pride wrestlers recorded their third conference title assenior James Strouse, at 157, and juniors Charles Griffin, at 141,and Joe Rovelli, at 184, notched their third straight CAAcrowns. Junior Dave Tomasette, at 125, copped his second CAAtitle, while senior Chris Weidman, at 197, who was an All-American last year as a conference finalist, captured his firstCAA title, as did freshman Lou Ruggirello at 133. Those sevenwill compete in the NCAA Championships at The Palace inAuburn Hills, Michigan.

Graduate-student Matt Pollock, who finished third atheavyweight in the CAA Championships, and sophomore AltonLucas, who finished fourth at 174, was Hofstra's eighth andninth place-winners.

Patrovich recorded a tech fall on Old Dominion's second-seededNick Pullano 19-3 in the 165 pound title match after pinningDrexel's Billy Haydt in the semifinals in 4:45. Haydt took downPatrovich and appeared to be heading for at least back pointsbefore the senior All-American used his superior athletic abilityto turn Haydt and pin him seconds later. Patrovich (17-4), whofinished fourth at last year's national championships at 174pounds, will be making his fourth NCAA Championshipappearance this season.

Strouse defeated Drexel's second-seeded Ryan Hluschak, 8-4, inthe 157-pound championship match after knocking off Rider'sNathan Galloway, 5-1 in the semifinals. The sixth-rankedStrouse (37-3) will be making his fourth NCAA Championshipappearance. Griffin (29-5), who captured his second straightCAA title at 141 after winning his first conference crown at 133as a freshman, defeated Rider's Don Fisch 7-1 in the 141-poundtitle match after downing ODU's Ryan Williams by the samescore in the semifinals. Rovelli (31-5) captured his third straighttitle at 184 pounds by posting a 7-2 victory over Rider's MikeMiller in the title match after a 7-0 victory over Sacred Heart'sAndrew Silber in the semis.

Junior Dave Tomasette (17-5) defended his CAA crown at 125with a 4-0 decision over Drexel's Steve Mytych in thechampionship match after pinning Rider's Tommy Lorenzo in1:16 of the semifinals. Tomasette will be making his thirdNCAA Championship appearance. Senior Chris Weidman, whoearned NCAA All-America honors at 197 after finishing secondat the CAA Championships last year, will be making his secondnational championships appearance after transferring fromNassau Community College. Weidman (28-7) defeated ODU'sDavid Mendoza in the finals after beating Drexel's Jon Oplingerin the semifinals.

Freshman Lou Ruggirello (31-7) captured his first CAA title bydefeating ODU's Christian Staylor, 6-4, in the finals afterposting a 13-2 major decision over James Madison's BrandonLuce in the semifinals. Ruggirello is the front-runner to becomeHofstra's third conference Rookie of the Year since joining theCAA in 2002.

Graduate-student Matt Pollock (16-23) closed out his collegecareer in style with a third-place finish at the CAAChampionships. The Cornell-transfer dropped a 2-0 decision toDrexel's Chris Cowan in the semifinals before defeating GeorgeMason's Ryan Kittrick, 6-4, in the consolation semifinals, andpinning ODU's Matt Pellar in 46 seconds of the third-placematch. Sophomore Alton Lucas (23-10) placed fourth in theCAA Championships, losing to Binghamton's Josh Patterson 4-2in the semifinals before dropping a 9-7 decision to Drexel's NickKozar in the third-place match. Senior Mike Parziale (14-11)closed out his career with a 6-5 loss to Boston University's MikeRoberts in the semifinals and a 12-6 loss to ODU's KaylenBaxter in the consolation

2007 CAA Wrestling Championships Team Scores1) Hofstra * 138.52) Old Dominion * 89.03) Rider * 84.54) Drexel * 66.55) Sacred Heart * 41.56) Boston U * 29.57) Binghamton * 28.08) George Mason * 25.09) James Madison * 7.510) Campbell * 5.511) Wagner * 2.0

Championship Bouts125: Dave Tomasette (Hofstra) dec. Steve Mytych (Drexel),4-0133: Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. Christian Staylor (ODU),6-4141: Charles Griffin (Hofstra) dec. Don Fisch (Rider), 7-1149: Mike Roberts (Boston U.) dec. Mike Kessler (Rider), 5-3

157: James Strouse (Hofstra) dec. Ryan Hluschak (Drexel),8-4165: Mike Patrovich (Hofstra) maj. dec. Nick Pullano(ODU), 19-5174: Doug Umbehauer (Rider) dec. Josh Patterson(Binghamton), 12-10184: Joe Rovelli (Hofstra) dec. Mike Miller (Rider), 7-2197: Chris Weidman (Hofstra) dec. David Mendoza (ODU),6-4285: Payam Zarrinpour (Sacred Heart) dec. Chris Cowen(Drexel), 6-4

Consolation Finals125: Kyle Hutter (ODU) maj. dec. Tommy Lorenzo (Rider), 14-6133: Bill Martin (Drexel) dec. Paul Galipeau (SHU), 13-6141: Ryan Williams (ODU) maj. dec. Carlo Ferrandino (BU),11-3149: Kyle Fried (Binghamton) dec. Kaylen Baxter (ODU), 4-1157: Nate Galloway (Rider) dec. Chris Brown (ODU), 3-2165: Bill Haydt (Drexel) fall Rob Morrison (Rider), 2:53174: Nick Kozar (Drexel) dec. Alton Lucas (Hofstra), 4-2184: Jesse Strawn (ODU) dec. Andrew Silber (SHU), 7-3197: TJ Morrison (Rider) dec. Jon Oplinger (Drexel), 7-5285: Matt Pollock (Hofstra) fall Matt Peller (ODU), 0:46

True Second Matches141: Don Fisch (Rider) dec. Ryan Williams (ODU), 5-2157: Nate Galloway (Rider) dec. Ryan Hluschak (Drexel), 8-6165: Nick Pullano (ODU) dec. Billy Haydt (Drexel), 4-3174: Nick Kozar (Drexel) dec. Josh Patterson (Binghamton), 5-3

Wild CardsJosh Patterson * Binghamton * 174 lbsRyan Hluschak * Drexel * 157 lbs

Most Outstanding Wrestler: 165 lb Champion * MikePatrovich * Hofstra

CAA-NCAA National Qualifiers125: Dave Tomasette * Hofstra125: Steve Mytych * Drexel133: Lou Ruggirello * Hofstra133: Christian Staylor * ODU141: Charles Griffin * Hofstra141: Don Fisch * Rider149: Mike Roberts * Boston U149: Mike Kessler * Rider157: James Strouse * Hofstra157: Ryan Hluschak * Drexel157: Nate Galloway * Rider165: Mike Patrovich * Hofstra165: Nick Pullano * ODU174: Doug Umbehauer * Rider174: Josh Patterson * Binghamton174: Nick Kozar * Drexel184: Joe Rovelli * Hofstra184: Mike Miller * Rider197: Chris Weidman * Hofstra197: David Mendoza * ODU285: Payam Zarrinpour * Sacred Heart285: Chris Cowen - Drexel

CAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONS: Here is the list of CAAWrestling champions since 1992:

1992 George Mason1993 Virginia Tech1994 Old Dominion1995 George Mason1996 George Mason1997 George Mason1998 Virginia Tech1999 James Madison2000 James Madison2001 George Mason2002 Hofstra2003 Hofstra2004 Hofstra2005 Hofstra2006 Hofstra2007 HofstraNote: Hofstra joined the CAA in 2001-2002.

CONFERENCE HISTORYHofstra has competed in four wrestling conferences since 1950 –the Middle Atlantic Conference (1950-1973), the East CoastConference (1974-90), the East Coast Wrestling Association(1990-2001) and the Colonial Athletic Association (2001-present). The following is a list of Hofstra’s conferencechampions.

HOFSTRA’S CONFERENCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001, 2002,2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEARTom Ryan - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 (co-coach), 2003, 2004,2005, 2006Tom Shifflet - 2007

CONFERENCE WRESTLER OF THE YEARChris Skretkowicz - 2003, 2004Jon Masa - 2005Mike Patrovich - 2006Charles Griffin - 2007

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTMOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLERSDan Snyder - 1963Marty Willigan - 1969Don Mayorga - 1975Lou Dionisio - 1980Ed Pidgeon - 1981Peter Capone - 1983, 1985Mike Arena - 1986, 1988Eric Schmiesing - 2001Jason DeBruin - 2002Ricky LaForge - 2003Chris Skretkowicz - 2005Jon Masa - 2006Mike Patrovich - 2007

FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONSJason DeBruin - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Jon Masa - 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

THREE-TIME CHAMPIONSAurel Balaianu - 1977, 1979, 1980Mike Hogan - 1978, 1980, 1981Ed Pidgeon - 1981, 1982, 1983

Tony Arena - 1982, 1983, 1985Mike Arena - 1986, 1987, 1988Roman Fleszar - 1999, 2000, 2001Eric Schmiesing - 1999, 2000, 2001Tom Noto - 2001, 2002, 2004Chris Skretkowicz - 2003, 2004, 2005Michael Patrovich - 2005, 2006, 2007Charles Griffin - 2005, 2006, 2007James Strouse - 2005, 2006, 2007Joe Rovelli - 2005, 2006, 2007

TWO-TIME CHAMPIONSArt Strunk - 1952, 1953Dan Notine - 1956, 1957Don Hannon - 1960, 1962Marty Willigan - 1968, 1969Mark Goldberg - 1969, 1970Bill Stauffer - 1969, 1971Joel Kislin - 1972, 1973Rick Santee - 1972, 1973Don Mayorga - 1975, 1976Jim McDuffie - 1975, 1976Nick Gallo - 1975, 1977Greg Ely - 1978, 1979Bill Keck - 1979, 1980Phil Mattera - 1982, 1983Joe Downey - 1983, 1984Peter Capone - 1983, 1985Ralph Everett - 2003, 2004Noel Thompson - 2003, 2004Dave Tomasette - 2006, 2007

HOFSTRA TIES INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE TITLEMARK: The Pride tied the school record for conferencechampions in a single championship tournament with seven in2007. They tied the record set in 2005 and 2006. The Pride hadsix CAA champions in 2003, and five conference champions in2001, 1999, 1983 and 1980. Hofstra had four conference champsin 2004, which equaled 2000 and 1975.

Hofstra’s 2006-07 CAA Weekly Award WinnersDec. 7 - Chris Weidman - Co-Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Co-Rookie of the WeekDec. 19 - Chris Weidman - Co-Wrestler of the WeekJan. 23 - Dave Tomasette - Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Co-Rookie of the WeekJan. 30 - Joe Rovelli - Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Rookie of the WeekFeb. 5 - Mike Patrovich - Co-Wrestler of the WeekFeb. 20 - Alton Lucas - Co-Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Co-Rookie of the WeekMar. 5 - Mike Patrovich - Wrestler of the Week Lou Ruggirello - Rookie of the Week

HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS IN 2006-07Date NWCA WIN TWMPreseason 11th 12th 12thNov. 21 ----- 12th -----Nov. 28 5th 7th -----Dec. 5 5th 7th 10thDec. 12 3rd 6th 10thDec. 19 3rd 6th -----Jan. 3 3rd 6th 6thJan. 10 3rd 6th -----Jan. 17 6th 6th 6th

Jan. 24 6th 6th -----Jan. 31 5th 7th 5thFeb. 6 8th 7th 12thFeb. 13 8th 6th -----Feb. 20 9th 9th 11thFeb. 27 N/P 9th -----Mar. 6 9th 6th 12th

NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS: The Pride ofHofstra faced 12 ranked opponents in 2006-07. At the time oftheir matches, Hofstra has faced teams that were ranked first,fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth (twice), 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th and24th.

