Princeton, N.J. – Before heading out west next weekend to take on two top-ranked teams, the fifth-ranked Fordham water polo squad took a short drive to Princeton, New Jersey, to face off against another ranked team, sixth-ranked Princeton University tonight. The Rams had a successful venture to the Garden State, defeating the Tigers, 12-6, at DeNunzio Pool.
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With the win, Fordham improves to 23-1 on the season while Princeton falls to 20-4.
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Junior
Andras Toth led the Fordham offense with two goals and two assists while junior
Luca Provenziani, sophomore
Diego Tresa, and freshman
Petar Kulas also scored twice.
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Defensively, freshman
Viktor Savic made six saves in net.
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The Rams jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first quarter before the Tigers outscored Fordham 3-1 in the second to cut the Rams' lead to 5-3 at the break. Fordham bumped the lead to 7-4 after three quarters and then put the match away by outscoring Princeton 5-2 in the final quarter.
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The Rams return to action on Friday, November 6, as they travel to Berkeley, California, to face #3 California at 10:00 PM (ET) and then travel down to Pal Alto, California, to face #2 Stanford on Sunday, November 8 at 2:00 PM (ET).