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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Jurius Clark
Matteo Bracco

Hofstra Falls To Binghamton

| By: Len Skoros
Hempstead, NY - Noah Tapia and Jurius Clark scored victories for Hofstra, but Binghamton used four bonus point victories over the last five bouts to pull away in a 31-6 victory over the Pride Friday night at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. Hofstra slipped to 7-4 overall and 2-1 in EIWA action with the loss. The Bearcats are 7-3 overall and 6-2 in the EIWA. 

The Bearcats won the first three bouts of the night by decision to take a 9-0 lead in the match. Tapia put Hofstra on the board at 149 pounds with a 11-6 win over Michael Zarif. Clark followed at 157 with a thrilling 4-1 win over Fin Nadeau. The Hofstra red-shirt freshman scored a takedown in the waning seconds to snap a 1-1 tie. 

But that would be the lone Hofstra victories as three tech falls, a decision, and a major decision by the Bearcats resulted in 22 unanswered points for the visitors. 

Hofstra will next be in action on Saturday, February 17 when it travels to California for a pair of matches at Cal Baptist University. The Pride will face Cal State Bakersfield at 6 p.m. (EST) and Cal Baptist at 9 p.m. (EST).

Notes:
-Hofstra is 11-10 all-time versus Binghamton, which was ranked 12th in the NWCA Mid-Major Poll. 
-Tapia picked up his 20th victory of the season and is the first true freshman since Dylan Ryder in 2018-19
-Clark won his 11th match of the season. 
-Hofstra celebrated seniors Keaton Kluever, Dylan Ryder, Justin Hoyle, Ericson Velasquez, and Joe McGinty in a prematch ceremony.

Binghamton 31, Hofstra 6
125: Carson Wagner (BU) dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra), 8-2 (3-0)
133: No. 32 Micah Roes (BU) dec. Dylan Ryder (Hofstra), 4-1 (6-0)
141: Nate Lucier (BU) dec. Alex Turley (Hofstra), 5-2 (9-0)
149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) dec. Michael Zarif (BU), 11-6 (9-3)
157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec. Fin Nadeau (BU), 4-1 (9-6)
165: No. 18 Brevin Cassella (BU) tech fall Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 15-0 (5:04) (14-6)
174: Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) dec. Ross McFarland (Hofstra), 7-3 (17-6) 
184: No. 11 Jacob Nolan (BU) tech fall Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 15-0 (2:22) (22-6)
197: No. 10 Lou DePrez (BU) tech fall Gavin Proffitt (Hofstra), 19-2 (5:06) (27-6)
285: No. 18 Cory Day (BU) major dec. No. 21 Keaton Kluever (Hofstra), 9-0 (31-6)
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