2006-07 HOFSTRA WRESTLING RECAPS

Saturday, March 3, 2007 at CAA Championships Day Two:Hofstra captured seven individual titles, a third place finish anda fourth place finish as the Pride cruised to their sixthconsecutive Colonial Athletic Association ChampionshipSaturday night at Linn Gymnasium at George Mason University.

Hofstra, which will send seven wrestlers to the 2007 NCAADivision I Wrestling Championships from March 15-17 inAuburn Hills, MI, recorded a school record 138.5 points,topping the previous mark of 136 set in 2005. The sevenindividual conference champions also ties the school mark formost individual crowns, set in 2005 and 2006.

Senior Mike Patrovich, who captured his third conference title,posted two tech fall and a pin during the Championships andwas named the Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler. Threeother Pride wrestlers recorded their third conference title assenior James Strouse, at 157, and juniors Charles Griffin, at 141,and Joe Rovelli, at 184, notched their third straight CAAcrowns. Junior Dave Tomasette, at 125, copped his second CAAtitle, while senior Chris Weidman, at 197, who was an All-American last year as a conference finalist, captured his firstCAA title, as did freshman Lou Ruggirello at 133. Those seven,along with sophomore Alton Lucas, who received one of thethree "wild-card" bids after finishing fourth in this weekend'stournament, will compete in the NCAA Championships in twoweeks.

Graduate student Matt Pollock, who finished third in the CAAChampionships but did not receive a NCAA wild-card bid bythe CAA coaches, was Hofstra's ninth and final place-winner.

Patrovich recorded a tech fall on Old Dominion's second-seededNick Pullano 19-3 in the 165 pound title match after pinningDrexel's Billy Haydt in the semifinals in 4:45. Haydt took downPatrovich and appeared to be heading for at least back pointsbefore the senior All-American used his superior athletic abilityto turn Haydt and pin him seconds later. Patrovich (17-4), whofinished fourth at last year's national championships at 174pounds, will be making his fourth NCAA Championshipappearance this season.

Strouse defeated Drexel's second-seeded Ryan Hluschak, 8-4, inthe 157-pound championship match after knocking off Rider'sNathan Galloway, 5-1 in the semifinals. The sixth-rankedStrouse (37-3) will be making his fourth NCAA Championshipappearance. Griffin (29-5), who captured his second straightCAA title at 141 after winning his first conference crown at 133as a freshman, defeated Rider's Don Fisch 7-1 in the 141-poundtitle match after downing ODU's Ryan Williams by the same

score in the semifinals. Rovelli (31-5) captured his third straighttitle at 184 pounds by posting a 7-2 victory over Rider's MikeMiller in the title match after a 7-0 victory over Sacred Heart'sAndrew Silber in the semis.

Junior Dave Tomasette (17-5) defended his CAA crown at 125with a 4-0 decision over Drexel's Steve Mytych in thechampionship match after pinning Rider's Tommy Lorenzo in1:16 of the semifinals. Tomasette will be making his thirdNCAA Championship appearance. Senior Chris Weidman, whoearned NCAA All-America honors at 197 after finishing secondat the CAA Championships last year, will be making his secondnational championships appearance after transferring fromNassau Community College. Weidman (28-7) defeated ODU'sDavid Mendoza in the finals after beating Drexel's Jon Oplingerin the semifinals.

Freshman Lou Ruggirello (31-7) captured his first CAA title bydefeating ODU's Christian Staylor, 6-4, in the finals afterposting a 13-2 major decision over James Madison's BrandonLuce in the semifinals. Ruggirello is the front-runner to becomeHofstra's third conference Rookie of the Year since joining theCAA in 2002.

Sophomore Alton Lucas (23-10), who received one of the threeCAA wild-cards to the national championships, placed fourth inthe CAA Championships, losing to Binghamton's Josh Patterson4-2 in the semifinals before dropping a 9-7 decision to Drexel'sNick Kozar in the third-place match. Graduate-student MattPollock (16-23) closed out his college career in style with athird-place finish at the CAA Championships. The Cornell-transfer dropped a 2-0 decision to Drexel's Chris Cowan in thesemifinals before defeating George Mason's Ryan Kittrick, 6-4,in the consolation semifinals, and pinning ODU's Matt Pellar in46 seconds of the third-place match.

Senior Mike Parziale (14-11) closed out his career with a 6-5loss to Boston University's Mike Roberts in the semifinals and a12-6 loss to ODU's Kaylen Baxter in the consolation semifinals.

Friday, March 2, 2007 at CAA Championships Day One: Allten Pride wrestlers advanced to the semifinal round after postinga combined record of 15-0, including eight wins by fall, as thePride took a commanding 20-point lead after the first day of the2007 Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling Championships atthe Linn Gymnasium on the campus of George MasonUniversity.

Hofstra dominated action on day one with eight pins, four techfalls, two major decisions and a win by medical default. ThePride has accumulated 46 points in the team standings, 20 morethan second place Rider, and 20.5 more than third-place OldDominion. Drexel is fourth with 21.5 points with Sacred Heartfifth with 12.5 points.

Senior Chris Weidman (26-7), at 197, and graduate-student MattPollock (14-22), at 285, each recorded two pins on the day toadvance to the semifinals. Weidman, the top seed at 197, pinnedBinghamton's Ed Backus in 2:32 in the first round, and Wagner'sVin Giordano in 2:18 in the quarterfinals. He will face Drexel'sfourth-seeded Jon Oplinger in the 197 semifinals. The twofaced each other in the CAA Duals in January with Weidmanposting an 11-2 major decision. Pollock, who posted back-to-back fall victories since November, pinned George Mason'sthird-seeded Ryan Kittrick in 4:27 in the first round, andCampbell's sixth-seeded Jeremiah Fennell in 1:06 in the

quarterfinals. Pollock will face Drexel's second-seeded ChrisCowan, who he lost to 9-2 in January, in the 285 semifinals.

Senior James Strouse (35-3) recorded a pin and a tech fall, andjunior Charles Griffin (27-5) recorded a pin and a medicaldefault victory, in their respective matches. Strouse, who pinnedWagner's Sean Quinn in 1:55 before posting a 17-2 tech fall onSacred Heart's Mike Hartman, will face Rider's fourth-seededNate Galloway in the 157 semifinals. Griffin, who pinnedWagner's Nick Keshecki's in 2:46 before Drexel's Dave Giliodefaulted 28 seconds into the quarterfinal with a leg injury, willface Old Dominion's fourth-seeded Ryan Williams in the 141semifinals.

Senior Mike Parziale (14-9) posted a 23-8 tech fall overCampbell's Chris Mazzatta and a 15-5 major decision overJames Madison's Nick Broccoli. Parziale will face BostonUniversity's fourth-seeded Mike Roberts in the 149 semifinals.

Five other Pride grapplers wrestled just once on day one toadvance to the semifinals. Junior Joe Rovelli (29-5) pinnedJMU's Andrew Bauman in 2:43 at 184 pounds. He will faceSacred Heart's Andrew Silber in the semifinals. Freshman LouRuggirello (29-7) pinned Binghamton's Robert Slavin in 1:23 toadvance to the 133 semifinals against James Madison's fifth-seeded Brandon Luce. Senior Mike Patrovich (15-4) posted his101st career victory with a 20-5 tech fall over Campbell's BrentPoynter to advance to the 165 semifinal against Drexel's BillyHaydt. Junior Dave Tomasette (15-5) returned to the line-up forthe first time since late January to record a 16-0 tech fall overBinghamton's Mike Kleeman. Tomasette will face Rider's fifth-seeded Tommy Lorenzo in the 125 semifinal. Sophomore AltonLucas (22-8) advanced to the 174 semifinal againstBinghamton's fourth-seeded Josh Patterson with a 14-0 majordecision over Boston University's Andrew Detweiler.

Saturday, February 17, 2007 at #15 Oklahoma: The 15th-ranked Sooners of Oklahoma won four of the first five matcheson the way to a 21-13 victory over eighth-ranked Hofstra at theMcCasland Field House. Starting out at 125 pounds, the Prideforfeited the match to top-ranked Sam Hazewinkel. At 133,Hofstra’s 18th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello defeated JoeComparin 6-2 to cut the deficit to 6-3. But the Sooners won thenext three matches as Kyle Terry defeated the Pride’s #8 juniorCharles Griffin 7-4. Oklahoma senior Matt Storniolo, rankedsecond, downed red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith, ranked 15th, 6-4 at 149. In one of the featured matches of the night sophomoreWill Rowe edged #2 senior James Strouse 6-5 at 157 pounds fora 15-3 advantage in the match.

Sixth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich ended OU’s run with a 6-3decision over Sooner Shane Seibert, 6-3,at 165. Hofstrasophomore Alton Lucas closed the gap to 15-9 with a 7-4decision over Josh Weitzel at 174 pounds while junior JoeRovelli inched closer with 12-0 major decision over Josh Hintonat 184 pounds. Oklahoma’s fifth-ranked senior Joel Flaggertposted a 4-2 decision over Hofstra’s 11th-ranked senior ChrisWeidman 4-2. Sooner Brad Farmer closed out the match with a5-0 victory over Pride graduate-student Matt Pollock at 285pounds for a 21-13 victory.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 vs. Rider: The eighth-rankedHofstra Pride lost just one match on the mat as they extendedtheir conference undefeated streak to 54 matches, including 51straight victories, with a 29-9 Colonial Athletic Association winover Rider at the Mack Sports Complex. The Pride improved to

18-3-2 overall and 7-0 in conference action. The Broncs ofRider fall to 9-8 and 3-3 in the CAA.

Opening the match at 285, Hofstra graduate student MattPollock (12-21) had a big second period, building a 6-0 lead, onthe way to an 11-0 major decision over Nick Ciufo. The Prideforfeited 125 to Tommy Lorenzo (11-19) as Hofstra juniorcontinues to recover from an injury sustained on January 28.The Pride regained the lead at 8-6 at 133 pounds as 17th-rankedfreshman Lou Ruggirello (27-7) rolled to a 12-0 major decisionover Brian Polashuk (4-5).

Eighth-ranked junior Charles Griffin (25-4) posted an escape,takedown and received the riding time point in the third periodto break a 4-4 tie and post an 8-4 victory over Don Fisch (24-8)at 141. At 149, Hofstra’s red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith (7-3),ranked first in the CAA and 14th in the country, battled Rider’sMike Kessler (17-10), ranked second in the conference, to ascoreless draw through two periods. But late in the third period,Kessler posted a reversal and two back points to record a 4-2victory. At 157 pounds, Hofstra second-ranked senior JamesStrouse (33-2) cruised to his 18th consecutive victory with a 10-1 major decision over Nathan Galloway (5-3) to boost the matchlead to 15-9.

Pride senior Mike Patrovich (13-4), ranked first in the CAA andsixth in the country, posted a 21-6 tech fall over Rob Morrison(7-14) at 165. It was Patrovich’s fourth consecutive victory. In abattle of top 20 wrestlers, Hofstra’s ninth-ranked sophomoreAlton Lucas (20-8) posted a 3-2 decision over #14 DougUmbehauer (22-10) at 174 pounds for a 23-9 advantage in thecontest. Pride junior Joe Rovelli (27-5) then blanked MikeMiller (20-12) at 184 pounds before Hofstra senior ChrisWeidman (24-6), ranked 11th, notched a 9-3 win over T.J.Morrison (24-8) at 197 to close out the contest.

Tuesday, February 3, 2007 vs. #16 Cornell: The Big Red wonfive of the first six matches and held off a late Pride rally as #16Cornell (3-5) upset #5 Hofstra, 22-18, at the New York AthleticClub. The Big Red, with their second straight victory, snappedHofstra's seven-match winning streak and improved to 3-5 onthe season. Hofstra falls to 17-3-2.

