Washington, D.C./Annapolis, Md. – (September 30, 2023) – The #18/17 Fordham Rams kept their winning ways going on Saturday, earning a pair of MAWPC matches to improve their record to 11-3 overall, 6-0 in the MAWPC.
Fordham opened Saturday with an 18-6 league win at George Washington.
The Revolutionaries opened with a 2-0 lead two minutes into the game before Fordham reeled off the next six goals to lead 6-2 after the first quarter. The Rams took advantage of being up a man in the period, scoring three extra-man goals in the frame, two of which came from
Barnabas Eppel.
The Rams increased the lead to seven, 10-3, by halftime, as
George Papanikolaou scored twice in the frame to finish off a first half hat trick.
Fordham stayed in control in the second half, extending the lead to double digits, eventually winning by 12.
For Fordham, Papanikolaou, Eppel, and
Luca Silvestri each had four goals and two assists, while
Christos Loupakis notched two goals. The remaining Ram markers came from
Lucas Nieto Jasny,
Jacopo Parrella,
Reid Thorson, and
Jagger McMannis. In net,
Riccardo Di Giuseppe had five saves and two steals in the win.
In the nightcap, Fordham outlasted #19 Navy by a 12-9 count.
The Rams got out to a great start, leading 4-0 after the first quarter. Of those four tallies, Fordham scored twice with the man-advantage, getting markers from Loupakis and Papanikolaou.
Fordham matched that scoring output with four more goals in the second quarter, leading 8-2 at halftime.
The Midshipmen battled their way back into the match in the third, netting five goals to Fordham's one, making it a 9-7 game.
Fordham answered that push by scoring the first two goals of the fourth quarter to regain a four-goal lead at 11-7 with 4:37 left. That lead held up against Navy with the final score being a three-goal margin.
For the Rams, Silvestri had another three-goal game, while Parrella had a goal and three assists. Nieto Jasny added two goals and three steals in the match with Loupakis also having two goals. Papanikolaou, Eppel,
Balazs Berenyi, and
Paul Armingol had the remaining goals for the Rams. In goal, Di Giuseppe finished with seven saves and one steal.
The Rams wrap up their weekend in the Beltway on Sunday morning against Johns Hopkins at 11:00 AM.
