Hempstead, NY -- Justin Accordino recorded a victory by fall and Lou Ruggirello and Jordan Enck tallied decisions for the Pride but the Big Red captured the other seven matches as #3 Cornell downed #23 Hofstra, 27-12, at the David S. Mack Sports Complex Sunday evening, Hofstra falls to 8-5 on the year while Cornell improved to 8-2.
Opening up at 125 pounds, Cornell senior Troy Nickerson held his opponent to just two escapes and improved to 11-0 on the year with a 10-2 major decision over 20th-ranked freshman Steve Bonanno (24-11). Hofstra junior Lou Ruggirello, ranked eighth at 133 pounds, posted a 6-0 victory over 12th-ranked Mike Grey (15-7). Ruggirello improved to 22-3 on the year. At 141 pounds, red-shirt freshman Justin Accordino recorded his eighth pin of the season with victory over sophomore Cory Manson (5-10) in 4:05. Accordino improved to 17-10 on the year and gave the Pride its only lead of the match at 9-4.
The Big Red regained the lead at 149 when sophomore D.J. Meagher (11-7) pinned freshman substitute Fran O'Brien (0-2) in 2:06. At 157 pounds the Pride may have lost more than the match as defending national champion and fifth-ranked Jordan Leen (18-2) pinned Pride junior Jonny Bonilla-Bowman in 6:44. Just before the pin, Bonilla-Bowman (18-7) took an injury timeout with a torso injury. On the restart, the 16th-ranked wrestler could not defend himself from the down position and was pinned, giving Cornell a 16-9 advantage in the contest.
Cornell's top-ranked sophomore Mack Lewnes improved to 27-0 with a hard-fought 3-1 sudden victory decision over sophomore Ryan Patrovich. After each wrestler exchanged escapes Lewnes caught Patrovich on the edge of the match with three seconds remaining in sudden victory. The Big Red boosted the lead to 22-9 at 174 pounds as sixth-ranked senior Steve Anceravage improved to 20-3 with a 2-0 decision over #10 Alton Lucas (19-5), who was making his final home appearance Sunday. Anceravage rode Lucas the entire second period and posted an escape in the third for the victory.
Justin Kerber (23-8), Cornell's 16th-ranked sophomore, posted a 6-2 victory over Pride freshman Ben Clymer (18-8) at 184 pounds to boost the Big Red lead to 25-9. At 197 Cornell freshman Cam Simaz improved to 25-8 with a 10-4 victory over Pride senior Anthony Tortora (14-15). The Big Red was penalized a point for unsportsmanlike conduct on the bench after this match. In the match finale, Hofstra freshman Jordan Enck evened his record at 15-15 by pulling out a 2-1 decision in the tie-breaker over 12th-ranked Zach Hammond (12-8). After each exchanged escapes during regulation and a scoreless sudden victory, Enck rode out Hammond in the first half of the tied-breaker and then escaped in the first five seconds of the bottom half and kept Hammond at bay.
Hofstra honored Nick Gallo, its only national champion who captured the 126-pound title and was named the NCAA Championships Most Outstanding Wrestler in 1977, with a banner-raising ceremony at halftime. The Pride return to action next weekend when they travel to 12th-ranked Edinboro on Saturday, February 14, and unranked Buffalo on Sunday, February 15.
#3 Cornell (27), #23 Hofstra (12)
125- #2 Troy Nickerson (C) maj. dec. #20 Steve Bonanno (H), 10-2
133- #8 Lou Ruggirello (H) dec. #12 Mike Grey (C), 6-0
141- Justin Accordino (H) WBF Corey Manson (C), 4:05
149- D.J. Meagher (C) WBF Fran O'Brien (H), 2:06
157- #5 Jordan Leen (C) WBF #16 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (H), 6:44
165- #1 Mack Lewnes (C) dec. Ryan Patrovich (H), 3-1 in SV
174- #6 Steve Anceravage (C) dec. #10 Alton Lucas (H), 2-0
184- #16 Justin Kerber (C) dec. Ben Clymer (H), 6-2
197- Cam Simaz (C) dec. Anthony Tortora (H), 10-4
285- Jordan Enck (H) dec. #12 Zach Hammond (C), 2-1 in TB1
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