Bronx, N.Y. – (October 15, 2022) – The 18
th-ranked Fordham water polo team extended its win streak to eight matches on Saturday at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center, picking up victories over #19 George Washington and John Hopkins.
In the morning match, Fordham ousted the Colonials by a 16-7 score.
After George Washington took a 3-2 lead after the first quarter, Fordham hit the scoring switch, netting six goals in the second quarter, including two for both
Jacopo Parrella and
Lucas Nieto Jasny, to grab an 8-5 lead at the half.
The Rams then took full control with four goals in the third, while holding George Washington without a tally for a 12-5 advantage and finish the game with a 16-7 win.
For Fordham,
Luca Silvestri scored a match-high five goals, while
Nir Gross notched two goals and drew eight exclusions. Parrella added three goals with Jasny and
Gabriel Melillo each having two.
George Papanikolaou and
Victor Schultz had the remaining markers for the Rams. In net,
Thomas Lercari made 17 saves for the Rams.
In game two of the day, Fordham ran away with a 23-9 win over Johns Hopkins.
The Rams scored seven times in the opening frame, and never looked back, scoring four in the second and six in both the third and fourth quarters.
Gross and Jasny each netted four goals for the Rams with
Balazs Berenyi netting a hat trick. Silvestri, Papanikolaou, and
Mark Katsev each scored two goals with
Nacho Ariste, Melillo, and
Michael Rahner rounding out the scoring.
Fordham will next be in action on Saturday, October 22
nd, when the Rams host Navy for a 3:00 PM start.
