HEMPSTEAD, NY - Hofstra University Head Wrestling Coach Dennis Papadatos has announced the schedule for the 2020-21 season. The schedule will include seven regular season dual meets, all against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association opponents, followed by conference and NCAA postseason competition.

"We are ecstatic to have the opportunity to safely compete this year. Our student-athletes are excited to be able to compete this season and showcase their skills," said Papadatos. "The University and the athletic department have done an amazing job to make sure we have this chance, and our student-athletes have done a fantastic job following the University and New York state guidelines."

Hofstra will kick off the season on January 2 in Pennsylvania against the three-time defending EIWA champion Lehigh. The Pride will then host Bucknell on January 10 in the first of two home meets for Hofstra before three consecutive road matches.

The Pride will travel to West Point on January 16 for a dual meet against Army West Point followed by a match at Long Island on January 24 and a showdown at Sacred Heart on January 29. Hofstra will take on Drexel in its second and final home dual meet on February 6 before finishing the regular season on February 13 at Binghamton.

Following the conclusion of the regular season, Hofstra will head back to the Keystone State for the 117th EIWA Championships on February 26 in a one-day event from the Spooky Nook Sports Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be held at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, from March 18-20.

Hofstra returns to the mat after a very successful 2019-20 campaign. The Pride finished the regular season 11-5 overall and a perfect 7-0 in EIWA dual matches, ending the year on an eight-match winning streak and a 10th-place finish at the EIWA Championships. Redshirt senior Ricky Stamm earned automatic qualification to the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships after finishing fifth in the 165-pound division, and redshirt junior Zachary Knighton-Ward secured at-large qualification with a fourth-place finish in the 285-pound division, while redshirt senior Sage Heller was named a first alternate in the 174-pound weight class.