JMU WRESTLING PICKS UP FIRST CAA WIN OF THE SEASON
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| Freshman Ivan Lagares pinned Hofstra's Rich Muzikar as JMU competed in the CAA Duals. |
FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 20, 2007 ? James Madison University fell to nationally-ranked Hofstra 34-12 before rebounding to defeat Wagner 45-4 in the second day of the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association Duals on Saturday at George Mason University.
JMU picked up its first CAA win of the season and currently sits at 6-16 overall and 1-5 in conference meets. Hofstra, which entered the weekend ranked sixth in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association/Intermat Division I rankings, currently sits at 14-2-3 overall and 6-0 in the CAA. The Pride went 5-0 in the duals to run its consecutive CAA victories streak to 53. Wagner is 0-12 overall and 0-7 in the CAA.
The Dukes earned a pair of victories against the Pride. Hofstra won the first five bouts before senior Jeff Jacobs (Dumfries, Va./Forest Park) won by forfeit at 165 pounds. Freshman Ivan Lagares (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge) followed with the lone head-to-head win for JMU with a pin of Rich Muzikar in 2:22. That pulled JMU within 21-12, but Hofstra took the last three weight classes for the 34-12 triumph.
The final match of the duals saw the Dukes take command with the first three matches and go on to cruise with wins in the final six. Sophomore Scott Yorko (Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter) and freshman John Holloway (Derwood, Md./Magruder) each recorded falls for the Dukes at 157 and 197 pounds respectively.
Sophomores Thang Ho (Falls Church, Va./Falls Church) and Shawn Horst (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) each earned their first wins of the season, both by 7-4 decisions, at 125 and 141 pounds. Junior Brandon Luce (Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) won by medical forfeit at 133 pounds while freshman Patrick Finch (Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee) improved to 3-0 for the weekend with an 8-5 decision at 285. Jacobs, Lagares, and junior Dan Rafeedie (Falls Church, Va./George C. Marshall) each won by forfeit.
JMU will return to Memorial Hall for a 7:30 p.m. home match on Saturday against Franklin and Marshall College.
HOFSTRA 34, JMU 12
125 ? Dave Tomasette (HU) tech. fall Thang Ho (JMU), 23-5, 5-0 Hofstra
133 ? Louie Ruggirello (HU) dec. Brandon Luce (JMU), 12-5, 8-0 Hofstra
141 ? Ryan Brown (HU) dec. Shawn Horst (JMU), 4-2, 11-0 Hofstra
149 ? John Manarte (HU) tech. fall Eric Nadeau (JMU), 23-7, 16-0 Hofstra
157 ? James Strouse (HU) tech. fall Scott Yorko (JMU), 17-2, 21-0 Hofstra
165 ? Jeff Jacobs (JMU) wins by forf., 21-6 Hofstra
174 ? Ivan Lagares (JMU) fall Rich Muzikar (HU), 2:22, 21-12 Hofstra
184 ? Joe Rovelli (HU) wins by forf., 27-12 Hofstra
197 ? Chris Weidman (HU) maj. dec. John Holloway (JMU), 18-6, 31-12 Hofstra
285 ? Matt Pollock (HU) dec. Zack Winfrey (JMU), 1-0, 34-12 Hofstra
JMU 45, WAGNER 4
125 ? Thang Ho (JMU) dec. Joe Cipriano (WC), 7-4, 3-0 JMU
133 ? Brandon Luce (JMU) med. forf. Joe Eurell (WC), 9-0 JMU
141 ? Shawn Horst (JMU) dec. Chris Parish (WC), 7-4, 12-0 JMU
149 ? Justin Ensign (WC) maj. dec. Eric Nadeau (JMU), 11-3, 12-4 JMU
157 ? Scott Yorko (JMU) fall Sean Quinn (WC), 1:01, 18-4 JMU
165 ? Jeff Jacobs (JMU) wins by forf., 24-4 JMU
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