Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham women's soccer team saved its best for last. Playing their final regular season home game at Moglia Stadium, the Rams played a complete game, scoring two first-half goals and then playing a solid defense to shut out George Washington, 2-0, on Sunday.
With the win, Fordham improves to 6-8-2 overall, 3-5-1 in the Atlantic 10, while George Washington falls to 6-6-5 overall, 3-3-3 in the conference.
The Rams opened the game putting pressure on the Revolutionaries defense. Fordham got on the board in the 22
nd minute when junior
Julia Acosta was taken down in the box and she converted the penalty kick to give the Rams a 1-0 lead.
Seven minutes later, senior
Salma Simonin stole the ball from a George Washington defender and went in on goal, beating the keeper to the far post from 15 yards to give the Rams a 2-0 lead.
Fordham junior keeper
Addison Green made the 2-0 hold up, making both of her saves in the second half.
Notes
• Green recorded her fourth clean sheet of the season.
• Acosta's goal was her team-leading sixth of the year while Simonin recorded her first of the season.
• Fordham leads the all-time series, which started in 1996, 10-8-6.
• The Rams have taken the past three meetings, including a 4-0 win last year at George Washington.
• Fordham is unbeaten against George Washington over the past five meetings (3-0-2) and hasn't allowed a Revolutionary goal over the past four meetings.
• The loss was George Washington's first since September 27, a string of five games without a loss.
What's Next?
• The Rams close out their Atlantic 10 schedule by traveling to Richmond, Virginia, to face the University of Richmond Spiders at President's Field at River Road on Sunday, November 1, at 1:30 p.m.
• It will be the 20th meeting between the Rams and the Spiders.
• Richmond leads the all-time series, which started in 2001, 10-8-1.
• The Rams have taken the past two meetings, both by 1-0 scores, including a win in the Bronx last year.
