Bronx, N.Y. – (August 31, 2022) – After three straight road matches to start the 2022 season, the Fordham women's soccer team will finally have its first home match of the season on Thursday night, when the Rams host Hofstra for Youth Night. Match two of the week will see the Rams take the short trip up I-95 to New Haven for a Sunday showdown at Yale.
Fordham (1-2) fell to Dartmouth by a 2-0 score in its lone match last week. Goalkeeper
Kyla King made her Rams' debut in that match, recording six saves, while
Caroline Monahan and
Julia Holton each had three shots to lead the offense.
For the Rams' opponents this week, Hofstra is already out to a 2-0-1 record with victories over Fairleigh Dickinson and Albany, while having a draw at Yale. Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir already has three goals and two assists to lead the Pride's offense, while in net, Skylar Kuzmich has recorded back-to-back shutouts against Yale and Albany.
For Sunday, Yale enters the week at 1-0-1 with a draw against Hofstra and a win over Quinnipiac. The Bulldogs will play Boston University on Thursday, prior to the match with the Rams. Ellie Rappole was the scoring star in their last match, netting two goals and an assist against Quinnipiac, while in net, Maya Bellomo has allowed just one goal in two matches with nine saves.
GAME COVERAGE:
Thursday – Hofstra at Fordham – 7:00 PM –
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Sunday – Fordham at Yale – 5:00 PM –
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SERIES HISTORY: Historically, Fordham has had a difficult time with each of its opponents this week. The Rams are only 2-15-1 all-time against Hofstra with the last victory coming in 2004 when the game was on Edwards' Parade. The Pride have won the last nine meetings, including the last one in 2019.
On Sunday, it will be the third-ever meeting for the Rams and Bulldogs with Yale winning the two previous meetings in 2018 and 2019.
Kyla King
LAST TIME OUT: Dartmouth's Charlotte Cyr made four saves, while Aspen Anderson and Aleena Seales each tallied a goal, as the Big Green took a 2-0 decision from the Fordham Rams at Burnham Field in New Hampshire.
Each goalkeeper was called upon early to make a stop, as Charlotte Cyr was able to knock away a shot by Fordham's
Caroline Monahan in the fourth minute, while
Kyla King punched Allie Winstanley's attempt over the bar in the seventh minute.
King was unable to stop the next Dartmouth scoring chance, as the Big Green took a 1-0 lead. Winstanley played a cross to the top of the six-yard box, finding Aspen Anderson for the goal right in front.
Each goalkeeper was credited with two more saves each, leaving the game at 1-0 at halftime.
Dartmouth got the all-important next goal in the 60
th minute for a 2-0 edge. Aleena Seales worked her way into the box for a shot that glanced off a Fordham player and into the left side of the net for her first goal of the year.
The Rams were unable to get a shot by Cyr, who ended the match with four saves for the shutouts. King, who was making her Fordham debut, finished with six saves for the Rams.
TEAM CAPTAINS: The Fordham women's soccer team made its selections for team captains for the 2022 season, as senior
Kristen Cocozza and junior
Cambrie Arboreen will wear the captain armbands.
FORDHAM FIRSTS: The Rams had a number of firsts through the opening two games of the season. Three players,
Maura Murphy,
Caroline Monahan, and
Carmen Hardwick, all scored their first goal as a Ram in the opening weekend, while head coach
Magnus Nilerud registered his first coaching win at Fordham.
BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND: The Rams' top scorer from a year ago is back in senior
Caitlin Kennedy. A two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, Kennedy netted a career-high five goals and 11 points in 2021. She was the first Ram to have at least five goals since Brooke Salmon notched six in 2016.
FOREIGN IMPORTS: The Rams have spread their recruiting across the globe with five internationals on the team in 2021, representing the Ireland (
Maria O'Sullivan), Canada (
Tristan McFarlane), Israel (
Tal Faingezicht), Sweden (
Ellen Schedin), and Norway (
Natalie Velde). Fordham also has international experience with
Danielle Etienne, who has seen time with the Haitian National Team, and
Serena Mensah, who played with the Jamaican National Team at the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship.
RAMSES CHALLENGE: As a part of a new fundraising challenge this season, fans can pledge support for the team in the Ramses Challenge for each goal the women's soccer team scores this season.
Be a part of the challenge by clicking here.
WHO'S NEXT: The Rams are in action twice next week with both matches on the road. Fordham will be at Quinnipiac on Wednesday, September 7
th at 2:30 PM and at Columbia on Sunday, September 11
th at 3:00 PM.
