The Fordham men's soccer team returns to Jack Coffey Field on Sunday, as they host the George Mason Patriots at 1:00 PM.
The Rams sit atop the Atlantic 10 standings at 4-1 with 12 points after a 1-0 win at Rhode Island on Wednesday, while the Patriots are 0-2-3 in the league this season.
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Twitter Updates on @FordhamSoccer SERIES HISTORY: This is the second all-time meeting between the Rams and Patriots with the only previous meeting coming last season in Fairfax. George Mason came away with a 1-0 victory in that game, as Timi Mulgrew's penalty kick goal in the second minute proved to be the difference.
LAST TIME OUT: In a re-match of last year's Atlantic 10 Championship game, nothing came easy as Fordham and Rhode Island met at the URI Soccer Complex on Wednesday night. However, the result was the same as a year ago with Fordham pulling out a 1-0 victory in Kingston, Rhode Island.
The lone goal of the contest came in the 18
th minute, when
Jannik Loebe found
Andres Penfold for a shot, beating URI goalkeeper Nils Leifhelm to the bottom left corner. It was Penfold's second goal of the season.
Fordham almost went ahead 2-0 in the 80
th minute, when
Gabe Stauber let a shot loose but the ball was cleared off the line by a defender.
Fordham then had to hold steady on defense, as goalkeeper
Rashid Nuhu made two saves over the final five minutes, including one in the final minute to secure the shutout win. Nuhu finished the game with three saves, as did his counterpart Leifhelm.
WHO'S NEXT: The Fordham men's soccer team has their final home game of the season on Saturday, October 31, when the Rams host Dayton for Senior Night, beginning at 7:00 PM.
