Saturday, November 9, 2024
Mount St. Mary's at No. 3 Fordham (5:00 p.m.)
Bronx, N.Y.
 
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Mount St. Mary's at Wagner (2:00 p.m.)  
Staten Island, N.Y.
 
EMMITSBURG, Md. (November 8, 2024) – Mount St. Mary's men's water polo travels to the Empire State for their final regular season MAWPC match ups of the year against No. 3 Fordham on Saturday, November 9 and Wagner on Sunday, November 10. The match against the Rams will be the highest ranked opponent the Mountaineers have faced in the program's history and the highest since their match up against No. 6 Pacific on September 2, 2023.  
 
MOUNT UPDATE
 
The Mountaineers lost in double overtime to Bucknell on November 1 by a score of 12-11 after a goal with a minute left in sudden death overtime canceled out the Mountaineers shutout in extras. Alexandros Bellesis scored four goals against the Bisons while fellow Greek Chrysostomos Valavanis scored a hat trick in the hole set. Both Joseph Maxson and Sherif Hosni put up double-digit saves in goal with Maxson making 10 saves and Hosni making 12 in the cage.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
 
Fordham was ranked No. 3 in the country by the Collegiate Water Polo Association on Wednesday after defeating Johns Hopkins on November 3 to move to a perfect 24-0 record. Their record reflects match ups against ranked opponents in No. 4 Pacific and No. 7 Princeton as well as No. 11 UC San Diego and No. 12 San Diego State. They are 1^st in the MAWPC standings with a perfect 10-0 record.
 
Wagner owns a record of 12-15 with a conference record of 4-5. The Seahawks have only come up against ranked opponents on two occasions this season with back-to-back games against No. 19 California Baptist and No. 10 Long Beach at the Gary Troyer Tournament in October. In their last match up against the Mountaineers, Wagner scored a last second goal to defeat the Mountaineers 16-15 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
ALL-TIME SERIES
 
The Mount has a 0-9 record against Fordham and a 0-7 record against Wagner.