No. 17 Big Red Upsets No. 11 Hofstra, 20-12<\/p>\n
Cornell claims wins in seven bouts, faces Columbia tonight at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Feb. 5, 2005 <\/p>\n
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Behind wins in six bouts, including a pair of major decisions, the 17th-ranked Cornell wrestling team pulled off a 20-12 road victory over No. 11 Hofstra on Saturday afternoon at Hofstra Arena. After leading 14-12 through eight matches, Cornell sealed the victory with wins from seniors Joe Mazzurco and Tyler Baier to improve to 7-4 on the season. The Pride falls to 9-4 with the loss.<\/p>\n
Hofstra’s top grappler, second-ranked Chris Skretkowicz, opened the match with a 5-0 shutout at 197 over Cornell sophomore Jerry Rinaldi. Cornell, however, would win the next three bouts to take control of the match. Senior Matt Bogumil claimed a 5-2 victory at heavyweight before classmate Mike Mormile came through with a 3-1 decision at 125. Lee followed with an 18-7 major decision against 20th-ranked Charles Griffin to give the visitors a 10-3 advantage. <\/p>\n
After Hofstra got back on the board with a 3-1 victory at 141 from Ricky LaForge, one of the day’s featured matches ended up being one-sided, as top-ranked Manotti easily handled ninth-ranked Jon Masa with a 16-3 major decision.<\/p>\n
Down 14-6, the Pride got back into the match with wins at 157 and 165 to close the deficit to 14-12 entering the 174-pound bout featuring 11th-ranked Paul Siemon of Hofstra and 12th-ranked Mazzurco. The Big Red senior would pull off the minor upset with a huge 5-2 triumph, pushing the team’s lead to 17-12.<\/p>\n
Senior captain Tyler Baier, ranked seventh in the country closed out the dual with a 5-0 shutout against Joe Rovelli at 184 to help the Big Red close out its best win of the season.<\/p>\n
Cornell will return to its Ivy schedule later tonight when it travels to New York City to face Columbia for a 7 p.m. match.<\/p>\n
No. 17 Cornell 20, No. 11 Hofstra 12
125- Mike Mormile (C) dec. Dave Tomasette (H), 3-1
133- No. 2 Travis Lee (C) major dec. No. 20 Charles Griffin (H), 18-7
141- Ricky LaForge (H) dec. Jordan Leen (C), 3-1
149- No. 1 Dustin Manotti (C) major dec. No. 9 Jon Masa (H), 16-3
157- James Strouse (H) dec. John Cholish (C), 3-0
165- No. 14 Mike Patrovich (H) dec. Joey Hooker (C), 11-5
174- No. 12 Joe Mazzurco (C) dec. No. 11 Paul Siemon (H), 5-2
184- No. 7 Tyler Baier (C) dec. Joe Rovelli (H), 5-0
*197- No. 2 Chris Skretkowicz (H) dec. No. 12 Jerry Rinaldi (C), 5-0
HWT- Matt Bogumil (C) dec. Gian Villante (H), 5-2<\/p>\n
All rankings are from NWCA\/InterMat (2\/1)
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