Gallery: (1-27-2021) Men's Basketball vs. Duquesne
Bronx, N.Y. – The first time Fordham and Duquesne met on the hardcourt this year it was a defensive battle, won by the Dukes, 48-45, in Pittsburgh. Tonight was a different story as Duquesne scored 48 points in the first half and dropped the Rams, 86-62 in an Atlantic 10 game in the Rose Hill Gym.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 1-8 overall, 1-8 in the Atlantic 10, while Duquesne improves to 5-6 overall, 4-5 in the conference.
Sophomore guard
Chris Austin led the Rams with 19 points, hitting four three-pointers, while junior guard
Ty Perry added 13 and sophomore forward
Joel Soriano recorded a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds.
The Rams trailed by three, 10-7, following an Austin free throw 5:22 into the game when Duquesne scored eleven straight points to take a 21-7 lead on a Tyson Acuff three-point play midway through the half.
Fordham managed to get the deficit back to eight, 23-15, on a Perry three with 7:46 left but the Dukes quickly got the lead back to double figures and closed out the half with a 23-point lead, 48-25.
Takeaways
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Chris Austin has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games.
• Austin is averaging 14.3 ppg over the past seven games.
• The double-double was the fifth of the year for
Joel Soriano.
• Soriano now has a double-double in ten of his last 15 games dating back to last year.
• Fordham outscored the Dukes, 18-17, in bench points.
By the Numbers
7 – Free throws by
Ty Perry, tying his career-high.
13 – Points for
Ty Perry, a season-high.
19 – Free throws made by the Rams, a season-high.
62 – Points for Fordham, a season-high.
What's Next?
• The Rams continue their 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season on Sunday, January 31, as they travel to Richmond, Va., to face the VCU Rams in Wade Arena at 5:00 p.m.
• The game is a rescheduled contest that was originally scheduled for February 15.
• It will be the 12th meeting between Fordham and VCU on the hardwood.
• VCU leads the all-time series, 9-1, and has won the past four meetings.
