Redlands, Calif. – (September 30, 2021) – The 16
th-ranked Fordham water polo started their West Coast trip on Thursday, picking up a pair of wins to improve to 11-3 on the season.
Fordham opened the day with a 12-6 win over Redlands, which began with the Rams scoring the first six goals of the game and never looking back.
Jacopo Parrella was the offensive star of the game for Fordham with three goals and three assists to go with a pair of steals.
Dimitris Koukias,
Hans Zdolsek, and
Lucas Nieto Jasny each added two goals for Fordham, while
Jason Hiremath,
Christos Loupakis, and
George Papanikolaou had the remaining three goals. In net,
Bailey O'Mara played the first three quarters, posting seven saves, a steal, and a penalty block, while
Thomas Lercari played the final quarter with one save and an assist.
In game two, the Rams handled Mt. San Antonio by a final score of 18-6.
Leading 6-2 after the opening quarter, the Rams scored four times in the second and four in the third to build a 14-2 edge they would not relinquish.
Fordham's top performer was
Skyler Knoflick, who netted four goals to go with an assist, two steals, and four swim-off wins. Nieto Jasny,
Gabriel Melillo,
Sebastian Zapatero,
Victor Schultz and
Michael Rahner each had two markers for the Rams with Koukias, Parrella, Papanikolaou, and
Daniel Lynch having one goal each. Defensively, Rahner registered five steals in the game, while Lercari had nine saves and an assist in net.
The Rams now begin play in the Gary Troyer Tournament on Friday, October 1
st, with matches against Cal Lutheran at 2:30 PM Eastern and Westcliff at 8:45 PM Eastern.
