when the Broncs of Rider beat the Pride, 28-10, in an East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) match. The Pride has won 51 straight conference matches. • Including the two matches at the NYAC last year, the Pride has won 15 of its last 20 home matches dating back to the start of the 2003-04 season. Hofstra dropped a 22-18 decision to Cornell at the NYAC on February 3, 2007, a 25-13 decision to #5 Michigan on January 2, 2006, an 18-17 decision to Oregon State on November 17, 2005, a 30-10 decision to #1 Oklahoma State on February 13, 2005, and a 20-12 decision to #17 Cornell on February 5, 2005 at the Hofstra Arena. Before that, the last 2007-08 HOFSTRA home dual match that the Pride dropped was on November 29, UNIVERSITY WRESTLING 2003 when the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers of Nebraska downed Hofstra, 30-10. #13 HOFSTRA PRIDE (0-0) vs. THE HOFSTRA-MISSOURI SERIES: Saturday’s match against Missouri is the third meeting between the two programs #7 MISSOURI TIGERS (0-0*) and the first since the 2003-04 season. The Pride and the Tigers David S. Mack Sports Complex - Hempstead, NY first met at the 2002 Virginia Duals with Missouri posting a 25- Saturday, November 10, 2007 13 victory. The last meeting occurred during the 2003-04 National Duals with the Tigers winning 19-13. 2007-08 HOFSTRA WRESTLING SCHEDULE HOFSTRA THIS YEAR: Hofstra begins its 60th season of Nov. 10 #7 MISSOURI (#13) 7 p.m. wrestling Saturday when they host the Tigers of the University Nov. 17 at Penn State 1 p.m. of Missouri. The Pride enter the 2007-08 season ranked 13th in Nov. 24 at Northeast Duals - Troy, NY the USA Today/Intermat/NWCA poll while the Tigers are Bloomsburg Noon seventh. The two programs were the talk of the NCAA Oklahoma State 2 p.m. Championships last March when the Tigers placed third and the Bucknell 4 p.m. Pride finished seventh. Both were school-bests in the national Nov. 30 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational championship tournament. The Pride, who have one of the most Dec. 1 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational challenging schedules in school history, will face nine Dec. 9 HARVARD 1 p.m. opponents that finished in the Top 25 at last March’s NCAA Dec. 29-30 at The Southern Scuffle Division I Championship, three dual tournaments and two (Greensboro, NC) major in-season tournaments. Hofstra returns 10 lettermen, five Jan. 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 11 a.m. starters, four NCAA qualifiers, four conference champions and EDINBORO 3 p.m. one All-American from the 2006-07 squad. Heading the group is Jan. 12-13 at NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals returning All-American and CAA Wrestler of the Year, senior (Cedar Falls, IA) Charles Griffin. The Reading, PA native placed third at 141 Jan. 18-19 at Colonial Athletic Association Duals pounds in the NCAA Championships after capturing his third (Fairfax, VA) CAA title pounds. Sophomore Lou Ruggirello was named the Jan. 27 PENNSYLVANIA 1 p.m. CAA Rookie of the Year after a superb 31-9 season and a Feb. 2 at Cornell 7 p.m. capturing the conference crown at 133. Seniors Dave Tomasette Feb. 8 at Lehigh 7 p.m. (Sewell, NJ), at 125, and Joe Rovelli (Wilkes-Barre, PA), who Feb. 12 DREXEL 7 p.m. moves up this year to 197 pounds from 184, also captured Feb. 17 NEBRASKA 1 p.m. conference titles last season. The Pride also has another Mar. 7-8 at CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS conference champion, albeit not a CAA champion, in their line- (Hempstead, NY) up this season. Sophomore Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, who Mar. 20-22 at NCAA Division I Championships captured the ACC title as a member of the Hokies of Virginia (at The Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO) Tech last season. * - CAA match – All times are ET - Home matches, in bold, are at the David S. Mack Sports Complex PROJECTED HOFSTRA STARTERS: RADIO/INTERNET: On a busy sports Saturday at Hofstra, Class Name Cl. 06-07 I W R Saturday’s match against Missouri will be aired on the internet 125: Dave Tomasette*+ Sr. 20-7 7 11 7 at www.wrhu.org. WRHU announcer Brett Zoeller and former 133: Lou Ruggirello*+ So. 31-9 9 8 6 Hofstra wrestler Guy Truicko will describe the action from 141: Charles Griffin*+AA Sr. 35-6 2 2 2 matside. The Hofstra men’s basketball season opener at Holy 149: Mitch Smith So. 7-4 * 20 * Cross will be broadcasted on WRHU-FM (88.7). 