Philadelphia, Pa. – Facing the top team in the Atlantic 10, the Fordham women's soccer team played even with the La Salle Explorers for 85 minutes, but a foul call late in the match, gave the Explorers a penalty kick goal and a 1-0 win over the Rams at McCarthy Stadium.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 5-7-5 overall, 2-4-2 in the Atlantic 10, while La Salle improved to 13-3-0 on the year, 8-0 in the league.
Much like the last five games, the Fordham defense was up to the test against the first place Explorers, not allowing many scoring chances, as Fordham goalkeeper
Kelly LaMorte was called upon to make three saves in the game.
The game looked like it was headed for overtime for the fourth straight game for the Rams, however, in the 86
th minute, La Salle's Danielle Marx was tripped up in the box, going toward the goal by a Fordham defender, awarding a penalty kick to the Explorers. Kristin Haugstad stepped to the spot and scored her eighth goal of the season for the 1-0 lead.
Fordham almost found the equalizer in the 88
th minute, when
Crea Baker-Durante fired a shot toward goal, but La Salle goalkeeper Larisa Zambelli punched the save over the crossbar to preserve the shutout win.
The Fordham women's soccer team will next be in action on Thursday, October 19
th, when the Rams make a return trip to Philadelphia to meet the Saint Joseph's Hawks for a 7:00 PM match.
