PRINCETON, N.J. — The No. 14-ranked Fordham University water polo team improved to 4-0 for the first time since the early 1980s as the Rams butted the Tritons No. 11 the University of California-San Diego, 13-5, at the Princeton Invitational hosted by Princeton University at DeNunzio Pool.
After falling behind 2-0 after the first quarter, the Rams got rolling in the second, outscoring UC-San Diego by a 6-0 in the quarter. Andras Toth scored twice with the man-up advantage in the eight-minute span, while Luca Provenziani and Luca Silvestri also scored twice for Fordham.
The teams exchanged goals in the third quarter to make the score, 8-4, before Toth and Jacopo Parrella scored to close out the period for a 10-4 edge on the scoreboard.
George Papanikolaou then netted a pair of goals in the final quarter to reach 200 career goals scored, while Balazs Berenyi netted his team’s concluding marker for the 13-5 final score.
In net, Thomas Lercari registered double-digit saves to go with pairs of steals and assists.
Release courtesy Fordham University Athletics Communications
