Bronx, N.Y. – (October 28, 2018) – Behind another big effort from junior
Jake Miller-Tolt, the Fordham water polo team made it six wins in the last seven matches, as the Rams topped the La Salle Explorers, 15-7, on Sunday afternoon at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.
With the win, Fordham improved to 12-13 on the year, with a 4-5 in the MAWPC.
After a 3-3 first quarter, Fordham hit their stride scoring six times in the second quarter for a 9-6 lead. After scoring all three goals in the first quarter, Miller-Tolt added three more in the second with
Dimitris Koukias,
Magnus Sims, and
Ian Watson having the other three goals.
Fordham extended the lead to four, 11-7, after three quarters, and then shut out the Explorers in the fourth, going on to win by a 15-7 count.
Magnus Sims
For Fordham, Miller-Tolt led the way with seven goals, an assist, and two steals, while Watson had two goals, an assist, and three steals.
Magnus Sims and
Tristen Knoflick each added a pair of goals with Koukias and
Phillip Wang having one apiece. Wang also added five steals with
Cole Donnelly posting four. In net,
Patrick Coffey ended the match with seven saves, including a penalty block, to go with an assist and a steal.
The Fordham water polo team will next be in action on Saturday, November 3
rd, as the Rams play at Johns Hopkins at noon and at Navy, starting at 6:00 PM.
