Bronx, N.Y. – (November 14, 2018) – The Fordham water polo team will play the role of host school this weekend, as the 2018 MAWPC Championship will be held at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center, starting on Friday, November 16th through Sunday, November 18th.
The last time that Fordham's Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center hosted a championship event was the 1994 Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championship and the last water polo championship was the 1988 Metropolitan Championship.
The Rams are seeded fourth in the championship after posting a 6-6 mark in conference play, and edging fifth-seeded Navy in the tie-breaker. Here is the full schedule for the three days of competition:
Friday, November 16th
Game 1 - 3:00 PM - #1 seed Bucknell vs. #8 seed La Salle
Game 2 - 4:30 PM - #4 seed Fordham vs. #5 seed Navy
Game 3 - 6:00 PM - #2 seed George Washington vs. #7 seed McKendree
Game 4 - 7:30 PM - #3 seed Wagner vs. #6 seed Johns Hopkins
Saturday, November 17th
Game 5 - 1:30 PM - Loser of game 1 vs. Loser of game 2
Game 6 - 3:00 PM - Loser of game 3 vs. Loser of game 4
Game 7 - 4:30 PM - Winner of game 1 vs. Winner of game 2
Game 8 - 6:00 PM - Winner of game 3 vs. Winner of game 4
Sunday, November 18th
7th Place Game – 9:00 AM - Loser of game 5 vs. Loser of game 6
5th Place Game - 10:30 AM - Winner of game 5 vs. Winner of game 6
3rd Place Game – 12:00 PM – Loser of game 7 vs. Loser of game 8
Championship Game - 1:30 PM - Winner of game 7 vs. Winner of game 8
For fans making the trip to Fordham for the championship weekend, general admission ticket prices are $10 per day and $25 for a weekend pass to the games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Fordham faculty, staff, administration and students, along with senior citizens, receive a discounted rate of $5 per day and $12 for a weekend pass. Parking in the Fordham garage is $15.
Fans will enter Lombardi Center by the following roadway between the Rose Hill Gym and Jack Coffey Field and go left behind the Rose Hill Gym. Entry admissions will
only be through the glass doors underneath the bridge that connects the Rose Hill Gym to Lombardi Center. Fans will
not be allowed into Lombardi Center through the bridge entrance. (This is to avoid any confusion between those attending water polo matches versus those attending basketball games.)
If you're unable to attend in-person, fans will be able to follow all the action online as the MAWPC Championship will be live-streamed by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Multimedia Department on a pay-per-view basis via the league's broadcast platform on Stretch Internet. Fans can access the streaming coverage by going to
CWPATV.com and signing up for either individual games ($10 per game) or a weekend pass ($25) that allows unlimited viewing on the tournament throughout the weekend.
