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With the 2020 fall sports season canceled by the COVID-19 outbreak, we at Fordham have decided to dig back through our archives and provide our fans with content on some of the outstanding teams and student-athletes who have graced Rose Hill over the years.
October 26, 2003 – (Bronx, N.Y.) –
Box Score - In his first year in charge of Fordham Soccer, head coach
Jim McElderry was still searching for that signature victory in late October to begin the process of getting the Rams back to the top of the Atlantic 10 Conference. McElderry got what he was looking for in the second to last home game of the season in 2003, as the Rams upset the 20
th-ranked Dayton Flyers on Edwards Parade by a score of 1-0.
The teams were scoreless at halftime with Dayton controlling the play and outshooting Fordham, 9-0. The Flyers had the best opportunity pf the half as Jesse Faily gathered the ball off a deflection for a shot toward goal. Fordham's Ryan Brown then came across the net to make a defender save to keep Dayton off the scoreboard.
Dayton continued to the pressure on the Rams in the second half, but one chance by Fordham changed everything. In the 84
th minute, the ball deflected to Fordham's Janko Stukic in the attacking zone. Stukic dribbled ahead, creating a 2-on-1 break with Riad Mehovic. A touch pass from Stukic led to Mehovic being 1-on-1 with Dayton goalkeeper Jason Kurdziel with Mehovic beating him to the right side of goal for his fifth marker of the year.
The Fordham defender core of Brown, Ryan Bonura, Patrick Haney, and Greg Mannix along with goalkeeper Stephen Faber were able to make that one goal stand up for the shutout victory. Faber finish with three saves for his second shutout of the season.
Hamilton, Bermuda - (Oct. 26, 1995) – It was a beautiful day for football today with temperatures in the low 80's and clear blue skies that matched the waters of Hamilton Harbour. The day was made even more special for the Fordham football Rams who snapped an eleven-game losing streak to Holy Cross, defeating the Crusaders, 17-10, in Bermuda Bowl III at the National Soccer Stadium.
Won Kyu Rim
Senior quarterback Joe Moorhead led the way for the Rams, passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns and Won Kyu Rim ran for 180 yards in the win, Fordham's first over Holy Cross since 1930 and the first in the Ram-Crusader Cup series.
Holy Cross jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter before Moorhead connected with Randy Zingo on a two-year scoring strike early in the second to make it a 10-7 game. The big play of the drive was a 38-yard run by Kyu Rim that put the ball on the Crusader 165.
Just before halftime, Moorhead found Jon Nelson with a 14-yard scoring pass to give Fordham a 14-10 halftime lead.
Neither team managed to muster much offense in the second half with the only points coming on a Bob Hogan 20-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, set up by a Chris O'Leary interception of Holy Cross' Chad Vaughn.
The Fordham defense turned in a strong effort, allowing Holy Cross just 250 yards of total offense. Rick Nalen (three sacks and four tackles for loss) and Carl Barbera (nine total tackles, one sack) led the Ram defensive efforts.