Opening up at 174 pounds, Hofstra sophomore Alton Lucas (19-8), ranked 14th, took a 3-1 lead in the second period and held onfor a 3-2 victory to give the Pride a 3-0 lead. Pride junior JoeRovelli (26-5), ranked seventh, was upset by unranked seniorLuke Hogle (8-9) 12-4. After trailing 2-1 after one period, Hogletallied a near-fall and a takedown in the second to take a 6-3lead into the third period. A reversal, near-fall and a takedown inthe third sealed the victory for Hogle. Cornell's fourth-rankedsenior Jerry Rinaldi (14-2) took a 3-0 lead into the third periodon the way to a 4-2 victory over Hofstra's 11th-ranked seniorChris Weidman (23-6) to boost the lead to 7-3. In theheavyweight match, Cornell junior Zach Hammond (18-7)tallied a takedown with 12 seconds remaining in sudden-victoryto post a 3-1 win over Pride graduate-student Matt Pollock (11-21). At 125, Cornell's second-ranked sophomore Troy Nickersonwon by forfeit to boost the Big Red lead to 16-3. In a battle ofyoung stars at 133, third-ranked sophomore Adam Frey (11-1)recorded a reversal with nine seconds remaining to post a 7-5victory over 19th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello (26-7) and a19-3 advantage in the match.

But Hofstra rallied as seventh-ranked junior Charles Griffin (24-4) pinned Cornell senior Matt Easter (2-3) in 4:18 at 141 to cut

the deficit to 19-9. At 149, Cornell's fourth-ranked junior JordanLeen (25-4) tallied an escape and picked up a point on a stallcall in the third to post a 5-3 victory over #14 Mitch Smith (7-2).Smith came close to tying the match in the waning seconds butcould not get the takedown call as Cornell boosted the advantageto 22-9.

Hofstra's second-ranked senior James Strouse (32-2) cruised toan 8-3 victory over unranked sophomore Drake Hovis (6-9) at157 for his 17th consecutive victory. Pride senior MikePatrovich (12-4) closed out the afternoon's activities with a winby fall in 3:08 of #10 junior Steve Anceravage (13-3) at 165.

Sunday, January 28, 2007 vs. #24 Lehigh: Sixth-rankedHofstra captured nine of 10 matches, including a win by fall byred-shirt freshman Mitch Smith at 149, to post a 30-6 victoryover #24 Lehigh at the New York Athletic Club. The Pride, whotallied their seventh consecutive victory, improved to 17-2-2while the Mountain Hawks, who had their four-match winningstreak stopped, fall to 11-7.

Hofstra's 18th-ranked junior Dave Tomasette (14-5) opened thenight's festivities with a 6-5 victory over Lehigh sophomoreMatt Fisk. After trailing 4-1 after one period, Fisk tied the matchat 5-5 with an escape with 1:15 remaining in the third. ButTomasette recorded the riding time point to post the victory. At133, Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello (26-6), ranked 18th,battled freshman Seth Ciasulli and posted a first periodtakedown and an escape in the third for a 3-1 victory. ThePride's seventh-ranked junior Charles Griffin (23-4) battled backfrom a 5-2 deficit at the end of the first period to post a 7-6victory, on the riding time point, over Lehigh senior MattCiasulli at 141 pounds.

At 149, Hofstra 19th-ranked red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith (7-1) returned to action for the first time since December with awin by fall over junior Jeff Santo in 3:39. Pride senior JamesStrouse (31-2), ranked second in the country at 157, posted his16th consecutive victory with a 5-0 blanking of senior DaveNakasome. At 165, Hofstra's sixth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich(11-4) rolled to a 10-4 victory over freshman Manuel Schubert.Patrovich opened up a 6-3 lead after two periods and cruised tohis 97th career victory.

Hofstra's 17th-ranked sophomore Alton Lucas (18-8) posted a 4-2 decision over senior David Helfrich for a 24-0 lead in thecontest. Pride junior Joe Rovelli (26-4) , ranked seventh at 184,recorded his tenth consecutive victory with a 7-0 blanking ofLehigh's 19th-ranked freshman David Craig. After a scorelessfirst period, Rovelli posted a takedown and two near-fall to takea 6-0 lead.

Chris Weidman (23-5), Hofstra's 11th-ranked senior, tallied an8-1 victory over senior Matt Cassidy to boost the Pride lead to30-0 in the contest. The Mountain Hawks avoided the shutout inthe final match of the night when 17th-ranked senior PaulWeibel pinned Pride graduate-student Matt Pollock (11-20) in2:16.

Friday, January 26, 2007 at #14 Penn: The Pride capturednine of ten matches, including a win by fall by junior CharlesGriffin at 141, as sixth-ranked Hofstra cruised by #14 Penn, 31-3, at the Palestra.

The Pride won the first four matches of the night and nearlymade it a clean sweep. Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli (25-4), ranked

seventh at 184 pounds, opened the night with a 9-4 victory overPenn's 13th-ranked junior Lior Zamir for a 3-0 lead. Pride seniorChris Weidman, who fell out of the top 10 at 197 pounds thisweek and is now 11th, improved to 22-5 on the season with a20-8 major decision over Jack Sullivan. Graduate student MattPollock (11-19) posted a 7-3 victory over sophomore BenReiter. In a battle of top 20 wrestlers, Hofstra junior DaveTomasette (13-5), ranked 18th, pulled a reversal in the thirdperiod to post a 2-0 win over #11 Matt Eveleth, 2-0, to give thePride a 13-0 lead in the contest.

At 133 pounds, Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello (25-6) provedhe will be a national contender in March when he took second-ranked and defending national champion, senior Matt Valenti(15-2) to the second tie-breaker before falling 10-4. But thatvictory would be the only one the Quakers would get as Pridejunior Charles Griffin (22-4), ranked seventh, posted his 12thwin in 13 matches and tallied his second fall victory with a pinof Brett McCurdy in 4:45. Hofstra senior Mike Parziale (12-9)boosted the lead to 22-3 with a 9-3 victory over Rick Rappo.

Hofstra's second-ranked senior James Strouse posted his career-best 30th victory of the season, against two losses, with a 7-2victory over #14 Matt Dragon at 157. Returning All-American,senior Mike Patrovich (10-4), ranked sixth at 165, posted a thirdperiod escape and got the riding time point to down #17 ZackShanaman 5-3. Pride sophomore Alton Lucas (17-8), ranked17th, posted his fourth win in the last five outings with a 5-3victory over eighth-ranked senior Matt Herrington to close outthe match.

Saturday, January 20, 2007 at CAA Duals: The sixth-rankedHofstra wrestling team downed James Madison, George Masonand Drexel Saturday to sweep the two-day Colonial AthleticAssociation Duals at the George Mason Field House. The Pride(14-2-3), who posted victories over Old Dominion andBinghamton on day one, recorded a perfect 5-0 record in thisyear's CAA Duals and in the process boosted their conferencematch undefeated streak to 53 including 50 consecutive wins.

In the day two opener against the Dukes of James Madison, thePride captured eight of the 10 matches, including tech falls byjunior Dave Tomasette (10-5) at 125, senior John Manarte (2-3)at 149, and senior James Strouse (27-2) at 157, to cruise to a 34-12 victory. Hofstra won the first five matches in the contest,building a 21-0 lead, before James Madison came back with aforfeit win and a win by fall by Ivan Lagares to close the deficitto 21-12. But Pride junior Joe Rovelli (22-4) won by forfeit at184, senior Chris Weidman (19-5) posted a major decision at197, and graduate-student Matt Pollock (10-17) tallied a 1-0victory over Zack Winfrey to close out the match.

The Pride's second match against host George Mason was moreof the same as Hofstra won eight of the 10 matches, includingwins by fall by freshman Lou Ruggirello and senior ChrisWeidman, to record a 34-9 victory over the Patriots. The Pridecaptured the first five matches to take a 20-0 lead before GeorgeMason put some points on the scoreboard by way of a Hofstraforfeit at 165. Ruggirello (24-5) recorded his second pin of theCAA Duals and his sixth of the year with a fall in 1:30 over WillPowars in the second match at 133. Pride freshman Ryan Brown(6-3) tallied his second win of the Duals at 141 while seniorJohn Manarte (3-3) posted his second win with a decision at149. After Dan Cook's forfeit win for the Patriots, sophomoreAlton Lucas (16-7) and junior Joe Rovelli (23-4) scored majordecision wins at 174 and 184, respectively. Senior Chris

Weidman (20-5) tallied his 20th win of the year with a pin ofHarry Zander in 2:50. GMU's Ryan Kittrick edged Matt Pollock(10-18) in the match finale.

The Pride's final match of the CAA Duals proved to be theirtoughest, The Drexel Dragons battled Hofstra before dropping a26-15 decision. Pride junior Dave Tomasette (12-5) posted hisfifth victory of the CAA Duals with a 10-3 decision over SteveMytech at 125. Freshman Lou Ruggirello (25-5) also posted hisfifth win of the Duals with a pin of William Martin in 1:15 at133 to boost the Pride lead to 9-0. Junior Charles Griffin (21-4)then tallied a tech fall (16-1) over Morgan Remillard. Drexelsenior Mark Cartella cut the deficit to 14-3 with a 6-1 decisionover John Manarte (3-4). But Pride senior James Strouse (29-2)took the points right back with a 7-5 decision over RyanHluschak at 157. Billy Haydt took a forfeit win at 165 and NickKozar recorded a 5-3 upset victory over Alton Lucas (16-8) insudden victory to close the deficit to 17-12. But Hofstra juniorJoe Rovelli (24-4) at 184, and senior Chris Weidman (21-5) at197 tallied a tech fall and a major decision, respectively, to putthe match out of reach. Both Rovelli and Weidman weremembers of Hofstra's five victory club in the CAA Duals alongwith Tomasette, Ruggirello and Strouse. Drexel's Chris Cowendefeated Matt Pollock to close out the contest.

Friday, January 19, 2007 at CAA Duals: Hofstra capturedseven of 10 matches, including a tech fall by Dave Tomasette at125 pounds, to post a 23-12 CAA victory over the Monarchs ofOld Dominion in the first round of the Colonial AthleticAssociation Duals at George Mason University. The Prideimprove to 10-2-3 on the season and boosts their conferencematch undefeated streak to 49 matches (48-0-1) and theirconference match winning streak to 46.

Tomasette (8-5), the 19th-ranked junior and top-ranked CAAwrestler at 125, started the Pride off on the right foot with a 17-1tech fall in 4:48 over Kyle Hutter to give Hofstra a 5-0 lead.Freshman Lou Ruggirello (21-5), ranked 17th this week, boostedthe lead to 8-0 with a 4-3 decision over Christian Staylor.Seventh-ranked junior Charles Griffin (19-4) made it threestraight with a 5-0 decision over Ryan Williams.

Old Dominion (6-4) got on the board as Kaylen Baxter downedsenior John Manarte (1-2), who was making his 2006-07 dualmatch debut, 4-2 at 149, to cut the deficit to 11-3. But Hofstra'ssecond-ranked senior James Strouse (25-2) tallied a 10-1 majordecision over Chris Brown at 157 for his tenth consecutivevictory. With Hofstra's sixth-ranked senior out with an injury,Hofstra forfeited the 165 pound match to ODU's Nick Pullano topull the Monarchs within six at 15-9.

But Hofstra won the next three matches to put the contest away.Pride sophomore Alton Lucas (14-7), ranked 13th in the countryat 174, downed Derek Coffey 9-2. In a battled between the toptwo ranked wrestlers in the CAA at 184, Hofstra junior JoeRovelli (20-4), ranked seventh, defeated Jesse Strawn 6-2. Pridesenior Chris Weidman (17-5) boosted the Hofstra lead to 24-9with a 9-3 victory over David Mendoza at 197. ODU's MattPellar closed out the match with a 3-1 decision over MattPollock.

