2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer team

The 2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer team represented Fordham University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 66th season of the program's existence and their 23rd in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams played their home matches at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals L 1–2 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 8
Record14–5–3 (5–2–1 A10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Wyse (8th season)
  • Brett Axelrod (2nd season)
CaptainJanos Loebe
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass 6 1 1 15 4 3
VCU + 6 2 0 13 7 0
George Washington 6 2 0 9 7 2
Dayton 6 2 0 9 8 2
No. 11 Fordham + 5 2 1 14 6 3
Rhode Island 4 3 1 10 6 3
St. Bonaventure 4 4 0 8 9 2
Saint Louis 4 4 0 7 9 1
Davidson 3 4 1 8 7 2
LaSalle 3 5 0 8 9 1
Saint Joseph's 1 6 1 3 11 4
Duquesne 1 7 0 3 13 1
George Mason 0 7 1 5 9 2
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The season was the program's most successful season in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The Rams advanced to the Round of 16 in the tournament for the first time in program history,[1] as well as their first ever quarterfinal appearance.[2] This came after securing their first ever at-large berth in the tournament.[3] It was only the fourth time in program history that the Rams qualified for the NCAA Tournament.[4] On the way to the Round of 16, Fordham secured a come-from-behind victory over St. Francis Brooklyn and five-time NCAA champions, Virginia.[5][6] In the quarterfinal round, Fordham lost to the third-seeded North Carolina.[7]

Squad

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As of November 20, 2017.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Jordan Black
1 GK   GHA Rashid Nuhu
2 DF   USA Owen Lawrence
3 DF   USA Matthew Lewis
4 DF   ITA Vincenzo Zuccala
5 DF   NOR Joergen Oland
6 DF   GER Jacob Bohm
7 FW   GER Jannik Loebe
8 DF   USA Lachlan Woolsey
9 MF   ARM Andron Kagramanyan
10 MF   GER Janos Loebe
11 MF   NZL Ross Willox
12 DF   USA Kyle Losi
13 FW   USA Mateo Gowland
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   USA Connor Defilipps
15 DF   USA Brandon Golden
16 MF   POL Bart Dziedzic
17 MF   USA Eric Ohlendorf
18 DF   USA Patrick Thees
19 DF   ITA Christopher Bazzini
20 MF   USA Liam Howard
21 MF   USA Matthew McCann
22 DF   USA Matt Miller
23 MF   THA Chris Pensuwan
24 DF   USA Nicholas Meyer
25 MF   IRL Luke McNamara
30 GK   HUN Dan Miklós
31 GK   USA Nolan Cloney

