Sept. 25, 2011
Bronx, N.Y. -
The Fordham women's soccer team looks to bounce back from last week's loss to Texas A&M this afternoon, as the Rams host the Columbia University Lions at Jack Coffey Field.
Columbia is 3-4 this season, following a 3-1 win against Cornell on Friday night.
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SERIES HISTORY: Fordham is 4-8 all-time against Columbia, which includes a 2-0 loss to the Lions last season at Columbia Soccer Stadium.
The last win for Fordham in the series came in 2006, a 2-1 win at the Nike NYC Classic, hosted at St. John's Belson Stadium.
LAST TIME OUT: Heading into last Sunday, the Fordham women's soccer team had only allowed one opponent to reach double figures in goals in team history. That changed to two today, as the 21st-ranked Texas A&M Aggies ousted the Rams, 13-1, at Ellis Field in College Station, Texas.
The offensive explosion by the Aggies was the most goals allowed by Fordham in team history. The only other 10-goal game against the Rams came against Colgate in a 10-1 loss back in 1994.
The Aggies were led by Annie Kunz, who finished with three goals and two assists, while Kelley Monogue had three goals and an assist. Texas A&M had 15 players register at least one point in the contest.
The lone highlight for Fordham was freshman Kristina Maksuti scoring her team-best sixth goal of the season in the 79th minute. Maksuti drove up the middle, scoring to the top right corner of the net past Aggies' goalkeeper Jordan Day.
Rachel Suther and Ally White each played a half in net for Fordham with Suther making three saves in the first half and White grabbing six in the second half.
MULTI-GOAL GAMES: For the first time in 2009, the Rams have multiple players that have scored at least two goals in a game this season. Freshman Kristina Makusti pulled the feat in the first game of the season against Seton Hall, while junior Annie Worden turned the trick against Stony Brook this past Sunday. Last weekend, Mariella Romano joined the fray, netting two goals against Utah Valley.
Worden was also a part of the last time this happened in 2009, joining Michelle Ancelj and Leah Loguidice with multi-goal games.