In the nightcap, Lou Ruggirello recorded a win by fall and DaveTomasette, Joe Rovelli and Chris Weidman posted tech fallvictories to lead the sixth-ranked Pride to a 31-12 victory overBinghamton University in the second round of the CAA Duals atGeorge Mason University. The victory, which boosts the Pride's

record to 11-2-3 on the year and 3-0 in the CAA, is alsoHofstra's 50th without a loss (49-0-1) in conference competitionand 47th consecutive conference victory.

Tomasette (9-5) posted his second straight tech fall in the CAADuals with an 18-2 decision over Mike Kleeman in the opener.It was Tomasette's fourth tech fall of the year. Freshman LouRuggirello (22-5) tallied his fifth fall of the year with a 51second pin of Corey Sullivan. Junior Charles Griffin (20-4)posted his 20th win of the year with a 10-4 decision overKareem Naguib at 141 to give the Pride a 14-0 lead in thematch.

Kyle Fried defeated Hofstra senior John Manarte (1-3), 4-0, at149 to put the Bearcats on the board. Pride senior James Strouse(26-2) posted his 11th consecutive victory with a 9-1 majordecision over Nate Patterson at 157. Sam Sirota took a forfeitvictory at 165 for Binghamton to cut the lead to 18-9.

But like their first match in the CAA Duals earlier Friday night,Alton Lucas, Joe Rovelli and Chris Weidman posted victories tocruise to the match victory. Lucas (15-7) tallied a 5-2 victoryover Josh Patterson, junior Joe Rovelli (21-4) tallied a 16-0 techfall victory at the end of the first period over Corey Waite, andChris Weidman (18-5) posted his third tech fall victory of theseason with a 21-5 victory in 1:46 for a 31-9 lead in the match.

Binghamton's Michael Patterson closed out the match with a 2-1 decision over Matt Pollock (9-17).

Sunday, January 14, 2007 vs. #5 Iowa: Hofstra wrestlersposted victories in three of ten matches as fifth-ranked Iowaposted a 26-10 victory over the third-ranked Pride to capturefifth place at the 2007 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at theUNI-Dome.

The Pride, who posted a 2-2-1 record in the two-day event,placed sixth in the Duals which were won by Minnesota.Current top-ranked Missouri placed second followed by IowaState and Oklahoma State. In Sunday's fifth place match, Iowacaptured the first four matches, building a 14-0 lead. At 125,sophomore Charlie Falck posted a major decision victory overPride junior Dave Tomasette 11-2. Senior Mario Galanakis,ranked 14th, downed Hofstra's 19th-ranked freshman LouRuggirello 11-1. In a battle of top 10 wrestlers at 141, Iowajunior Alex Tsirtsis, ranked eighth, edged Charles Griffin,ranked ninth, 12-11. At 149, Iowa senior Alex Grunder posted a7-2 decision over Hofstra senior Mike Parziale.

The Pride got on the scoreboard at 157 as fourth-ranked seniorJames Strouse, who posted a 5-0 mark in the five matchesduring the Duals, recorded an 8-0 major decision over #13 RyanMorningstar. The Pride forfeited 165 as senior Mike Patrovichwas injured in an earlier round and sat out the finale giving theHawkeyes a 20-4 lead. At 174, Iowa's second-ranked senior EricLuedke edged 13th-ranked Alton Lucas 4-1. Pride junior JoeRovelli, ranked sixth, posted a 7-6 decision over freshmanPhillip Keddy at 184. Hofstra senior Chris Weidman, rankedfourth, recorded a solid 10-5 victory over Dan Erekson to closethe gap to 23-10. Iowa junior Matt Fields, ranked seventh,closed out the scoring with a 7-2 decision over Matt Pollock.

January 13, 2007 vs. #9 Central Michigan: When it comes toninth-ranked Central Michigan, Hofstra is fit to be tied. For thesecond time in a week, Hofstra and Central Michigan battled toa 16-16 tie in the consolation bracket third round of the

NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the UNI-Dome. By way ofcriteria "G"-near-fall points (8-5)-in the dual meet tournamenttie-breaker, the Pride received the 17-16 win and advanced tothe fifth place match.

Hofstra jumped out to a solid lead only to see the Chippewasbattle back in the second half of the contest. The Pride capturedfour of the first five matches, building a 13-3 lead. At 125, DaveTomasette (7-4) decisioned junior Matt Steintrager 12-5. Hofstrafreshman Lou Ruggirello (20-4) posted his fourth win of theDuals and his 20th of the season with a 7-2 victory over seniorLuke Smith. Charles Griffin also posted his fourth win of theDuals to improve to 18-3 on the year with a 10-2 major decisionover junior Eric Kruger.

CMU senior Tyler Grayson put the Chippewas on thescoreboard with an 8-3 decision over Mike Parziale (11-8) at149 to cut the deficit to 10-3. But Hofstra's fourth-ranked seniorJames Strouse (23-2) posted his fourth win of the Duals with a10-5 victory over senior Andy Keller at 157. Sophomore TrevorStewart started CMU on their way back with a 6-3 decision overfifth-ranked Mike Patrovich on a near-fall in the final seconds ofthe 165-pound match. It was Patrovich's third straight loss-all inthe final seconds-of the Duals. Senior Brandon Sinnott, rankedfifth, closed the deficit to 13-9 with a 6-3 decision over AltonLucas (13-6) at 174.

Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli (18-4) gave the Pride some breathingroom with a 9-6 decision over Christian Sinnott at 184 before10th-ranked Wynn Michalak, for the second time in a week,edged fourth-ranked Chris Weidman, 4-3. Trailing 16-12 andneeding a major decision to tie or a tech fall or fall to win,CMU's fifth-ranked senior Bubba Gritter came up with a 10-1major decision over Matt Pollock to send the contest into the tie-breaker. Going down the list of criteria, Hofstra broke the tiewith an 8-5 advantage in near-fall points.

Saturday, January 13, 2007 vs. Northern Iowa: The Prideposted victories in seven of the 10 matches to advance to thethird round of the consolations with a 25-9 victory over the hostPanthers of the University of Northern Iowa at the NWCA/CliffKeen National Duals at the UNI-Dome. Hofstra improved to 9-1-2 on the season while Northern Iowa (1-7) was eliminatedfrom the competition.

Hofstra captured the first three match-ups, and four of the firstfive to take a commanding 12-3 lead midway through thecontest. Hofstra junior Dave Tomasette (6-4) opened the matchwith a 9-3 victory over freshman Grant Rage at 125. Pridefreshman Lou Ruggirello (19-4) posted his third straight win inthe Duals with a 9-6 decision over freshman Kyle Anson.Charles Griffin (17-3) also posted his third consecutive win inthe Duals with a 4-2 decision over 10th-ranked C.J. Ettelson at141 to give the Pride a 9-0 lead in the contest.

UNI senior Ryan Osgood put the Panthers on the board with 7-5decision in sudden victory over Mike Parziale (11-7) at 149. ButPride senior James Strouse (22-2) also posted his third win ofthe Duals with a 9-5 victory over sophomore Moza Fay at 157.Panther senior Nick Baima, ranked sixth, defeated Hofstra'sfifth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich (9-3) on a takedown in thewaning seconds of the match, 6-4 at 165 to close the deficit to12-6.

Hofstra would capture the next three matches as 13th-rankedAlton Lucas (13-5) downed UNI senior Curt Zinnel, 11-4, at 174

before Joe Rovelli (17-4), ranked sixth, scored a major decisionover junion Danny Dunning 8-0 at 184. Hofstra senior ChrisWeidman won by forfeit at 197 to give the Pride a 25-6 leadbefore UNI senior Tyler Rhodes notched a 5-0 victory over MattPollock (9-13) at 285.

Saturday, January 13, 2007 vs. #6 Iowa State: Hofstra'sfourth-ranked senior James Strouse upset #2 Trent Paulson at157 pounds but the Cyclones captured seven of the 10 matchesas #6 Iowa State gave the Pride their first loss of the season in a24-9 decision in the quarterfinals of the NWCA/Cliff KeenNational Duals at the UNI-Dome.

Strouse's 3-1 decision over Paulson was the Pride's third victoryin the first five matches and gave Hofstra (8-1-2) a 9-6 lead inthe contest. But Iowa State (5-2) would win the last fivematches, including upsets at 174, 184 and 197, to post thevictory. Cyclone red-shirt freshman Nick Fanthorpe, ranked20th, gave ISU the early lead with a 13-9 upset of Hofstra'sfifth-rankes Dave Tomasette (5-4) at 125. Pride freshman LouRuggirello (18-4), ranked 19th, put Hofstra on the board with ahard-fought 2-1 victory over ISU freshman Nick Gallick at 133.Charles Griffin (16-3), ranked ninth, gave the Pride a 6-3 leadwith a 16-11 win over 11th-ranked freshman Mitch Mueller at141.

Another ISU freshman, Cyler Sanderson, ranked 14th, tied thematch with an 8-2 victory over Mike Parziale at 149 poundsbefore Strouse posted his 21st victory of the season in 23outings to give the Pride their last lead of the contest. At 165,second-ranked Cyclone Travis Paulson avenged his brother'sloss with a 6-4 victory over fifth-ranked Mike Patrovich (9-2) ona takedown in the final seconds of the contest. Unranked seniorGrant Turner gave ISU a 12-9 lead with a 6-4 decision over #13Alton Lucas (12-5) at 174.

In a battle of top 10 ranked wrestlers at 184, ninth-rankedfreshman Jake Varner upset Hofstra's sixth-ranked junior JoeRovelli (16-4) 6-1. Iowa State's eighth-ranked senior KurtBackes upset fourth-ranked Chris Weidman (14-4) at 197 beforefreshman David Zabriskie decisioned Hofstra's Matt Pollock 4-1at 285 to close out the match.

Saturday, January 13, 2007 vs. #20 Nebraska: The Pride woneight of the 10 matches, including a win by fall by freshman LouRuggirello, as third-ranked Hofstra posted a 32-6 victory over20th-ranked Nebraska in the first round of the NWCA/CliffKeen National Duals at the UNI-Dome. Opening up at 125,Hofstra fifth-ranked junior Dave Tomasette (5-3) was upset byNebraska's 11th-ranked sophomore Paul Donahoe (22-1), 13-8,for the early 3-0 lead. But the Pride would win the next sevenmatches, posting three major decisions and a fall along the way.At 133, Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello (17-4), ranked 19th,recorded his fourth fall of the season, pinning the Cornhusker's17th-ranked freshman Mike Rowe (12-3) in 1:40. Hofstra juniorCharles Griffin (15-3), ranked ninth, boosted the lead to 10-3with an 11-2 major decision over sixth-ranked Dominick Moyer(19-4). At 149, Hofstra senior Mike Parziale improved to 11-5on the year with a 10-6 decision over Jordan Burroughs (7-6).

The Pride's fourth-ranked senior James Strouse (20-2) posted hisfifth consecutive win with an 11-0 major decision over Nebraskasophomore Chris Oliver (11-3) at 157 for a 17-3 lead in thematch. It was also Strouse's sixth shutout of the season. Fifth-ranked senior Mike Patrovich (9-1) made it five-in-a-row for thePride with a 16-5 major decision over Nebraska freshman

Stephen Dwyer (14-2) at 165. Hofstra sophomore Alton Lucas(12-4), ranked 13th at 174, recorded a takedown in the suddenvictory period to post a 3-1 decision over senior Marc Harwood(8-5). The Pride's sixth-ranked junior Joe Rovelli (16-3) returnedto the line-up after missing the Michigan matches last week topost an 11-6 decision over freshman Levi Wofford (12-7) at 184for a 27-3 advantage.

