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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Kyle Krasavage
Sophomore Kyle Krasavage

Wrestling By Jim Sheehan

WREST: Pride Win Two Of Three Matches At The Hofstra Duals

Hempstead, NY - Sophomore Bryan Damon and Kyle Krasavage and junior Michael Hughes each posted three victories on the day to lead the Hofstra Pride Wrestling team to a 2-1 record at the Hofstra Duals at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center Sunday afternoon.

Hofstra defeated EIWA-opponent Sacred Heart, 40-8 and Clarion, 25-21 before falling to conference opponent Columbia, 22-14 in the Hofstra Duals finale. In other matches in the Duals, Clarion defeated Columbia, 19-13, Columbia defeated Sacred Heart, 38-0 and Clarion defeated Sacred Heart, 33-7.

Hofstra, which improved 5-9 overall and 1-4 in the EIWA, opened their own Duals by winning eight of the 10 weight classes to post the 40-8 victory over the Pioneers of Sacred Heart (1-9, 0-4). The Pride recorded seven bonus-point victories including wins by fall by Krasavage at 149 and sophomore Cory Damiana at 184 and a tech fall win by junior Frank Affronti at 184.

Damon opened the match with a 9-1 win over Gerard Daly at 125. After Sacred Heart's Tim Johnson put the Pioneers on the board with a tech fall win at 133. redshirt freshman Connor Muli recorded a 13-3 major decision at 141 and Krasavage pinned Jay Oakes at the 5:36 mark of their 149-lb match to give the Pride a 14-5 advantage. Casey Mitchell brought Sacred Heart within six at 14-8 with a 2-1 win over Pride junior Jahlani Callender at 157. But Hofstra won the last five points, with four by bonus points, to win going away.

In Hofstra's second match against Clarion, the contest went right down to the final match of the contest at 285. Each team won five matches but Krasavage at 149, Callender at 157 and Affronti at 174 each posted wins by fall to offset Golden Eagle tech fall wins at 133 and 141 and major victories at 165 and 184 to bring the match to a dramatic conclusion at 285 after Clarion's Dustin Conti edged Omar Haddad, 2-0 at 197 to knot the match at 21.

But Michael Hughes won his fifth consecutive match by posting a 9-0 major decision over Clarion's Zach DeLuca to give the match to the Pride, 25-21.

In the final match of the day for Hofstra, the Pride took on the Columbia Lions, who remain undefeated in conference play with a 5-0 mark and a 7-2 slate overall.  Damon (17-16) opened the contest with his sixth consecutive victory in an 8-1 decision over Vince Pallone at 125. Columbia recorded a win by fall at 133 and a win by decision at 141 before Krasavage (10-4) notched his third win of the day in a 12-2 major decision over Connor Sutton at 149 to close to 9-7 in the match.

But the Lions captured the next four matches, including a 14-1 major decision by Tyrel White at 165, to open up a 22-7 lead. Hofstra closed the contest with a win by Omar Haddad at 197 and a 11-0 major decision by Hughes (27-6) at 285 to post the final 22-14 score.

The Pride, who snapped a modest two-match losing skid on Sunday, will return to action on Saturday, February 6 when they compete in the Edinboro Open.
 
Hofstra 40, Sacred Heart 8
125    Bryan Damon (Hofstra) over Gerard Daly (Sacred Heart) (MD 9-1)                                                                         
133    Timothy Johnson (Sacred Heart) over Marcus Begay (Hofstra) (TF 18-1 4:17)                                                         
141    Connor Muli (Hofstra) over Alex Harnsberger (Sacred Heart) (MD 13-3)                                                                  
149    Kyle Krasavage (Hofstra) over Jay Oakes (Sacred Heart) (Fall 5:36)                                                                       
157    Casey Mitchell (Sacred Heart) over Jahlani Callender (Hofstra) (TB-1 2-1)                                                   
165    Cory Goshkagarian (Hofstra) over Fisher Matthew (Sacred Heart) (Fall 4:02)                                                           
174    Frank Affronti (Hofstra) over Thomas Grosso (Sacred Heart) (TF 17-0 3:49)                                                            
184    Cory Damiana (Hofstra) over Elliot Antler (Sacred Heart) (Fall 1:18)                                                                        
197    Omar Haddad (Hofstra) over Sasha Oliinyk (Sacred Heart) (Dec 10-4)                                                                    
285    Mike Hughes (Hofstra) over Ray Sherwood (Sacred Heart) (Fall 0:17)

Hofstra 25, Clarion 21
125    Bryan Damon (Hofstra) over Patrick Dewitt (Clarion) (Dec 2-0)                                                                               
133    Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) over Marcus Begay (Hofstra) (TF 17-0 4:21)                                                                   
141    Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Connor Muli (Hofstra) (TF 18-2 5:23)                                                                           
149    Kyle Krasavage (Hofstra) over Jake Keller (Clarion) (Fall 4:28)                                                                               
157    Jahlani Callender (Hofstra) over Brodie Zacherl (Clarion) (Fall 6:14)                                                                        
165    Evan Delong (Clarion) over Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) (MD 9-0)                                                                                    
174    Frank Affronti (Hofstra) over Michael Pavasko (Clarion) (Fall 6:58)                                                                         
184    Dominic Rigous (Clarion) over Cory Damiana (Hofstra) (MD 12-2)                                                                          
197    Dustin Conti (Clarion) over Omar Haddad (Hofstra) (Dec 2-0)                                                                                 
285    Mike Hughes (Hofstra) over Zach DeLuca (Clarion) (MD 9-0)

