Bronx, N.Y. – (September 27, 2021) – After a pair of losses last week, the Fordham men's soccer team looks to get back on track with a home match against Seton Hall on Tuesday night, while traveling to Saint Louis for a Saturday night showdown.
The Rams (2-6-1, 1-1 A10) look to shake off a pair of one-goal losses against Rider (4-3) and George Washington (2-1). The Fordham offense in those two games was led by
Max Rogers, who scored in both contests.
Seton Hall (4-2-2) enters Tuesday's match having lost their last two matches as well, falling to Providence (3-2) and Marquette (3-1). The Pirates are averaging 2.5 goals per contest, led by Johannes Pex, who leads the team in goals (3), assists (5), and points (11). In net, Andreas Nota has been the primary netminder, making seven starts with 25 saves.
Saint Louis (5-0-3, 2-0 A10) was ranked in the top 25 last week at #16, having knocked off Massachusetts and George Mason in the first two league games. Simon Becher and John Klein lead the Billikens' offense with 13 and 11 points, respectively, while Patrick Schulte has started all eight games in net, allowing, just seven goals. Saint Louis has a mid-week match against Kansas City before playing the Rams.
GAME COVERAGE:
Tuesday – Seton Hall at Fordham – 7:00 PM –
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Saturday – Fordham at Saint Louis – 8:00 PM -
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SERIES HISTORY: For Tuesday, it will be the 32
nd meeting between the Rams and Pirates, who first played each other in 1954. Seton Hall leads the series with a 17-12-2 mark, but the teams have only met once since 1992, a 3-1 win by the Pirates in 2019. Fordham is searching for its first win over Seton Hall since 1985.
On Saturday, the Rams return to league action for the 14
th all-time meeting with the Saint Louis Billikens. Fordham has won each of the last three matches against Saint Louis, which includes a 2-1 win in the Atlantic 10 semifinals this past spring.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Make sure to follow the Fordham Rams all season long on their social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram - @FordhamSoccer
LAST TIME OUT: George Washington's Justin Grady was able to knock away the potential game-tying goal by
Max Rogers with just seconds left in regulation to get the 2-1 win over the Fordham Rams at Jack Coffey Field on Saturday afternoon.
Offensive opportunities were few and far between in the first half, but each team was able find the back of the net once for a 1-1 tie by halftime. In the 41st minute, George Washington struck first off a long kick by goalkeeper Justin Grady. Grady's long ball was flicked ahead by the head of Oscar Haynes Brown to Tom Cooklin, who was able to chip a shot past Fordham keeper
Callum James for his first of the season. The Rams responded quickly in the 44th minute, as Fordham was awarded a penalty kick for a handball in the box by George Washington.
Max Rogers then blasted home the penalty kick for his second goal of the season to knot the game at one.
Max Rogers
The second half saw the Colonials get the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute off a Cooklin corner kick that found Aaron Kronenberg at the back post, who tapped the ball inside the right post for his second of the year. Fordham had opportunities for the equalizer on shots by
Galen Flynn in the 73rd minute and
Florian Deletioglu in the 75th minute, but Grady made saves on both chances, leading to a frantic finish.
Starting in the 84th minute, Flynn got loose on a long ball by
Sebastian Fabrin for a breakaway and was taken down by the Colonials' Hrolfurl Sveinsson just outside the box. Sveinsson was red carded from the game, as George Washington would play down a player for the remaining time. Rogers took the ensuing shot from the top of the box but missed to the right of goal.
The 87th minute saw another free kick for the Rams from 20 yards off the boot of
Matt Sloan, but once again the shot sailed wide. One final chance for the Rams came with just 17 seconds left in regulation, as Fordham was fouled again, just outside the box. This time, Rogers got the shot on frame, but Grady made the save to the right post to close out the 2-1 decision.
Grady finished with five saves in the match, four of which came in the second half, while James had one save for the Rams.
WHO'S NEXT: Following the Saint Louis match, the Rams will be in action twice next week at home, hosting Davidson on October 6
th at 7:00 PM and George Mason on October 9
th at 7:00 PM.
