Vestal, NY - Justin Hoyle and Ross McFarland each earned victories, but Hofstra fell at Binghamton, 31-6, in an EIWA match Thursday afternoon at the West Gym. The loss snapped Hofstra's two-match win streak.

Hofstra moved to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in the EIWA with the loss. Binghamton, which is ranked No. 11 in the NWCA Mid-Major Poll, is 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the EIWA.

After Binghamton won the first two matches of the day, Hoyle put Hofstra on the scoreboard with a 4-2 win over Nate Lucier at 141 pounds. Hoyle did all of his scoring in the second period with an escape to start followed by a takedown to take a 4-0 edge and then held off a comeback attempt by the Bearcat'sred-shirt junior. 

McFarland, who is ranked No. 29 by FloWrestling, scored an impressive 5-2 sudden victory win over Binghamton's Will Ebert, the reigning EIWA Wrestler of the Week who is ranked No. 24 by FloWrestling and No. 23 by InterMat. McFarland had a two-point reversal before Ebert tied the match late in the third period. But McFarland used a leg attack early in the extra period to score the takedown and earn the win. 

Hofstra returns to action Friday at the Lehman Open at Franklin & Marshall.  

Binghamton Bearcats 31 Hofstra Pride 6
125 | Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec. Dylan Acevedo (Hofstra), 1-0 (3-0)
133 | Micah Roes (Binghamton) tech fall Gauge Shipp (Hofstra), 19-3 (6:22) (8-0)
141 | Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) dec. Nate Lucier (Binghamton), 4-2 (8-3)
149 | Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec. Noah Tapia (Hofstra), 4-0 (11-3)
157 | Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec. Jurius Clark (Hofstra), 6-5 (14-3)
165 | Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec. No. 30/27 Kyle Mosher (Hofstra), 5-2 (17-3)
174 | No. 10/14 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) tech fall Eric Shindel (Hofstra), 21-4 (4:11) (22-3)
184 | No. 29/NR Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec. No. 24/23 Will Ebert (Binghamton), 5-2 SV-1 (22-6)
197 | Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) dec. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra), 6-5 (25-6)
285 | No. 20/18 Cory Day (Binghamton) wbf. Danny Church (Hofstra), 1:34 (31-6)
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat

Notes:
-Hofstra is 11-11 all-time against Binghamton.
-Hoyle evened his record at 7-7 with the win.
-McFarland improved to 8-4 with the win and snapped a three-match losing streak.
-Hofstra dropped three matches by one point.