Dayton, Ohio – The Dayton men's soccer team scored early and often enough to hold off a late Fordham comeback attempt, defeating the Rams 2-1 in an Atlantic 10 game at Baujan Field.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 5-6-2 overall, 3-2-1 in the Atlantic 10, while Dayton improves to 7-3-3 overall, 1-2-2 in the conference.
The Flyers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute and then made it 2-0 in the 17
th and held the 2-0 lead at the half.
Fordham applied pressure in the second half, a half in which the Rams recorded 16 of their 25 shots in the game, and broke the ice in the 66th minute when
Bruno Cellerino took a corner into the box that was deflected to
Jason Hsu who scored his first goal of the year from 15 yards on the ground.
The Rams kept up the pressure over the final 23 minutes but couldn't find the equalizer.
What's Next?
• The Rams continue their Atlantic 10 season on Wednesday, October 21, when they travel to Davidson, N.C., to face the Davidson College Wildcats at Alumni Soccer Stadium at 7:00 p.m.
• It will be the seventh meeting between the Rams and the Wildcats, the first since 2023.
• Fordham leads the all-time series, which started in 2015, 5-0-1.
• The Rams took the most recent meeting, 2-1, in the Bronx in 2023.
