#21 Men’s Soccer in Action Twice This Week

Bronx, N.Y. – (October 1, 2018) – After winning its conference opener for the first time since 2015, the 21^st -ranked Fordham men's soccer team is back in action twice this week, taking on the Stony Brook Seawolves on Tuesday night, while traveling to Philadelphia to meet Saint Joseph's on Saturday afternoon.
 
Fordham (5-1-2, 1-0 A10) continues to be in consideration for the top 25 poll, following a wild 4-2 win over Rhode Island on Saturday.  The win has Fordham with its best start through eight games since 2006, when the Rams were 6-0-2.
 
Stony Brook has also had a very good start with a 5-3-1 overall record, 2-0 in the America East, after picking up wins over Albany and UMass Lowell.  The Seawolves are led by Serge Gamwanya, who has five goals and 11 points this season.  Saint Joseph's is also off to a solid start at 6-3-1 overall, following a conference opening draw against Duquesne.  The Hawks, which face La Salle prior to Fordham, have been led by Alvin Dahn and Leon Maric, who have five goals each this season.
 
GAME COVERAGE:
Tuesday – Stony Brook at Fordham – 7:00 PM – Live Video(ESPN+) | Live Video (International) | Live Stats | Follow on Twitter @FordhamSoccer
 
Saturday – Fordham at Saint Joseph's – 12:00 PM – Live Video (ESPN+) | Live Video (International) | Live Stats | Follow on Twitter @FordhamSoccer
 
SERIES HISTORY: This is just the third all-time meeting between Fordham and Stony Brook.  The Rams and Seawolves matched up in both 2012 and 2013 with Stony Brook coming away with a pair of one-goal victories.
 
While on Saturday, it will be 20th all-time meeting between the Rams and Hawks, and the first in Philadelphia since 2011.  Fordham holds a 12-5-2 lead in the all-time series with the Rams taking a 1-0 decision last season on a goal by Jacob Bohm.
 
IN THE POLLS: The Rams are still ranked this week, as they remained #17 in the College Soccer News Top 30 Poll, and moved up four spots to #21 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
 
INTERNATIONAL STREAMING NOW AVAILABLE: International live webstreams of select Atlantic 10 events are now available through the conference web site.  To access a schedule of events, please visit Atlantic10.com and click "International Streaming" under the "Watch" link in the red banner. Follow the prompts to subscribe.  Monthly packages, available for those outside of the United States only, cost $4.99. Domestic subscriptions are available through ESPN+.
 

LOEBE NAMED A-10 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (10/1): The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its weekly men's soccer award winners on Monday with Fordham senior forward Janos Loebe being named Offensive Player of the Week.  This is the seventh career weekly award for Loebe and fifth Offensive Player of the Week award.
 
Loebe was a one-person wrecking crew on Saturday in Fordham's 4-2 Atlantic 10 opening win against Rhode Island.   He had a hand in all four Fordham goals, notching a goal and a career-high three assists.  It was his first career five-point game.  He leads the Rams with eight assists and 14 points to go along with three goals this season.  His eight assists are fourth in the NCAA, while he is tied for the NCAA lead in assists per game (1.00/gm) with two other players, Jackson Dietrich of Wright State and Alex Grieve of Northern Kentucky.
 
MOVIN' UP: As the season rolls on, Fordham seniors Janos Loebe and Rashid Nuhu continue their upward climb in the all-time Fordham record book.  With his five-point night against Rhode Island against Columbia, Loebe is now ninth in career goals with 22, while his 72 points moved him past his brother, Jannik, for sixth on the career points list.  He is also second in career assists with 28, trailing only John Wolyniec (34 – 1995-98).
 
For Nuhu, he picked up his 26^th career shutout against Columbia, which puts him just one behind Jeff Knuth for second on the Rams' all-time list (27 – 1985-88).  He also surpassed 6,000 career minutes played in goal, joining Knuth and Ryan Meara (2008-11) as the lone Rams to reach that plateau.
 
LAST TIME OUT: In a primetime match-up of two of the favorites to win the Atlantic 10 men's soccer championship, the 25^th-ranked Fordham Rams came away with a 4-2 victory over Rhode Island at Jack Coffey Field behind two goals from Sameer Fathazada and a career-best five-point night by Janos Loebe.
 
The fireworks started in the ninth minute, as a foul awarded a free kick to Fordham about 23 yards away.  Janos Loebe took the shot, which was stopped by URI goalkeeper Roger

Penske, but the rebound could not be controlled and was put home by Sameer Fathazada for his second goal of the season.
 
Rhode Island then tied the game at one in the 16^th minute, as Stavros Zarokostas headed in a corner kick by Dominik Richter for his fourth goal of the year.
 
Fordham regained the lead right before halftime in the 43^rd minute. Just after Loebe was stopped by Penske a minute earlier, Janos got another chance off a through ball by Andron Kagramanyan.  This time, Loebe was able to tuck the shot in the right side of the net for his third of the year and a 2-1 lead.
 
URI came right back at the start of the second half, scoring in the 47^th minute to knot the game at two.  This time, Richter took the pass from Peder Kristiansen, and was able to rifle a shot into the top left corner of the goal from 30 yards for his third marker of the season.
 
As the teams continued the back and forth affair, Fordham went ahead, 3-2, in the 67^th minute.  On the rush, Bart Dziedzic played the ball ahead to Loebe on the left side of the box.  Loebe then backheeled the ball to Fathazada, who one-timed it into the right side of the net for his second goal of the evening.
 
Fordham then clinched the victory in the 82^nd minute, netting an insurance goal, when Joergen Oland headed home a corner kick from Loebe for his fourth tally of the year.
 
For Loebe, he finished with a career-high three assists and a five-point night, which was also a career-best.  In net, Fordham's Rashid Nuhu made a season-high seven stops with Oland also adding a defender save in the game.  Penske had three saves for URI.
 
WHO'S NEXT: Following these matches, the Rams have a road conference match at Duquesne on Wednesday, October 10^th at 7:00 PM, followed by a home match with Massachusetts on Saturday, October 13^th at 7:00 PM.