Lawrenceville, NJ -  Juniors Frank Affronti and Michael Hughes each posted Pride victories but the Broncs won the other eight matches as Rider defeated Hofstra, 31-7 in a non-conference wrestling match at Alumni Gymnasium Thursday night.

The Broncs improved to 10-9 on the season while the Pride fell to 5-10.

The Pride, who were facing one of their longest standing rivals in Rider, got behind quickly as the Broncs won the first six matches to build a 24-0 lead after Conor Brennan defeated senior Cory Goshkagarian, 10-4 at 165 pounds.

But Affronti, who is ranked 30th in the latest Wrestling Report rankings, stopped the Rider run by defeating Curt Delia in overtime, 7-5. Affronti is 26-11 on the season.

The Broncs won the next two matches to extend their lead to 31-3 before Michael Hughes recorded his team-leading 11th major decision of the year with a 14-4 victory over Rider's Greg Velasco at 285 pounds. Hughes is now 31-7 on the season.

Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, February 14 when they host the Dragons of Drexel University in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) match at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Match time is 4:30 p.m.
 
Rider 31, Hofstra 7
125 Zach Valcarce (RU) dec. Bryan Damon (HU), 9-6              
133 Robert Deutsch (RU) wins by forfeit                                             
141 Paul Kirchner (RU) dec. Jamel Hudson (HU), 3-0      
149 B.J. Clagon (RU) dec. Kyle Krasavage (HU), 6-0                 
157 Chad Walsh (RU) won by fall Jahlani Callender (HU), 7:00                 
165 Conor Brennan (RU) dec. Cory Goshkagarian (HU) 10-4                 
174 Frank Affronti (HU) dec. Curt Delia (RU), 7-5                                            
184 Michale Fagg-Daves (RU) dec. Cory Damiana (HU), 4-3           
197 Ryan Wolfe (RU) major dec. Omar Haddad (HU), 15-6                 
285 Michael Hughes (HU) major dec. Greg Velasco (RU), 14-4