The Fordham women's soccer team continues a three-match road trip on Thursday, as the Rams head to our nation's capital for a Thursday afternoon match at George Washington. The game will be played at the Colonials' Mount Vernon campus at 3:00 PM.
The match features two of the top teams in the standings, as the Colonials hold sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 at 6-0-0, while Fordham is tied for third place with George Mason and Dayton. It also sees the top two defensive teams in the Atlantic 10 go up against each other, as George Washington and Fordham have each allowed only 14 goals in 15 games.
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Twitter Updates on @FordhamWSoccer SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 15
th all-time meeting between the Rams and Colonials with Fordham holding a slight edge in the series at 6-5-3. Last season, the two teams played to a 1-1 draw at Jack Coffey Field. In that contest,
Ally Doyle found
Natalie Sims for a second half goal, which knotted the game at one.
LAST TIME OUT: Dayton's Ashley Campbell scored twice, while Nicole Waters had three assists, as the Dayton Flyers topped the Fordham Rams, 3-1, in women's soccer action at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio.
Dayton wasted little time getting on the scoreboard in the third minute. Nicole Waters send a long pass ahead past the Fordham defense to Ashley Campbell, who scored on a chip shot over
Megan Fitzgerald, who came out to challenge the play.
Natalie Sims The Flyers made it 2-0 in the 10
th minute. Waters found Campbell again, who then flicked the ball onto Alexis Kiehl. Kiehl then beat Fitzgerald 1-on-1 for her fourth tally of the year.
The score remained that way until the 65
th minute, when the Rams cut the deficit in half.
Carlie Wagner took a shot that deflected right to
Nicol Natale, who pounced on the ball and scored her second goal of the season.
Fordham continued to press the offense, trying to final the equalizer, but Dayton sealed the win with a goal in the 87
th minute, as Waters sent Campbell off on a breakaway, and she netted her second goal of the game and 11
th of the season.
In goal, Fordham's Fitzgerald made four saves in the loss, while Dayton's Kaelyn Johns made three stops.
WHO'S NEXT: The Fordham women's soccer team concludes its three-match road trip at Richmond on Sunday, October 25
th, beginning at 1:00 PM.
