Binghamton, NY – Sophomore Ricky Stamm recorded a win by fall to lead four victorious Pride wrestlers but the Bearcats tallied five bonus-point victories as Binghamton defeated Hofstra, 30-14 in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association match at West Gym Sunday afternoon. The Binghamton (7-3, 6-1) victory snapped the Pride's (6-11, 2-5) two-match winning streak.

Starting the match at 141 pounds, Binghamton jumped out to a 9-0 lead with a forfeit win at 141 and win by decision at 149. The Pride tied the match at 9-9 on a 4-0 win by senior Ryan Burkert over Chris Barker at 157, and a win by fall by Stamm at 165. Burkert won his third straight match while Stamm recorded his first pin of the season.

Binghamton then added a win by forfeit at 174 and a win by fall by ninth-ranked Lou Deprez at 184 pounds to take a 21-9 lead. Hofstra senior Nezar Haddad posted a 6-2 win by decision at 197 and junior Omar Haddad added a 3-2 decision at 285 to bring the Pride back to within six at 21-15.

The Bearcats closed out the match with a win by fall at 125 and a major decision at 133. Hofstra was assessed a one point team penalty after the 125-pound match and Binghamton was assessed a one-point team penalty after the final match for the 30-14 final.

Hofstra returns to action next Saturday, February 16 when the Pride head north for two more EIWA matches at Brown in Providence, Rhode Island at 1 p.m. and at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts at 5 p.m.

Notes
- Hofstra freshman Dylan Ryder had his 11-match winning streak snapped at Binghamton. He leads the team with a 22-10 record. Ryder is ranked 28^th in the NCAA Division I Coaches Panel rankings.
- Freshman Holden Heller has won seven of the last nine matches and is now 12-8 on the season
- Sophomore Ricky Stamm improved to 15-12 on the season with his victory
 
Binghamton (7-3, 6-1) 30, Hofstra (6-11, 2-5) 14
141: Anthony Sparacio (BU) win by forfeit
149: Frank Garcia (BU) dec. Holden Heller (HU), 9-5
157: Ryan Burkert (HU) dec. Chris Barker (BU), 4-0
165: Ricky Stamm (HU) WBF Matt Swanson (BU), 2:59
174: Vincent Deprez (BU) win by forfeit
184: #9 Lou Deprez (BU) WBF Trey Rogers (HU), 1:47
197: Nezar Haddad (HU) dec. Alex Melikian (BU), 6-2
285: Omar Haddad (HU) dec. Joe Doyle (BU), 3-2
125: Audey Ashkar (BU) WBF Dylan Ryder (HU), 2:48*
133: Zack Trampe (BU) maj. dec. Jacob Martin (HU), 12-2**

*Hofstra assessed one team penalty point
** Binghamton assessed one team penalty point