#16 Water Polo Downs Wagner, 12-8

Bronx, N.Y. – (October 22, 2021) – With the high-flying offense of the Fordham water polo team making the headlines over the first two months of the season, Fordham goalkeeper Bailey O'Mara showed that the Rams have playmakers on the back end as well, recording a season-best 15 saves in a 12-8 win over Wagner on Friday night at the Messmore Aquatic Center.
 
With the win, the 16^th-ranked Rams improved to 18-4 on the season, 6-0 in MAWPC action, while Wagner fell to 12-14 overall, 2-5 in the league.
 
After giving up an extra-man goal to start the game, the Rams answered with three straight goals from Hans Zdolsek, Lucas Nieto Jasny, and Dimitris Koukias to take a 3-1 lead with 2:54 left in the first quarter.
 
Though Wagner closed within one by the end of the quarter, the Rams built the lead to two by halftime at 6-4 on the strength of goals from Christos Loupakis, George Papanikolaou, and Nieto Jasny.

 
The Rams then scored the opening two goals of the third quarter to build their largest lead at 8-4, and maintained that four-goal lead to the end of the period at 10-6.
 
Papanikolaou's third goal of the game at the 5:13 mark of the fourth quarter made it a five-goal lead, which Fordham would not relinquish, winning by a 12-8 score.
 
For Fordham, Bailey O'Mara was a brick wall for the Rams in net, making a season-high 15 saves to lead the team to victory.  Nieto Jasny had a team-high four goals, while Papanikolaou had three tallies.  Loupakis and Koukias each had two goals and an assist with the final marker from Zdolsek.
 
The Rams are back in action on Saturday, October 30^th, when they host Johns Hopkins for an 11:00 AM match.