Bronx, N.Y. – (November 19, 2022) - Four different Rams recorded hat tricks on Saturday evening to punch Fordham's ticket in the MAWPC Championship match, as the Rams defeated Salem, 19-8, at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.
Fordham jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, scoring the first three goals of the game and seven of the first nine for a 7-2 first quarter lead.
Lucas Nieto Jasny netted two of those goals, while
Christos Loupakis,
George Papanikolaou,
Jacopo Parrella,
Nir Gross, and
Luca Silvestri each had one.
The Rams continued to pour on the offense, scoring five times in the second for a 12-4 halftime lead, and then netting two in the third and five in the fourth for the final 19-8 score.
For Fordham, Nieto Jasny, Parrella, Gross, and
Balazs Berenyi each had hat tricks with Nieto Jasny adding three assists and two steals to lead the attack. Papanikolaou also dished out three assists for the Rams. In net,
Thomas Lercari recorded 10 saves over three-plus quarters with Riccardo DiGiuseppe finishing out the game.
The Rams will now play for their second consecutive MAWPC Championship on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM against the Bucknell Bison, who defeated George Washington, 7-5, in the other semifinal.
