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...Fasi notched four goals, and added an assist, two steals, and a blocked shot, while Munatones, playing like a man proposed, scored three goals, and notched a remarkable four assists and seven steals (One assist is considered good going in a water polo match.). In addition, Munatones had several breakaway opportunities foiled by the referec's seemingly irrational whistle...
...handicapped in the pool by their size. Fasi, 5-ft., 8-in. and 155 pounds, is slightly bigger. Munatones said in an interview that no matter how big he said he was, Fasi would claim to be an inch bigger and 10 pounds heavier, so he declined to comment. Fasi, indeed, says his cohort stands about 5-ft., 7-in. and weighs 145 pounds...
...Fasi, despite his small stature, has developed the reputation as a dirty player. "I don't think I'm a dirty player, just very physical," he responds. "In the hole (the crowded area in front of the goal) I have to play against 200-pound goons. I never start the game thinking I am going to play dirty. But if someone cheap shots me, you have to hit back twice as hard so that they learn to respect you... Now people are apologizing to me, 'Sorry, I didn't mean that Dave'" he laughs. "A links apology never hurt...
These days other teams try to defend against just the two of them with sensetimes unexpected results. "UMass has a Fasi defense when they are a man down. They try not to let me touch the ball. But we scored every time they tried...
...Steve is one of the funniest people I have ever met," says sophomore Rob Strauss. "He is also really efficient. He gets so incredibly funny. He sings, bounces his head off the wall, he keeps everyone loose. Fasi is Joe Cool, but he is a really nice guy. They are the program. I'll miss them both as friends and athletes...