157: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman So. 20-3^ * * 15 165: Ryan Patrovich RFr. 0-0 * * 12 HOFSTRA NOTES, STREAKS AND TIDBITS: 174: Alton Lucas* Jr. 23-10 * 10 11 • Hofstra has won 42 of its last 61 duals and 50 of its last 71 184: Jeff Siciliano Fr. 0-0 * * * dual matches dating back to 2003. Included are three ties. 197: Joe Rovelli*+ Sr. 32-7 10 16 10 • Hofstra is undefeated in 54 consecutive dual conference 285: James Guerin Jr. 0-0 * 8 * matches posting a 53-0-1 record during that time. The last time * - Returning starter: + - returning conference champion; AA- Hofstra dropped a conference match was February 17, 1999 All-American; Rankings from: I- USA Today/NWCA/Intermat; W-WIN Magazine; R-Rev Wrestling PRIDE STARTERS CAPSULE PROFILES The Ramapo High School graduate earned All-America honors 125 - Dave Tomasette - Sr., Sewell, NJ with a seventh place finish at the 2005 Senior Nationals and Three-time NCAA qualifier and two-time CAA posted a 125-10 record with 73 wins by fall during his champion…Posted a 20-7 record including a 14-5 mark in duals scholastic career. and 6-0 mark against CAA opponents…Led the team in tech falls with six…Posted 10 decisions and three major 165- Ryan Patrovich - RFr., Bohemia, NY decisions…Picked up 53 dual match team points for the Transferred from Ohio State University last January after one Pride…Had an 11-match winning streak…Defeated Drexel’s semester with the Buckeyes…Suffered a knee injury in an open Steve Mytych 4-0 in the CAA championship match at 125 tournament with OSU…Was granted a medical waiver…Did not pounds...Defeated #3 Jayson Ness from Minnesota, 12-9, #12 wrestle for the Pride In 2006-07…Was a five-time scholastic Matt Eveleth from Penn, 2-0, and #17 Luke Smith from Central All-American and a three-time national finalist at Islip High Michigan, 7-4…Posted a 3-2 record in the NCAA School where he wrestled under his father Joe Patrovich…Two- Championships, falling one win short of the All-American time New York State champion…Was a member of two New round…Has a career-record of 57-30. York State Championship teams for Islip… 133- Lou Ruggirello - So., Walden, NY 174- Alton Lucas - Jr., West Babylon, NY NCAA qualifier and CAA champion at 133 pounds as a true Posted a 23-10 record including a 17-6 mark in duals and a 5-1 freshman in 2006-07…Named CAA Rookie of the Year after a record in CAA matches as a sophomore…Tallied 18 wins by 31-9 season including a 20-4 record in duals and a 7-0 record decision and four by major decision…Placed fourth at the 2007 in the CAA…Was second on the team with eight wins by CAA Championships…Recorded 56 team points in dual fall…Was also second in dual match points earned with matches…Career record of 33-16. 79…Won 18 matches by decision…Defeated ODU’s Christian Staylor, 6-4, for the CAA title…Five-time CAA Rookie of the 184- Jeff Siciliano - Fr., West Allenhurst, NJ Week…Defeated #19 Nick Gallick from Iowa State, 2-1, at the Two-time team Outstanding Wrestler at Ocean Township High National Duals…Dropped a 10-4 tie-breaker2 decision national School in Oakhurst, NJ, winning the award in 2004-05 and champion Matt Valenti from Penn during the regular 2006-07…Named Region 6 Outstanding Wrestler in 2004- season…Placed sixth at the East Stroudsburg Open. 05…2005 Beast of the East Most Falls Award after placing fifth…Was 21-7 and NJSIAA District 22 champion at 160 141- Charles Griffin - Sr., Reading, PA pounds as a freshman…Posted a 34-3 record, placed second in 2007 All-American…Three-time CAA champion and NCAA the state at 171 pounds and was named to all-conference and qualifier…CAA Wrestler of the Year after a 35-6 record an all-county teams as a sophomore…Monmouth County Wrestler placing third in the NCAA Championships at 141 pounds…Was of the Year in 2005…Was 8-3 as a junior before a knee injury 18-3 in dual matches and 5-0 in CAA matches…Was second on ended his season… the team with 20 decisions and eight major decisions…Tallied 69 dual match points while allowing just nine…Defeated Don 197- Joe Rovelli - Sr., Wilkes-Barre, PA Fisch from Rider, 7-1, for the CAA title…Posted a 6-1 record in Moves up to 197 pounds from 184 last year…Three-time CAA the NCAA Championships…Dropped a 6-4 decision to champion and NCAA qualifier…Posted a career-best 32-7 Oklahoma State’s Nathan Morgan in the NCAA quarterfinals record including an 18-4 mark in duals and a 7-0 record against but then downed the Cowboy in the third-place match, 6- CAA opponents…Was second on the team in major decisions, 2…Defeated #5 Dominic Moyer from Nebraska, 11-2, at the with eight, and tech falls, with four…Defeated Rider’s Michael National Duals…All six of his losses were to top 20-ranked Miller for the CAA title at 184 pounds…Recorded a 1-2 mark in opponents…Placed second at the East Stroudsburg Open and the NCAA Championships…Defeated #9 Christian Sinnott from seventh at the Las Vegas Invitational…Career record of 89-20.