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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

BRONX, NY. If it sometimes seems that water polo in the East exists anywhere but New York City, all it takes is a visit to the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center on the scenic environs of Fordham University to see that the sport is alive and well in America\u2019s largest city. That men\u2019s water polo is thriving in the the city’s northernmost borough is due to Head Coach\u00a0Bill Harris\u00a0<\/strong>and Associate Head Coach Brian Bacharach<\/strong>, who over the past few years have taken the Rams to the cusp of great success in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC).<\/p>\n

It comes as no surprise that Harris, a product of Brooklyn\u2019s Bishop Loughlin High School who played polo for St. Francis College as well as the New York Athletic Club, is responsible for of one of the sport\u2019s regional successes. A 1997 inductee<\/a>\u2014along with his brother Charles<\/a>\u2014into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, Harris enjoyed a successful career in business before taking the reins of Rams polo in 2004. Since then he\u2019s racked up a respectable 193 wins, including coming within an overtime goal of advancing<\/a> to to last year’s MAWPC title match and Fordham’s first-ever NCAA appearance.<\/p>\n

With the assistance of a core of devoted alumni, Harris has constructed a team that seeks to topple the MAWPC hierarchy, including Bucknell, George Washington and Wagner. With emerging goalie Bailey O\u2019Mara<\/strong>, a 6-8 freshman from Darien, Connecticut, Harris has his team peaking<\/a> at the right time.<\/p>\n

Riding a four-match winning streak going into a stretch of six conference matches to bring the regular season to a close, the Rams<\/a> (10-12; 2-4 MAWPC) will look to junior Jake Miller-Tolt<\/strong> [74 goals], sophomore Philip Wang<\/strong> [24 goals], freshman Dimitris Koukias\u00a0<\/strong>[24 goals] and the aforementioned O\u2019Mara to move up in the conference standings. Fordham has an important distinction this season; hosting the MAWPC Tournament, the first time in 28 years, when the 1994 Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championship was at Messmore Pool, that the Rams have hosted a conference tournament.<\/p>\n

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Bill Harris (left) and Brian Bacharach. Photo Courtesy: Fordham Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Coach Harris spoke with Swimming World<\/em> immediately following his team’s 13-7 win over Salem University on Saturday night at Fordham.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

– How has the season gone thus far for your team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a very interesting season. Any of the success we have is also due to Brian, who played at Cal. This young man is one of the best water polo minds I\u2019ve met in a long time, and he\u2019s helped me a great deal. The analogy I use [is]: I \u00a0the diamonds out of the ground and wash them off; Brian cuts them and polishes them and \u00a0have become talented [polo players].<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good relationship and we work well together<\/p>\n

As far as our season goes in 2018, we have high expectations. We did pretty well for our team with no full scholarships but with an \u00a0endowment, thanks to the generosity of our alums. Going into this season we knew we had some talent. We also had lost a graduate student, Massimiliano Mirarchi<\/strong>, who scored over 90 goals last year. So, we figured we\u2019re going to really focus on defense and then have everyone chip in on offense.<\/p>\n

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Massimiliano Mirarchi in 2017. Photo Courtesy: Fordham Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Lo and behold we started our season and we played okay\u2014even though we got more and more losses. At one point it was like Groundhog Day the same scenario game after game: we had eight losses by one goal and a loss to ranked Bucknell by two goals. We knew we were \u00a0a good team, but you can’t go around to people saying: We\u2019re really good. If they look at our record that was not the case.<\/p>\n

But we kept plugging along. We traveled to California and lost to some good teams. We went to overtime with<\/p>\n

ranked Cal Baptist, we also lost to Redlands by one, but the guys remarkably did not get down. They just kept working. That\u2019s why I really respect these guys. On some teams \u00a0They never quit or lost their focus.<\/p>\n

This team is a pleasure to work with. They kept doing what we asked them to do and we are getting some wins.<\/p>\n

We believed something was going to pay off [because] losses like this make winning so much better. [After] our Cal Baptist loss, we came back [East] and played La Salle\u2014we didn\u2019t have a lot of trouble with La Salle, which is a young team\u2014and we played Wagner \u00a0so maybe they were anticipating [that] trip. We caught them [perhaps] on an off day; they\u2019re a talented team. Chris Radmonivich<\/strong> does a fine job [coaching them].<\/p>\n

We jumped to a lead\u2014I think they may have had a one goal lead some time in that game\u2014and then we were up two. We held on to the lead and it was a satisfying win over a very good squad. \u00a0talented starter of theirs get three fouls \u00a0We deserved that win it was really a hard-fought game. \u00a0\u00a0p The team played with confidence The confidence level has risen, so we\u2019re really pleased and we hope it will continue with our remaining conference matches.<\/p>\n