Columbia 22, Hofstra 14
125   Bryan Damon (Hofstra) over Vince Pallone (Columbia) (Dec 8-1)                                                                            
133   Angelo Amenta (Columbia) over Marcus Begay (Hofstra) (Fall 4:17)                                                                       
141   Sam Ward (Columbia) over Connor Muli (Hofstra) (Dec 7-1)                                                                                   
149   Kyle Krasavage (Hofstra) over Connor Sutton (Columbia) (MD 12-2)                                                                       
157   Markus Scheidel (Columbia) over Jahlani Callender (Hofstra) (Dec 7-6)                                                                   
165   Tyrel White (Columbia) over Cory Goshkagarian (Hofstra) (MD 14-1)                                                                       
174   Zack Hernandez (Columbia) over Frank Affronti (Hofstra) (Dec 3-2)                                                                        
184   Michael Fetchet (Columbia) over Cory Damiana (Hofstra) (Dec 2-1)                                                                        
197   Omar Haddad (Hofstra) over Matt Doggett (Columbia) (Dec 8-4)                                                                            
285   Mike Hughes (Hofstra) over Garrett Ryan (Columbia) (MD 11-0)                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                      
Clarion 19, Columbia 13
125- Travis Jones (Clarion) maj. dec. Vince Pallone (Columbia), 11-1
133- Angelo Amenta (Columbia) dec. Roshawn Cooley (Clarion), 5-1
141- Brock Zacherl (Clarion) dec. Joe Moita (Columbia) 11-4
149- Broadie Zacherl (Clarion) dec. Matt Leshinger (Columbia), 5-2
157- Markus Scheidel (Columbia) maj. dec. Jake Keller (Clarion), 14-5
165- Tyrel White (Columbia) dec. Evan DeLong (Clarion), 8-2
174- Zach Hernandez (Columbia) dec. Mike Pavasko (Clarion), 7-1
184- Dom Rigous (Clarion) dec. Mike Fetchet (Columbia), 6-3
197- Dustin Conti (Clarion) dec. Troy Hembury (Columbia), 3-1
285- Zach DeLuca (Clarion) dec. Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 6-3
 
Columbia 38, Sacred Heart 0
125- Vince Pallone (CU) dec. Tim Johnson (SHU), 11-5
133- Angelo Armenta (CU) tech fall Gerard Daly (SHU), 15-0
141- Joe Moita (CU) dec. Alex Harnsberger (SHU), 3-1
149- Connor Sutton (CU) tech fall Chris Cornell (SHU), 15-0
157- Markus Scheidel (CU) maj dec. Casey Mitchell (SHU), 12-4
165- Tyrel White (CU) maj. dec. Matt Fisher (SHU), 13-5
174- Zach Hernandez (CU) tech fall Thomas Grosso (SHU), 19-2
184- Mike Fetchet (CU) dec. Elliot Antler (SHU), 7-2
197- Matt Doggett (CU) dec. Shsha Oliinyk (SHU), 8-6
285- Garrett Ryan (CU) dec. Duke Sherwood (SHU), 9-3

Clarion 33, Sacred Heart 7
125- Pat DeWitt (CU) dec. Gerard Daly (SHU), 7-6
133- Roshawn Cooley (CU) maj. dec. Tim Johnson (SHU), 11-2
141-Brock Zacherl (CU) tech fall Alex Harnsberger (SHU), 17-1
149- Broadie Zacherl (CU) maj. dec. Jay Oakes (SHU), 15-2
157- Casey Mitchell (SHU) maj. dec. Jake Keller (CU), 12-3
165- Evan DeLong (CU) dec. Matt Fisher (SHU), 3-1
174- Mike Pavasko (CU) maj. dec. Thomas Grosso (SHU), 16-5
184- Elliot Antler (SHU) dec. Dom Rigous (CU), 6-4
197- Dustin Conti (CU) maj dec. Sasha Oliinyk (SHU), 14-4
285- Zach DeLuca (CU) dec. John Hartnett (SHU), 6-0
 
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Players Mentioned

Frank Affronti

Frank Affronti

174
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Cory Damiana

Cory Damiana

184
6' 0"
Sophomore
Bryan  Damon

Bryan Damon

125
5' 5"
Sophomore
Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes

285
6' 3"
Junior
Kyle Krasavage

Kyle Krasavage

133
5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
Omar  Haddad

Omar Haddad

197/285
6' 2"
Freshman
Marcus Begay

Marcus Begay

133
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Frank Affronti

Frank Affronti

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
174
Cory Damiana

Cory Damiana

6' 0"
Sophomore
184
Bryan  Damon

Bryan Damon

5' 5"
Sophomore
125
Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes

6' 3"
Junior
285
Kyle Krasavage

Kyle Krasavage

5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
133
Omar  Haddad

Omar Haddad

6' 2"
Freshman
197/285
Marcus Begay

Marcus Begay

5' 7"
Senior
133