Riverdale, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers (0-5) conclude their non-conference schedule on Tuesday, when the Jaspers make the short drive to Rose Hill to take on the Fordham Rams at Jack Coffey Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Follow Along: Fordham will provide live video coverage of the game on
ESPN Plus. Fans can also follow along with
live stats.
Last Time Out: Despite a second half goal from
Moritz Riegel, the Jaspers could not overcome a 3-0 deficit and fell 3-1 to St. Francis Brooklyn at Poly Prep Country Day School.
Testing Yourself: Manhattan's first five non-conference opponents are now 23-7-3 to begin the season, with St. John's earning the No. 9 spot in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and Rutgers holding the No. 24 spot in the poll.
Series History: Since 1985, the Rams and Jaspers have contested the Battle of the Bronx 30 times. The series has only not been contested four times since 1985, in 1989, 1997, 2003, and 2015. Fordham has controlled the series going 22-8-2. However, Manhattan has flipped the series in recent years. After the Rams won seven consecutive meetings from 2007-2014, the Jaspers have gone 1-1-1 in the last three matchups, including their first win over Fordham since 2004 last season. Last season's victory was also Manhattan's first program victory over a ranked opponent with Fordham entering the game ranked 25th in the country.
Scouting the Opponent:
- The Rams are 2-4-1 in 2019. Fordham opened A-10 play on Saturday evening with a 2-1 OT win over La Salle. Four of the Rams games this season have gone to overtime.
- Fordham went 8-5-4 in 2018 following their historic run to the Final Eight of the College Cup in 2017.
- Fordham is led by first year head coach Carlo Acquista, who previously coached at Division II Adelphi University on Long Island.
- The Rams' leading scorer is Joergen Oland with three goals on the season. Oland is also the reigning A-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Bart Dziedzic leads the club with three assists while also chipping in one goal. Konstantin Weis is in his first season as the netminder for Fordham, having played every minute in goal this season for Fordham.
Quotable: "We are always excited to compete in the 'Battle of the Bronx' and after last year's performance and result we will be hoping for more of the same. We are getting close to a full squad for the first time this season and as we prepare for the MAAC it is crucial we find more consistency and rhythm in our team. Going on the road is never easy and this one will be as tough as we have faced," head coach
Jorden Scott said.