At 197, Hofstra's fourth-ranked senior Chris Weidman (14-3)was upset by Nebraska freshman Craig Brester (8-2) 7-2.Hofstra senior Matt Pollock (9-11) posted his first tech fall ofthe year with a 16-0 decision over junior Tom Rice (2-3) toclose out the match.

Sunday, January 7, 2007 at #9 Central Michigan: The third-ranked Pride Wrestling team won five of the first six matches,including a victory by fall by Mike Patrovich, but ninth-rankedCentral Michigan rallied to win the last four bouts to post an 18-18 tie at the Rose Arena. The Pride, who fell behind 15-3 afterfive matches Saturday, turned the tables Sunday against CentralMichigan. Starting out at 125, Hofstra’s fifth-ranked junior DaveTomasette jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first period on theway to a 7-4 victory over #15 Luke Smith. Hofstra freshmanLou Ruggirello, ranked 19th, also had a big first period, buildinga 5-1 lead on the way to a 7-3 victory over Conor Beebe at 133.Hofstra junior Charles Griffin, also ranked 19th, made it three-in-a-row for the Pride with a 7-2 victory over #13 Eric Kruger.

The Chippewas got on the board at 149 as Brandon Carter rolledto an 8-2 victory over Hofstra senior Mike Parziale to close thedeficit to 9-3. But the Pride bounced back with an 8-2 victory byfourth-ranked senior James Strouse over Steve Brown at 157,and a win by fall in 2:12 by Mike Patrovich over Mike Millerfor a 18-3 lead.

But Central Michigan came roaring back behind the Sinnotttwins, Brandon at 174 and Christian at 184, to start a run of fourstraight wins to tie the match. At 174, #6 Brandon Sinnott talliedthree points in the third period to edge #12 Alton Lucas 4-1. At184, #6 Christian Sinnott won by tech fall 20-3 over Hofstrafreshman Rich Muzikar to close the deficit to 18-11. In a battleof top five wrestlers at 197, Central’s Wynn Michalak, rankedeighth, posted a last minute takedown and a near-fall to down #3Chris Weidman 8-4. The match came down to the heavyweightclass with the Chippewas needing a major decision to tie andtech fall or pin to win. Central’s Bubba Gritter, who is rankedseventh in the country, faced Hofstra graduate-student MattPollock. The two battled with Gritter taking a 4-1 lead into thethird before Gritter posted a 10-2 major decision.

Saturday, January 6, 2007 at #11 Michigan: After droppingfour of the first five matches, Hofstra senior James Strouse’s 6-3victory over Jeff Marsh in the final match of the night capped afurious comeback and gave the third-ranked Hofstra Pride an18-18 tie with the 11th-ranked Wolverines of Michigan at CliffKeen Arena. In a contest that featured three top 20 match-ups,the Wolverines jumped to the early 15-3 lead after five matches.In the opening match at 165, Michigan’s 5th-ranked senior EricTannenbaum edged Hofstra’s 4th-ranked senior Mike Patrovich3-1. Tannenbaum had a takedown in the first and an escape inthe second and held off Patrovich for the victory. At 174, UM’s8th-ranked junior Steve Luke recorded two escapes to post a 2-0win over Hofstra’s 12th-ranked sophomore Alton Lucas. AfterMichigan’s 4th-ranked Tyrel Todd pinned Hofstra freshmanRich Muzikar in 1:48 at 184 pounds for a 12-0 lead, Pride seniorChris Weidman, ranked third, put Hofstra on the board with a 9-

8 victory on the riding time point at 197. Michigan senior OmarMaktabi boosted the Wolverine lead to 15-3 at the halftime witha 3-1 sudden death victory on a takedown 34 seconds into theextra period.

But the Pride rallied, winning the next three match-ups to tie thematch. At 125, junior Dave Tomasette, ranked fifth, recorded afive point tech fall over James Shaheen 16-0. Hofstra’s 19th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello did his part with a 7-4 victoryover Chris Diehl at 133 pounds. Then, junior Charles Griffintied the match with a 12-1 major decision over JustinChrzanowski.

With two bouts remaining, Michigan took the lead at 149pounds as third ranked Josh Churella battled Pride senior MikeParziale before posting a 6-1 win. In the finale, Hofstra seniorJames Strouse had to post at least a decision to tie the match,and tallied a 6-3 victory over Jeff Marsh.

The Pride, who wrestled without red-shirt freshman Mitch Smithat 149, who stayed home with an injury, and junior Joe Rovelli,who was left home by coaches decision, head further north inthe Great Lakes State on Sunday when they face #9 CentralMichigan in Mt. Pleasant, MI at 2 p.m.

Sunday, December 10, 2006 vs. #8 Penn State: The fifth-ranked Pride won the first five matches of the contest, includingvictories by Chris Weidman and Alton Lucas over the numberone and two-ranked wrestlers in their class, respectively, asHofstra posted a 24-10 victory over #8 Penn State at the MackSports Complex. Starting the match at 157 pounds, Hofstra’seighth-ranked senior James Strouse (17-2) bounced back from a5-3 first period deficit to post a 10-6 victory over PSU seniorNathan Galloway. Pride senior All-American Mike Patrovich (7-0), ranked third, overwhelmed sophomore Jason Lapham by techfall, 18-2, at 165 pounds for a 8-0 lead.

At 174 pounds, Hofstra sophomore Alton Lucas, who crackedthe top 20 rankings for the first time this week with a number 17placement, posted a takedown with 53 seconds remaining in thethird period to break a 1-1 tie and give him a 3-2 victory oversecond-ranked senior James Yonushonis. Lucas improved to 11-2 on the season. Pride junior Joe Rovelli, ranked seventh at 184,kept the momentum going with a 13-6 victory over sophomorePhil Bomberger. Rovelli (15-3) was down 5-0 to open the matchbut rallied to close the deficit to 5-4 at the end of the first periodand then posted two near-falls in the second to build an 11-4lead.

Hofstra senior All-American Chris Weidman, ranked sixth at197 pounds, posted his second victory over a number one rankedwrestler in nine months with a 5-4 victory over junior Phil Davison the riding time point. Weidman (13-1) entered the thirdperiod down 3-2 but posted a reversal to take a 4-3 lead. Davispicked up a point on a stall call after the Pride senior pulledDavis out of bounds. But Weidman had accumulated 2:14 inriding time for the win and a 17-0 lead at halftime.

Following the break, Penn State came back to post three straightvictories to climb back into the match. Penn State’s 12th-rankedsenior Aaron Anspach posted a major decision over Pridegraduate student Matt Pollock (8-9) 17-6 at 285. In a battle oftop 10-ranked juniors, PSU’s #3 Mark McKnight edged #8 DaveTomasette (3-2), 5-2, at 125 pounds, and #7 Jake Strayerblanked Hofstra’s 20th-ranked freshman Lou Ruggirello (14-4),6-0 at 133, to close the gap to 17-10.

But Hofstra’s 19th-ranked junior Charles Griffin (12-3)slammed the door on the Nittany Lions, bouncing back from a 5-3 deficit entering the third period, to post a 9-5 victory overjunior Bryan Heller. Pride red-shirt freshman Mitch Smith (6-1)sealed the deal at 149 with a 16-5 major decision over freshmanDan Vallimont. Hofstra, which defeated Penn State for the firsttime in five attempts, will take some time off for semesterexaminations before returning to action to prepare for a January6th match at Michigan.

CLIFF KEEN/LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL WRAP-UP:December 1-2, 2006 - Hofstra senior Chris Weidman at 197 andjunior Joe Rovelli at 184 each placed third, senior James Strouseplaced fifth at 157, and junior Charles Griffin finished inseventh at 141 at the 25th annual Cliff Keen/Las VegasInvitational at the Star of the Desert Arena. The Pride, whoplaced 11th at last year's Las Vegas Invitational, moved up twoplaces this year while missing two starters-senior All-AmericanMike Patrovich at 165 and junior Dave Tomasette at 125-withinjuries. Weidman went 6-1 in the tournament, and Rovelliposted a 5-1 mark. Strouse was 6-2, and Griffin was 4-2.Freshman Lou Ruggirello was 5-2 at 133, senior Mike Parzialewas 2-2 at 149, graduate student Matt Pollock was 1-2 at 285,and Alton Lucas was 0-2 at 174.

JOURNEYMEN/BRUTE NORTHEAST DUALS RECAP –November 25, 2006: The Pride won six of 10 matches,including the dramatic, match-clinching 11-8 victory by ChrisWeidman at 197 pounds, as #11 Hofstra upset #1 Minnesota, 18-17, at the Journeymen/Brute Northeast Collegiate Duals atGuilderland High School.

Pride junior Dave Tomasette opened the match with a hard-fought victory over Minnesota red-shirt freshman Jayson Ness,12-9, at 125 pounds. Hofstra freshman Lou Ruggirello boostedthe Pride lead to 6-0 with a 5-3 victory over freshman MikeThorn at 133. Minnesota's 10th-ranked junior Manny Rivera putthe Golden Gophers on the board with a 5-1 victory over Pridejunior Charles Griffin. Minnesota took its first lead of the match,at 8-6 when sophomore Dustin Schlatter, the top-ranked wrestlerat 149 pounds, downed Pride senior Mike Parziale by tech fall17-0. But the Pride rallied back with three straight victories assenior James Strouse posted a 4-2 victory at 157 pounds oversixth-ranked junior C.P. Schlatter in the second sudden victoryperiod. Pride senior Mike Patrovich downed junior JeremyLarson, 8-5, while sophomore Alton Lucas upset Minnesota's12th-ranked junior Gabe Dretsch 5-3, at 174 pounds to boost thePride lead to 15-8.

But the Golden Gophers' second-ranked junior Roger Kishdowned Hofstra junior Joe Rovelli, 4-1, at 184 pounds to closethe deficit to 15-11. With the 285-pound match looming,featuring the top-ranked heavyweight in the country inMinnesota senior Cole Konrad, the 197-pound match was amust-win match for the Pride senior Chris Weidman overMinnesota sophomore Yura Malamura. After taking a 2-0 lead,Weidman struggled with the unranked wrestler and trailed 7-2entering the third period. But Weidman rallied and scored nineof the next 10 points to post a 11-8 come-from-behind victorythat gave Hofstra an insurmountable 18-11 lead. Konrad did pinPride senior Matt Pollock in 1:48 to close the final margin to 18-17 as the Pride, which defeated second-ranked Lehigh two yearsago at the Mack Sports Complex on the Hofstra campus, postedthe biggest victory in program history.

The Pride went on to add three more dual victories later in theday as Hofstra defeated American, 33-12, Princeton, 45-6, andBloomsburg. In the American University match, the Pride woneight of the 10 matches, including tech fall victories by Strouse,Rovelli and Weidman, to cruise to the 33-12 victory. Hofstrarolled over Princeton 45-6, losing just one match by forfeit at125. Ruggirello, freshman Ryan Brown at 141, Weidman andPollock all recorded wins by fall. The Pride took seven matchesin their 27-15 victory over Bloomsburg University in theNortheast Duals finale. Weidman and Patrovich posted wins byfall against Bloomsburg.

