Bronx, N.Y. – (September 13, 2018) – Following the team's win on Sunday against Manhattan, the Fordham women's soccer team will look to finish non-conference action on a high note, when the Rams host Marist on Friday night at Jack Coffey Field.
Fordham (2-5) is coming off their best performance of the year with a 2-0 win over Manhattan, where
Emma Johnson and
Clara Gastaldi both scored in the win. Marist (2-2-1) enters Friday's game after a 3-2 loss to Yale on Sunday. Prior to that loss, the Red Foxes ousted wins over Rhode Island (2-1) and Vermont (2-0).
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SERIES HISTORY: This will be the fourth-ever meeting between Fordham and Marist. The Rams are 2-1 against the Red Foxes with the last meeting coming in 2012, when Marist took home the 1-0 win over the Rams. Fordham's wins came in 2003 (3-2) and 2008 (2-1 (2OT)).
LAST TIME OUT: Even with rain coming down throughout the contest, nothing could derail the Fordham women's soccer team on Alumni Day at Jack Coffey Field on Sunday.
Emma Johnson scored her first career goal, while
Clara Gastaldi added a goal early in the second half, as the Rams shut out the Manhattan Jaspers, 2-0, in the annual Battle of the Bronx. Fordham improved to 17-8-1 all-time in the Battle of the Bronx against the Jaspers.
Emma Johnson
The Rams controlled most of the play in the first half, outshooting the Jaspers, 8-2, but it was the final shot in the first half that broke the ice for the opening goal of the game.
Lane Cronin put some late pressure on the Jaspers earning a corner kick in the final seconds. Cronin took the ensuing corner kick and found
Emma Johnson for a header from six yards out for her first career goal and a 1-0 lead for the Rams.
Just as fans were getting back into their seats after halftime, Fordham extended the lead to 2-0 in the 47
th minute.
Amanda Miller worked the ball down near the endline, and crossed the ball to the top of the six-yard box.
Clara Gastaldi was able to deflect the cross into the lower right corner of the net for her first goal of the season.
The Rams did not allow much in the way of chances to the Jaspers, as Fordham allowed just two shots in the second half, both of which came in the 87
th minute, where the Rams had to be sharp to finish out the clean sheet.
Off a corner kick, Fordham goalkeeper
Kelly LaMorte stopped a shot by Maddie Barrow that came out for a rebound to Eve Montgomery, who tried to sneak a shot inside the right post, but it was cleared away by a Fordham defender.
LaMorte finished with two saves for her second shutout of the season.
WHO'S NEXT: Following the Marist game, the Rams begin conference play next week with home games against Richmond on September 20
th at 7:00 PM and George Washington on September 23
rd at 1:00 PM.