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08/13/2017
7:00 pm
Stony Brook T 0–0 
Coffey Field
The Bronx, NY
08/16/2017
4:30 pm
vs. Boston University
Woodstock Academy Cup
L 0–3 
Bentley Athletic Complex
Woodstock, CT
Non-conference regular season
08/25/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Elon
John Rennie Nike Invitational
T 0–0 2OT 0–0–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,725)
Durham, NC
08/27/2017*
2:30 pm, ACCN
at Duke
John Rennie Nike Invitational
L 0–3  0–1–1
Koskinen Stadium (582)
Durham, NC
09/01/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at St. John's
Rivalry
W 1–0  1–1–1
Belson Stadium (1,330)
Queens, NY
09/04/2017*
4:00 pm
at Columbia
Liberty Cup
L 0–1  1–2–1
Commisso Stadium (389)
Manhattan, NY
09/08/2017*
7:00 pm
at Lafayette W 4–0  2–2–1
Oaks Stadium (437)
Easton, PA
09/13/2017*
7:00 pm
Marist W 2–1  3–2–1
Coffey Stadium (468)
The Bronx, NY
09/16/2017*
2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 1–0  4–2–1
QU Soccer Stadium (734)
Hamden, CT
09/20/2017*
7:00 pm
Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx
W 3–0  5–2–1
Coffey Field (214)
The Bronx, NY
09/23/2017*
1:00 pm
Bryant W 1–0  6–2–1
Coffey Field (345)
The Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
09/30/2017
7:00 pm
at George Mason T 1–1 2OT 6–2–2
(0–0–1)
George Mason Stadium (831)
Fairfax, VA
10/04/2017
7:00 pm
La Salle W 1–0  7–2–2
(1–0–1)
Coffey Field (285)
The Bronx, NY
10/07/2017
7:00 pm
VCU L 0–1  7–3–2
(1–1–1)
Coffey Field (211)
The Bronx, NY
10/11/2017
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 2–0  8–3–2
(2–1–1)
Marra Athletics Complex (54)
Olean, NY
10/14/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 1–0  9–3–2
(3–1–1)
Coffey Field (264)
The Bronx, NY
10/21/2017
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 2–0  10–3–2
(4–1–1)
URI Soccer Complex (1,000)
Kingston, RI
10/28/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Louis L 1–2  10–4–2
(4–2–1)
Coffey Field (312)
The Bronx, NY
11/01/2017
2:00 pm
at No. 25 UMass W 3–2  11–4–2
(5–2–1)
Rudd Field (463)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
11/04/2017
7:00 pm, A10N
(5) at (4) Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 3–2  12–4–2
Baujan Field (318)
Dayton, OH
11/10/2017
4:30 pm, A10N
(5) vs. (1) No. 24 UMass
Semifinals
L 0–1 OT 12–5–2
Baujan Field (164)
Dayton, OH
NCAA Tournament
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, A10N
St. Francis Brooklyn
First Round
W 3–2 OT 13–5–2
Coffey Field (634)
The Bronx, NY
11/19/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at (11) No. 8 Virginia
Second Round
W 1–0  14–5–2
Klöckner Stadium (949)
Charlottesville, VA
11/25/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at (6) No. 14 Duke
Third Round
T 2–2 (W 8–7 PK) 2OT 14–5–3
Koskinen Stadium (494)
Durham, NC
12/02/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at (3) No. 7 North Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 1–2  14–6–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,687)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Appearances and goals

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Source:[9]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League A10 Tournament NCAA Tournament Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
0 GK   USA Jordan Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK   GHA Rashid Nuhu 17 0 2 0 2 0 21 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Owen Lawrence 9 (4) 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 10 (6) 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Matthew Lewis 17 1 2 0 2 1 21 2 1 0
4 DF   ITA Vincenzo Zuccala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   NOR Joergen Oland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   NOR Jacob Bohm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   GER Jannik Loebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF   USA Lachlan Woolsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 MF   ARM Andron Kagramanyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   GER Janos Loebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   NZL Ross Willox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   USA Kyle Losi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW   USA Mateo Gowland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   USA Connor Defilipps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   USA Brandon Golden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   POL Bart Dziedzic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   USA Eric Ohlendorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   USA Patrick Thees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ITA Christopher Bazzini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   USA Matthew McCann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   USA Matt Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   THA Chris Pensuwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   USA Nicholas Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   IRE Luke McNamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   HUN Dan Miklós 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   USA Nolan Cloney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Paul, Djenane (November 19, 2017). "Ohlendorf's Goal Sends Men's Soccer to NCAA Sweet 16". Fordham Rams. Fordham University. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Paul (November 26, 2017). "NCAA Division I Men's Tournament: Fordham stuns Duke in shootout". Soccer America. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer To Host First Round NCAA Game on Thursday". Fordham Rams men's soccer. Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Terzulli, Tim (November 15, 2017). "Fordham hosts St. Francis Brooklyn in NCAA Tournament's NYC soccer clash". AM New York. Newsday. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Blum, Sam (November 19, 2017). "Virginia men's soccer team upset by Fordham in NCAA Tournament". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Shaffer, Garrett (November 20, 2017). "Fordham upsets men's soccer in second round of NCAA tournament". The Cavalier Daily. Cavalier Daily, Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  7. ^ Squadron, Alex (December 2, 2017). "Dream run over for Fordham soccer". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". fordhamsports.com.
  9. ^ "Overall Individual Statistics - 2017". Fordham Rams. fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.