Tapia Picks Up Win As Hofstra Falls To No. 4 North Carolina State

1/7/2024 2:22:00 PM

By: Len Skoros

Hempstead, NY - Noah Tapia picked up the lone Hofstra victory as No. 4 North Carolina State defeated the Pride, 43-5, Sunday at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.

Hofstra moved to 3-3 on the season with the loss and saw its three-match win streak come to an end. All three of the Pride's losses have come against top-five nationally-ranked opponents. The Wolfpack snapped a two-match losing streak with the victory and improved to 10-2 on the season.

Tapia scored a dominating 20-3 technical fall in 3:59 against Trevor Kantor at 149 pounds. The Pride's true freshman posted four takedowns and twice scored four back points in the match. Kantor's only scoring came from three escapes.

The Wolfpack posted wins in the other eight contested matchups, winning four by major decision, three by tech fall and one by fall. North Carolina State also picked up a win by forfeit at 133 pounds as the Pride did not have a 133-pound competitor available.

Hofstra returns to action next Saturday, January 13, at VMI with a 1 p.m. match time.

Notes:
-Hofstra is 2-4 all-time versus North Carolina State
-The Wolfpack sent five nationally-ranked wrestlers to the mat against the Pride.
-Tapia is 12-3 in his last 15 matches

North Carolina State 43, Hofstra 5

197: Brock DelSignore (NCST) major dec. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra), 17-9 (4-0)
285: #16 Owen Trephan (NCST) major dec. #21 Keaton Kluever (Hofstra), 11-3 (8-0)
125: Jarrett Trombley (NCST) major dec. Dylan Acevedo (Hofstra), 9-0 (12-0)
133: Jacob Cox (NCST) wins by forfeit, (18-0)
141: #4 Ryan Jack (NCST) tech fall Alex Turley (Hofstra), 20-4 (5:33) (23-0)
149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) tech fall Trevor Kantor (NCST), 20-3 (3:59) (23-5)
157: #6 Ed Scott (NCST) wbf. Jurius Clark (Hofstra), 1:30 (29-5)
165: #20 Derek Fields (NCST) tech fall Matt Rogers (Hofstra), 19-4 (4:21) (34-5)
174: #32 Alex Faison (NCST) tech fall Eric Shindel (Hofstra), 21-5 (3:50) (39-5)
184: Dylan Reinert (NCST) major dec. Will Conlon (Hofstra), 11-3 (43-5)

Attendance: 349

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