Tervo’s Hat Trick Highlights Win Over UAlbany

 As the newest class to Fordham University arrived at Rose Hill on Sunday, one of their classmates had a momentous performance at Moglia Stadium.  Freshman Liina Tervo scored three goals in just six minutes and 29 seconds and added an assist, as the Rams improved to 3-0 on the year with a 4-2 win over the UAlbany Great Danes.
 
Fordham is now 3-0 overall for the first time since 2010, while UAlbany fell to 1-2.
 
The match did not start well for Fordham, as in the 22^nd minute, a long free kick by the Great Danes was headed into the air by Fordham's Lena Johnsen into the top right corner of the goal for an own goal.
 
The Rams then saw one of the fastest hat tricks in Fordham history, beginning in the 36^th minute.  Abby Borchers put on a couple of moves on a defender to the left of goal, crossing the ball to Liina Tervo at the top of the six-yard box, who deflected it home to knot the game at one.  It was Tervo's first collegiate goal.
 
Tervo struck again in the 41^st minute, getting a through ball from Tristan McFarlane on the left side.  Tervo cut across and went top shelf for her second goal of the game.
 
The freshman then completed her hat trick in the 43^rd minute, becoming the first Ram since Haley Lentsch in 2006 against Temple to record a hat trick.  Julia Holton started the play with a through ball to Carmen Hardwick.  Hardwick crossed the ball into the box from the right side, finding Tervo for her third marker of the game.  It was also the fastest hat trick, bettering Lentsch's, who netted her three markers in six minutes and 49 seconds.
 
Fordham then capped its scoring in the 63^rd minute, as Holton once again started the play from her defender position.  Holton found Tervo up the right side, cutting toward the goal behind the UAlbany defense.  Tervo then laid off a perfect pass to Julia Acosta in front of the net for the tap-in goal.  It was Acosta's second goal of the season.
 
The Great Danes did register a goal in the 89^th minute on a penalty kick goal by Casey Stowell for the 4-2 final margin.
 
In net, Addison Green had three saves for the Rams, while Emily Dorfman posted seven stops for UAlbany.
 
Fordham will next be in action on Thursday, August 29^th, when the Rams begin a five-match road trip at Wagner.  Game time is set for a 7:00 PM start.