BRONX, N.Y. — No. 6-ranked Fordham University took care of business by earning a Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) defeat of No. 20 Wagner College, 17-6, before managing Iona University, 23-6, for the Judge Cup.
The Rams opened the by upending Wagner.
Fordham shot out of the gate with an eight-goal first quarter, led by Balazs Berenyi, who scored three times in the frame for a hat trick.
The Rams’ defense was just as effective as the offense, allowing just one goal over the first two quarters with goalkeeper Thomas Lercari recording seven saves in the half.
Fordham added three goals in the second quarter, four in the third and a pair in the final eight minutes for a 17-6 win.
Berenyi ended the match with a team-high four goals, while Luca Provenziani had a goal and five assists. Andras Toth and Jagger McMannis also had two goals apiece with McMannis adding three steals.
In match two, Fordham retained the Judge Cup by defeating Iona, 23-6. The Judge Cup, named in honor of Dr. Francis X. Judge, who had deep ties with both programs, will stay at Rose Hill for the sixth consecutive year.
Much like game one, the Rams took it to the Gaels early with a seven-goal first quarter with Provenziani netting a pair in the frame. Fordham then scored six goals in the second to open up a 13-4 advantage.
The Rams then posted another scoreless quarter on the defensive end in the third quarter, while scoring six times on offense to go up by a 19-4 count and went on to win, 23-6.
For Fordham, Provenziani totaled four goals in the match to go with a pair of assists, while Toth had a hat trick, two assists, and two steals. Reid Thorson, George Papanikolaou, Lucas Nieto Jasny and McMannis also notched two goals apiece. Lercari had seven stops in just over two quarters of work.
Release courtesy Fordham University Athletics Communications
