Late Heroics Lift Hofstra Past LIU

2/10/2025 10:40:00 PM

By: Len Skoros

Brookville, NY - Chase Liardi and Justin Hoyle won the final two bouts of the evening to give Hofstra a 19-16 win over LIU Monday night in an EIWA matchup at Pratt Recreation Center. The win was Hofstra's second in a row and improved the Pride's record to 7-5 overall and 4-1 in conference action.

Liardi scored a dominant 15-1 major decision over Sawyer Ostroff at 133 pounds to tie the score at 16. Hoyle secured the win as he rallied to defeat Devin Matthews at 141 pounds, 11-6. The Pride graduate student scored the final seven points to score the decision.

The Pride led 12-4 after No. 25 Ross McFarland's 6-2 decision over Anthony D'Alesio in a tiebreaker at 184 pounds. The Sharks (4-8, 1-4) would rally to go up by one, 13-12, with a win by fall at 197 and then a decision at 285, and then went ahead by four, 16-12, as Robert Sagaris scored a 1-0 win over Dylan Acevedo.

That set the stage for Hofstra's late heroics as Liardi jumped out to a 10-0 lead after two periods and only surrendered a point following a second stall warning. Hoyle was down 4-1 in the second period before he tied the score with a takedown and then went up after three back points. In the final seconds, Hoyle scored one last takedown as he avoided a takedown attempt from Matthews.

The Pride returns to action Sunday afternoon when they host Drexel at 4 p.m. in the Mack Physical Education Center. The match is Hofstra's Senior Day.

Notes:
-Kyle Mosher, ranked No. 32 by InterMat and No. 30 by Flo, won his fourth consecutive match.
-Hofstra is 10-0 all-time against LIU
-Noah Tapia and Mosher each have 12 wins to lead the team.

Hofstra 19, LIU 16
149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) dec. Drew Witham (LIU), 5-2 (3-0)
157: Brayden Roberts (LIU) major dec. Frank Volpe (Hofstra), 9-1 (3-4)
165: #32/#30Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) dec. Anthony Ferrari (LIU), 8-6 (6-4)
174: Eric Shindel (Hofstra) dec. Donavan Smith (LIU), 4-3 (9-4)
184: --/#25 Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec. Anthony D`Alesio (LIU), 6-2 (tb) (12-4)
197: Corey Connolly (LIU) wbf. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra), 4:54 (12-10)
285: Christopher Powell (LIU) dec. Danny Church (Hofstra), 6-2 (12-13)
125: Robert Sagaris (LIU) dec. Dylan Acevedo (Hofstra), 1-0 (12-16)
133: Chase Liardi (Hofstra) major dec. Sawyer Ostroff (LIU), 15-1 (16-16)
141: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) dec. Devin Matthews (LIU), 11-6 (19-15)

Rankings are InterMat/FloWrestling

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