2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer team

2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer
2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals L 1–2 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 8
Record	14–5–3 (5–2–1 A10)
Head coach	Jim McElderry (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Gavin Wyse (8th season); Brett Axelrod (2nd season);
Captain	Janos Loebe
Home stadium	Coffey Field
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	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


‡ – 2017 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

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

As of November 20, 2017.^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	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

^ Paul, Djenane (November 19, 2017). "Ohlendorf's Goal Sends Men's Soccer to NCAA Sweet 16". Fordham Rams. Fordham University. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ Kennedy, Paul (November 26, 2017). "NCAA Division I Men's Tournament: Fordham stuns Duke in shootout". Soccer America. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
^ "Men's Soccer To Host First Round NCAA Game on Thursday". Fordham Rams men's soccer. Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Squadron, Alex (December 2, 2017). "Dream run over for Fordham soccer". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". fordhamsports.com.
^ "Overall Individual Statistics - 2017". Fordham Rams. fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[fordham_v_virginia_recap-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.

[fordham_v_duke_nov_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.

[amny-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.

[daily_progress-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.

[cav_daily-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.

[stats-9] "Overall Individual Statistics - 2017". Fordham Rams. fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

v t e Fordham Rams men's soccer
Venues	Downing Stadium (1952–2004) Coffey Field (2005–present)
Rivalries	Manhattan St. John's
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	2014 2017

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers UMass Minutemen Rhode Island Rams St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams
Inactive teams	Richmond Spiders
Championships & awards	A10 Tournament Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final
Rankings	United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll