Philadelphia, Pa. – Fordham head coach
Jeff Neubauer, a La Salle graduate, is partial to the three-point shot. But tonight it was his alma mater that took advantage of the long distance shots, connecting on 16 three-pointers to defeat the Rams, 89-52, in an Atlantic 10 game in Tom Gola Arena.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 0-2 overall on the year, 0-2 in the Atlantic 10, while La Salle evens its overall record at 5-5 and goes to 2-1 in the conference.
Sophomore forward
Joel Soriano led the Rams with his second straight double-double, scoring a career-high 16 points and grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds, while junior
Onyi Eyisi added nine points for Fordham.
The Explorers got off to a fast start and never looked back, building a 21-4 lead over the first 7:22.
Takeaways
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Joel Soriano has now notched a double-double in seven of his last eight games dating back to last year.
• After leading the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense last year, the Rams are allowing an average of 80.0 ppg this year.
• Fordham outrebounded La Salle, 33-31.
• Neubauer is now 2-9 all-time against his alma mater.
• Freshmen
Yame Butler celebrated his birthday today.
• The game moved to a 6:30 p.m. start and televised on the NBC Sports Network due to Saint Louis University men's basketball pausing all team activities due to a positive COVID results.
By the Numbers
8 – Offensive rebounds for
Joel Soriano.
12 – Offensive rebounds by the Rams.
37 – La Salle's largest margin of victory over Fordham in the all-time series.
45 – First half points by La Salle, a season-high.
69 – Possession for each team in the contest.
What's Next?
• The Rams continue their 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season on Tuesday, January 5, as they host the University of Dayton Flyers in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 6:00 p.m.
• It will be the 38th meeting between Fordham and Dayton on the hardwood.
• The Flyers lead the all-time series, which started in 1952-53, 31-5, and have won the past 16 match-ups, including a 70-56 win last year on February 1 in Dayton as Obi Toppin and Trey Landers each netted 18 points for Dayton.
