By: Len Skoros
West Point, NY - Gauge Shipp and Jake Slotnick scored tech fall victories for Hofstra, but the Black Knights of Army won the other eight weight classes in a 35-10 EIWA victory over the Pride Saturday night at Christl Arena.
After falling behind 24-0 after five matches, Shipp put the Pride on the board with a 17-0 tech fall win over Nain Vazquez at 2:50. Army would then win the next three matches before Slotnick closed the night with an 18-3 tech fall against Ryan Alvarado.
Army West Point improved to 4-5 on the season and 4-1 in the EIWA. Hofstra fell to 2-12 overall and 2-5 in league matches.Â
Hofstra returns to action Monday night at 7 p.m. when it hosts LIU at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Tickets are available at HofstraTickets.com.Â
Notes:
-Hofstra is 9-8-1 all-time versus Army.
-Slotnick won his third straight match and his 17th of the season.
-Shipp notched his 16th win of the season.
Hofstra 10, Army West Point 35
174: Andrew Christie (Army) def.
Matthew Waddell (Hofstra) by fall at 1:27 (0-6)
184: Cole Karpinski (Army) def. Josh Jorgge (Hofstra) by decision, 9-6 (0-9)
197: No. 26/NR Wolfgang Frable (Army) def. Will Conlon (Hofstra) by decision, 5-1 (0-12)
285: Austin Kohlhofer (Army) def. Adrian Sans (Hofstra) by fall at 3:27 (0-18)
125: Charlie Farmer (Army) def. Teague Strobel (Hofstra) by fall at 2:50 (0-24)
133: Gauge Shipp (Hofstra) def. Nain Vazquez (Army) by technical fall, 17-0 at 2:50 (5-24)
141: No. 16/17 Braden Basile (Army) def. Chase Liardi (Hofstra) by decision, 9-4 (5-27)
149: Ryan Franco (Army) def. Alex Turley (Hofstra) by decision, 4-1 (5-30)
157: Joseph Antonio (Army) def. Zach Reilley (Hofstra) by technical fall, 21-4 at 4:28 (5-35)
165: Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) def. Ryan Alvarado (Army) by technical fall, 18-3 at 7:00 (10-35)
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