Lock Haven, PA - Ryan Patrovich and P.J. Gillespie each had major decision wins as the Pride won eight of 10 matches on the way to a 26-6 victory over Lock Haven at Thomas Fieldhouse Wednesday night. The Pride, which captured their sixth dual match victory in their last seven outings, improved to 10-4-1 on the season. Lock Haven, which dropped its third straight match, fell to 5-9 on the year.

The Pride jumped out to a 12-0 lead after four matches with four straight wins by decision. Redshirt sophomore Steve Bonanno opened up with a hard-fought 10-9 decision over senior Nick Hyatt at 125. Bonanno improved to 18-10 on the year. Fourth-ranked senior Lou Ruggirello climbed into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time Hofstra career victories list with a 3-1 win over junior John Trumbetti. It was Ruggirello's (22-3) 121 ^st victory of his Pride career breaking a tie with Eric Schmiesing (1996-01), who posted 120 during his career.

Junior Vince Varela made it 9-0 with a 9-3 victory over junior Justin Loudon at 141 pounds for his 16 ^th win of the season against 10 defeats. Junior Matt Spataro kept the run going with a 3-1 decision over senior Owen Wilkinson at 149 pounds. Spataro improved to 7-13 on the year. Junior Seth Creasy put the Bald Eagles on the board with a 4-2 decision over Tyler Banks (16-14) at 157 pounds to close the Lock Haven deficit to 12-3.

But the Pride won the next four matches including consecutive major decisions by Gillespie and Patrovich at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Gillespie posted his fourth major of the year with a 9-1 decision over freshman Dylan Caprio to improve to 20-6 on the season. Patrovich notched his seventh major decision with a 12-2 victory over freshman Mike Khoury to improve to 12-4 this year.

Junior Ben Clymer just fell short of making it three majors in a row with a 10-3 decision over freshman Jacob Bachman at 184. Clymer boosted his record to 15-8 on the year. Freshman Matt Loew ended the Pride's second four-match run with a 6-3 victory over senior Derek Caldwell at 197 pounds. Loew improved to 9-21 this year.

Lock Haven sophomore Harry Turner closed out the match with a 5-3 victory over sophomore Paul Snyder (19-13) at 285 pounds for the final score of 26-6.

The Pride return to action on Saturday, February 12 when they travel to Cambrideg, Massachusetts to face Harvard at 2 p.m.

Hofstra 26, Lock Haven 6

Wt           Winning Wrestler (School)         WinType        Losing Wrestler (School)       Score

125         Steve Bonanno (Hofstra )          DEC       Nick Hyatt (Lock Haven )               10 - 9

133         Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra )           DEC       John Trumbetti (Lock Haven )      3 - 1

141         Vicente Varela (Hofstra )           DEC       Justin Loudon (Lock Haven )        9 - 3

149         Matt Spataro (Hofstra )               DEC       Owen Wilkinson (Lock Haven )    3 - 1

157         Seth Creasy (Lock Haven )       DEC       Tyler Banks (Hofstra )                     4 - 2

165         Paul Gillespie (Hofstra )             MD          Dylan Caprio (Lock Haven )          9 - 1

174         Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra )           MD          Michael Khoury (Lock Haven )     12 - 2

184         Ben Clymer (Hofstra )                DEC       Jacob Bachman (Lock Haven )    10 - 3

197         Matt Loew (Hofstra )                   DEC       Derek Caldwell (Lock Haven )      6 - 3

285         Henry Turner (Lock Haven )      DEC       Paul Snyder (Hofstra )                    5 - 3