2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer team

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2017 Fordham Rams men's soccer
Fordham Rams F Logo.png
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals L 1–2 vs. North Carolina
Conference Atlantic 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 stadium Coffey Field
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass6 1 115 4 3
VCU + 6 2 013 7 0
George Washington 6 2 09 7 2
Dayton 6 2 09 8 2
No. 11 Fordham + 5 2 114 6 3
Rhode Island 4 3 110 6 3
St. Bonaventure 4 4 08 9 2
Saint Louis 4 4 07 9 1
Davidson 3 4 18 7 2
LaSalle 3 5 08 9 1
Saint Joseph's 1 6 13 11 4
Duquesne 1 7 03 13 1
George Mason 0 7 15 9 2
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.

Contents

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 2OT0–0–1
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 2OT6–2–2
(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 OT12–5–2
Baujan Field (164)
Dayton, OH
NCAA Tournament
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, A10N
St. Francis Brooklyn
First Round
W 3–2 OT13–5–2
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) 2OT14–5–3
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 TotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
0GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Black0000000000
1GKFlag of Ghana.svg  GHA Rashid Nuhu170202021000
2DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Lawrence9 (4)01 (1)00 (1)010 (6)000
3DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Lewis171202121210
4DFFlag of Italy.svg  ITA Vincenzo Zuccala0000000000
5DFFlag of Norway.svg  NOR Joergen Oland0000000000
6DFFlag of Norway.svg  NOR Jacob Bohm0000000000
7FWFlag of Germany.svg  GER Jannik Loebe0000000000
8DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Lachlan Woolsey0000000000
9MFFlag of Armenia.svg  ARM Andron Kagramanyan0000000000
10MFFlag of Germany.svg  GER Janos Loebe0000000000
11MFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ross Willox0000000000
12DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Losi0000000000
13FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Mateo Gowland0000000000
14FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Defilipps0000000000
15DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Golden0000000000
16MFFlag of Poland.svg  POL Bart Dziedzic0000000000
17MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Ohlendorf0000000000
18MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Thees0000000000
20MFFlag of Italy.svg  ITA Christopher Bazzini0000000000
21MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew McCann0000000000
22MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Miller0000000000
23MFFlag of Thailand.svg  THA Chris Pensuwan0000000000
24DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Meyer0000000000
25MFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRE Luke McNamara0000000000
30GKFlag of Hungary.svg  HUN Dan Miklós0000000000
31GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Nolan Cloney0000000000

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