Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra wrestling team will travel to Philadelphia for the first dual in two weeks as the Pride will take on Drexel at 2 p.m. in EIWA action.
 
Saturday's match from inside Drexel's Daskalakis Athletic Center will be streamed live on FloWrestling. The link to view the live stream is available on this page and on the wrestling schedule page on GoHofstra.com.
 
Hofstra last wrestled on January 15 and 16 in back-to-back home duals against Buffalo and Navy. The Pride dropped a close 27-13 contest against Buffalo on the 15th, followed by a 35-6 loss to the Midshipmen on the 16th. Zachary Knighton-Ward went 2-0 on the weekend with a major decision win against Buffalo and a decision against Navy. Against the Bulls, Charles Small (3-2 dec. (TB-2)) and Trey Rogers (WBF, 6:08) picked up victories, and Ricky Stamm earned an 8-4 decision win against Navy.
 
Hofstra's tentative line-up against Drexel will be Jacob Moon (1-10) or Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (1-10) at 125; Matthew Templeton (0-1) at 133; Justin Hoyle (7-9) or Mario Biancamano (0-3) at 141; Michael Leandrou (5-13) at 149; Joe McGinty (7-10) at 157; Stamm (9-7) at 165; Ross McFarland (2-5) or Ericson Velasquez (0-5) at 174; Small (10-6) at 184; Rogers (10-5) at 197; and Knighton-Ward (12-4) or Ben Somerville (0-5) at 285. Small was ranked #30 at 184 in the first NCAA Coaches' Panel rankings, while Knighton-Ward is ranked #18 by InterMat, #19 by The Open Mat, #20 by the NCAA Coaches' Panel, #27 by WrestleStat, and honorable mention by FloWrestling.
 
Drexel enters this weekend following a 26-16 win over American in EIWA competition. The Dragons sit at 3-6 in overall dual meets and are 2-2 against conference competition. Returning national qualifier Evan Barczak leads Drexel with 16 wins and is ranked #20 at 165 pounds in the first NCAA Coaches' Panel rankings released on January 21. Michael O'Malley (#13, 174), Luke Nichter (#32, 149) and Parker Kropman (#32, 157) also represent Drexel in the NCAA Coaches' Panel rankings.
 
Following Saturday's match, Hofstra will conclude the 2021-22 home schedule with a pair of EIWA duals on February 12. The Pride will first face Harvard at 1 p.m. following by a 3 p.m. dual against Sacred Heart, with both matches taking place inside the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.