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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Hofstra vs. California Baptist (2/18/23)
Evan Bernstein

Hofstra Downs California Baptist In Regular Season Finale

| By: Len Skoros
Hofstra Seniors On Senior Day
Hempstead, NY - Hofstra won six of 10 weight classes and had three major decisions in a 21-15 victory over visiting California Baptist Saturday at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. The win came in Hofstra's regular season and home finale.

The Pride moved to 5-6 overall with the victory, their second win in a row. California Baptist dropped to 3-12 on the season.

Joe McGinty got the Pride started with a 6-1 decision over Joseph Mora of California Baptist at 157 pounds to give Hofstra a 3-0 lead. The Lancers came right back with a major decision from Frank Almaguer over Eric Shindel at 165 to take a 4-3 lead. Ross McFarland picked up a decision at 174 over Louis Rojas to give Hofstra the 6-4 lead before Peter Acciardi scored another major, an 11-2 victory over Ericson Velasquez, that made it  8-6 in favor of the Lancers.

No. 28 Trey Rogers and Zachary Knighton-Ward posted major decisions at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively to put the Pride back on top for good, 14-8. Rogers had a 13-3 win over Caden Gerlach, while Knighton-Ward scored a takedown in the final seconds and then got two back points at the horn to earn the bonus point win over Chris Island. Jacob Moon extended the Pride's streak to three wins in a row with a 7-2 decision over Devin Garcia at 125 pounds.

With Hofstra leading, 17-8, California Baptist tried to make a comeback over the final three weights. Hunter Leake had a 6-0 decision at 133 pounds over Chase Liardi, but Justin Hoyle squashed any potential rally by California Baptist with a 17-4 major decision against Christian Nunez at 141 pounds. That gave Hofstra a 21-11 lead with Chaz Hallmark defeating Hofstra's Michael Leandrou by major decision, 10-0, at 149 pounds in the final match of the day to make it a 21-15 final. 

Hofstra will be back in action March 4-5 at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships at the University of Pennsylvania.

Notes: 
-Hofstra celebrated Senior Day before the match with Rogers, Knighton-Ward, Jacob Ferreira, Mario Biancamano, Brinton Simington, and Ben Somerville honored before the match.
-It was also Alumni Day with more than 20 former team members in attendance.
-Rogers has won 10 consecutive matches.
-Liardi had a four-match win streak snapped.
-Today marked the first meeting between Hofstra and California Baptist.
-It was Hofstra's first win over a team from the Big XII since defeating Air Force on Nov. 21, 2019.
 
157 Joe McGinty (Hofstra) dec. Joseph Mora (California Baptist), 6-1 3.0 0.0
165 Frank Almaguer (California Baptist) major dec. Eric Shindel (Hofstra), 21-8 0.0 4.0
174 Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec. Louis Rojas (California Baptist), 6-3 3.0 0.0
184 Peter Acciardi (California Baptist) major dec. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 11-2 0.0 4.0
197 #28 Trey Rogers (Hofstra) major dec. Caden Gerlach (California Baptist), 13-3 4.0 0.0
285 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) major dec. Chris Island (California Baptist), 9-1 4.0 0.0
125 Jacob Moon (Hofstra) dec. Devin Garcia (California Baptist), 7-2 3.0 0.0
133 Hunter Leake (California Baptist) dec. Chase Liardi (Hofstra), 6-0 0.0 3.0
141 Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) major dec. Christian Nunez (California Baptist), 17-4 4.0 0.0
149 Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) major dec. Michael Leandrou (Hofstra), 10-0 0.0 4.0
Dual Meet Score 21.0 15.0
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