Bronx, N.Y. – (November 16, 2019) – The 16
th-ranked Fordham water polo team wrapped up its regular season schedule on Saturday with a split of conference matches. Fordham fell to #15 Bucknell, 9-6, while later in the day, the Rams bounced back with an 11-10 win over La Salle, sending their senior class off with a win.
With the split, Fordham is now 23-6 on the year, 9-3 in the MAWPC, good for a tie for second place.
In the opening match, the 15
th-ranked Bucknell Bison avenged an earlier loss to Fordham with a 9-6 win.
Bucknell jetted out to a 5-1 lead into the second quarter and led by as many as five goals at 9-4 in the fourth quarter. The Rams tacked on a pair of goals to close within three at 9-6, but could not get any closer.
For Fordham,
Dimitris Koukias netted a pair of markers, while
Jake Miller-Tolt,
Tristen Knoflick,
George Maltby and
Sebastian Zapatero each had one. Miller-Tolt also added three assists, two steals, and four blocks with Knoflick having four steals. In net,
Bailey O'Mara had 10 saves and two steals.
In match two, Fordham honored its six seniors with a win in an 11-10 victory over La Salle.
Though the senior class garnered the early headlines, it was Fordham's sophomore duo of Koukias and O'Mara that stole the show. Koukias netted a team-high four goals while O'Mara made 16 saves to go with three steals and an assist. O'Mara now has 328 saves on the year setting a new program record for a single season. Noah LeBeau held the previous record at 311 in 2014. Other goal scorers for Fordham included Miller-Tolt, Knoflick,
Phillip Wang (2),
August Weyandt,
Sebastian Zapatero, and
Quinn Wagner.
The Fordham water polo now awaits the seeding for the MAWPC Championship, which will be held at Bucknell from November 22-24.
