Hofstra Dominates Sacred Heart; Splits A Pair Of Saturday Matches

2/11/2023 8:51:00 PM

By: Len Skoros

Cambridge, MA/Fairfield, CT - Hofstra won six weights with bonus points and eight matches in total against Sacred Heart for a 43-6 victory to finish off a two-match split Saturday. The Pride lost to Harvard, 25-11, in the first match of the day.

Hofstra moved to 4-6 overall and 2-6 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Harvard is 3-4 overall and 3-3 in the EIWA, while Sacred Heart is 0-11 overall and 0-5 in league action.

Chase Liardi, Jacob Ferreira, and Trey Rogers each went 2-0 on the day. Liardi had a 3-1 decision over Harvard's Dante Frinzi and a win by fall over Ben Davoli of Sacred Heart in 37 seconds. Ferreira, ranked 26th by InterMat, decisioned Leo Tarantino of Harvard, 3-1, and then won by fall over Owen Ayotte of Sacred Heart. Rogers, ranked 29th, had a tech fall over Michael Doggett of Harvard and by fall over Sacred Heart's Logan Michael in 2:58.

Hofstra returns to action next Saturday at home against Cal Baptist. Match time is 1 p.m. and will be the Pride's final match of the regular season.

Notes:
-Hofstra's 43 points were the most since scoring 45 against Franklin & Marshall on Feb 1, 2020.
-Justin Hoyle won by fall over Sacred Heart's Dakota Asuncion.
-Michael Leandrou and Ross McFarland each won by tech fall against Sacred Heart.

Harvard 25, Hofstra 11
125: #20 Diego Sotelo (Harvard) tech fall Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 6:56 (17-0)
133: Chase Liardi (Hofstra) dec. Dante Frinzi (Harvard) 3-1
141: Joe Cangro (Harvard) dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 4-0
149: Jack Crook (Harvard) major dec. Michael Leandrou (Hofstra), 16-5
157: Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) dec. Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 8-2
165: Josh Kim (Harvard) major dec. Jurius Clark (Hofstra), 11-3
174: #21 Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) dec. Ross McFarland (Hofstra), 6-4
184: #26 Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra) dec. Leo Tarantino (Harvard), 4-3
197: #29 Trey Rogers (Hofstra) tech fall Michael Doggett (Harvard), 5:00 (19-3)
285: #8 Yaraslau Skavkousk (Harvard)i dec. Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 6-1

Hofstra 43, Sacred Heart 6
125: Jacob Moon (Hofstra) dec. Mike Manta (Sacred Heart), 10-3
133: Chase Liardi (Hofstra) wbf. Ben Davoli (Sacred Heart), 0:37
141: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) wbf. Dakota Asuncion (Sacred Heart), 1:34
149: Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) tech fall Calvin Pineda (Sacred Heart), 17-0
157: Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) dec. Joe McGinty (Hofstra), 6-1
165: Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) dec. Matt Rogers (Hofstra), 7-5 (sv)
174: Ross McFarland (Hofstra) tech fall Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart), 20-3
184: #26 Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra) wbf. Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart), 1:49
197: #29 Trey Rogers (Hofstra) wbf. Logan Michael (Sacred Heart), 2:58
285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) injury default Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart)

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