Now the challenge is\u2014with our wins over Connecticut College [an 18-1 win] and Salem\u2014we need to carry our [momentum] over to next weekend when we go back to conference games. Then we\u2019ll see where we really are. We\u2019ve had one goal losses to Navy that hurt us in the rankings. We started out flat and in the first game with Wagner [13-4 loss], so now we have an opportunity to improve our position in the MAWPC .<\/p>\n

– As you know, it\u2019s not where you start but where you finish\u2014and no better example of that is Wagner knocking off top-seeded Bucknell last year at the MAWPC semifinals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was \u00a0a mild upset last year at the finals at Navy when Wagner knocked off Bucknell\u2014that was a \u00a0bit of a surprise \u00a0Against GW we had a solid \u00a0lead\u2014and we thought we had a chance to go to the finals but GW fought back and won in overtime.<\/p>\n

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Jake Miller-Tolt. Photo Courtesy: Fordham Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Looking back, and looking where we came from in \u00a0at the beginning of the 2017 season, it was a success in that regard. But, it\u2019s not successful when you\u2019re trying to go to the championship match and to the NCAAs.<\/p>\n

– This year\u2019s MAWPC tournament will be held in your pool. How will your team prepare for what might be a great opportunity for your fans to support the Rams with an NCAA tournament berth at stake?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It should be a great weekend of water polo with the stands filled with fans . Being close to New York City it\u2019s by far one of the top pools in our conference. There Navy, Bucknell and us. The home pool for Wagner is shallow-deep; GW, Hopkins and La Salle are also shallow-deep. I am happy to have our guests see what a great campus we have.<\/p>\n

We haven\u2019t hosted in over 20 years. We were in the Northern Conference for years and they had a plethora of deep pools: MIT, Brown, Harvard. So we were rotating there and they were close to each other, so that made sense.<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re in the MAWAPC\u2014it\u2019s now the East division of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference\u2014and we\u2019re playing against some fine teams.<\/p>\n

– Before you get to the MAWPC there\u2019s Fordham\u2019s rivalry with Iona, in the form of the annual Judge Cup clash between the two programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iona is coming here on Senior Day, November 10th. It will be raucous. The Judge family had a large number \u00a0of male polo players all of them, except for Chris Judge<\/strong><\/a>, played at Iona. Their dad Dr. Francis Judge<\/strong>, played for Fordham in the early 50s, \u00a0Chris attended Fordham and continued at the NYAC.<\/p>\n

They started this idea and it blossomed. You can fill up half the stands with all the Judge family that shows up\u2014God bless them! We get outnumbered by Iona Judges from the old days and it\u2019s great. It\u2019s not far, the kids come down, and I love having a crowd for [our players] especially on Senior Day.<\/p>\n

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Fordham’s secret weapon: passionate fans! Photo Courtesy: Fordham Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

You never know what happens. If Iona comes out energized\u2014you don\u2019t know who\u2019s gonna win. Last year the Gaels came out on top. [The Hyman Center\u2014Iona\u2019s pool facility] is like Fenway for the home team.<\/p>\n

As we approach the finals we are hoping to get off to a strong start in our first game, right now we may be a fourth or fifth placed seed but that is not a certainty. This is the first time for us to host so perhaps we have a small edge being the home team.<\/p>\n

Hopefully we\u2019ll be in the four-five slot.<\/p>\n

– A prime area of my focus is the proposed rule changes; essentially to pull back on the physicality in polo. You\u2019ve been involved with polo for a long time; what will it take to implement these changes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The physicality of the game has risen exponentially, and I think it\u2019s to the detriment of the athletes and the sport. A big man against a skilled player can take his skills away\u2014.and it makes the game a test of who has the best 6-5 attack. That doesn\u2019t help the game. . \u00a0At the international and even the lower \u00a0levels of the sport the beauty of the game has been diminished, I am hopeful that a change and \u00a0interpretation of the rules will allow the truly gifted players a chance to exhibit their skills.<\/p>\n

I fear we are in the jeopardy of perhaps losing the sport at the Olympic level unless we do something about it and do it soon.<\/p>\n

[The NCAA] has tried to \u00a0improve the game. Fouls are called faster and movement is encouraged.<\/p>\n

I hope that trend will continue; the players will get used to it, and we\u2019ll start to see more skills exhibited. We have great college athletes in this country and I believe we\u2019re going in the right direction; I hope we’re getting there fast enough. I am fortunate to continue to be involved in this great sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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