Bronx, N.Y. – After opening conference action with a tie at George Washington, the Fordham men's soccer team continues Atlantic 10 play this week with a road game at Dayton on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM, while hosting Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon at Jack Coffey Field, beginning at 1:00 PM.
Fordham (3-3-3, 0-0-1 A10) is unbeaten in its last four games at 2-0-2, allowing only two goals over the span. Sophomore
Rashid Nuhu has been steady in net with 13 saves over that stretch with a 0.43 goals against average. Dayton (3-5-2, 0-0-1 A10) will have their first home game in over a month on Wednesday. The Flyers are led by freshman Rok Taneski, who has three goals and three assists on the season. Just like Fordham and Dayton, Massachusetts (3-6-2, 0-0-1 A10) began league play with a draw, but have had some recent success, going 3-1-1 in its last five matches. The Minutemen have been ignited on offense by Alex DeSantis, who has two goals and four assists on the year.
GAME COVERAGE:
Wednesday - Fordham at Dayton – 7:00 PM –
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SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 19
th meeting between Fordham and Dayton since the Rams joined the Atlantic 10 in 1995. The Flyers hold a 10-6-2 edge in the series, but have not defeated Fordham since 2008. The Rams are 3-0-2 in the last five meetings, which included a 1-1 draw last season at Jack Coffey Field. Between Fordham and Massachusetts, this is the 21
st meeting since 1995, with the Minutemen having a 13-7-0 record versus the Rams. The two met twice last season with UMass winning the regular season finale in Amherst, 1-0, while Fordham won 1-0 in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship, just five days later in Fairfax, Virginia.
Connor DeFilippis
LAST TIME OUT: Atlantic 10 play started for the Fordham men's soccer team on Saturday in Washington, D.C., where the Rams and George Washington Colonials played to a scoreless tie at GW Soccer Field.
The first scoring chance of the game came in the eighth minute off a Fordham set piece.
Cole Stevenson took a corner kick that found
Connor DeFilippis for a header that was stopped by Colonials goalkeeper Thor Arne Hofs.
The best scoring opportunity of the game also came from DeFilippis late in regulation, as he went on a run toward goal in the 86
th minute. Hofs came out of the goal to challenge, forcing DeFilippis into a shot that just went over the crossbar.
Neither team mustered much offense in overtime, leaving the game in a scoreless tie.
In goal, Hofs made five saves for the Colonials for the shutout, while
Rashid Nuhu made one save for his second shutout of the season for Fordham.
WHO'S NEXT: Following this week's action, the Fordham men's soccer team will play twice next week, as they will host Duquesne on Wednesday, October 12
th, at 7:00 PM, while playing at La Salle on Saturday, October
