Annapolis, Md. – The fifth-ranked Fordham water polo squad wrapped up a busy weekend of MAWPC matches with a pair of wins today, defeating #17 Navy, 14-13, and George Washington, 21-10, at Navy's Lejune Hall.
 
With the wins, Fordham improves to 22-1 overall, 13-0 in the MAWPC, while Navy goes to 16-5 overall, 5-2 in the conference, and George Washington to 10-12 overall, 1-6 in the conference.
 
Fordham 14, Navy 13
The game was close throughout with neither team holding more than a two goal lead. The game came down to the final minute with freshman Karlo Dragosevic scoring the deciding goal with 16 seconds left.
 
Junior Andras Toth led the Rams with seven of the team's 14 goals while Dragosevic scored twice.
 
Fordham trailed 3-1 after the first quarter but outscored Navy 5-2 in the second quarter, three from Toth, to take a 6-5 halftime lead.
 
The match was tied at nine after three quarters before the Rams took a 12-10 lead on a Toth tally with 3:23 left. But Navy managed to tie the game at 13 with 1:09 remaining before Dragosevic settled it for Fordham.
 
Freshman Viktor Savic made 14 saves in net for the Rams.
 
Fordham 21, George Washington 10
Unlike the first game, Fordham never trailed against George Washington. Toth scored three goals and added four assists while freshman Oktavian Veklyuk also scored three goals and had one assist.
 
The Rams scored twice in the first minute and held a 5-2 lead at the end of the first and a 10-6 lead at the half.
 
Fordham outscored the Revolutionaries 8-1 in the third quarter, with two of the goals coming from sophomore Diego Tresa, to take a commanding 18-7 lead.
 
Savic made six saves in the Fordham net.
 
Notes
• The Rams now lead the all-time series with Navy, 24-16, including a 16-13 win in the Bronx on October 10.
• The Rams and George Washington have met 40 times in the past with the Rams leading the series, 23-17, with Fordham winning the last 13 meetings, including a 17-12 win in the Bronx on October 12.
• The two wins extend Fordham's MAWPC winning streak to 66 regular season matches dating back to the 2021 season.
 
What's Next?
• The Rams will travel to Princeton, N.J., to face the #6 Princeton University Tigers on Friday, October 30, at 6:00 p.m.
• Fordham and Princeton have met 23 times in the past with the Tigers holding an 18-5 lead in the all-time series.
• The Rams have won the past four meetings, including a 16-14 win earlier this year at Fordham.