PRINCETON, N.J. — In one of the more anticipated early season match-ups, the No. 4-ranked Rams of Fordham University took on the defending National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion/No. 1 Bruins of the University of California-Los Angeles at the Princeton Invitational hosted by Princeton University in DeNunzio Pool. The Bruins took advantage of multiple man-up advantages throughout the game, taking down the Rams by a score of 16-9.
UCLA lead 4-1 after the first quarter, converting on three man-up advantages in the quarter.
The Bruins extended their lead to 8-3 at halftime with Peter Castillo as the lone multi-goal scorer.
Fordham played even in the third quarter, as Luca Silvestri netted two goals with Andras Toth also scoring.
Both Silvestri and Toth completed hat tricks in the fourth quarter for the Rams, but was not enough against the Bruins.
The loss snaps Fordham’s 38-game regular season win streak, dating back to 2023.
Silvestri scored a game-high four goals, while Toth also had a hat trick. Balazs Berenyi and Barnabas Eppel had the remaining goals for Fordham.
Marco Napolitano dished out three assists with Luca Provenziani posting two helpers and three steals.
Matthew Bonello DuPuis registered five saves in goal
Release courtesy Fordham University Athletics Communications.
