Bronx, N.Y. – (September 27, 2018) – After extending its win streak and shutout streak to four games last weekend, the Fordham women's soccer team looks to stay on that roll this week, as the Rams are on the road for both of its Atlantic 10 matches this week against Davidson on Thursday and Rhode Island on Sunday.
Fordham (5-5, 2-0) got out to a perfect start in Atlantic 10 action, posting an a double overtime win over Richmond last Thursday, while netting a season-high four goals in a 4-0 win over George Washington on Sunday. Davidson enters Thursday's match-up at 2-7 overall, 0-2 in the conference, following losses to La Salle and Saint Louis, while Rhode Island is 0-10 on the year, 0-2 in the league, after conference losses to George Washington and Massachusetts.
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Thursday - Fordham at Davidson – 7:00 PM ET –
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Sunday – Fordham at Rhode Island – 1:00 PM ET –
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SERIES HISTORY: This will be the fourth all-time meeting on Thursday between the Rams and the Wildcats with Fordham holding a 2-0-1 edge. Last season, the two teams played to a scoreless draw at Jack Coffey Field.
On Sunday, it will be the 20
th edition of the "Battle of the Rams" between Fordham and Rhode Island. URI holds a slight edge in the series at 9-8-2, but Fordham has had the better recently going 5-0-1 in the last six meetings. Last season, Fordham won a 2-1 decision in double overtime on a goal by
Brooke Salmon.
CHALK UP ANOTHER RECORD: With the Rams' 4-0 win over George Washington on Sunday, Fordham recorded its fourth consecutive shutout, marking the first time in program history that the Rams have posted four consecutive shutouts. Previously, the Rams had posted three consecutive shutouts on six occasions with the last coming in 2016 (9/1-9/8). The Rams' current shutout streak is at 377 minutes, all of which have been with junior goalkeeper
Kelly LaMorte in net, which is also a new record for goalkeepers.
LAST TIME OUT: After beginning Homecoming Weekend with a conference opening victory over Richmond, the Fordham women's soccer team looked to end the weekend, as well as its five-match homestand on a high note. The Rams were certainly pitch perfect on Sunday, posting a 4-0 win over the George Washington Colonials at Jack Coffey Field.
The scoring started in the 16
th minute, when
Milan Bornstein was pulled down from behind in the box for a foul, awarding a penalty kick to Fordham.
Brooke Salmon stepped to the spot and converted to the bottom right corner of the net for her first goal of the season.
Margaret Roughley scored twice on Sunday.
The score remained 1-0 into the second half, when George Washington got a one-timer from Maria Pareja, but the shot went right into Fordham goalkeeper
Kelly LaMorte for the save.
The Rams then started taking on insurance, as the Rams made it 2-0 in the 59
th minute. On the rush,
Morgan Busacca headed the ball up to
Amanda Miller near the top of the box. The goalkeeper and a defender converged on Miller, with Miller deflecting the ball away for a shot into the wide open net for her first goal of the season.
Fordham added a third goal on an outstanding rush in the 69
th minute.
Milan Bornstein played the ball up the right side for Miller. Miller put an immediate cross into the box for
Margaret Roughley, who slid the ball past the keeper into the lower right corner for her third of the year.
Roughley wasn't done as she knocked in her second goal of the game in the 74
th minute off a cross from
Maura Holst for her first career multi-goal game. The four-goal outburst for the Rams was the first since netting five markers against The Citadel in 2015.
LaMorte finished with three saves for the Rams to record her fourth consecutive shutout, and fifth shutout overall.
WHO'S NEXT: Following these two road matches, the Rams are back at home on October 4
th for a match against Massachusetts before heading to St. Bonaventure on Sunday for a 1:00 PM match
