Fairfax, Va.— The Hofstra Pride were relentless in the 40-5 defeat of the Patriots in a match today in the Recreation Athletic Complex.

Mason  (7-7, 2-4) suffered its worst defeat of the season. The Pride (8-5, 4-0 EIWA) won its fifth straight dual.

The Pride opened the match with a fall at 157 pounds and never looked back. The match was tied at 2-2 in the second period before Hofstra's Holden Heller earned a fall at 4:15 against the Patriots' sophomore Kolby Ho. Holden's older brother Sage would get Hofstra's second fall at 174. With the match tied 2-2 in the first period, Heller earned the fall against Mason's Tony Lombardo (2:12).

Mason did have one bright spot. Redshirt-senior Alex Madrigal earned his NCAA-leading 11th technical fall with a 19-2 (6:13) win at 141 pounds against Vinny Vespa. 

The Patriots had opportunities to earn points in close matches at 133, 165 and 184 but the Pride earned the decisions. At 133, the Pride's Justin Holye edged freshman Josh Jones, 1-0, dropping Jones dual record to 9-4.

Hofstra's Charles Small had a takedown late in the third period to defeat Paul Pierce in a 3-2 decision. Mason's Ryan Yorkdale dropped a close 4-0 decision to Ricky Stamm.

Up Next
The Patriots will host matches against Old Dominion University and Bloomsburg University on Senior Day, Sunday, February 16, beginning at Noon.
  
MATCH RESULTS

157 | Holden Heller (Hofstra) over Kolby Ho (Mason), Fall (4:15); Hofstra leads 6-0
165 | Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) over Ryan Yorkdale (Mason), Dec. 4-0; Hofstra leads 9-0
174 | Sage Heller (Hofstra) over Tony Lombardo (Mason), Fall (2:12); Hofstra leads 15-0
184 | Charles Small (Hofstra) over Paul Pierce (Mason), Dec., 3-2; Hofstra leads 18-0
197 | Trey Rogers (Hofstra) over Ali Salem (Mason), MD, 24-9; Hofstra leads 23-0 
285 | Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) over Jake Slinger (Mason), MD, 16-5; Hofstra leads 27-0
125 | Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) over Talha Farooq (Mason), MD 14-2; Hofstra leads 31-0
133 | Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) over Josh Jones (Mason), dec. 1-0; Hofstra leads 34-0
141 | #28 Alex Madrigal (Mason) over Vinny Vespa (Hofstra), TF 19-2; Hofstra leads 34-5
149 | Reece Heller (Hofstra) wins by forfeit; Hofstra wins 40-5