2007-08 Hofstra University Wrestling Roster
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* - CAA match – All times are ET - Home matches, in bold, are at the David S. Mack Sports Complex HOFSTRA NOTES, STREAKS AND TIDBITS: • Hofstra has won 47 of its last 72 and 55 of its last 82 dual matches dating back to 2003. Included are three ties. • Hofstra is undefeated in 54 consecutive dual conference matches posting a 53-0-1 record during that time. The last time Hofstra dropped a conference match was February 17, 1999 when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28-10, in an East Coast 2007-08 HOFSTRA Wrestling Association (ECWA) match. The Pride has won 51 straight conference matches. UNIVERSITY WRESTLING • Including the two matches at the NYAC last year, the Pride has #12 HOFSTRA PRIDE (5-6) won 17 of its last 24 home matches dating back to the start of the at 2003-04 season. COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HOFSTRA THIS YEAR: Hofstra, in its 60th season of DUALS wrestling, is 5-6 on the year with wins over #25 Bloomsburg, George Mason University – Fairfax, VA unranked Bucknell, #25 Harvard, #13 Edinboro and #4 Iowa Friday & Saturday, January 18-19, 2008 State, and losses to #7 Missouri, #10 Penn State, #3 Oklahoma State, #5 Central Michigan, #7 Michigan and #11 Ohio State. The Pride recorded a third-place finish at the 28-team Southern 2007-08 HOFSTRA WRESTLING SCHEDULE Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina last month. In early Date Opp Rank,Opponent,HU Rank) Time/Res. December Hofstra captured 10th place with only six wrestlers in Nov. 10 #7 MISSOURI (#13) 21-22 L the 50-team, Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational. Nov. 17 at #10 Penn State (#12) 11-28 L PROJECTED HOFSTRA PRIDE STARTERS: Nov. 24 at Northeast Duals - Troy, NY Wt. Name Cl. 07-08 I W #25 Bloomsburg (#12) 30-12 W 125: Dave Tomasette*+ Sr. 20-5 10 10 #3 Oklahoma State (#12) 16-20 L 133: Lou Ruggirello*+ So. 22-4 6 3 Bucknell (#12) 24-15 W 141: Charles Griffin*+AA Sr. 20-3 5 2 149: Mitch Smith So. 5-12 * * Nov. 30 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (#12) 157 or: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman So. 7-10 * * Dec. 1 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 10th pl. 165: Anthony Tortora Jr.. 7-10 * * 174: Alton Lucas Jr. 14-2 5 4 Dec. 9 #25 HARVARD (#14) 25-12 W 184 or: Justin Danz Fr. 5-13 * * 184 Jon Rothman Jr. 3-9 * * Dec. 29-30 at The Southern Scuffle (#15) 3rd pl. 197: Joe Rovelli Sr. 14-3 8 10 (Greensboro, NC) 285 or James Guerin Jr. 3-8 * * 285 Tom Daddino Sr. 1-3 * * Jan. 6 #5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (#16) 14-22 L * - Returning starter: + - returning conference champion; AA- #13 EDINBORO 24-19 W All-American; Rankings from: I- USA Today/NWCA/Intermat; W-WIN Magazine. Jan. 12-13 at NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals #4 Iowa State (#12) 19-18 W CONFERENCE UNDEFEATED STREAK AT 54: After a #7 Michigan 15-19 L perfect 7-0 mark in CAA dual matches last season, Hofstra has #11 Ohio State 16-25 L extended its conference dual match undefeated streak to 54 (53- 0-1). The Pride has won 51 consecutive conference dual matches. Jan. 18-19 at Colonial Athletic Association Duals Hofstra, which lost its last conference dual match in 1998-99, Jan. 18 Binghamton (#12) 6 p.m. was 6-0-1 in 1999-2000, 6-0-0 in 2000-01 and 2004-05, 6-0-0 in Rider 8 p.m. 2001-02, 7-0-0 in 2002-03, 8-0-0 in 2003-04 and 6-0 in 2005-06. Jan. 19 Boston Univ. 11 a.m. The last time Hofstra dropped a conference dual match was on George Mason 1 p.m. February 17, 1999 when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28- #22 Old Dominion 3 p.m. 10 in an East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) match. Jan. 27 PENNSYLVANIA 1 p.m. HOFSTRA IN THE NATIONAL DUALS: Hofstra made its Feb. 2 at Cornell 7 p.m. fifth straight National Duals appearance, and the sixth since the Feb. 8 at Lehigh 7 p.m. 2000-01 season last weekend. The Pride posted a 1-2 mark in this Feb. 12 DREXEL 7 p.m. year National Duals with an upset victory over #4 Iowa State in Feb. 17 NEBRASKA 1 p.m. the first round. Hofstra placed sixth last year in the National Mar. 7-8 at CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Duals with a 3-2 record with wins over Nebraska, Northern Iowa (Hempstead, NY) and Central Michigan, and losses to Iowa and Iowa State. Hofstra Mar. 20-22 at NCAA Division I Championships was 3-3 in 2004, 1-2 in 2005 and 2008, and 0-2 in 2001 and (at The Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO) 2006. HOFSTRA REMAINS RANKED places, Penn State, which fell three, Iowa State, which fell five, 12TH IN THIS WEEK’S USA Northwestern and Central Michigan. TODAY /INTERMAT/ NWCA POLL: Despite a victory over then- Individually, Hofstra continues to have five wrestlers ranked in 4th-ranked Iowa State, the Hofstra the top 10. Senior Charles Griffin (Reading, PA) moved up three Pride wrestling team remained 12th places to second at 141 pounds after a 3-0 weekend at the this week in the USA Today/ National Duals. Griffin is 20-3 on the season. Sophomore Lou Intermat/ NWCA Division I Team Ruggirello (Walden, NY) also posted a 3-0 weekend in Iowa to Rankings. Hofstra continues to have climb one place to third at 133 pounds. The CAA Wrestler of the five wrestlers ranked in the top 10. Week is now 22-4 this year. Senior Alton Lucas (West Babylon, NY) slipped one place to fourth this week at 174 pounds. Lucas, The Pride (5-6) has equaled their highest Intermat ranking of the who was 2-1 at the National Duals, is 14-2 on the season. Senior season. Hofstra was ranked 12th on November 13, November 27 Dave Tomasette (Sewell, NJ) moved up two spots to 10th this and January 9. Senior Charles Griffin at 141 and junior Alton week at 125 pounds. Tomasette improved to 20-5 this year with a Lucas at 174 are ranked fifth in this week’s poll. Sophomore Lou 3-0 mark in Iowa. Senior Joe Rovelli (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Ruggirello at 133 is ranked sixth, senior Joe Rovelli is ranked remained at number 10 at 197 pounds after a 3-0 record at the eighth at 184 pounds and senior Dave Tomasette is tenth at 125 National Duals. He is 14-3 on the season. pounds. W.I.N has also produced a Division I Tournament Team Power USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll Index, based on how individually ranked wrestlers, according to January 16, 2008 the current W.I.N. rankings, would finish in the NCAA Division I Championship. The Pride moved up from 12th to eighth in that No. Team (First) W-L Pts. LW poll this week. Minnesota is picked number one with Iowa and 1 Iowa (7) 11-1 475 2 Oklahoma State on their heels in the Tournament poll. 2 Oklahoma State (5) 10-1 468 3 3 Nebraska 9-2 459 10 WRESTLING INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE 4 Michigan 13-2 437 7 (W.I.N.) 2007-08 NCAA DIV. I DUAL TEAM RANKINGS 5 Minnesota 8-3 432 6 (Previous Rankings from Jan. 9, 2008) 6 Ohio State 13-2 415 11 7 Penn State 8-2 409 1 1. Iowa (2nd) 2. Nebraska (6th) 8 Iowa State 9-3 393 4 3. Michigan (9th) 9 Central Michigan 8-2 389 5 4. Minnesota (1st) 10 Northwestern 5-4 372 9 5. Oklahoma State (5th) 11 Missouri 6-2 357 8 6. Ohio State (10th) 12 Hofstra 5-6 355 12 7. Penn State (4th) 13 Wisconsin 8-1-1 334 13 8. Iowa State (3rd) 14 Edinboro 4-2 323 14 9. Northwestern (11th) 15 Illinois 5-1 306 17 10. Central Michigan (7th) 16 Cornell 1-4 284 19 11. Hofstra (16th) 17 Indiana 8-2 283 15 12. Missouri (8th) (tie) Oklahoma 10-1 283 18 13. Illinois (13th) 19 UT-Chattanooga 5-4 280 16 14. Cornell (12th) 20 Pittsburgh 7-2 261 20 15. Indiana (14th) 21 Maryland 9-3 236 21 16. Wisconsin (15th) 22 Old Dominion 8-2 210 23 17. Edinboro (17th) 23 Navy 2-3 185 22 18. Oklahoma (24th) 24 Cal State-Fullerton 7-5 132 NR 19. Old Dominion (19th) 25 Kent State 9-4 101 NR 20. Pittsburgh (22nd) 21. Boise State (21st) HOFSTRA JUMPS FIVE 22. UT-Chattanooga (18th) PLACES TO 11TH IN 23. Maryland (20th) THIS WEEK’S W.I.N. 24. Kent State (23rd) POLL: The Hofstra Pride 25. Penn (NR) moved up five places to 11th this week in W.I.N. RUGGIRELLO NAMED CAA WRESTLER OF THE Magazine’s ninth dual rankings of 2007-08. The team rankings WEEK: Hofstra sophomore wrestler Lou Ruggirello, who posted are now based on dual-meet strength. a 3-0 record at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals last Saturday, has been named the Colonial Athletic Association With Iowa capturing the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals last Wrestler of the Week for all competition between January 8 and weekend, the Hawkeyes have returned to the top spot sending last 14. week’s top team, Minnesota, to number four. Nebraska with its second place finish at the National Duals jumped four places to Ruggirello, a native of Walden, New York, was perfect in three second while Michigan, which was ninth last week, climbed six dual matches at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, places to third after a third place finish at the Duals.