EMMITSBURG, Md. (October 29, 2022) – It was a challenging day for Mount St. Mary's men's water polo, falling twice in contests to Wagner and Fordham in New York City.
 
Tommaso Baldineti was the leading scorer once again for the Mountaineers, scoring six of his seven goals in the Wagner game. Alexandros Bellesis followed him with five goals and Michael Lemishko along with Eli Thalos earned multi-goal efforts.
 
Sherif Hosni tallied the most saves with nine – eight coming against Fordham. Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield and Lemishko each had three assists in a game and Kiahi Horan recorded six steals on the day.
 
Both the Seahawks and Rams took control of the games early, posting eight goals each in the first quarter.
 
The team's season record stands at 13-10 (6-7 MAWPC), holding a fifth place tie with Navy.
 
Wagner 20, Mount St. Mary's 13
 
Team                  1    2    3    4
Mount St. Mary's      2    0    8    3
Wagner                8    4    4    4
 
Goals: Baldineti 6, Bellesis 2, Wallace-Whitfield 1, Valavanis 1, Lemishko 1, Horan 1, Thalos 1  
 
Saves: Maxson 4, Hosni 1
 
Fordham 23, Mount St. Mary's 7
 
Team                 1    2    3    4
Mount St. Mary's     1    2    2    2
Fordham              8    5    5    5   
 
Goals: Bellesis 3, Lemishko 1, Thalos 1, Baldineti 1, Fischer 1
 
Saves: Hosni 8
 
Another challenge awaits Mount St. Mary's when they take on George Washington Sunday (Oct. 30) evening in the District of Columbia.