Springfield, Va. / Annapolis, Md. – (November 2, 2024) – The second ranked Fordham water polo team took care of business on Saturday, taking two road MAWPC wins over #20 George Washington and Navy to improve to 23-0 on the year, 9-0 in the MAWPC.
Saturday's action started at The St. James in Springfield, Virginia, where Fordham blew past George Washington, 19-5.
Trailing 2-1 after the first quarter, the Rams cranked up the offense in the second quarter, outscoring the Revolutionaries, 6-1 in the period for a 7-3 lead.
Fordham then posted six more goals in the third and fourth quarters, while only allowing two over that span for the 19-5 final.
Offensively,
Luca Provenziani led the attack with four goals and an assist, while
Balazs Berenyi and
Barnabas Eppel each scored a hat trick.
Jacopo Parrella and
Luca Silvestri each had three assists with
Marco Napolitano having a pair of goals. In net,
Thomas Lercari notched ten saves, two steals, and an assist in just over three quarters of work.
The nightcap on Saturday saw Fordham topple Navy by an 18-10 count.
After Navy took the initial lead at 1-0, the Rams got back-to-back goals by Parrella to take the lead and would not look back.
Fordham totaled five goals in the first, six in the second, four in the third, and three in the fourth for the 18-10 win.
Provenziani was again the Rams' leading scorer with three goals, two assists, and two steals, while
George Papanikolaou also had a hat trick.
Lucas Nieto Jasny, Parrella, and
Andras Toth each had two goals with
Paul Armingol dishing out four assists. In goal, Lercari had 12 saves with two steals.
The Rams wrap up their weekend road trip in Baltimore on Sunday, November 3
rd, at Johns Hopkins, starting at 10:00 AM.
