Men's Water Polo | October 13, 2018

PHILADELPHIA - Junior Joey DeFusco scored a team-high three goals while sophomore Cole Strohson had a pair for the La Salle University men's water polo team, who dropped an 18-9 decision to Fordham on Saturday afternoon at Kirk Pool. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After an exclusion was called on the Explorers, Fordham took an early 1-0 lead after Jake Miller-Tolt found the back of the net.
• The Rams scored twice more to take a 3-0 advantage before DeFusco scored off a feed from sophomore Daniel Domotor to cut the deficit to 3-1.
• Karl Miller continued the charge by the Explorers, putting the score at 3-2 before Fordham scored three straight times to close the period.
• The second frame saw DeFusco and Miller team up for a La Salle goal, bringing the Explorers to within 6-3.
• Three more goals from Fordham pushed its lead to six before Strohson registered a goal right before half.
• In the second half, Fordham began to pull away, outscoring La Salle by a 6-2 margin in the third quarter.
• The fourth quarter was a deadlock, as the Explorers received goals from Domotor, DeFusco and freshman Esteban Rodriguez.

UP NEXT

• La Salle will take an extended break before returning to action on Friday, Oct. 26 at Kirk Pool against Johns Hopkins, beginning at 7:00 p.m.