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 Coffey Field in The Bronx.

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
2017 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

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
‡ – 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 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. 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
				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

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.
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