Philadelphia, Pa. – (September 18, 2021) – Fordham's
Jack Sluys scored in the 65
th minute to break a 1-1 tie, as the Rams got past the La Salle Explorers, 2-1, in the Atlantic 10 men's soccer opener for both teams at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia.
La Salle (2-5-0, 0-1) opened the scoring in the 24
th minute on a brilliant individual effort by Junior Nare, who netted his second goal of the season. Nare picked up a loose ball, just shy of the midfield stripe, ran all the way to the top of the box, and fired home a shot from 18 yards inside the right post.
Fordham then took advantage of a La Salle miscue in the 36
th minute to tie the game at one. Off a long Fordham throw-in by
Matt Sloan, the ball went off a La Salle defender's head into the left side of the goal for an own goal.
The scored remained tied until the 65
th minute, as a scramble for the ball in the La Salle box, eventually found
Max Rogers on the left side. He crossed the ball in, where
Jacob Bohm flicked a header to the right side of the box.
Jack Sluys then short hopped a shot, that bounced over the goalkeeper and under the crossbar for the go-ahead goal.
From there, the Fordham defense held strong with
Nick Buchholz making his lone save of the night on a shot by Scott Beeks in the 68
th minute to pull out the 2-1 victory.
The Rams will next be in action on Wednesday, September 22
nd, as the squad travels to Rider for a 7:00 PM match.
