Sophomore attacker Tomas Perrone scored the last of his five goals with 40 seconds left in the second overtime to lift the No. 1 Cal men’s water polo team to a 20-19 victory over No. 5 Fordham at Spieker Aquatic Complex on Friday night.

The Bears, who climbed to the top of the national rankings for the first time in three seasons with victories over UCLA and USC last weekend, improved to 15-4 with their sixth straight win. Cal completed its home schedule at 8-0.

Fordham lost for just the second time in 25 matches. The Rams visit second-ranked Stanford on Sunday.

Cal closes out the regular season next Friday on the road against Stanford. The Bears beat the Cardinal 12-8 in Berkeley last month.

The MPSF championship tournament is set for Nov. 20-22 at Los Angeles.

Cal trailed Fordham 9-8 at halftime before taking an 11-10 lead into the fourth period.…