Atlantic 10 Release

Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham graduate student Thomas Gray and senior Daniel D'Ippolito were named to the 2025 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference team, it was announced by the conference office today. Additionally the Rams were picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll.
 
D'Ippolito and Gray, both team captains, earn their first preseason All-A-10 honor this fall.
 
Thomas Gray (Gr., D, Kinross, Scotland)
• Played and started in 17 matches for the Rams in 2024.
• Anchored a backline that logged five clean sheets.
• Recorded a goal and three assists on the season.
• Ranked fourth on the team in minutes played (1,508) despite missing two games due to injury.
• Played the full 90 minutes in 15 of his 17 appearances.
 
Daniel D'Ippolito (Sr., MF, Baldwin Place, N.Y.)
• 2024 Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year and First Team All-Atlantic 10.
• College Sports Communicators Third Team Academic All-American.
• United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region.
• TopDrawerSoccer Postseason First Team Best XI.
• No. 10 on the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team.
• Tallied 14 goals and seven assists for 35 points.
• Ranked third nationally in points and seventh in goals scored.
• Scored more goals and registered more points than any Fordham player since John Wolyniec in 1998.
 
The A-10's coaches predicted that Dayton, who has won the past two A-10 titles, will repeat as conference champion followed by George Mason, Saint Louis, and Fordham.  Duquesne placed one spot behind Fordham in fifth while Loyola Chicago was picked to finish sixth.  Davidson, Rhode Island, and La Salle, respectively, rounded out the poll's top 10 followed by St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's and George Washington.

The preseason poll marks the ninth time in the last ten years that Fordham has been picked to finish fifth or better in the league standings.  The Rams are coming off a 2024 campaign that saw the team receive its sixth NCAA Tournament bid. The Rams received their bid after compiling an 8-5-5 record against the seventh toughest schedule in the country. Fordham, which finished 29^th in the RPI, tallied a pair of results against teams in the top six of the RPI, defeating Dayton (6) and playing Hofstra (5) to a scoreless draw, both on the road. The Rams also played Penn (7), Princeton (17) and UMass (23) during the regular season.

2025 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team
Moussa Ndiaye, VCU
Javi Sánchez, George Mason
Paul Yeboah, Dayton
Andrew Armstrong, Dayton
Martin Bakken, Dayton
Martim Sereno, George Mason
Jeremi Abonnel (GK), Saint Louis
Daniel D'Ippolito, Fordham
Miles Bonham, Dayton
Hugo Urdiales, Loyola Chicago
Thomas Gray, Fordham (tie)
Ethan Sassine, Dayton (tie)
James Eliuda, George Mason (tie)

The Rams will open their 2025 campaign, their seventh under the direction of Head Coach Carlo Acquista, on Thursday, August 21, as they travel to Harrisonburg, Virginia, to compete in the Fairfield by Marriott Invitational at James Madison University. The Rams open play with a match against James Madison on August 21 at 7:30 p.m. and then face Drexel on Sunday, August 24, at 12:00 p.m.