Bronx, N.Y. – (October 29, 2023) – Whether it's an early or late game time, the Fordham water polo team continues to be the dominant force in the MAWPC, as the Rams completed an undefeated MAWPC regular season on Sunday with a 16-12 win over Bucknell at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.
The win improved Fordham's record to 19-7 on the year, 12-0 in the MAWPC, and extended its regular season league win streak to 30 games.
Fordham came out firing in the first quarter against the Bison, taking a 6-1 lead after the first quarter.
Barnabas Eppel and
George Papanikolaou each scored twice in the period with
Luca Silvestri and
Balazs Berenyi having the remaining markers.
It was just the start for Berenyi, as he scored three times in the second quarter to help Fordham increase its lead to 11-5 by halftime.
The Rams tacked on five more goals in the second half for the 16-12 final with Berenyi having three of those markers for a career-high seven goals in the game.
Aside from Berenyi's big day, Papanikolaou added four goals and four assists with
Jacopo Parrella having a goal, five assists, and five steals. Silvestri had two goals and an assist with Eppel also having two goals. In net,
Thomas Lercari registered 14 saves to go with two steals.
The Rams are next in action on Wednesday, November 1
st, as they host Iona for Senior Day and the annual Judge Cup game at 7:00 PM in the Messmore Aquatic Center.
