St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Fordham's
Janos Loebe netted a goal and an assist, while
Matthew Lewis also scored, as the Fordham Rams topped the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 2-0, in Atlantic 10 men's soccer action at the Marra Athletic Fields Complex in St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
With the win, Fordham improved to 8-3-2 on the season, 2-1-1 in the Atlantic 10, while St. Bonaventure fell to 4-7-2 overall, 0-3 in the conference.
The Rams had the majority of scoring chances in the first half, but St. Bonaventure goalkeeper Luke Iacobellis held strong in the net, make three saves on shots by
Matt Miller in the 24
th minute,
Jacob Bohm in the 30
th minute, and
Jannik Loebe in the 32
nd minute to keep the game scoreless at halftime.
In the second half, the Fordham offense continued to sniff for the opening goal, as
Janos Loebe hit the goal post in the 64
th minute, while Iacobellis made three more saves on Connor DeFillippis (61'), Janos (71'), and
Christopher Bazzini (72').
Fordham would break through in the 74
th minute on a set piece, as
Matthew Lewis headed in his first goal of the season off a
Janos Loebe corner kick for a 1-0 lead.
Janos Loebe had a goal and an assist on Wednesday.
A little over three minutes later,
Janos Loebe made it 2-0 in favor of the Rams, as he dribbled through the middle of the box, and scored on a shot to the upper 90 for his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
That would be all the offense Fordham would need, as the Rams allowed eight shots, but none on Fordham goalkeeper
Rashid Nuhu, who earned his eighth shutout of the season.
The Fordham men's soccer team will next be in action on Saturday, October 14
th, as the Rams host the Saint Joseph's Hawks at Jack Coffey Field, beginning at 7:00 PM.
