Hempstead, N.Y. - The Hofstra University Wrestling team won three conference matches this weekend at the CAA Duals in Fairfax, Virginia to set the longest conference unbeaten streak in the country.  The Pride improved to 9-3 overall and 5-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association.  Hofstra is ranked first in the CAA out of 12 teams, while nationally; the Pride is ranked 19th by InterMat, 22nd by the Amateur Wrestling News and 22nd by National Wrestling Coaches Association.      In its last match of the CAA Duals, Hofstra defeated James Madison 34-8 to give the Pride 25 straight conference matches without a loss, one more than Central Michigan (8-2 overall, 0-0 Mid American Conference) for the longest consecutive conference-unbeaten streak in the nation at 25.  CMU does not have a scheduled conference match until January 31 against Northern Illinois (8-6 overall, 0-1 MAC).  The Pride extended its conference unbeaten streak to 23 in the second round of the CAA Duals with a 44-11 win over George Mason, where GMU forfeited at five weight classes giving the Pride 30-0 advantage.  In the fourth round, the Pride blew out Binghamton 38-6 for 24 straight matches without a loss, tying Central Michigan.  In the fifth round, Hofstra moved past CMU for the longest conference unbeaten streak in the nation (24-0-1) with a 34-8 victory over James Madison University.      Individually, No. 14-ranked Ricky LaForge (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Indian Hills) stood out at the duals going 3-0 with two technical falls and one pin at 133 lbs.  Other Pride grapplers going undefeated at 3-0 were No. 10-ranked Jon Masa (Long Beach, NY/Long Beach) at 149 lbs., Mike Patrovich (Bohemia, NY/Islip) at 157 lbs., No. 15-ranked Ralph Everett (Miami, FL/Southridge) at 174 lbs., No. 3-ranked Chris Skretkowicz (Hamburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley Regional) at 197 lbs., and Dan Garay (Rahway, NJ/Rahway) in the heavyweight division.  Freshman Travis Sickle (Merrick, NY/Bellmore) filled in for 125-pound starter Pat Flynn (Wheatly Heights, NY/Huntington).  Sickle had gave the Pride ten team points, going 2-0 with a fall and a major decision.  No. 7-ranked Noel Thompson (Freeport, NY/Freeport) also did not wrestle at 165 lbs.      Hofstra's last conference loss dates back to February 17, 1999, when the Pride lost to Rider 28-10.  The Pride has compiled a conference record of 24-0-1 since that time.    Hofstra is next in action Saturday, February 1, as it travels to Brown and Harvard for two back-to-back, non-conference dual meets.