Hempstead, NY – Hofstra's Charles Small, Trey Rogers, Zachary Knighton-Ward, and Ricky Stamm each won a pair of matches on the day as Hofstra split EIWA dual meets against Harvard and Sacred Heart Saturday at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. Hofstra fell to Harvard, 24-19, before rebounding to defeat Sacred Heart, 37-15. Small also had a third win in an exhibition match. 

Hofstra moves to 3-11 overall and 2-5 in the EIWA with the split. Harvard is 2-4 overall and in conference while Sacred Heart falls to 1-7 overall and 0-5 in the EIWA.

The Pride won the first three weight classes against Harvard as Small started things off with a win by injury default over Leo Tarantino, who was injured 3:44 into the 184-pound bout. Rogers, at 197, followed with a win by fall at 1:30 mark over Luke Rada. Knighton-Ward put the Pride up, 15-0, with a 15-8 decision over Jeffrey Crooks at 285.

The Crimson rallied to take the next five weights to take a 20-15 advantage with two classes remaining. Ricky Stamm pulled Hofstra within one, 20-19, with a major decision at 165-pounds over Alex Whitworth. However, Harvard's Josh Kim majored Ericson Velasquez in the final match of the dual, at 174-pounds, to seal the win for the Crimson.

Hofstra started fast in the nightcap against Sacred Heart, jumping out to a 17-0 lead after the first three matches. Small opened with a win by fall at the 3:19 mark against Sebastian Ford. Rogers followed with a 27-12 tech fall in 5:37 at 197 against Logan Michael. Knighton-Ward won by forfeit at 285 to end the Hofstra run.

Sacred Heart's Jacob Venezia won by fall at 125-pounds and Anthony Petrillo followed with a decision victory at 133 to make it 17-9 in favor of the Pride. But unlike the first match, Hofstra stopped the slide with four straight wins, including back-to-back tech falls to seize control of the dual. Justin Hoyle won at 141 over Chris Naegele, 18-3, and Michael Leandrou followed with an 18-2 win at 149 over William Bianchi in 5:19. That gave the Pride a 27-9 lead. Joe McGinty won by fall at 157-pounds over David Tufankijian in 2:40, and Stamm major decisioned Ryan Bollentino, 16-3, at 165 to make it 37-9. The Pride forfeited the 174-pound class.

In an extra match that did not count for the dual points, Small defeated Michael Molina by fall in 34 seconds.   

Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, February 20 at Franklin and Marshall. Match time is 2 p.m.

Notes:
-The match marked Hofstra's final home matches of the season and the Pride honored six graduating seniors – Small, Stamm, Matthew Templeton, Corey Langner, and Sage Heller – before the matches.
-Hofstra also celebrated Alumni Day and recognized several alumni in attendance before the Sacred Hear match.
-Hofstra is 13-0 all-time versus Sacred Heart and 10-9-1 all-time versus Harvard.  
-Small and Knighton-Ward are tied for the team lead with 15 victories on the season.
-Knighton-Ward extended his win streak to six matches, while Small has won five consecutive bouts.  

Harvard 24, Hofstra 19

184: Charles Small (Hofstra) def. Leo Tarantino (Harvard), injury default (3:44)	6	0
197: Trey Rogers (Hofstra) wbf. over Luke Rada (Harvard), 1:30	12	0
285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) dec. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard), 15-8	15	0
125: Beau Bayless (Harvard) dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra), 4-0	15	3
133: Dillon Murphy (Harvard) dec. Matthew Templeton (Hofstra), 3-0	15	6
141: Michael Jaffe (Harvard) maj. dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 15-5	15	10
149: Lukus Stricker (Harvard) wbf. over Michael Leandrou (Hofstra), 1:57	15	16
157: Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) maj. dec. Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 12-3	15	20
165: Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) maj. dec. Alex Whitworth (Harvard), 11-1	19	20
174: Josh Kim (Harvard) maj. dec. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 18-5	19	24

 
Hofstra 37, Sacred Heart 15

184: Charles Small (Hofstra) wbf. over Sebastian Ford (Sacred Heart), 3:19	6	0
197: Trey Rogers (Hofstra) tech fall Logan Michael (Sacred Heart), 27-12 (5:37)	11	0
285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) won by forfeit	17	0
125: Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) wbf. over Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 3:44	17	6
133: Anthony Petrillo (Sacred Heart) dec. Matthew Templeton (Hofstra), 5-3	17	9
141: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) tech fall Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart), 18-3 (7:00)	22	9
149: Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) tech fall William Bianchi (Sacred Heart), 18-2 (5:19)	27	9
157: Joe McGinty (Hofstra) wbf. over David Tufankiljan (Sacred Heart), 2:40	33	9
165: Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) maj. dec. Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart), 16-3	37	9
174: Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) won by forfeit	37	15
184*: Charles Small (Hofstra) wbf. over Michael Molina (Sacred Heart), 0:34

*Extra match. Did not count in team score.