Fairfax, VA - Senior Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, sophomore Ben Clymer and red-shirt freshman Paul Snyder each won all four of their matches to lead the Hofstra Pride to three victories in four matches at the 2010 CAA Duals at the George Mason University Field House Saturday.

The Pride (5-6-2) won their first three matches of the day, downing Sacred Heart (34-13), George Mason (29-12) and Boston University (23-15) before losing the finale to Old Dominion (29-10).

Bonilla-Bowman, who is ranked 19th in the country at 157 pounds and improved to 10-3, 4-0 on the season, posted two victories by major decision and one each by tech fall and decision to give the Pride 16 of their team points. Clymer, who improved to 19-4, 4-0 at 184 pounds on the season, posted victories by fall, tech fall and two decisions to account for 17 points. Snyder, who enjoyed the best day of his young Hofstra career, improved to 9-10, 4-0 with victories by fall, major decision and two decisions.

Sophomore P.J. Gillespie won three of four matches on the day at 165 pounds to improve to 24-9, 3-1 on the year while freshman Luke Vaith also captured three of four matches at 141 pounds to boost his season record to 13-12, 3-1.

In the first match of the day against Sacred Heart, after Pat Feeley gave the Pioneers a 6-0 lead with a forfeit win at 125 pounds, the Pride won the next five weight classes, including a victory by fall by junior Jeff Rotella, forfeit wins by Vaith and red-shirt freshman Tyler Banks at 141 and 149, respectively, and a major decision by Gillespie, to build a commanding 25-6 lead. The Pioneers were able to win at 174 and197 pounds but Clymer had sealed the match at 184 pounds with a win by fall over Sam Sheppard in 1:26 and Snyder added a victory by decision at 285 for the 34-13 win.

Hofstra's second match of the day put the host Patriots of George Mason on the mat with the Pride. After a forfeit loss at 125 pounds, the Pride captured seven of the next nine matches to post a 29-12 victory. Jeff Rotella and Vaith tallied victories by decision at 133 and 141 pounds to tie the match at 6-6. After George Mason's Brandon Bucher decisioned Tyler Banks, 6-3 at 149, to give the Patriots a 9-6 advantage, Bonilla-Bowman recorded a 16-8 major decision over Aaron Keeton at 157 and Gillespie notched an 18-3 tech fall in 5:26 to give the Pride the lead for good at 15-9. Mendbagana Tovuujav gave the Patriots some hope with a 4-2 decision over Jon Rothman at 174 to close to 15-12. But the Pride won the final three matches including 15-0 tech fall by Clymer over Jimmy Webb, a 2-1 decision in the tie-breaker by Anthony Tortora over Bill Widener at 197, and a win by fall by Snyder over Adam Barnette in 2:01 for the 29-12 match final.

The Pride faced Boston University in the third round and the Terriers took a 12-9 lead in the contest with the forfeit win at 125 pounds and decisions at 133 and 149 pounds. But the Pride received an 11-0 major decision from Vaith over Alex Cournoyer at 141, and Bonilla-Bowman posted a 25-9 tech fall over Matt Morgenstern at 157. Gillespie gave the Pride a short-lived 13-12 advantage with a 16-4 major decision over Andrew Swank at 165 pounds. Kyle Czarnecki gave the Terriers their last lead at 15-13 with a 4-0 decision over Rothman at 174 pounds. The Pride captured the last three matches with Clymer posting a 2-0 decision over Brock Mantella at 184, senior Anthony Tortora adding a 3-1 win over Dan Kennedy at 197, and Snyder notching a 9-0 major decision over Carmen Rondash at 285.

In Hofstra's final match of the day against Old Dominion (7-3-1, 4-0-1), the top team in the CAA, the Pride had their hands full as the Monarchs jumped out to a 16-0 lead after the first four matches. Bonilla-Bowman ended the ODU run with a 26-13 major decision over Joseph Sheridan at 157. But ODU's Chris Brown, ranked number one in the CAA and 15th in the nation at 165, posted a 3-1 decision over P.J. Gillespie before Eric Decker pinned Rothman in 1:48 at 174 pounds to build an insurmountable 25-3 lead. Clymer decisioned Joe Budi, 7-2 at 184, before Jesse Strawn posted a 10-1 major decision over Tortora at 197. Snyder ended his perfect day with a 2-0 decision over ODU's Jack Burbank at 285.

