Redlands, Calif. – The Fordham water polo team, which remained in the national top 20 poll this week at #19, began its annual west coast swing on Thursday, playing twice before starting competition at the Gary Troyer Tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Rams started their trip with a pair of victories, defeating Redlands, 11-6, and Mt. San Antonio, 18-9.
With the two wins, Fordham is now 9-4 on the season.
In the opening match of the day, Fordham topped Redlands, 11-6.
With the score knotted at four at halftime, Fordham used a four-goal outburst to go up by a score of 8-5 by the end of the third quarter.
Tristen Knoflick,
Magnus Sims, and
Jake Miller-Tolt scored three straight goals to start the period, before Sims popped in his second of the quarter with four seconds remaining.
The Rams then closed out the win with a three-goal fourth quarter with Sims,
Ian Watson, and
Cameron Shewchuck scoring for the Rams.
For Fordham, Sims had a match-high four goals to go with two steals, while Miller-Tolt had a goal, two assists, and six steals.
Cole Donnelly added two assists and two steals with Knoflick having a goal, an assist, and two steals. Other goal scorers for the Rams included
Phillip Wang,
Diego Delgado, and
August Weyandt. In net,
Alex Jahns recorded eight saves and a steal.
In match two, Fordham downed Mt. San Antonio by a score of 18-9.
George Maltby
Fordham led from the get-go, taking a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter, and then following with five goals each in the next three quarters.
For Fordham,
George Maltby had a career day with four goals, four assists, and three steals, while Weyandt and
Massimiliano Mirarchi each had three goals.
Will Smoot and
Samuel Varshisky added two goals apiece, with Miller-Tolt, Wang,
Yuki Saito, and
Sam Wheeler each having one goal. In net,
Patrick Coffey made 12 stops for the Rams.
The Fordham water polo team will now begin play in the Gary Troyer Tournament, which starts on Friday. The Rams take on #15 Cal Baptist at 12:15 PM, while meeting Occidental at 6:30 PM.