Wednesday, November 15 vs. Army: Senior Chris Weidmanand graduate student Matt Pollock each recorded victories byfalls, and four other Pride wrestlers posted major decisions as11th-ranked Hofstra swept Army (0-1), 41-0, at the David S.Mack Sports Complex Wednesday night. The Pride, who postedtheir second straight shutout after a 56-0 victory at Wagner onTuesday, improve to 2-0 on the season. Weidman, a returningAll-American after a sixth-place finish at the NCAAChampionships last March, pinned Connor Sanders in 4:30 at197 pounds in the third match of the night to give the Pride a 13-0 lead. Heavyweight Matt Pollock, a transfer from CornellUniversity, then pinned Michael Sprigg (A) in 3:26 to boost thelead to 19-0. Returning senior All-American Mike Patrovichimproved to 2-0 on the season with a 22-8 major decision overArmy's John Drew at 165 pounds. Classmate James Strouseposted an 11-3 victory over Chris Grill at 157. Junior CharlesGriffin, ranked 14th at 141, recorded an 11-0 victory over LiefGilsdorf while Joe Rovelli, ranked fifth at 184 pounds, tallied a14-5 major decision over Scott Ferguson. Senior Mike Parziale,junior Dave Tomasette, ranked 20th at 125 pounds, sophomoreAlton Lucas at 174 pounds, and freshman Lou Ruggirello allposted decisions. Ruggirello's match was the closest of the night,as the newcomer posted a 2-1 victory over Matt Kyler on theriding time point.

Tuesday, November 14 at Wagner: Five Hofstra wrestlersrecorded falls, and two others tallied tech falls to make newCoach Tom Shifflet's debut a successful one with a 56-0Colonial Athletic Association victory at Wagner College (0-5, 0-1) at the Spiro Sports Center Tuesday night. The 11th-rankedPride (1-0, 1-0) extended their conference dual matchundefeated streak to 48 (47-0-1) matches including 45consecutive victories. In a match that lasted just 42 minutes withtwo Wagner forfeits, only two bouts went past the first period asthe Pride rolled by the Seahawks. Freshman Lou Ruggirelloposted the quickest of the five falls, pinning Wagner freshmanJoe Cipriano in 41 seconds at 133 pounds. Junior CharlesGriffin, ranked 14th at 141 pounds, pinned junior Joe Eurell in1:02. Senior James Strouse, ranked 12th at 157 pounds, pinnedfreshman Chris Parish in 1:24. Senior Matt Pollock, a transferfrom Cornell University, pinned junior John Graeffe in 2:06 atheavyweight. Returning All-American, senior Chris Weidman,ranked sixth in the country, recorded a fall at 197 pounds overRobert Rivera in 2:07 seconds. Senior Mike Patrovich, rankedthird at 165 pounds, posted a tech fall over sophomore SeanQuinn in 2:41 by a score of 15-0. Junior Dave Tomasette,ranked 20th at 125 pounds, cruised to a tech fall win over NickKeshecki in 5:00 by a 17-2 count. Senior Mike Parziale talliedthe only decision that went the distance with a 14-5 majordecision over senior Justin Ensign. Sophomore Alton Lucas, at174 pounds, and junior Joe Rovelli, at 184 pounds, postedvictories by forfeit.

2006-07 HOFSTRA DUAL MATCH RESULTS

Hofstra 56, Wagner 0Tuesday, November 14 at Staten Island, NY125- Dave Tomasette (H) tech fall Nick Keshecki (W) at 5:00(17-2)133- Lou Ruggirello (H) wbf Joe Cipriano (W) at 0:41141- Charles Griffin (H) wbf Joe Eurell (W) at 1:02149- Mike Parziale (H) major dec. Justin Ensign (W) 14-5157- James Strouse (H) wbf Chris Parish (W) at 1:24165- Mike Patrovich (H) tech fall Sean Quinn (W) at 2:41 (15-0)175- Alton Lucas (H) by forfeit184- Joe Rovelli (H) by forfeit197- Chris Weidman (H) wbf Robert Rivera (W) in 2:07285- Matt Pollock (H) wbf John Graefffe (W) in 2:06

Hofstra 41, Army 0Wednesday, November 15 at Hempstead, NY174 - Alton Lucas (H) dec. Ryan Mergen (A) 10-5184 - Joe Rovelli (H) maj. dec, Scott Ferguson (A) 14-5197 - Chris Weidman (H) wbf Connor Sanders (A) 4:30285 - Matt Pollock (H) wbf Michael Sprigg (A) 3:26125 - Dave Tomasette (H) dec. Whitt Dunning (A) 9-2133 - Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Matt Kyler (A) 2-1141 - Charles Griffin (H) maj. dec. Lief Gilsdorf (A) 11-0149 - Mike Parziale (H) dec. Brian Rowan (A) 6-4157 - James Strouse (H) maj. dec. Chris Grill (A) 11-3165 - Mike Patrovich (H) maj. dec. John Drew (A) 22-8

#11 Hofstra 18, #1 Minnesota 17Saturday, November 25 at Guilderland Ctr., NY125- #20 Dave Tomasette(H) dec. #19 Jayson Ness (M) 12-9133- Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Mike Thorn (M) 5-3141- #10 Manny Rivera (M) dec. #14 Charles Griffin (H) 5-1149- #1 Dustin Schlatter (M) tech fall Mike Parziale (H) 17-0157- #12 James Strouse (H) dec. #6 C.P. Schlatter (M) 4-2 in sv2165- #3 Mike Patrovich (H) dec. Jeremy Larson (M) 8-5174- Alton Lucas (H) dec. #12 Gabe Dretsch (M) 5-3184- #2 Roger Kish (M) dec. #5 Joe Rovell (H) 4-1197- #6 Chris Weidman (H) dec. Yura Malamura (M) 11-8285- #1 Cole Konrad (M) wbf Matt Pollock (H) 1:48

#11 Hofstra 33, American 12Saturday, November 25 at Guilderland Ctr., NY125- Jasen Borshoff (A) med. def. #20 Dave Tomasette (H)133- Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Jordan Lipp (A) 10-3141- #14 Charles Griffin (H) dec. Kyle Borshoff (A) 6-0149- Mitch Smith (H) forfeit157- #12 James Strouse (H) tech fall Jimmy Pepper (A) 16-0165- #3 Mike Patrovich (H) dec. Mike Cannon (A) 10-5174- Alton Lucas (H) dec. Rudy Rueda (A) 7-2184- #5 Joe Rovell (H) tech fall Dwayne Hash (A) 16-0197- #6 Chris Weidman (H) tech fall Anthony Fuschino (A) 16-0285- #9 Adam Lopiccolo (A) wbf Matt Pollock (H) 0:36

#11 Hofstra 45, Princeton 6Saturday, November 25 at Guilderland Ctr., NY125- Nikhil Pereira-Kamath (P) forfeit133- Lou Ruggirello (H) wbf Jeff Kirkchick (P) 0:45141- Ryan Brown (H) wbf Danny Scotten (P) 1:58149- Mitch Smith (H) tech fall Jesse Palermo (P) 22-7157- #12 James Strouse (H) tech fall Marty Everin (P) 15-0165- #3 Mike Patrovich (H) maj. Dec. Alejandro Enriquez (P)16-5174- Alton Lucas (H) maj. dec. John Clore (P) 14-3

184- #5 Joe Rovell (H) tech fall Gordon Scharf (P) 16-0197- #6 Chris Weidman (H) wbf Zach Morse (P) 1:36285- Matt Pollock (H) maj. dec. Kris Berr (P) 13-0

#11 Hofstra 27, Bloomsburg 15Saturday, November 25 at Guilderland Ctr., NY125- Mike Sees (b) forfeit133- Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Rich Donald (B) 2-0141- #14 Charles Griffin (H) dec. Tony Curto (B) 9-4149- Mike Parziale (H) dec. Matt Moley (B) 3-2157- #12 James Strouse (H) dec. Robert Hoffman (B) 6-2165- #3 Mike Patrovich (H) wbf Jon Brown (B) 3:34174- Alton Lucas (H) dec. Andrew Jordan (B) 3-2184- Natha Shirk (B) dec. #5 Joe Rovell (H) 4-2197- #6 Chris Weidman (H) wbf Eric Shaw (B) 1:13285- Mike Spaid (B) wbf Matt Pollock (H) 4:41

#5 Hofstra 24, #8 Penn State 10Sunday, December 10 at Hempstead, NY157 - #8 James Strouse (H) dec. Nathan Galloway (PS) 10-6165 - #3 Mike Patrovich (H) tech fall Jason Lapham (PS) 18-2174 - #17 Alton Lucas (H) dec. #2 James Yonushunis (PS) 3-2184 - # 7 Joe Rovelli (H) dec. Phil Bomberger (PS) 13-6197 - #6 Chris Weidman (H) dec. #1 Phil Davis (PS) 5-4285 - #12 Aaron Anspach (PS) maj. dec. Matt Pollock (H) 17-6125 - #3 Mark McKnight (PS) dec. #8 Dave Tomasette (H) 5-2133 - #7 Jake Strayer (PS) dec. #20 Lou Ruggirello (H) 6-0141 - #19 Charles Griffin (H) dec. Bryan Heller (PS) 9-5149 - Mitch Smith (H) maj. dec. Dan Vallimont (PS) 16-5

#3 Hofstra 18, #11 Michigan 18Saturday, January 6, 2007 at Ann Arbor, MI165 - #5 Eric Tannenbaum (M) dec. #4 Mike Patrovich (H) 3-1174 - #8 Steve Luke (M) dec. #12 Alton Lucas (H) 2-0184 - #4 Tyrel Todd (M) wbf Rich Muzikar (H) 1:48197 - #3 Chris Weidman (H) dec. Casey White (M) 9-8285 – Omar Maktabi (M) dec. Matt Pollock (H) 3-1 in SV125 - #5 Dave Tomasette (H) tech fall James Shaheen (M) 16-0133 - #19 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Chris Diehl (M) 7-4141 - #19 Charles Griffin (H) maj. dec. Justin Chrzanowski (M)12-1149 - #3 Josh Churello (M) dec. Mike Parziale (H) 6-1157 - #4 James Strouse (H) dec. Jeff Marsh (M) 6-3

#3 Hofstra 18, #9 Central Michigan 18Sunday, January 7, 2007 at Mt. Pleasant, MI125 - #5 Dave Tomasette (H) dec. #15 Luke Smith (CM) 7-4133 - #19 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Conor Beebe (CM) 7-3141 - #19 Charles Griffin (H) dec. #13 Eric Kruger (CM) 7-2149 – Brandon Carter (CM) dec. Mike Parziale (H) 8-2157 - #4 James Strouse (H) dec. Steve Brown (CM) 8-2165 - #4 Mike Patrovich (H) wbf Mike Miller (CM) 2:12174 - #6 Brandon Sinnott (CM) dec. #12 Alton Lucas (H) 4-1184 - #6 Christian Sinnott (CM) tech fall Rich Muzikar (H) 20-3197 - #8 Wynn Michalak (CM) dec. #3 Chris Weidman (H) 8-4285 - #7 Bubba Gritter (CM) maj. dec. Matt Pollock (H) 10-2

#3 Hofstra 32 vs. #20 Nebraska 6Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Cedar Falls, IA125 Paul Donahoe (N) dec. Dave Tomasette (H) 13-8133 Lou Ruggirello (H) WBF Mike Rowe (N) 1:40141 Charles Griffin (H) maj. dec. Dominic Moyer (N) 12-2149 Mike Parziale (H) dec. Jordan Burroughs (N) 10-6157 James Strouse (H) maj. dec. Chris Oliver (N) 11-0165 Mike Patrovich (H) maj. dec. Stephen Dwyer (N) 16-5

174 Alton Lucas (H) dec. Marc Harwood (N) 3-1184 Joe Ravelli (H) dec. Levi Wofford (N) 11-6197 Craig Brester (N) dec. Chris Weidman (H) D 7-2285 Matt Pollock (H) tech fall Tom Rice (N) 17-0; 7:00