Hofstra, which has captured nine consecutive conference team titles, is now 67-2-1 in its last 70 conference dual matches. The Pride's only losses during that time came against Old Dominion in the past two CAA Duals.  ODU ended Hofstra's conference undefeated streak at 63 matches (62-0-1) and the Pride's winning streak at 60 last January. Prior to that defeat, the Pride's last conference loss came on February 17, 1999 when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28-10, in an East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) match.

Hofstra will return to the friendly confines of the Mack Sports Complex next Friday, January 22 when the Pride entertain #19 Missouri at 7 p.m.

Hofstra 34 Sacred Heart 13

125: Pat Feely (SHU) wins by forf.

133: Jeff Rotella (HU) fall Michael Impellizeri (SHU), 5:19

141: Luke Vaith (HU) wins by forf.

149: Tyler Banks (HU) wins by forf.

157: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU) dec. Anthony Priore (SHU), 11-6

165: P.J. Gillespie (HU) major dec. Jonathon Rizzitello (SHU), 17-6

174: Michael Hartman (SHU) dec. Jonathan Rothman (HU), 5-2

184: Ben Clymer (HU) fall Sam Sheppard (SHU), 1:26

197: Ricky Eichenlaub (SHU) major dec. Anthony Tortora (HU), 11-3

285: Paul Snyder (HU) dec. Paul Schweighardt (SHU), 3-0

Hofstra 29 George Mason 12

125: Brian Wright (Mason) wins by forf.

133: Jeff Rotella (HU) dec. Denny Herndon (Mason), 7-5

141: Luke Vaith (HU) dec. Jaaziah Bethea (Mason), 11-7

149: Brandon Bucher (Mason) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 6-3

157: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU) major dec. Aaron Keeton (Mason), 16-8

165: P.J. Gillespie (HU) tech. fall Ty Knepp (Mason), 18-3 (5:26)

174: Mendbagana Tovuujav (Mason) dec. Jonathan Rothman (HU), 4-2

184: Ben Clymer (HU) tech. fall Jimmy Webb (Mason), 15-0 (6:25)

197: Anthony Tortora (HU) dec. Bill Widener (Mason), 2-1 (TB-1)

285: Paul Snyder (HU) fall Adam Barnette (Mason), 2:01

Hofstra 23 Boston University 15

125: Ryan Dowd (BU) wins by forf.

133: Ryan Buff (BU) dec. Jeff Rotella (HU), 5-0

141: Luke Vaith (HU) major dec. Alex Cournoyer (BU), 11-0

149: Nestor Taffur (BU) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 4-2

157: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU) tech. fall Matt Morgenstern (BU), 25-9 (7:00)

165: P.J. Gillespie (HU) major dec. Andrew Swank (BU), 16-4

174: Kyle Czarnecki (BU) dec. Jonathan Rothman (HU), 4-0

184: Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Brock Mantella (BU), 2-0

197: Anthony Tortora (HU) dec. Dan Kennedy (BU), 3-1

285: Paul Snyder (HU) major dec. Carmen Rondash (BU), 9-0

Old Dominion 29 Hofstra 10

125: James Nicholson (ODU) wins by forf.

133: Justin LaValle (ODU) major dec. Jeff Rotella (HU), 9-1

141: Craig Wilson (ODU) dec. Luke Vaith (HU), 3-2

149: John Nicholson (ODU) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 4-3

157: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU) major dec. Joseph Sheridan (ODU), 26-13

165: Chris Brown (ODU) dec. P.J. Gillespie (HU), 3-1

174: Eric Decker (ODU) fall Jonathan Rothman (HU), 1:48

184: Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Joseph Budi (ODU), 7-2

197: Jesse Strawn (ODU) major dec. Anthony Tortora (HU), 10-1

285: Paul Snyder (HU) dec. Jack Burbank (HU), 2-0

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