Staten Island, N.Y. – The fifth-ranked Fordham water polo squad opened its MAWPC weekend with a 23-10 win at Wagner College on Saturday.
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With the win, Fordham improves to 20-1 overall, 10-0 in the MAWPC, while Wagner falls to 9-15 overall record, 4-5 in the MAWPC.
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Junior
Andras Toth led the Rams with six goals and three assists while junior
Luca Provenziani finished with three goals and six assists and grad student
Laszlo Strasser also scored three times.
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Fordham jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first period, with Toth scoring two of the five goals, and the Rams increased their lead to 7-1 when Toth and freshman
Karlo Dragosevic scoring in the first 1:21 of the second quarter.
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The Rams led 12-5 at the break and then put the game away by scoring three of the first four goals of the third quarter to take a 15-6 lead. Freshman
Vuk Kojic netted two of three Fordham goals.
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Notes
• Fordham and Wagner have now met 26 times in the past with the Rams winning 22 of the 26 matches, including a 20-8 win in the Bronx earlier this year on October 9.
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• The win increases Fordham's MAWPC winning streak to 64 matches, dating back to the 2021 season.
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What's Next?
• Fordham continues its MAWPC weekend by traveling to Annapolis, Maryland, to face #17 Navy on Sunday, October 25, at 10:00 AM, followed by a 2:00 PM match with George Washington at 2:00 PM.
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• Navy defeated George Washington, 19-15, on Friday night to improve to 16-4 overall record, 5-1 in the conference, while George Washington is now 10-10 overall, 1-4 in the MAWPC.