Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham women's soccer team begins Atlantic 10 Conference action this week with a pair of contests. On Thursday, Fordham hosts Rhode Island at 7:00 PM on Jack Coffey Field, while on Sunday the Rams travel to Massachusetts for a 1:00 PM showdown with the Minutewomen.
GAME COVERAGE:
Thursday – Rhode Island at Fordham – 7:00 PM –
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Sunday – Fordham at Massachusetts – 1:00 PM –
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SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 20
th meeting between Fordham and Rhode Island, with the first meeting back in 1995. Rhode Island had a slight edge in the series at 9-8-2, but Fordham has gotten the better results as of late. Since 2007, Fordham is 6-1-1 in the "Battle of the Rams". Last season, the two teams played to a 1-1 draw at Rhode Island.
Brooke Salmon scored in the second half for Fordham to tie the game at one.
On Sunday, it will the 19
th all-time meeting for the Rams and Minutewomen, with Massachusetts holding a 13-5 record over Fordham. However, the two teams have not played each other since 2013, when Maria Lorena Canicatti scored in the second overtime session to pull out a 3-2 win for Fordham.
LAST TIME OUT: Hartford's Sierra Stone and Kaila Lozada each scored once, while Maia Perez made five saves in goal, as the Hawks topped the Fordham Rams, 2-1, in women's soccer action at Jack Coffey Field on Sunday.
Hartford netted the opening goal of the game late in the first half. In the 40
th minute,
Brooke Salmon
Kaila Lozada was fouled in the box, awarding a penalty kick to the Hawks. Lozada stepped to the penalty spot and converted to the left side for her second goal of the year.
The Hawks then made it 2-0 in the 69
th minute, as Sierra Stone and Julia Carr pulled off a give-and-go with Stone finishing to the upper right corner for her third marker of the year.
The Rams pulled within one in the 85
th minute, when
Carlie Wagner made a nice move into the box and was tripped up, assessing a foul to Hartford and a penalty kick to Fordham.
Brooke Salmon stepped to the spot, and drilled the ball into the right center of the net for her first goal of the year.
Fordham continued to put the pressure on to find the equalizer, getting shots from
Clara Gastaldi in the 88
th minute and Salmon in the 89
th minute, but goalkeeper Maia Perez made the stop on both attempts, giving Hartford the 2-1 win.
In net, Perez made five saves in the win, while
Kelly LaMorte had two saves in the first half for Fordham, while
Colleen Hickey finished with four in the second half.
WHO'S NEXT: Following this week's action, the Rams remain on the road for a Thursday afternoon match-up at George Washington on September 28
th at 4:00 PM, while returning home for a Sunday matinee against Duquesne on October 1
st at 1:00 PM.
