Bronx, N.Y. – (September 21, 2021) – After opening league action with a 2-1 win at La Salle on Saturday, the Fordham men's soccer team is in action twice this week, starting with a non-league match at Rider n Wednesday, while the Rams host George Washington for an Atlantic 10 match on Saturday afternoon.
Fordham (2-4-1, 1-0) enters the week following a come-from-behind win over the Explorers, as
Jack Sluys netted the game-winning goal in the second half. Rider (2-3-1) recently lost to La Salle (4-2) on September 11
th, before knocking off Stony Brook, 3-1, on September 14
th. Zaki Alibou has been the top offensive threat for the Broncs, posting four goals on the young season.
On Saturday, it will be a re-match of this past spring's A-10 Championship match, as George Washington visits Jack Coffey Field to play the Rams. The Colonials (2-4-1, 0-1) are coming off a 3-1 loss at Duquesne on Saturday. Oscar Haynes Brown is the top Colonial scorer with three goals on the year, while Justin Grady is back in net for George Washington, making 22 saves through seven starts.
GAME COVERAGE:
Wednesday – Fordham at Rider – 7:00 PM -
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Saturday – George Washington at Fordham – 3:00 PM –
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SERIES HISTORY: On Wednesday, the Rams and Broncs will meet for the third time since 1996. Rider has come away with wins in those previous two contests in 1996 and 2019. Overall, the teams have met nine times with the other seven meetings coming from 1956-61. Fordham won the very first meeting in 1956 (4-1).
For Saturday, this will be the 20
th all-time meeting between Fordham and George Washington with the Colonials holding a 9-6-4 edge in the series. Since 2009 though, Fordham is 4-1-2 against George Washington, which includes the Rams' 2-0 win in the Atlantic 10 Championship match this past spring.
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LAST TIME OUT: 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.
Jack Sluys
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 benefitted from 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.
WHO'S NEXT: Following the George Washington match, the Rams will be in action twice next week, as the squad hosts Seton Hall on Tuesday, September 28
th at 7:00 PM, while traveling to Saint Louis on October 2
nd for an 8:00 PM start.
