Newport News, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its weekly men's soccer awards on Monday, with Fordham junior forward
Janos Loebe (Kierspe, Germany) being named Offensive Player of the Week, while junior goalkeeper
Rashid Nuhu (Accra, Ghana) was selected as co-Defensive Player of the Week.
This is Loebe's second weekly award of the season and the sixth of his career, while for Nuhu it is his first of 2017 and fourth of his career.
Loebe netted the game-winning goals in both of Fordham's wins this past week over Marist and Quinnipiac. He broke a 1-1 tie on Wednesday with a goal in the 81
st minute against the Red Foxes, while on Saturday, his second half marker in the 68
th minute was the lone goal in a 1-0 win. Loebe leads the Rams in goals (4), assists (2), points (10), and game-winning goals (3) this season.
Nuhu was in net for both wins by Fordham, improving to 4-2-1 on the season with a 0.69 goals against average. He made five saves in the Rams' home opening victory over Marist on Wednesday, while registering two saves in a shutout win at Quinnipiac. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Nuhu and the 17
th of his career.
Loebe, Nuhu, and the rest of the Rams will be in action twice this week at home, as Fordham hosts Manhattan on Wednesday, September 20
th, at 7:00 PM, while taking on Bryant at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 23
rd for Alumni Day.
