Fairfield, CT – Sage Heller recorded his fourth pin of the season and Ryan Burkert and Bobby Fehr added major decisions to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 38-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) victory over the Pioneers of Sacred Heart at the William H. Pitt Center Friday night.

Hofstra, which won its second consecutive match, improved to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the EIWA. The Pioneers slipped to 3-7 overall and 0-2 in conference action.

In addition to the three bonus point victories, the Pride benefitted from Pioneer forfeits at 125 and 141 pounds. In between, freshman Vinny Vespa (10-9) posted a 7-0 win over Gerard Daly at 133 to give Hofstra a 15-0 lead after three matches. Ryan Burkert (13-9) followed his brother Connor's (8-11) forfeit win at 141 with a 14-2 major decision over Kyle Brady at 149. It is Ryan Burkert's third major decision of the year.

Red-shirt freshman Jake Kaminsky (12-12) battled Sacred Heart's Casey Mitchell for a 9-6 win at 157 before red-shirt sophomore Bobby Fehr (6-7) tallied his third major decision of the year with an 11-3 win over Matt Fisher at 165.

Heller, a freshman from Illinois, then posted his fourth pin of the year at 174-pounds, stopping Domenico Celli at the 1:01 mark of the match. It was Heller's 20th win of the year in 28 outings as the Pride increased the lead to 32-0.

Sacred Heart got on the board at 184-pounds as Elliott Antler posted a big third period to defeat Hofstra red-shirt sophomore Michael Oxley (7-15), 6-2.

The Pride finished out the match with two more decisions as red-shirt sophomore Nezar Haddad (9-7) defeated Sasha Oliinyk, 8-2 at 197 and sophomore Omar Haddad (6-11) topped John Hartnett, 8-1 at 285.
 
The Pride return to action on Sunday, January 15 when they travel to Clarion, Pennsylvania for the Clarion Duals. The Pride will face West Liberty at 1 p.m. before meeting the host Golden Eagles of Clarion at 3 p.m.

Hofstra 38, Sacred Heart 3
125- Jacob Martin (HU) won by forfeit
133- Vinny Vespa (HU) dec. Gerard Daly(SHU), 7-0
141- Connor Burkert (HU) won by forfeit
149- Ryan Burkert (HU) maj. dec. Kyle Brady (SHU), 14-2
157- Jake Kaminsky (HU) dec. Casey Mitchell (SHU), 9-6
165- Bobby Fehr (HU) maj. dec. Matt Fisher (SHU), 11-3
174- Sage Heller (HU) WBF Domenico Celli (SHU), 1:01
184- Elliott Antler (SHU) dec. Michael Oxley (HU), 6-2
197- Nezar Haddad (HU) dec. Sasha Oliinyk (SHU), 8-2
285- Omar Haddad (HU) dec. John Hartnett (SHU), 8-1