#3 Hofstra 9 vs. #6 Iowa State 24Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Cedar Falls, IA125 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) dec. Dave Tomasette (H) 13-9133 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU) 2-1141 Charles Griffin (H) dec. Mitch Mueller (ISU) 17-11149 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) dec. Mike Parziale (H) 8-2157 James Strouse (H) dec. Trent Paulson (ISU) 3-1165 Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Patrovich (H) 6-4174 Grant Turner (ISU) dec.on Lucas (H) 6-4184 Jake Varner (ISU) dec. Rovelli (H) 7-1197 Kurt Backes (ISU) WBF Chris Weidman (H) 0:36285 David Zabriskie (ISU) dec.t Pollock (H) 5-1

Northern Iowa 9 vs. #3 Hofstra 25Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Cedar Falls, IA125 Dave Tomasette (H) dec.nt Ruge (NI) 9-3133 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec.e Anson (NI) 9-6141 Charles Griffin (H) dec.Ettelson (NI) 4-2149 Ryan Osgood (NI) dec. Parziale (H) 7-5157 James Strouse (H) dec. Moza Fay (NI) 9-5165 Nick Baima (NI) dec. Mike Patrovich (H) 6-4174 Alton Lucas (H) dec. Curt Zinnel (NI) 11-4184 Joe Rovelli (H) maj. dec. Dan Dunning (NI) 8-0197 Chris Weidman (H) FORFEIT285 Tyler Rhodes (NI) dec. Matt Pollock (H) 5-0

#9 Central Michigan 16 vs. #3 Hofstra 17Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Cedar Falls, IA125 Dave Tomasette (H) dec. Matt Steintrager (CM) 12-5133 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Luke Smith (CM) 7-2141 Charles Griffin (H) maj. dec. Eric Kruger (CM) 10-2149 Tyler Grayson (CM) WBD Mike Parziale (H) 8-3157 James Strouse (H) dec. Andy Keller (CM) 10-5165 Trevor Stewart (CM) dec. Mike Patrovich (H) 6-3174 Brandon Sinnott (CM) dec. Alton Lucas (H) 6-3184 Joe Rovelli (H) dec. Christian Sinnott (CM) 9-6197 Wynn Michalak (CM) dec. Chris Weidman (H) 4-3285 Bubba Gritter (CM) maj. dec. Matt Pollock (H) 10-1

#3 Hofstra 10 vs. #5 Iowa 26Sunday, January 14, 2007 at Cedar Falls, IA125 Charlie Falck (I) maj. dec. Dave Tomasette (H) 11-2133 Mario Galanakis (I) maj. dec. Lou Ruggirello (H) 11-1141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Charles Griffin (H) 12-11149 Alex Grunder (I) dec. Mike Parziale (H) 7-2157 James Strouse (H) maj. dec. Ryan Morningstar (I) 8-0165 Mark Perry (I) FORFEIT174 Eric Luedke (I) dec. Alton Lucas (H) 4-1184 Joe Rovelli (H) dec. Phillip Keddy (I) 7-6197 Chris Weidman (H) dec. Dan Erekson (I) 10-5285 Matt Fields (I) dec. Matt Pollock (H) 7-2

#6 Hofstra 23, Old Dominion 12Friday, January 19, 2007 at Fairfax, VA125 – Dave Tomasette (HU) tech. fall Kyle Hutter (ODU), 17-1(4:48),133 – Louie Ruggirello (HU) dec. Christian Staylor (ODU), 4-3141 – Charles Griffin (HU) dec. Ryan Williams (ODU), 5-0149 – Kaylen Baxter (ODU) dec. John Manarte (HU), 4-2157 – James Strouse (HU) maj. dec. Chris Brown (ODU), 10-1165 – Nick Pullano (ODU) wins forf.

174 – Alton Lucas (HU) dec. Derek Coffey (ODU), 9-2184 – Joe Rovelli (HU) dec. Jesse Strawn (ODU), 6-2197 – Chris Weidman (HU) dec. David Mendoza (ODU), 9-4285 – Matt Pellar (ODU) dec. Matt Pollock (HU), 3-1

#6 Hofstra 31, Binghamton 12Friday, January 19, 2007 at Fairfax, VA125 – Dave Tomasette (HU) tech. fall Mike Kleeman (BU), 18-2133 – Louie Ruggirello (HU) fall Corey Sullivan (BU), 0:51141 – Charles Griffin (HU) dec. Kareem Naguib (BU), 10-4149 – Kyle Fried (BU) dec. John Manarte (HU), 4-0157 – James Strouse (HU) maj. dec. Nate Patterson (BU), 9-1165 – Sam Sirota (BU) wins by forf.174 – Alton Lucas (HU) dec. Josh Patterson (BU), 5-2184 – Joe Rovelli (HU) tech. fall Corey Waite (BU), 16-0 (3:00)197 – Chris Weidman (HU) tech. fall Ed Backus (BU), 21-5(1:46)285 – Michael Patterson (BU) dec. Matt Pollock (HU), 2-1

#6 Hofstra 34, James Madison 12Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Fairfax, VA125 – Dave Tomasette (HU) tech. fall Thang Ho (JMU), 23-5133 – Louie Ruggirello (HU) dec. Brandon Luce (JMU), 12-5141 – Ryan Brown (HU) dec. Shawn Horst (JMU), 4-2149 – John Manarte (HU) tech. fall Eric Nadeau (JMU), 23-7157 – James Strouse (HU) tech. fall Scott Yorko (JMU), 17-2165 – Jeff Jacobs (JMU) wins by forf.174 – Ivan Lagares (JMU) fall Rich Muzikar (HU), 2:22184 – Joe Rovelli (HU) wins by forf.197 – Chris Weidman (HU) maj. dec. John Holloway (JMU), 18-6285 – Matt Pollock (HU) dec. Zack Winfrey (JMU), 1-0

#6 Hofstra 34, George Mason 9Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Fairfax, VA125 – Dave Tomasette (HU) maj. dec. Joe Coughlin (GMU), 13-2133 – Louie Ruggirello (HU) fall Will Powars (GMU), 1:30141 – Ryan Brown (HU) dec. Mostafa Ibrahim (GMU), 7-0149 – John Manarte (HU) dec. Chris Cartella (GMU), 5-3157 – James Strouse (HU) maj. dec. Robert Henry (GMU), 11-1165 – Dan Cook (GMU) wins by forf.174 – Alton Lucas (HU) maj. dec. Randy Oates (GMU), 14-5184 – Joe Rovelli (HU) maj. dec. Jim Martin (GMU), 11-0197 – Chris Weidman (HU) fall Harry Zander (GMU), 2:50285 – Ryan Kittrick (GMU) dec. Matt Pollock (HU), 8-5

#6 Hofstra 26, Drexel 15Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Fairfax, VA125 – Dave Tomasette (HU) dec. Steve Mytych (DU), 10-3133 – Louie Ruggirello (HU) fall William Martin (DU), 1:15141 – Charles Griffin (HU) tech. fall Morgan Remillard (DU),16-1149 – Mark Cartella (DU) dec. John Manarte (HU), 6-1157 – James Strouse (HU) dec. Ryan Hluschak (DU), 7-5165 – Haydt (DU) wins by forf.174 – Nick Kozar (DU) dec. Alton Lucas (HU), 5-3 (SV)184 – Joe Rovelli (HU) tech. fall Justin Terhune (DU), 16-1197 – Chris Weidman (HU) maj. dec. Jon Oplinger (DU), 11-2285 – Chris Cowen (DU) dec. Matt Pollock (HU), 9-2

#6 Hofstra 31, #14 Penn 3Friday, January 26, 2007 at Philadelphia, PA184 - #7 Joe Rovelli (H) dec. #13 Lior Zamir (P) 9-4197 - #11 Chris Weidman (H) maj. dec. Jack Sullivan (P) 20-8285 - Matt Pollock (H) dec. Ben Reiter (P) 7-3

125 - #18 Dave Tomasette (H) dec. #11 Matt Eveleth (P) 2-0133 - #2 Matt Valenti (P) dec. #18 Lou Ruggirello (H) 10-4 inTB2141 - #7 Charles Griffin (H) WBF Brett McCurdy (P) 4:45149 - Mike Parziale (H) dec. Rick Rappo (P) 9-3157 - #2 James Strouse (H) dec. #14 Matt Dragon (P) 7-2165 - #6 Mike Patrovich (H) dec. #17 Zack Shanaman (P) 5-3174 - #17 Alton Lucas (H) dec. #8 Matt Herrington (P) 5-3

Hofstra 30, Lehigh 6Sunday, January 28, 2007 - NYAC, NYC, NY125 - #18 Dave Tomasette (H) dec. Matt Fisk (L) 6-5133 - #18 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. Seth Ciasulli (L) 3-1141 - #7 Charles Griffin (H) dec. Matt Ciasulli (L) 7-6149 - #19 Mitch Smith (H) WBF Jeff Santo (L) 3:39157 - #2 James Strouse (H) dec. Dave Nakasone (L) 5-0165 - #6 Mike Patrovich (H) dec. Manuel Schubert (L) 10-4174 - #17 Alton Lucas (H) dec. David Helfrich (L) 4-2184 - #7 Joe Rovelli (H) dec. #19 David Craig (L) 7-0197 - #11 Chris Weidman (H) dec. Matt Cassidy (L) 8-1285 - #17 Paul Weibel (L) WBF Matt Pollock (H) 2:16

#5 Hofstra 18, #16 Cornell 22Saturday, February 3, 2007 - NYAC, NYC, NY174 - #14 Alton Lucas (H) dec. Joey Hooker (C), 3-2184 - Luke Hogle (C) maj. dec. #7 Joe Rovelli (H), 12-4197 - #4 Jerry Rinaldi ( C) dec. #11 Chris Weidman (H), 4-2285 - Zach Hammond (C) dec. Matt Pollock (H), 3-1 in SV125 - #2 Troy Nickerson (C) win by forfeit133 - #3 Adam Frey (C) dec. Lou Ruggirello (H), 7-5141 - #7 Charles Griffin (H) WBF Matt Easter (C), 4:18149 - #4 Jordan Leen (C) dec, #14 Mitch Smith (H), 5-3157 - #2 James Strouse (H) dec. Drake Hovis (C), 8-3165 - #6 Mike Patrovich (H) WBF #10 Steve Anceravage (C)3:08

#8 Hofstra 29, Rider 9Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - Hempstead, NY285 - Matt Pollock (H) maj. dec. Nick Ciufo (R) 11-0125 - Tommy Lorenzo (R) wins by forfeit133 - #17 Lou Ruggirello (H) maj. dec. Brian Polashuk (R) 12-0141 - #7 Charles Griffin (H) dec. Don Fisch (R) 8-4149 - Mike Kessler (R) dec. #19 Mitch Smith (H) 4-2157 - #2 James Strouse (H) maj. dec. Nathan Galloway (R) 10-1165 - #6 Mike Patrovich (H) tech fall Rob Morrison (R) 21-6174 - #9 Alton Lucas (H) dec. #14 Doug Umbehauer (R) 3-2184 - #7 Joe Rovelli (H) dec. Mike Miller (R) 4-0197 - #11 Chris Weidman (H) dec. #17 T.J. Morrison (R) 9-3

#15 Oklahoma 21, #8 Hofstra 13Saturday. February 17, 2007 – Norman, OK125: Sam Hazewinkel (OU) winner by forfeit133: Lou Ruggirello (HU) dec. Joe Comparin (OU), 6-2141: Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Charles Griffin (HU), 7-4149: Matt Storniolo (OU) dec. Mitch Smith (HU), 6-4157: Will Rowe (OU) dec. James Strouse (HU), 6-5165: Mike Patrovich (HU) dec. Shane Seibert (OU), 6-3174: Alton Lucas (HU) dec. Josh Weitzel (OU), 7-4184: Joe Rovelli (HU) maj. dec. Josh Hinton (OU), 12-0197: Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. Chris Weidman (HU), 4-2HWT: Brad Farmer (OU) dec. Matt Pollock (HU), 5-0

