#5 Water Polo Downed by #3 Stanford, 19-10

Santa Clara, Calif. – (October 25, 2025) – The fifth-ranked Fordham water polo team faced off against the #3 Stanford Cardinal on Saturday afternoon, falling by a 19-10 score at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament, hosted in Santa Clara.
 
With the loss, Fordham fell to 14-3 on the year, while Stanford improved to 12-4
 
THE GAME

• Fordham opened the scoring with a marker by Luca Silvestri, but Stanford answered with the final four tallies of the period for a 4-1 lead.
• The Cardinal had a big second quarter with seven goals, increasing the lead to 11-6.
• Stanford pulled away in the second half, netting five goals in the third quarter and three in the fourth for a 19-10 victory

 
GAME NOTES

• Stanford's Gianpiero Di Martire and Botond Balogh each scored five goals in the match with Ben Forer adding four.
• Fordham was led by Luca Provenziani, who had three goals and an assist.
• Other goal scorers for Fordham were Silvestri, Balazs Berenyi, Andras Toth, Mark Dyc, Barnabas Eppel, Gianni Farrugia, and Alessandro Salipante.
• In net, Matthew Bonello DuPuis totaled seven saves in just under three quarters of work with Kristof Magony finishing the game and recording two saves.

 
WHO'S NEXT

• The Rams conclude their west coast trip with a final contest at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament on Sunday, October 26^th at #8 San Jose State, starting at 12:20 PM Eastern.