July 1, 2008
Philadelphia, Pa. -
The Atlantic 10 Conference announced the 2008 Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference and All-Rookie teams this afternoon. On the men's side, Fordham senior John Pardini (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown) was the Rams' lone representative named to the Preseason All-Conference team.
Pardini was a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection this past fall, after another outstanding season at defender, starting all 19 games, helping the Rams' defense to five shutouts and a 1.37 goals against average. He also found the stat sheet offensively, posting two goals and an assist. One of Pardini's goal was arguably the biggest of the season for Fordham, as it was the game-winner against Richmond in the season finale, which gave Fordham a berth at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament.
The Rams (6-10-3, 5-4) qualified for the last season's Atlantic 10 Championship for the first time since the 1998. Fordham opens the 2008 season by playing in the Loyola Black and Decker Soccer Classic at Loyola College on August 29th and 30th. Fordham will open the tournament by facing the host school on the 29th at 5:00 p.m. and then take on Drexel University on the 31st at 11:00 a.m.