2006-07 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING SCHEDULEFinal 18-4-2, 7-0-7th in the nation-

November14 Tuesday at Wagner* 56-0 W15 Wednesday U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT 41-0 W

18 Saturday at East Stroudsburg Open XXXX

Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals25 Saturday #1 Minnesota 18-17 W25 Saturday vs. American 33-12 W25 Saturday vs. Princeton 45-6 W25 Saturday vs. Bloomsburg 27-15 W

December1-2 Friday-Saturday At Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational 9th of 4710 Sunday #8 PENN STATE 24-10 W

January6 Saturday at #11 Michigan 18-18 T7 Sunday at #9 Central Michigan 18-18 T

13-14 Saturday-Sunday at NWCA National Duals at Cedar Falls, IA13 Saturday #20 Nebraska 32-6 W13 Saturday #6 Iowa State 9-24 L13 Saturday Northern Iowa 25-9 W13 Saturday #9 Central Michigan+ 17-16 W14 Sunday #5 Iowa 10-26 L

19-20 Friday-Saturday at Colonial Athletic Association Duals at Fairfax, VA19 Friday Old Dominion* 23-12 W19 Friday Binghamton* 31-12 W20 Saturday James Madison* 34-12 W20 Saturday George Mason* 34-9 W20 Saturday Drexel* 26-15 W

26 Friday at #14 Pennsylvania 31-3 W28 Sunday #24 LEHIGH (at N.Y. Athletic Club) 30-6 WFebruary3 Saturday #16 CORNELL (at N.Y. Athletic Club) 18-22 L13 Saturday RIDER* 29-9 W17 Sunday at #15 Oklahoma 13-21 L

March2-3 Friday-Saturday At CAA Championships at Fairfax, VA 1st pl.

138.5 pts.15-17 Thursday-Saturday at NCAA Championships at Auburn Hills, MI 7th pl.

60.5 pts.* - CAA match www.hofstra.edu/sports +- won by tie-breaker criteria G

2006-07 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING STATISTICSFinal 18-4-2, 7-0

- 7th in the nation -

Wt. Wrestler Overall Duals CAA Dual Falls Dec. Maj Tech Quick CareerCl. W-L W-L Duals Pts. Dec. Falls Fall Record125 Dave Tomasette 20-7 14-5 6-0 53-19 1-1 10-4 3-1 6-0 1:16 57-30

133 Lou Ruggirello 31-9 20-4 7-0 79-13 8-1 18-7 4-1 1-0 0:41 31-9133 Craig Kennedy 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 XXXX 0-2

141 Charles Griffin 35-6 18-3 5-0 69-9 4-1 20-5 8-0 2-0 1:02 89-20141 Ryan Brown 6-3 3-0 2-0 12-0 1-0 5-2 0-0 0-0 1:58 6-3

141 John Manarte 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 1:48 55-39149 John Manarte 2-3 2-3 2-3 8-9 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-0 XXXX 4-3

TOTAL 3-4 2-3 2-3 8-9 0-0 2-3 0-1 1-0 1:48 59-42

149 Mitch Smith 7-4 4-3 0-1 21-9 2-0 1-4 2-0 1-0 1:38 19-7149 Mike Parziale 14-11 5-7 1-0 16-23 2-0 9-10 2-0 1-1 0:50 25-16

157 James Strouse 41-5 23-1 7-0 85-3 4-0 24-5 9-0 4-0 1:16 120-44

157 Rich Muzikar 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 XXXX 1-2174 Rich Muzikar 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 XXXX 0-1184 Rich Muzikar 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 XXXX 0-2 TOTAL 1-5 0-3 0-1 0-17 0-3 1-0 0-1 0-1 XXXX 1-5

165 Mike Patrovich 20-7 14-4 2-0 60-12 4-0 8-7 4-0 4-0 0:42 106-30

174 Alton Lucas 23-10 17-6 5-1 56-18 0-0 18-10 4-0 0-0 1:26 33-16

184 Joe Rovelli 32-7 18-4 7-0 72-13 4-1 14-4 8-2 4-0 0:54 83-29

197 Chris Weidman 33-8 18-6 7-0 76-21 9-2 17-6 4-0 3-0 1:13 54-22

285 Matt Pollock 16-23 7-17 3-4 31-66 7-5 4-15 2-3 1-0 0:46 16-23

Wt. Wrestler Overall Duals CAA Dual Falls Dec. Maj Tech Quick Career

2007-08 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITYWRESTLING ROSTER

Wrestler Wt. Cl. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School

Dave Tomasette 125 5-4 Sr.* Sewell, NJ/Washington Township

Tyler Mashkow 125 5-5 Fr. Islip, NY/Islip

Lou Ruggirello 133 5-8 So. Walden, NY/Valley Central

Jeff Rotella 133 5-5 Fr. W. Windsor, NJ/W. Windsor-Plainsboro North

Mark Fontana 133 5-7 Jr.* Palisades Park, NJ/Palisades Park/Dominican College

Craig Kennedy 133/141 5-6 Jr.. Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany

Charles Griffin 141 5-5 Sr. Reading, PA/Reading

Justin Accordino 141 5-8 Fr. Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin

Mitch Smith 149 5-5 So.* Sandyville, WV/Ripley

P.J. Gillespie 149 5-10 Fr. Long Beach, NY/Long Beach

Anthony Tortora 157 6-0 Jr. Chappaqua, NY/Horace Greeley

Jonny Bonilla-Bowman 157 5-7 So. Pomona, NY/Ramapo/Virginia Tech

Francis O’Brien 157 5-9 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, FL/The Benjamin School

Rich Muzikar 157/165 5-7 So. North Caldwell, NJ/Montclair Kimberly Academy

Ryan Patrovich 165 6-0 RFr. Bohemia, NY/Islip/Ohio State University

Lawrence Beckman 174/184 5-11 Fr. Greenville, PA/Reynolds

Jonathan Rothman 174 5-9 Jr. Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan

Alton Lucas 174 5-8 Jr. West Babylon, NY/West Babylon

Justin Danz 184 5-9 Fr. Placerville, CA/Ponderosa

Jeff Siciliano 184 6-1 Fr. West Allenhurst, NJ/Ocean Township

Richard Vitale 197 5-11 Jr. Oradell, NJ/River Dell Regional/Bergen Community College

Joe Rovelli 197 6-1 Sr. Wilkes-Barre, PA/E.L. Meyers

James Guerin 285 6-0 Jr. Long Beach, NY/Holy Trinity/Nassau Community College

Head Coach: Tom Shifflet (Edinboro, 1995), 2nd seasonAssistant Coaches: Rob Anspach, Joe Dubuque and Chris WeidmanStrength and Conditioning Coaches: Ryan Martin & Joe Makovec*Used red-shirt seasonNewcomers are in bold

As of October 31, 2007

2007-08 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING SCHEDULE(0-2, 0-0)

As of November 24, 2007

NOVEMBER10 Sat. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 21-22 L17 Sat. at Pennsylvania State University 11-28 L

24 Sat. at Northeast Duals (at Hudson Valley CC, Troy, NY)#25 Bloomsburg University Noon#3 Oklahoma State University 2 p.m.Bucknell University 4 p.m.

30 Fri. at Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational 9 a.m.(Las Vegas Convention Center)

DECEMBER1 Sat. at Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational 9 a.m.

9 Sun. HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1 p.m.

29-30 Sat.-Sun. at The Southern Scuffle (at Greensboro, North Carolina) All Day

JANUARY6 Sun. CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 11 a.m.

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY 3 p.m.

12-13 Sat.-Sun. at NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals All Day (at University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA)

18-19 Fri.-Sat. at Colonial Athletic Association Duals* All Day (at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA)

27 Sun. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 p.m.

FEBRUARY2 Sat. at Cornell University 7 p.m.8 Fri. at Lehigh University 7 p.m.12 Tue. DREXEL UNIVERSITY* 7 p.m.17 Sun. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 1 p.m.

MARCH7-8 Fri.-Sat. COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS All Day

(at Mack Sports Complex, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY)

20-22 Thu.-Sat. at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships All Day (at the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO)

*Colonial Athletic Association matchDates and times subject to change.Home matches in BOLD CAPS to be held at the Mack Sports Complex.

2007-08 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING STATISTICS0-2, 0-0

November 24, 2007

Wt. Wrestler Overall Duals CAA Dual Falls Dec. Maj Tech Quick HUCareerCl. W-L W-L Duals Pts. Dec. Falls Fall125 Dave Tomasette 1-1 1-1 0-0 4-3 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1:16 58-31

133 Lou Ruggirello 2-0 2-0 0-0 11-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0:41 33-9

141 Charles Griffin 1-1 1-1 0-0 4-3 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1:02 90-21

149 Mitch Smith 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-6 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1:38 19-9

157 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman

0-2 0-2 0-0 0-7 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 XXXX 0-2

165 Ryan Patrovich 1-1 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 XXXX 1-1

174 Alton Lucas 2-0 2-0 0-0 7-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1:26 35-16

184 Jeff Siciliano 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 XXXX 0-2

197 Joe Rovelli 1-1 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0:54 84-30

285 James Guerin 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 XXXX 0-2

Wt. Wrestler Overall Duals CAA Pts Falls Dec. Maj Tech Quick Career

2007-08 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

125 DAVE TOMASETTE

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 125 16-2 Tony Pescaglia Missouri Dual/Hofstra 1-011/17 125 2-3 #10 Mark McKnight Penn State Dual/Penn State 1-1

133 LOU RUGGIRELLO

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 133 F-5:30 #2 Tyler McCormick Missouri Dual/Hofstra 1-011/17 133 TF-15-0 Mike Eagen Penn State Dual/Penn State 2-0

141 CHARLES GRIFFIN

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 141 13-0 Marcus Hoehn Missouri Dual/Hofstra 1-011/17 141 1-6 #7 Jake Strayer Penn State Dual/Penn State 1-1

149 MITCH SMITH

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 149 2-5 #9 Josh Wagner Missouri Dual/Hofstra 0-111/17 149 2-5 #7 Bubba Jenkins Penn State Dual/Penn State 0-2

157 JONNY BONILLA-BOWMAN

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 157 6-15 #13 Michael Chandler Missouri Dual/Hofstra 0-111/17 157 3-6 #12 Dan Vallimont Penn State Dual/Penn State 0-2

165 RYAN PATROVICH

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 165 2-10 #18 Nicholas Marable Missouri Dual/Hofstra 0-111/17 165 3-1 #16 Dave Rella Penn State Dual/Penn State 1-1

174 ALTON LUCAS

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 174 10-1 James Williamson Missouri Dual/Hofstra 1-011/17 174 12-7 David Erwin Penn State Dual/Penn State 2-0

184 JEFF SICILIANO

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 184 F-4:20 #6 Raymond Jordan Missouri Dual/Hofstra 0-111/17 184 F-1:52 #20 Phil Bomberger Penn State Dual/Hofstra` 0-2

197 JOE ROVELLI

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 197 4-2 #4 Max Askren Missouri Dual/Hofstra 1-011/17 197 1-12 #2 Phil Davis Penn State Dual/Penn State 1-1

285 JAMES GUERIN

Date Actual Weight Won Lost Opponent's Opponent's Competition/Place W-L Weight Class Name Institution____________11/10 285 TF-5-22 #14 Mark Ellis Missouri Dual/Hofstra 0-111/17 285 F-5:19 Stefan Tighe Penn State Dual/Penn State 0-2