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PRIDE CRUISE PAST BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 28-9

December 11, 2003
Junior Chris SkretkowiczHempstead, NY --

HEMPSTEAD, New York – The 14th-ranked Pride of Hofstra won eight of 10 matches to post a 28-9 Colonial Athletic Association victory over the Boston University Terriers Thursday night at Hofstra Arena. Hofstra improves to 2-1 on the season, 1-0 in CAA while Boston University falls to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the CAA. Hofstra extended its conference match winning streak to 27 dating back to the 1998-99 season.

 

Hofstra junior Chris Stretkowicz (pictured above) had the biggest victory of the night at 197 pounds, blanking freshman John DaCruz to win by tech fall at 3:49 of the match. The Pride dropped the last two matches of the night, at 133 by forfeit and at 141 as BU junior Joey Rivera defeated freshman John Manarte, 8-2.

 

In the most exciting match of the night, at heavyweight, Hofstra sophomore Dan Garay defeated Terrier junior Courtney Howard, 7-5, in sudden victory overtime. Garay took a 4-3 lead on a takedown with 31 seconds remaining in regulation. But Howard escaped to tie the match and send it into overtime. After a scoreless first overtime, each wrestler recorded an escape in each of the following 30-second overtime periods sending the match to a final sudden victory period. Garay posted a takedown with 21 seconds remaining to grab the victory.

 

In one of the more competitive matches of the night, Hofstra senior Ralph Everett, ranked 11th in the country and first in the CAA at 165, recorded a takedown with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to defeat senior Leighton Brady, ranked 15th nationally and second in the CAA, 3-1.

 

Match-by-match results:

149 – James Strouse (HU) defeated Justin Blumenthal (BU), 10-4

157 – #18 Paul Siemon (HU) defeated Zach Johns (BU), 5-0

165 – #11 Ralph Everett (HU) defeated #15 Leighton Brady (BU), 3-1

174 – #6 Noel Thompson (HU) defeated Ben Schilens (BU), 12-3

184 – #17 Brad Christie (HU) defeated Tom Sforza (BU), 8-3

197 – #2 Chris Stretkowicz (HU) defeated John DaCruz (BU) by Tech Fall (3:49), 17-0

HWT – Dan Garay (HU) defeated Courtney Howard (BU) in sudden-victory OT, 7-5

125 – #7 Tom Noto (HU) defeated Brett Frimer (BU), 18-6

133 – Mike Galorenzo (BU) wins by forfeit

141 – Joey Rivera (BU) defeated John Manarte (HU), 8-2

 

The Pride is next in action on December 29-30, when it travels to Northwestern University for the Midlands Championships.